Photographs

Object Details

Topic: Science museums; Historical museums; Museum buildings; Museum exhibits

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Black-and-white photographs; Black-and-white transparencies

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Photographs

Descriptive Entry: The Offices of the Director and Deputy Director, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) maintained these photographs as a reference file. The majority of the photographs document the history of NMHT and its predecessors; included are views of exhibits, buildings, events, and some specimens. Some materials date to when the museum was part of the United States National Museum and from when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology. Many of the images in this collection are available online. View Digitized Material.