Preservation & Restoration

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    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Ford's Theatre, George Washington Memorial Parkway,
    • Offices: Harpers Ferry Center, Region 1: National Capital Region
    Harry T. Thompson

    This finding aid describes the Harry T. Thompson Collection, part of the National Capital Regional Office Museum Collection.

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Rock Creek Park, The White House and President's Park,
    • Offices: Harpers Ferry Center, Region 1: National Capital Region
    Charles T. Chapman

    This finding aid describes the Frank T. and Charles T. Chapman Collection, part of the National Capital Regional Office Museum Collection.

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Colonial National Historical Park, Everglades National Park,
    • Offices: Harpers Ferry Center

    This finding aid describes the E.B. Thompson Negative Collection, part of the NPS History Collection.

  • National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

    Preservation Matters: Disasters - Saving Wet Photographs

    • Type: Article
    • Offices: National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
    Several wet photographs clipped to a clotheslines using clothespin to allow the photographs to dry

    When a disaster strikes the cleanup and recovery can be overwhelming leading to the disposal of cherished possessions. Preservation professionals commonly see homeowners throwing away items that can be recovered and saved after a flood. This document outlines steps that individuals can take to assess and salvage valuable family photographs after a devastating flood or storm.

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
    Daguerreotype photograph of white-haired man in case with velvet lining

    The Fort Vancouver National Historic Site museum collection includes daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and ivorytypes. Learn more about these early photographic methods and see historic photos from the park's collection.

Last updated: August 2, 2023