Hologram on National Geographic Magazine Cover
date: label: date made
content: 1984
name: label: maker
content: American Bank Note Company
label: maker
content: National Geographic Society
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Three-dimensional images called holograms were first shown in the early 1960s and required laser light to reconstruct the image. Inventors quickly developed holograms that could be seen in regular light and could be printed on flexible materials like paper. The March 1984 issue of National Geographic captivated readers by featuring a hologram of an eagle on the cover. The issue pushed the printing technology of the time as the popular magazine required a large print run unusual for holograms. Within a few years credit card companies began using holographic logos to deter counterfeiters.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from the American Bank Note Company, thru E. Peter Campbell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0276.02
label: accession number
content: 1985.0276
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0276.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hologram, Embossed
label: Object Name
content: embossed hologram
label: Other Terms
content: Hologram, Embossed; Lasers and Masers
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overallhologram: 2 1/2 in x 4 in x in; 6.35 cm x 10.16 cm x .0254 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 7 in x in; 25.4 cm x 17.78 cm x .0254 cm