Results for "Nation of Nations (1976 : Smithsonian Institution)"
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Formidable: Women in Science
- Date: March 8, 2009
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this is the first in a series of installments from Smithsonian Institution Archives staff highlighting women in science photographs. We will post portraits of women science here throughout the month. Formidable (adj). Having qualities that discourage attack; tending to inspire awe or wonder. What a word!
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WWII: Staff Supporting the War Effort
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: When the men and women of the Smithsonian heard the call to duty in World War II, they again took up the call as they had during World War I. Secretaries Charles G. Abbot and Alexander Wetmore provided leadership that brought the Smithsonian’s resources to the aid of the nation, while safeguarding its primary mission: the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Once again,
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Aeronautics
- Date: March 21, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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NHB West Court Project Completed
- Date: December 4, 1976
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New Field Book Sets on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons
- Date: August 24, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandon Fortune
- Date: May 2, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Brandon Fortune, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, organized the first two Outwin Boochever Portrait Competitions and researches women portraitists of the later nineteenth century. #Groundbreaker
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Treasuring the Past in the Present
- Date: August 4, 2010
- Description: When I was preparing to begin my internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA), I wasn’t quite sure what I would be doing. I knew that I would be working in the Institutional History Division (IHD), and I knew that I would be helping to prepare oral history interviews to be sent off for transcription. During my senior year as an undergraduate student, I had dealt
George Washington's Camp Stool at NMHT
- Date: 1975 December 17, 1975 Revolution, 1775-1783
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
Link Love: 2/24/2012
- Date: February 24, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Link Love: 3/25/2011
- Date: March 25, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""EXIT" sign in the Smithsonian Institution Building (i.e. "The Castle Building"), by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons: Attribution BY-NC-SA 2.0."][/caption] We agree, Adam! The Smithsonian “Castle” takes the cake for vintage details. Via @voteprime on Twitter: “I am fascinated by this EXIT sign I saw at the Smithsonian
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See Here: 7/1/2011
- Date: July 1, 2011
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Image of Merle Crisler Foshag and her husband William F. Foshag, Curator in the U.S. National Museum's Department of Geology, The two are standing amid flowers, while on Foshag's scientific expedition to Tepoztlán, Mexico, 1929, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record
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See Here: 12/28/2012
- Date: December 28, 2012
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.