Here, surrounded by wonderful collections, supportive colleagues, supported by an institution that supported its staff, that i first began to care about western photographs. I came here as a very young curator, moderately ignorant as how museums worked and utterly ignorant of the history of photography. I left 10 years later a little bit wiser and certain that i found a field that was interesting and would engage me for the rest of my career. For those in the audience that supported me, thank you. To the rest of you, i hope you know how fortunate you are to have this wonderful institution and these collections, right here. Afternoontalk this about photography and the American West, a new medium in a new place that came of age together. In 1839, the year that a french man announced his New Invention to the world, much of the land now called the American West lay outside the political boundaries of the United States. In a british claimed oregon immigrants were at work ringing with indian
Day at 8 00 a. M. Eastern p. M. Eastern on American History tv. Weekend, American History tv is featuring santa rosa, california, located 75 miles north of San Francisco. The 1975 San Francisco earthquake destroyed much of santa rosa. Our Comcast Cable partners worked with cspans city tours staff when we travel to santa rosa to learn about the citys rich history. We looked in the north. Such a huge black cloud. It looked like smoke out of a train or something. We rolled over and got to the house. Were all afraid and we ran into the storm house because we thought it was a storm. We had to tie wet rags over our mouths just to keep from smothering. We would get cloth and tie it over her mouth in the summer and the oldtimers said they had never seen nothing like that. It was so fine our house was sealed, but that dust came through somehow. Even the stucco houses. You just had to mop really good when it was over to get it out. You could not get it out any other way. Lynn today we will be lo
Martha sandweiss it is such a personal pleasure to vehicle to come back and talk about my book. It started here 20 years ago. I supported by an institution that truly supported staff. I begin to learning care about western photographs. I came here as a very young curator. Ignorant about how museums worked, and utterly ignorant of the history of photography. But i left 10 years later a little bit wiser and certain iphone and field of inquiry that was endlessly fascinating and would engage before the rest of my career. So for those of you in the audience who supported me along the way, thank you. Important itow how is you have this collection right here in your. Westout photography in the right here recently created replica look at texas is the seeking international in mexican owned california, a swiss immigrant bought a piece of land in order to construct a trading post along sacramento river. It is not take long for photographers to reach these farflung clarks parts. Captured the ameri
They discuss National Programs promoted by individual first ladies, including Lady Bird Johnsons unification efforts and Michelle Obamas fitness campaign. They also get the behind the scenes look at what it is like to work for a first lady. This panel is part of a conference on president ial sites hosted by the American Association for state and local history and was held at the clinton president ial center in little rock, arkansas. This program is about an hour and 20 minutes. It is such an honor, pleasure to be back in little rock, the rock. And here at president clintons president ial library. It is an honor for me to be on the stage with these extraordinary women. You are going to be fascinated with everything they have to say. I also want to thank bob beatty for the partnership and putting on all of this wonderful informational conference that you have been experiencing. I experience a bit of it last night, and it has been invaluable. I have had great opportunity, as many of my co
This program is about an hour and 20 minutes. It is such an honor, pleasure to be back in little rock, the rock. And here at president clintons president ial library. It is an honor for me to be on the stage with these extraordinary women. You are going to be fascinated with everything they have to say. I also want to thank bob beatty for the partnership and putting on all of this wonderful informational conference that you have been experiencing. I experience a bit of it last night, and it has been invaluable. I have had great opportunity, as many of my colleagues have, to visit your library and they all are extraordinary, offering such a special slice of American History. We have all served in a very similar capacity for our first ladies. Each of us have brought a very different but woven in the same cloth perspective on the first ladys role in history. And i hope that today you walk away with a new understanding of that role and how it played a very important part in our American Hi