Results for "History"
Sneak Peek 8/14/2017
- Date: August 14, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sculptor John Weaver completes figures for ironworking diorama in "Peoples of Asia and Africa Hall," 72-3678.
Sneak Peek 11/20/2017
- Date: November 20, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Study of snails with Dr. Louis S. Kornicker, associate curator in the Division of Crustacea, and Dr. I. Gregory Sohn, of the U.S. Geological Survey, 72-4316-11A.
Sneak Peek 3/30/2015
- Date: March 30, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Richard E. Ahlborn, Sara de Lavalle, and Constance Larco Hoyle, examine a collection of Peruvian silver, OPA-1117-11.
Sneak Peek 9/25/2017
- Date: September 25, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Norman Boss, preparator in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, works on mount of Palaeosyops paludosus Leidy, MNH-36998A.
Sneak Peek 11/5/2018
- Date: November 5, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) staff member with chameleon specimens at Navy Yard laboratory, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-137.
Sneak Peek 7/1/2019
- Date: July 1, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exhibit case featuring items lent by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, including a spinning wheel, on display in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, 1904, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-14414.
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Biodiversity Illustrated
- Date: June 30, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field
Sneak Peek: 01/25/2012
- Date: January 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dinosaur skeleton exposed in Dinosaur Quarry, Utah.
Sneak Peek: 11/30/2011
- Date: November 30, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: "The Torpedo Man" transports nitroglycerine on a horse-drawn cart. MAH-49945.
Sneak Peek 4/3/2013
- Date: April 3, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: "Nature's Jewels: A Living Exhibit of Orchids and Butterflies."
Sneak Peek: 02/08/2012
- Date: February 8, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Documentary photographs of wildlife on Laysan.
Sneak Peek 11/22/2012
- Date: November 22, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dr. Marlowe W. Olsen holding a turkey. Science Service Records.