Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Description: Each Monday, sit back, relax, and ease into the work week with puzzles created from images in our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse these images as part of Smithsonian Open Access, launched in 2020.In honor of the anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Arts and Industries Building, then known as the
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="248" caption="Henry B. Collins, ethnologist with the Department of Anthropology, United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, conducted field work in Florida in the winter of 1927-1928, In this photo, Collins holds up a recently caught fish, and Mrs. W. E. Colton is seated next to Collins, c. 1927-1928, by
Description: When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.