Description: Dr. Christine Mullen Kreamer, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, National Museum of African Art, is an expert on both traditional and contemporary African art. #Groundbreaker
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="403" caption="A side view of the Atlas Lions in a glass case displayed in the mammal hall of United States Nationa Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, These specimens came from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition, 1909-1910, pre 1959, by Unidentified photographer, Cyanotype, Smithsonian Institution
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Color postcard of the East African lions in the mammal hall of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, pre 1959, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder 26, Negative Number: SIA2010-0488."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Specimens from the Teddy Roosevelt's African safari being worked on in the taxidermy workroom in the new United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, c. 1911, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: March 1984,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="A group of East African buffalo, specimens from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt Expedition (1909-1910), are on display in the Mammal Hall at the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, c. 1915, by Unidentified photographer, Cyanotype, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Mrs. Walter (Joan) Mondale playing the drums after a press conference at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) with, (l-r), Rep. Lindy Boggs, Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy, Warren Robbins (founder of the Museum) and Sen. Wendell Anderson, 1978, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian
Description: From the look of this 16th Century book, Swedes sure knew how to deal with winter. [via Smithsonian Libraries]A rediscovered Christmas drinking song! [via Fine Books & Collections]Just in time for the solstice, ancient Japan's 72 seasons in a calendar app! [via Hyperallergic]The historic precursor to Amazon's delivery drones (a curator from our National Postal Museum weighs
Description: 435 high resolution book plates of gorgeous illustrations from Audubon's The Birds of America are now available for free download! [via Hyperallergic]And after you're done with the plates, check out peacock feathers under a high magnification lens, by artist Waldo Nell. [via Wired]University students are working to save the remaining copies of a black-owned newspaper, The
Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.
Description: Congratulations to the main Smithsonian website, which has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of Best Cultural Institution website! (Please go and vote.) Mark your calendars! The Library of Congress will be hosting the free public event, Pass it On: Personal Archiving Day, on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m to provide the public with information about
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