Description: There is a remarkable figure in the Smithsonian’s history that doesn’t get much of the spotlight; Thomas W. Smillie. He served as the Smithsonian’s first official photographer from 1870 until his death in 1917, and additionally became the Smithsonian’s first photography curator in 1896. Smillie amassed a collection of photographic equipment starting with the purchase of the
Description: A graphic designer's delight — a new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt explores color perception. [via Smithsonian Libraries]33 museums from 7 countries, including our own Smithsonian Archives of American Art, have produced the largest collection of Frida Kahlo art and ephemera with Google Arts & Culture. [via Remezcla]A key figure in LGBQT activism who organized the first pride
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="313" caption="The blue whale can be seen on display in the "Life in the Sea" exhibit as part of the the Exhibits Modernization Program in the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, 1963, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Exhibit case displays Arctic Mammals in the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Some of the animals exhibited include the Arctic hare, the Musk ox, and the Arctic ground squirrel, 1959, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 2,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="After the Exhibits Modernization Program, an exhibit case in the Bird Hall at the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, features birds sitting on a tree branch in their natural surroundings, 1956, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Exhibit case displays examples of the adaptation of temperate zone mammals to the climate by the use of hibernation or aestivation, The case includes a deer, a ground squirrel, a fox squirrel, and a jumping mouse, The exhibit is in the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, 1959, by Unidentified
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: To celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring exhibitions from the Anacostia Community Museum in the 1980s.
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.
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