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This preserved scene shows Arthur Rothstein standing on a hill with his camera on a tripod. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Arthur Rothstein, photographer for the Farm Security Administration. Photo, 1938.
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This preserved scene shows Woman taking a photograph in front of crowd. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Woman with camera and crowd at the March on Washington. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1963.
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This preserved scene shows Man standing and reading a magazine while a woman works at her desk. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Gordon Parks, photographer, at the Office of War Information during World War II. Photo, around 1943.
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This preserved scene shows Young man and woman are seated, facing each other. In front of the man is an easel with a painting, and he holds a palette and paint brush. The woman looks down at a book in her lap. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: The artist’s studio. Stereo photograph by Melander & Bro., 1874.
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This preserved scene shows A little girl in a broad brimmed hat seated on the outdoor steps with an umbrella and a Kodak Brownie camera by her side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: “Waiting for the President.” White House, Washington, DC. Photo by National Photo Co., 1922.
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This preserved scene shows Photographer standing in front of a restaurant displays small portraits around his camera on a tripod. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Itinerant photographer from Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Ben Shahn, 1938.
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This preserved scene shows Silhouette of a soldier operating a motion picture camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: “My studio.” Civil War drawing by Edwin Forbes, 1864.
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This preserved scene shows Silhouette of a soldier operating a motion picture camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: “U.S. official war pictures.” World War I poster by Louis Fancher, 1917.
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This preserved scene shows Photograph shows a man painting in his studio with a large painting of a woman behind him. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: James McNeill Whistler, painter, in his studio. Photo by G. P. Jacomb Hood, around 1890.
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This preserved scene shows Photographer with her camera on a tripod standing next to a river in a canyon. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Carol M. Highsmith, photographer, in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Digital photo, 2014.
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This preserved scene shows Inside a studio, ropes hold up the large statue of a winged man while the artist stands on a tall ladder next to the figure. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, and his statue called Aviator. Photo, 1919.
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This preserved scene shows Woman sits in front of an advertisement for a photographer The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Photographer and subject in Yokohama, Japan. Woodcut by Yoshitoshi Taiso, 1880.
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