Results for "Flory, William E.S. (William Evans Sherlock), 1914-"
All Aboard the Chesapeake Beach Railway!
- Date: July 12, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A look at the train that once traveled between Chesapeake Beach and Washington, D.C.
Science Service, Up Close: A Meeting Of Minds
- Date: April 7, 2016
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: A rare meeting of the scientific minds at the 92nd Annual British Association Conference in 1924, captured by Science Service journalist Watson Davis.
The Rich Legacy of Elvira Clain-Stefanelli
- Date: March 18, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Though small in stature, Elvira Clain-Stefanelli was a force to be reckoned with at the Smithsonian, where she earned the role of the first executive director of the National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection.
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Cherry Blossoms, Travel Logs, and Colonial Connections: Eliza Scidmore’s Contributions to the Smithsonian
- Date: August 18, 2020
- Description: Eliza Scidmore was a lifelong photographer, writer, and world traveler. In addition to facilitating a gift of cherry blossom trees from Japan to the U.S. capital, Scidmore donated her time, photographs, and some artifacts to the Smithsonian’s collections. She also accessed the world through colonial channels that she reinforced with her writings.