Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) staff member with chameleon specimens at Navy Yard laboratory, June 10, 1964, by Jack Scott.

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In observance of No-Shave November, play our Smithsonian history-themed matching game!

We got on Photoshop and we did the monster mash. It was definitely a graveyard smash. 

Janet W. Solinger, Director of the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, 1972-1992, helped expand the Smithsonian's continuing education program membership tenfold. In 1993, she served as Director of Special Projects, assisting with planning for the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary. #Groundbreaker

An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire

Museum visitor views dinosaur bone, the humerus (upper arm bone) of Brachiosaurus altithorax, on exhibit at Museum of Natural History, September 11, 1959, by Jack Scott.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.