This remarkable photograph shows the then-oldest living ex-enslaved individual, Mrs. Sally Fickland, viewing the Emancipation Proclamation in the Freedom Train at Philadelphia, on September 17, 1947.
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Just another day at the office!
In this 1972 #ArchivesSnapshot , Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan stops to wave to tour visitors as he drives the Lunar Rover trainer to the training area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. #ArchivesHashtagParty
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This 1927 #ArchivesSnapshot stars Dorothy Oltedahl and Lillian Anderson of the May and Malone basketball team in Chicago.
Did you know women's basketball originated at Smith College in 1892?
Controversial, stubborn, and always outspoken Maj. Donald Keyhoe poses proudly in front of the DC-based NICAP he directed, mid 20th century. #ArchivesSnapshot #ArchivesHashtagParty
Today we're showcasing #ArchivesSnapshot behind-the-scenes action at work with our graduate students who enthusiastically volunteered set up of an amazing pop-up exhibit on President Clinton's collaboration with NASA and their missions into space.
We found a Verascope Stereoscopic camera in our archives for today’s #ArchivesHashtagParty . This camera introduced in 1893 took 2 photos to be viewed with a special device to create a 3D effect. #ArchivesSnapshot
Credit to the dedicated photographers, including Alfred G. Simmer, who hauled their camera equipment up the 502' suspension towers to document the 1939-1940 construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. #GallopingGertie #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot
Our collection includes photos by students learning about documentary photography at Southern Illinois University. One, by Nancy Pellett in 1979, captures “Ma” Duncan in her grocery in the tiny town of Colp, Ill.
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Even over a century ago, Market Street in Potsdam was a bustling place. We love this #ArchivesSnapshot of Potsdam about 1866 for its symmetry shown in the buildings, but most of all, in the horses with carts lined up in a line outside the downtown shop!
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The Photographics Lab team used a superwide camera hanging from the ceiling to take this 1976 selfie.
Clockwise from top left: Ginger Wadleigh, Bob Bumpas, Charlie Semmer, Tony Galván. See more of their photos: tinyurl.com/4kfyvke5
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A Revolutionary #ArchivesSnapshot 📸
Many veterans of the American Revolution who lived into the age of photography can be seen in the Museum's final gallery. The last known Revolutionary War veterans died shortly after the Civil War, still many had their photograph taken.
Photographer Singleton L. Harris (1922-2005) served with the 449th Signal Construction Battalion during WWII. While stationed in Italy in 1944, he took a photography by mail course and documented the people and places he saw. 1/2 #ArchivesSnapshot
10/13/80 Pres. Carter was captured in this #ArchivesSnapshot in the Old Ben Coal Mine in Marion, IL. The Pres. was there to meet with union leaders and address the 150 employees of the mine and address his commitment to coal as part of the National Energy Policy. NAID 847742
A girl, her dog, and her horse, c1920.
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(Otto Ping, Indiana Historical Society)
In this #ArchivesSnapshot , Pres. Carter tours Three Mile Island, 4/1/79, 4 days after a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of the nuclear generating station. The party wore yellow plastic shoe covers to prevent tracking radioactivity from the ground. NAIDs 184232, 184224
A snapshot of a long-gone theater in Springfield, Ill., captures one man looking toward the box office. Is he thinking about seeing 1932’s “The Lost Squadron”? Maybe he’s heading to the pool hall/bowling alley a couple of doors down? #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot
In the spirit of #ArchivesSnapshot , we’re showing off a museum object. This isn’t just ANY camera; this was one of Jimmy Carter’s cameras! An avid photographer, he documented his life & career. President Carter donated this camera to the museum in 2000. #ArchiveshashtagParty
We uncover a unique piece of espionage history: President Eisenhower’s Minox spy camera from the Eisenhower Library
This tiny yet powerful tool represents the technological advancements and strategic intelligence gathering of its time.
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Chicago’s Hull House forever changed social services in America by offering health, education and aid programs under one roof. This photo by Peter Sekaer shows some of the people served. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesSnapshot
More about Sekaer: lumieregallery.net/2779/peter-sek…
📷 #ArchivesSnapshot : Bob Wick purchased this camera in 1982 for personal use. Six years later, he'd embark on a 33-year career with Bureau of Land Management - National, capturing thousands of stunning images of public lands along the way...including 3 for these 'Forever' stamps! (INTR 07765, 07797)
