Results for "Museums"

 
Showing results 1669 - 1680 of 2101 for Museums
  1. Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1845-1847, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2002-32241.

    Legislative Logjam to Kitchen Sink

    • Date: May 22, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.

  2.  
  3. Waiting at the Clinic—Hull House Neighborhood, by Lewis Hine.

    Take This Job & Shoot It!

    • Date: September 10, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

  4.  
  5. Three teens examining a hidden message on a pencil in front of gothic doors.

    Well-played!

    • Date: August 29, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Castle halls were alive with adventure this summer! From July 7th to August 27th, we piloted a live game for teens, The Mystery of the Meghatherium Club: Mayhem and Mustaches. A look at some of the early feedback received on the Smithsonian's pilot of a history game, "The Mystery of the Meghatherium Club: Mayhem and Mustaches."

  6.  
  7. View of a snow-topped mountain. At the center of the photographs is a tree with trimmed branches and no leaves.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2021

    • Date: April 8, 2021
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

  8.  
  9. The World Is Yours: The Evolution of Life

    • Date: July 21, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “The Evolution of Life.”

  10.  
  11. Barney Studio House, Interior.

    The Alice Pike Barney Studio House

    • Date: December 4, 2014
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: A look at the Alice Pike Barney's Studio House that was donated to the Smithsonian on December 5, 1961.

  12.  
  13. An older woman sits at a desk. A lizard is resting on her shoulder but seems to blend in with her sweater.

    Doris Holmes Blake and Her Natural History

    • Date: March 21, 2019
    • Creator: Tatiana Swann
    • Description: Doris Holmes Blake's devotion to her passion for entomology made her a treasure to natural history and the Smithsonian Institution.

  14.  
  15. Black circular device with a tape measure and description cards below it.

    The Spinthariscope and the Smithsonian

    • Date: January 9, 2018
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_287602,size=250,left]As a child in England in the 1930s, Oliver Sacks enjoyed playing with his Uncle Abe’s spinthariscope. It was, he would later recall, “a beautifully simple instrument, consisting of a fluorescent screen and a magnifying eyepiece, and inside, an infinitesimal speck of radium.We take a look at the spinthariscope at the Smithsonian.

  16.  
  17. Blog Post

    Cabinet of Curiosities

    • Date: September 7, 2010
    • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_8083" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="The mysterious cabinet of curiosities with assorted film cameras perched on top, 2010, by Michael Barnes, SIA."][/caption] Last fall a piece of furniture showed up in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) reception area. Aside from a few nicks, it is a large, handsome cabinet with drawers and double

  18.  
  19. Blog Post

    Freaks and Geeks

    • Date: May 12, 2010
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: In the Smithsonian Institution Archives, we each have our favorite stories that are told through materials in our collections. Several times a year we might give "treasures shows" for interns or special visitors, and we pluck items that highlight moments and people in the Institution's history. We pull out a draft of James Smithson's will, letters from the Wright brothers,

  20.  
  21. Calling All First Ladies

    • Date: August 27, 2013
    • Description: A closer look at the First Lady’s social obligation to exchange calling cards in the early 19th century.

  22.  
  23. GIF for ask an archivist day. The text reads: #AskAnArchivist Day @SmithsonianArch October 13, 2021. Four moving GIFS in the background feature: a photo slide cabinet, pages turning of an oversize document, someone walking down a photo storage aisle, and a document box being out together.

    #AskAnArchivist 2021

    • Date: October 14, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: You asked. We answered. And we had a whole lot of fun doing it. On October 13, 2021, Archives staff answered questions on Twitter and Instagram for #AskAnArchivist Day 2021.

  24.  
Showing results 1669 - 1680 of 2101 for Museums

Pages