The Bigger PictureBlog Posts Latest Articles: The World Is Yours: Early Air Mail June 1, 2021 by Kira M. Sobers Take a listen to clips from The World Is Yours episode “Early Air Mail” and its short reign under the United States Postal Service from 1916 to 1926. Archives Puzzles: Memorial Day May 31, 2021 by Emily Niekrasz This Memorial Day, try to piece together a puzzle from an image in our collections that has been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access. Link Love: 05/28/2021 May 28, 2021 by Deborah Shapiro Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history. What’s Bugging Us May 27, 2021 by Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig The Brood X cicadas are here, which inspired us to see what buggy treats we have in the archives. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Cheryl R. Ganz May 26, 2021 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Here at the Smithsonian: Modern Japanese Art May 25, 2021 by Emily Niekrasz Watch a recently-digitized video clip featuring Japanese Ceramics Today, an exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in 1983. Archives Puzzles: National Bike Month May 24, 2021 by Emily Niekrasz Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access. Otterly Awesome Otter Day Post May 20, 2021 by Andrew Whitesell Taking time to appreciate these mustelids is something we otter do. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Janice Majewski May 19, 2021 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Talk Story: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center May 18, 2021 by Mitch Toda A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month. Pages« first‹ previous…151617181920212223…next ›last »Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.