Roy “Chip” Clark joined the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. in 1973 as a photographer. His job allowed him the luxury to photograph the museum’s extensive collection of dinosaurs, jewels, exotic animals, and mummies. Although more than 90% of the museum’s collection is preserved in storage, the official *Scientific and Studio Photographer* had the rare opportunity to see it all before his passing on July 12, 2010. In the almost 40 year career, Clark snapped photos of the staff who work hard in the background; maintaining, classifying, and organizing the institute’s collection.
