Results for "Henson, Pamela M. interviewer"

 
Showing results 3997 - 4008 of 4580 for Henson, Pamela M. interviewer
  1. National Zoo reproductive biologist JoGayle Howard holding black-footed ferret kits, an endangered species, c. 1997.

    Smithsonian Optimism for the Blue Planet

    • Date: April 27, 2017
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: An overview of the history of environmental conservation activities at the Smithsonian, since its founding in 1846.

  2.  
  3. Agnes Chase Appointed Assistant in Systematic Agrostology

    Agnes Chase Appointed Assistant in Systematic Agrostology

    • Date: 1907
    • Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935
    • Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935

  4.  
  5. Black and white image of Austin Clark sitting at his desk, which is covered in piles of papers and marine life specimens.

    “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark

    • Date: March 13, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.

  6.  
  7. Blog Post

    Ready-made Home for a Scimitar Horned Oryx and Przewalski’s Horse

    • Date: June 25, 2015
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: When Dr. Ted Reed became director of the National Zoological Park in 1959, he committed himself to carrying out the zoo’s complete set of mandates that included research, education, and conservation of endangered species. All these came together in a new non-public facility, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, founded in 1975 in Front Royal, Virginia.

  8.  
  9. The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!

    • Date: June 28, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines

  10.  
  11. Map of expedition sites in Sumatra, 1901

    The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Astronomers Often Go Awry: The 1901 Sumatra Eclipse Expedition

    • Date: August 17, 2017
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Astronomers travel far and wide to see solar eclipses but sometimes their best laid plans don’t work out..

  12.  
  13. Document

    The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

    •  
    • Document

      The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

      •  
      • Document

        The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

        •  
        • Document

          The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

          •  
          • Document

            The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

            •  
            • Document

              The Bigger Picture - Page 43|Smithsonian Institution Archives

              •  
              Showing results 3997 - 4008 of 4580 for Henson, Pamela M. interviewer

              Pages