Results for "Institute of the Americas"
Sneak Peek 2/29/2016
- Date: February 29, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Archeological Dig in Dried Up River Bed, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama, 89-8643.
Sneak Peek 12/8/2014
- Date: December 8, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Iguanas hatching at the Iguana Management Project (IMP), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa, Panama, Image Number: 89-7153.
Sneak Peek 1/25/2016
- Date: January 25, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Rusty tree frog, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 89-14714.
Sneak Peek 9/22/2014
- Date: September 22, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sloth and baby sloth hang from tree branches in jungle studied by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Image Number: 89-9060.
Sneak Peek: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Date: March 11, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Series of photographs of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute buildings and facilities at Barro Colorado, Naos, and Galeta islands, Panama, 1960s, SIA RU000095.
Sneak Peek 6/1/2015
- Date: June 1, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute mammalogist Dr. Nicholas Smythe with baby paca, Panama, 86-5427.
- Blog Post
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
Spotlight: Carl William Schuermann, Jr., Property Clerk
- Date: October 28, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: We're taking a closer look at Carl William Schuermann, Jr., a Smithsonian property clerk with an interest in ornithology.
Sneak Peek 8/31/2015
- Date: August 31, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dr. Brian C. Bock, a visiting scientist at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, holds a salamander found near Pipeline Road in Gamboa, Panama, 86-2458.
Sneak Peek 10/30/2017
- Date: October 30, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Alexander Wetmore examines study skins of birds collected on his expeditions for his next volume of "The Birds of Panama," OPA-1378-18A.
Spotlight: Henry Joseph Horan, Superintendent of Buildings
- Date: July 29, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A closer look at staff member Henry Horan (1838-1896), who held several positions at the Smithsonian, including janitor, watchman, and superintendent of buildings, during his long career at the Institution.
Sneak Peek 7/22/2019
- Date: July 22, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Aerial view of the National Mall looking east from the Washington Monument during its first stage of building towards the U.S. Capitol, circa 1881, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-8015A.