Blog Posts Sneak Peek 12/2/2019 December 2, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Infant gorilla "Tomoka" while fostered at home of Bernard F. Gallagher, supervisory keeper for great apes at National Zoological Park, and his wife, Louise E. Gallagher, 1962. Sneak Peek 11/25/2019 November 25, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Stereograph of Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), known as the "Father of the U.S. Weather Service," examining a fragment of a 33 lb. meteorite found in Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin in 1871, by Hugo Broich. Sneak Peek 11/18/2019 November 18, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Carte-de-visite of James Law (1838-1921), first veterinary professor at an American university, by Purdy & Frear. Sneak Peek 11/11/2019 November 11, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Cyanotype, Camp F.L. Guenther, U.S. Coast Artillery at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901. Science Service, Up Close: Two Haunting Portraits of Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley November 7, 2019 by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette A proud mother responded to news service’s request for a photograph of her physicist-son killed during World War I. Sneak Peek 11/4/2019 November 4, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Drawing of "Neptune Baird," dog belonging to Spencer Fullerton Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, circa 1840s. Sneak Peek 10/28/2019 October 28, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Cyanotype, disassembled mannequins in Post Office Department exhibit at Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, 1895. Sneak Peek 10/21/2019 October 21, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Cyanotype, Department of Agriculture exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901. Science Service, Up Close: The “Porcupine” Letters October 17, 2019 by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette A 1936 exchange of letters about the prickly porcupine preserves both a contemporary scientific debate and the wit and wisdom of a young Utah girl with a beloved pet. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website October 15, 2019 by Tammy L. Peters The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items. Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.