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GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR FILMING

AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

The following regulations have been prepared to permit interior and exterior photography and

examination of President Lincoln’s Cottage and the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center

while meeting necessary collections care and preservation needs.

1. All commercial photography, filming, or examination must be prearranged with a

President Lincoln’s Cottage staff member. A staff member must be present for all

commercial usage.

2. Noncommercial photography/videography of the exterior of the Cottage and the Visitor

Education Center is permitted during normal site hours.

3. Photographs/Videos of any room, exhibit or art in President Lincoln’s Cottage, Visitor

Education Center, or landscape may not be reproduced commercially without written

permission from the Director.

4. Requests for the use of photography equipment (e.g. tripods, lights) will need to be

submitted to the Director before entering the site.

5. Rubber or wooden tips must be used on all tripods.

6. Only President Lincoln’s Cottage staff members are permitted to move collection objects

with permission from the Director. Staff will, at all times, follow the handling and care

guidelines contained in the National Trust Collections Care Manual.

7. Care must be taken that objects are not exposed to sudden and extreme fluctuations in

temperature, relative humidity or light. For example, objects may not be moved from an

indoor location to an outdoor one or from and unheated space to a heated one.

8. No equipment or personal belongings may be placed or leaned against objects,

furnishings, walls, doors, or windows.

9. No substances such as dulling spray, wax, or polish may be applied to any object,

furnishings, walls, doors, or windows.

10. Objects housed in frames may not be unframed for the purposes of photography or

examination.

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