Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="World War II. Liberation of Holland. Dutch people waving at allied planes, The Netherlands, location unknown, 1945, Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001015927. "][/caption] During WWII, many spots in Holland were liberated in April of 1945. Check out some of the National Archief’s new set of Flickr Commons photos
Description: [caption id="attachment_541" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Inscription inside Lincoln's watch, by Hugh Talman, 2009, National Museum of American History"][/caption] Does photography always report on the past? Recently, as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial celebration, the Smithsonian took a closer look at a rare Lincoln object that possessed a secret message.
Description: It happened. "President" Francis J. Underwood's portrait hangs at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and NPG's Director, Kim Sajet, appears on an upcoming episode of House of Cards. [via Variety]DC Public Library's Memory Lab has your digital back and can help you digitize your 3.5" floppies and MiniDV's. [via dcist]Everyone's up in arms over the Metropolitan Museum
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: Before you head to “Deep Time,” opening this weekend at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, learn about how Smithsonian’s fossil collection was initially formed and exhibited.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="Watson M. (Watson Mondell) Perrygo (1906-1984) sits at a table in the United States National Museum (USNM) Taxidermy Studio working on a bird specimen for exhibition, January 19,1933, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 1, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="254" caption=""Kermit the Frog" is unpacked from his shipping crate at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Convention Center was the first stop of the "America's Smithsonian" exhibition national tour celebrating the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary, 1996, by Hugh Talman, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession
Description: 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.
Description: 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.