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Today in Smithsonian History: January 7, 2008

mage of John Dillaber, Digital Imaging Specialist, working in the lab at the National Museum of American History. Dillaber worked for SPS and currently now works with the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Restrictions: No restrictions

Digital Imaging Specialist John Dillaber working in the lab at the National Museum of American History in 2005. (Photo by Anthony Cross)

January 7, 2008  Smithsonian Photographic Services became part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. After a workforce analysis in 2005, photographic services, then part of the Office of Public Affairs, were decentralized to individual units and museums. Given the importance of the Photographic Archives and their role as a major Smithsonian historical collections, Photographic Services was moved to the Smithsonian Institution Archives in 2008, where efforts are focused on preservation and enhanced access to the collections.

Courtesy Smithsonian Institution Archives

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