Results for "Arctic Institute of North America"
Spotlight: Herman Henry Diebitsch and Josephine Diebitsch Peary
- Date: June 24, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: We’re taking a closer look at Smithsonian clerk Herman Henry Diebitsch and his daughter, Arctic explorer Josephine Diebitsch Peary.
Sneak Peek: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Date: March 11, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Series of photographs of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute buildings and facilities at Barro Colorado, Naos, and Galeta islands, Panama, 1960s, SIA RU000095.
Sneak Peek 1/25/2016
- Date: January 25, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Rusty tree frog, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 89-14714.
Sneak Peek 6/1/2015
- Date: June 1, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute mammalogist Dr. Nicholas Smythe with baby paca, Panama, 86-5427.
Sneak Peek 2/29/2016
- Date: February 29, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Archeological Dig in Dried Up River Bed, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama, 89-8643.
Sneak Peek 12/8/2014
- Date: December 8, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Iguanas hatching at the Iguana Management Project (IMP), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa, Panama, Image Number: 89-7153.
Spotlight: Henry Joseph Horan, Superintendent of Buildings
- Date: July 29, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A closer look at staff member Henry Horan (1838-1896), who held several positions at the Smithsonian, including janitor, watchman, and superintendent of buildings, during his long career at the Institution.
Sneak Peek 9/22/2014
- Date: September 22, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sloth and baby sloth hang from tree branches in jungle studied by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Image Number: 89-9060.
Sneak Peek 8/31/2015
- Date: August 31, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dr. Brian C. Bock, a visiting scientist at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, holds a salamander found near Pipeline Road in Gamboa, Panama, 86-2458.
Sneak Peek 10/30/2017
- Date: October 30, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Alexander Wetmore examines study skins of birds collected on his expeditions for his next volume of "The Birds of Panama," OPA-1378-18A.
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Biodiversity Illustrated
- Date: June 30, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field
Smithsonian Open Access-iversary
- Date: February 25, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!