Eastman Kodak Company salutes photography
date: label: date made
content: June 26, 1978
name: label: maker
content: United States Postal Service
label: maker
content: Kodak Corp.
notes: label: Description
content: This is an unaddressed envelope for the June 26, 1978 first day of issue/first day cover of the United States commemorative postage stamp honoring photography. It was issued in Las Vegas, NV. It contains a photographic print inside.
label: Description
content: The semi-jumbo stamp is oriented vertically, and the black print along the bottom reads: "Photography USA 15¢"
label: Description
content: The image on both the stamp and the included color photograph depicts a wooden camera (plate camera?) with black bellows sitting on an album, surrounded by various accessories such as a flash bulb, vintage brass lens, and color filters.
label: Description
content: The text on the color photograph reads: "Eastman Kodak Company salutes photography on the occasion of the first day of issue of the United States commemorative postage stamp honoring photography. June 26, 1978. Las Vegas, Nevada. This historic souvenir first day cover is sent to you in the spirit of helping to achieve worldwide understanding through the medium of photography."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Mail
label: Subject
content: Anniversary
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Wayne Hill Photographica Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0066.059
label: accession number
content: 2016.0066
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0066.0059
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stamp
label: Object Name
content: postage stamp
label: Object Name
content: color photograph
label: Object Name
content: envelope
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 16.51 cm