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DAR National Headquarters is closed to the public for the 135th Continental Congress from Monday June 22 - Saturday June 26. 
We are excited to welcome so many members to Washington, D.C. for an incredible week!

 

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Photograph and Painting Identification

Great-Grandma, Is that You in this Tintype? Identify your ancestors in old photos and portraits Olive Graffam, curator of collections and Alden O’Brien, curator of costume


How do you identify your forgotten ancestors in old photographs, daguerreotypes, and paintings? Bring your pictures to the museum to be examined by curators and find out how they re-piece the past by studying costumes and photographic technology. Please bring any accompanying genealogy to aid in identification.


$10 first image, $2 each additional For more information or to make a reservation call (202) 879-3240.

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