Organ built by John Brown Organ Co. on exhibit at Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, 1895.

Advancing peace requires a strong, wide, and active network.

Bear skin on exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915.

The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.

Conservators from Smithsonian Institution Libraries in the rare books conservation lab at North Capitol Street Services Center, December 4, 1979.

The photographs of Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) preserve significant glimpses of scientific laboratories during the 1910s and 1920s. Part 1 describes Scott's life, his hearing disability, and how and why he came to make several thousand portraits of scientists.

Diving consultant Joseph Libbey, the first nationally certified instructor in the D.C. area, who taught and certified Smithsonian curators, technicians, and specialists as divers in connection to their work, as well as accompanied teams of scientists on a number of Smithsonian collecting expeditions to gather specimens and supervise other divers, August 30, 1979.

Removal of orchestrion from Arts and Industries Building after three years featured in the "1876: A Centennial Exhibition." 

In honor of National Dog Day, let's take a look at images of furry friends from around the Smithsonian.

Cameras and photographic equipment for United States National Museum photography exhibition, circa 1913.