Skip to main content
Smithsonian main website

Search

Donate

EnglishEnglish
EnglishEnglishAfrikaansAfrikaansAlbanianAlbanianAmharicAmharicArabicArabicArmenianArmenianAzerbaijaniAzerbaijaniBasqueBasqueBelarusianBelarusianBengaliBengaliBosnianBosnianBulgarianBulgarianCatalanCatalanCebuanoCebuanoChichewaChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional)CorsicanCorsicanCroatianCroatianCzechCzechDanishDanishDutchDutchEsperantoEsperantoEstonianEstonianFilipinoFilipinoFinnishFinnishFrenchFrenchFrisianFrisianGalicianGalicianGeorgianGeorgianGermanGermanGreekGreekGujaratiGujaratiHaitian CreoleHaitian CreoleHausaHausaHawaiianHawaiianHebrewHebrewHindiHindiHmongHmongHungarianHungarianIcelandicIcelandicIgboIgboIndonesianIndonesianIrishIrishItalianItalianJapaneseJapaneseJavaneseJavaneseKannadaKannadaKazakhKazakhKhmerKhmerKoreanKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)Kurdish (Kurmanji)KyrgyzKyrgyzLaoLaoLatinLatinLatvianLatvianLithuanianLithuanianLuxembourgishLuxembourgishMacedonianMacedonianMalagasyMalagasyMalayMalayMalayalamMalayalamMalteseMalteseMaoriMaoriMarathiMarathiMongolianMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)Myanmar (Burmese)NepaliNepaliNorwegianNorwegianPashtoPashtoPersianPersianPolishPolishPortuguesePortuguesePunjabiPunjabiRomanianRomanianRussianRussianSamoanSamoanScottish GaelicScottish GaelicSerbianSerbianSesothoSesothoShonaShonaSindhiSindhiSinhalaSinhalaSlovakSlovakSlovenianSlovenianSomaliSomaliSpanishSpanishSudaneseSudaneseSwahiliSwahiliSwedishSwedishTajikTajikTamilTamilTeluguTeluguThaiThaiTurkishTurkishUkrainianUkrainianUrduUrduUzbekUzbekVietnameseVietnameseWelshWelshXhosaXhosaYiddishYiddishYorubaYorubaZuluZulu
Smithsonian sunburst Smithsonian National Postal Museum
  • Visit
    Visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Location and Directions
    • Calendar of Events
    • Public Programs
    • Floor Plan
    • Tours and Itineraries
    • Amenities
    • Accessibility
    • Reviews
    • Alerts
    Visit »

    Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    Admission is always free!

    2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
    Washington, DC 20002

    Our entrance is on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE.

    street map of Postal museum

    Learn more
  • Exhibitions
    Exhibitions
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Virtual Exhibitions
    • Upcoming Exhibitions
    The museum's Atrium
  • Learn
    Learn
    • For Researchers
    • For Educators
    • National History Day
    • Topical Reference Pages
    • Oral History
    • Research Articles
    • Stamp Collecting
    • One-Minute Wonders
    • Social Media
    • Activities
    Front windows showing stamp images at night
  • Collections
    Collections
    • Search the Collection
    • Collections Search Center
    • Collection History
    • National Postal Museum Archives
    • Donating Collection Objects or Archival Materials
    • Object Loans
    • Collection Projects
    • Object Spotlight
    • Digital Asset Collections
    • Rights and Reproductions
    • Preservation
    • Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns
    People in front of log post office building
  • About
    About
    • About the Museum
    • About Us
    • FAQs
    • Support the Museum
    • Host an Event
    • National Postal Museum Gala
    • Philatelic Achievement Award
    • Contact Us
    • Press
    • Site Map
    Information Desk in the Historic Lobby
  • Blog
  • Home
  • Collections
  • Search the Collection
  • Productions, circa 1970-2002
Click to view social media share links

Productions, circa 1970-2002

Object Details

Notes
Electronic List in accession file.
Item List in accession file.
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization
Unarranged
Summary
This accession consists of elements created during the production of audiovisual materials for exhibition and events at the National Museum of History and Technology and the National Museum of American History. Materials include prints, dubs, soundtracks, narration, and related materials on film, audiotapes, videotapes, and data cartridges. Some materials are in electronic format. Smithsonian Productions was previously known as the Office of Telecommunications, 1976-1996, and Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, 1997-1998.
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Data Source
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Date
1970
1970-2002
circa 1970-2002
Local number
SIA Acc. 17-258
Creator
Smithsonian Productions
Uniform title
Uncle Sam (Motion picture)
Rest from Pain (Motion picture : 1983)
Hail to the Chief (Motion picture)
Library of Congress Paper Film Collection (Motion picture)
Talking Train (Motion picture)
Ship Captain (Motion picture)
Energy Conversion (Motion picture)
Peril on the Sea (Motion picture : 1978)
Full Speed Ahead (Motion picture : 1978)
Rural Life in Mississippi (Motion picture : 1994)
The Electronic Smithsonian (Motion picture : 1995)
Who Would Have Thought? (Proposed documentary film : 1970)
There's No Business Like Show Business: Irving Berlin's Centennial (Video Recording : 1988)
Subject
Lawless, Benjamin W
Crew, Spencer R. 1949-
National Museum of American History (U.S.)
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Hall of News Reporting
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Hall of Photography
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Hall of American Maritime Enterprise
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Electricity Hall
Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications
Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions
Pain and Its Relief (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
There's No Business Like Show Business: Irving Berlin's Centennial (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
We the People (Exhibition) (1976: Washington, D.C.)
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details
Type
Electronic records
Collection descriptions
Audiotapes
Motion pictures (visual works)
Videotapes
Physical description
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Place
United States
See more items in
Productions 1938-2009 and undated [Smithsonian Productions]
Topic
Exhibitions
Special events
Historical museums
Museum exhibits
History
Record ID
siris_arc_390687
Usage
CC0
View Finding aid

Home Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Visit »

Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission is always free!

2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

Our entrance is on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE.

street map of Postal museum

Learn more
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Press
  • Site Map
  • e-News
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • Flickr

Have you signed up for our monthly e-newsletter?

Owney, the Railway Mail Service Mascot

Back to Top