Results for "Buildings"
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 7/8/2019
- Date: July 8, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Buildings on the National Mall, including temporary government buildings constructed during World War II, now the site of the National Museum of American History, the Department of Labor and Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) buildings, and the Departmental Auditorium, July 3, 1946, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-37403E.
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 9/30/2019
- Date: September 30, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Buildings and grounds at Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, featuring "Mystic Maze" and ferris wheel, 1895, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 12723.
Sneak Peek 1/13/2020
- Date: January 13, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Cyanotype, aerial view of buildings and grounds at the World's Columbia Exposition, with Japanese Ho-o-Den Palace on Wooded Island, north end of the Horticulture Building, Woman's Building, Midway Plaisance, and Ferris Wheel in view, Chicago, 1893, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 12168.
Sneak Peek 7/25/2012
- Date: July 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Aerial view of National Mall and surrounding buildings.
Sneak Peek 10/5/2015
- Date: October 5, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Buildings and grounds at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893, MAH-12169.
Sneak Peek 11/30/2015
- Date: November 30, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Unidentified buildings and grounds at the Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, MAH-12725.
The Little Aquarium That Could
- Date: June 23, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.
The Tractors are Coming
- Date: February 5, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Revisit the Tractorcade on its 40th anniversary.
Sneak Peek 10/14/2019
- Date: October 14, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: U.S. Capitol building as seen from the tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, with Baltimore and Potomac railroad station and tracks in view, circa 1880, SIA RU000095, SA-197.
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!