Lay figure group depicting Captain John Smith trading for corn with the Powhatan Indians at the Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, 1907.

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Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.

Head of Conservation at the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, Harriet (Rae) F. Beaubien, is an archaeological conservation specialist and advises on the prevention of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage materials. #Groundbreaker 

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, some of Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitts field books are worth tens of thousands of words.

William Woodville Rockhill models traditional costume from Tibet, 1890.

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Take a look at the residents of the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 1973 with these newly digitized images.