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Swift, Mary
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1973-2004
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8.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.swiftmar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of photographer and curator Mary Swift measure 8.2 linear feet and date from 1973-2004. The bulk of the collection contains photographs that Swift took while working for the Washington Review. The images consist of photographs, contact sheets, and negatives of artists and art events in Washington, D.C. Also included are some personal papers; two video recordings of art events in Washington, D.C.; research material and a manuscript from Swift's M.A. thesis "Howard William Mehring, 1931-1978: Washington Color Painter" from George Washington University; and approximately 130 sound recordings of interviews conducted by Swift and panel discussions.
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Fernando Sandoval Washington, D.C. Photoprints
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Sandoval, Fernando
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ca. 1970s-2000, 2008.
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 50 items)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1155
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Fifty (50) black-and-white photographic prints on resin-coated paper, depicting scenes in Washington, D.C. Printed by the artist. New prints were made by the photographer for this donation.
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undated
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-056
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of advertising leaflets from the Singer Sewing Machine Company showing Washington, D.C., buildings and monuments. Historical descriptions of each image are printed on the back of the advertisements.
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Sterling, Craig
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1990-1996
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box, 16" x 20" x 1")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0805
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black and white photoprints by photographer Craig Sterling, made in the 1990s as part of an ongoing series depicting familiar buildings, monuments, and other sites in Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Arboretum.
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Mosher, Robert
- Dates:
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2003
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1203
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of nine black and white silver prints by Robert Mosher of monuments in Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia with a focus on the visitors.
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Minor, Frank (photographer)
Armstrong, W. L., Mrs.
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1865-1885
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0183
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
11 8" x 10" and 10 4" x 5" glass photonegatives, some marked "1885", one marked "1865" and "Libby Prison"), but most seem from ca. 1885; silver gelatin except two silver collodion plates, one of which bears the "1865." The large plates were stored in a nineteenth-century wooden, grooved plate box (now stored separately). Images depict buildings and...
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Botanical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)
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1876-1977
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8.1 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (4 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7259
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Rice, Moses P.
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
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1930-1995
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115 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S02
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 2 consists of color photographs and hand-colored photographs, but there are also order envelopes and materials, and other photographic material types that were part of the order. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
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Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
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1888-1993
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106 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S01
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 1 consists of almost entirely black and white photographs, but in the subseries of clients, there may also be job envelopes, order materials, and other photographic material types that were included in the overall order. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records.
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Freedman, Margaret A.
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circa 1940-1961
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17 Items (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0252
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
John C. Goff worked as an inspector at the Navy Yard Optical Shop during World War II. He might provide additional information, but efforts to contact him to identify the photographs in 1987 were unsuccessful. Deborah Warner, curator, may be able to assist researchers.