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Photomicrograph of wood specimen, circa 1890s, by L. Bernie Gallaher, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-4701. (Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Meet the Smithsonian's First Woman Photographer

Louisa Bernie Gallaher was assistant to the Smithsonian’s first and chief photographer, Thomas W. Smillie. But she was an accomplished photographer herself and is responsible for much of the work produced by the photographic laboratory of the United States National Museum (USNM).

Marguerite Roby | May 12, 2021

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