Results for "Building"
- Blog Post
A Well Engineered Photograph
- Date: November 20, 2009
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="Construction of the Pension Building, Designed by Montgomery Meigs, c. 1883, by Unknown photographer, Albumen print, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Image ID: AFS 182."][/caption] One of the first collections that I encountered during my travels through the photography collections of the
New History App: "Castle of Curiosities"
- Date: January 7, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: We are pleased to announce a new mobile experience produced by the Archives, Castle of Curiosities. The Smithsonian's first building, the Castle, opened its doors in 1855. While the Norman architectural style evoked "learned university," it was bordered by fetid canals and rather isolated from the rest of Washington D.C. Check out an app about iconic stories in the history of
Link Love: 10/2/2020
- Date: October 2, 2020
- 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.
Sneak Peek 12/26/2012
- Date: December 26, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Lamp post outside the Arts and Industries Building after a snowfall.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary E. Massey
- Date: March 10, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: From 1967 to 1991, Mary E. Massey broke barriers for women at the Smithsonian by demonstrating her skills in spaces typically reserved only for men. Though Massey arrived at the Smithsonian as an elevator operator, by her retirement, she was the building manager for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. In a column reserved for the Smithsonian
Sneak Peek 7/8/2013
- Date: July 8, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Flatiron Building at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street in New York.
Digital Dilemma: Preserving Computer Aided Design (CAD) Files
- Date: December 1, 2011
- Description: Smithsonian Institution museums, buildings, electronic records preservation, CAD files, PDF/E
- Blog Post
James Smithson, c. 1765–1829
- Date: June 27, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: On June 27, 1829 James Smithson passed away in Genoa, Italy. His remains were later to rest in the Smithsonian Institution Building.
- Blog Post
See Here: 4/11/2011
- Date: April 11, 2011
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Print of the original architectural drawing of the National Museum of Natural History Building, originally known as the United States National Museum Building, Drawn by architects Hornblower and Marshall in 1906 in black and red ink pen on cloth, 1906, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 000092, Box CGMC, Folder
Sneak Peek 7/21/2014
- Date: July 21, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Lunar sample on exhibit in the Rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building, September 16, 1969.
Sneak Peek 2/6/2017
- Date: February 6, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Freedman's Savings Bank building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, MAH-2502.
Sneak Peek 3/9/2015
- Date: March 9, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Northeast view of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, covered in ivy, 75-7100.