Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413" caption="Merle Crisler Foshag examining specimens from the collection of minerals received from Washington A. Roebling's son, John A. Roebling in 1926, c. 1926, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 8, Folder 35, Negative Number: 2002-12180."][/caption]
Description: In this next edition of our Miscellaneous Adventures, choose your own adventures by diving into the folders yourself in the Smithsonian Transcription Center.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="378" caption="Image of a wall case displaying specimens from the Copper Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona, The case, part of the Exhibits Modernization Program, is located in the Hall of Gems and Minerals in the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, 1958, by Unidentified photographer,
Description: James Smithson: The Man Behind the InstitutionWhile the institution named after James Smithson enjoys worldwide renown, we know little about the man who left $508,318 to the people of the United States to found such an institution.An English scientist who conducted research in chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, Smithson lived and traveled in several European countries. His