Results for "Communication: It's More Than Sound (Motion picture : 1982)"
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2022
- Date: April 28, 2022
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!
Hearing The World Is Yours
- Date: May 14, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from an episode of The World Is Yours.
The Smithsonian and South Carolina in the Civil War
- Date: June 6, 2013
- Description: A surprising Civil War connection between the Smithsonian and Beaufort, South Carolina.
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I'll Show You Mine.
- Date: April 2, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="220" caption="Cover of Reader's Digest magazine featuring article on sexting, by Matt M, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] Over the past few weeks, the web’s been abuzz with articles, blog posts, and comments about sexting, the practice of sending explicit photos (and sometimes texts and videos as well) over the Internet.
Walt Disney's Progressland
- Date: July 21, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Walt Disney designed--and General Electric sponsored--look at America’s figurative and literal electric future, Progressland, wowed visitors at the 1964 World’s Fair--and elements of it exist today in both Disneyland and Disney World theme parks.
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Can Buildings Stack Up to the Images Made of Them?
- Date: November 18, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_3043" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photograph of the Ames Monument, Wyoming, courtesy Phil Patton."][/caption] Looking at an illustrated real estate listing or brochure, have you ever been mesmerized by a wide angle and luxurious photograph of what you suspect is, in fact, a tiny studio apartment? Have you ever had the experience where all
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Miami Nice
- Date: March 30, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: When the names of certain cities are mentioned, photographic images of them pop into your head almost immediately. Washington = buildings on or near the mall. New York = skyscrapers of one sort or another. Paris = the Eiffel Tower. Tokyo = the Ginza shopping and entertainment district. With that thought in mind—and considering the multiple roles photography plays in shaping,
Smithsonian Backs Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Date: April 1, 2014
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: In 1864, Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth sparked people’s imagination, but have you heard that before the novel was published, the Smithsonian attempted a journey of its own.
Rapidly Capturing Ridgway
- Date: January 16, 2014
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives conducts a test of a rapid digital capture setup using the Robert Ridgway Papers.
#AskAnArchivist 2019: The Year of the GIF
- Date: October 3, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: You asked. We answered. On October 2, 2019, five Archive staff members were excited and ready to answer questions on Twitter and Instagram for #AskAnArchivist Day.
Capturing Change
- Date: October 22, 2019
- Description: Forests change over time, and so do the approaches of organizations that seek to protect them.
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Looking Wayback on the Smithsonian’s Sesquicentennial
- Date: August 10, 2020
- Description: The Smithsonian marked its 150th birthday with a huge celebration and special website in 1996.