Results for "Nation of Nations (1976 : Smithsonian Institution)"
Donation of Boxing Memorabilia by Muhammad Ali to National Museum of History and Technology
- Date: 1976 March 17, 1976
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
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National Museum of American History
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The National Museum of American History, known as the National Museum of History and Technology until 1980, was established in 1957 to house the growing US National Museum’s collections on the social, cultural, scientific, and technological history of the United States. The new museum opened in January of 1964.History of the National Museum of American HistoryAdditional
Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection
- Date: July 14, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!
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Link Love: 5/13/2011
- Date: May 13, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Six children play on the sculpture "Uncle Beazley," the 25 foot long replica of a triceratops, placed on the Mall in front of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), 1976, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 23, Negative Number:
John Swafford Demonstrating Ham Radio, NMHT
- Date: 1978
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
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National Postal Museum
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Bottle Shock
- Date: March 9, 2022
- Description: In 1976, sommelier Steven Spurrier travels to Napa Valley, California to find wines for a contest called “Judgement of Paris.” The owner of a vineyard, Chateau Montelena, does not want to participate but his headstrong son has something else in mind.
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This Day in SI History - june | Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Television and the Smithsonian: Worldly Success
- Date: December 18, 2012
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: For six seasons, beginning in 1984, the television series Smithsonian World opened new windows on the research and scientists at the Smithsonian Institution.
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SIA Acc. 93-078, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Community Life, Curatorial Records, circa 1960-1987
- Date: 1960 1960-1987 circa 1960-1987
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Smithsonian’s First Earth Day
- Date: April 20, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: How did the Smithsonian take part in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970?
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National Zoological Park
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The National Zoological Park was founded in 1889 to preserve, teach, and conduct research about the animal world. The zoo opened in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC in 1891, on a site designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and has been home to giant pandas, Asian elephants, and Smokey the Bear. History of the National Zoological ParkAdditional Historic Images of
