Blog Posts Sneak Peek 5/13/2019 May 13, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Hercules beetle from the Insect Zoo of the National Museum of Natural History, May 1977. Sneak Peek 5/6/2019 May 6, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Tree O'Donnell and Mike Friello of Office of Exhibits Central provide a fiberglass and pigmented polyester resin facial to Uncle Beazley, the 22-foot long replica of a dinosaur triceratops from the NBC production of "The Enormous Egg" located on the Mall in front of the National Museum of Natural History. Uncle Beazley experienced some wear and tear after experiencing fourteen years of children clambering up and down his nose and tail. Sneak Peek 4/29/2019 April 29, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Walrus mount during taxidermy process in the model and taxidermy shop located in the South Shed in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, 1890s. Fitting Unusual Collections into Standard Boxes April 23, 2019 by Alison Reppert Gerber In celebration of Preservation Week, we’ll take a look at a recently created custom housing for a fragile fabric-covered box found within Accession 18-009. Sneak Peek 4/22/2019 April 22, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Fred Rogers donates his red knit cardigan sweater to National Museum of American History, November 20, 1984, by Dane Penland. Science Service, Up Close: Science Reporters on the Hunt April 18, 2019 by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette Photographs from the Science Service collections preserve behind-the-scenes glimpses of the newsgathering process for science reporters. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website April 16, 2019 by Tammy L. Peters See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website. Sneak Peek 4/15/2019 April 15, 2019 by Marguerite Roby United States Fish Commission (USFC) staff member monitors McDonald hatching jars for the hatching of buoyant fish eggs at USFC research station, circa 1880s. Sneak Peek 4/8/2019 April 8, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Taxidermist Francis “Frank” Greenwell repairs a Nubian giraffe in an exhibit containing animals from Africa in the Hall of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, February 10, 1982, by Kim Nielsen. Sneak Peek 4/1/2019 April 1, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Smokey Bear mascot visits Smokey Bear at National Zoological Park, 1964. Pages« first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last » Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.