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Smithsonian Institution

The world's largest museum and research complex, comprising 19 museums and galleries in Washington D.C. The Smithsonian's open-access image collection spans American history, natural history, art, and culture — with hundreds of thousands of photographs, artifacts, and documents made freely available under Creative Commons licenses.

Photographic postcard of WWI soldierPhotographic postcard of Oscar CalmeiseAlexander Gardner Self-PortraitAlexander GardnerTwo war photographers (or correspondents)James GardnerAlexander Gardner Self-PortraitMembers of the Press After the CeremoniesJames Gardner