Results for "Nation of Nations (1976 : Smithsonian Institution)"
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!
True Colors
- Date: November 21, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Contrasting black and white with color photography by Smithsonian Institution photographers.
Where the Wild Things Are
- Date: July 26, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Take a look at the residents of the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 1973 with these newly digitized images.
- Blog Post
Biodiversity Illustrated
- Date: June 30, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field
You Spin Me Right Round
- Date: May 17, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: William Wetmore Story's statue of Smithsonian
- Blog Post
Sneak Peek: 6/8/2011
- Date: June 8, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Sneak Peek 10/1/2018
- Date: October 1, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Donation of Betty Ford dress to collection of First Ladies gowns at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, with Frankie Welch, fashion designer, First Lady Betty Ford, and Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, 76-7870-11A.
Sneak Peek 4/20/2015
- Date: April 20, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and the Arts and Industries Building featuring Rocket Row, as seen from Independence Avenue, 77-2273.
Sneak Peek 12/15/2014
- Date: December 15, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Giant panda with snowman at National Zoological Park (NZP), February 1979, by Ilene Berg, Color slide, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. No. 11-009, Image Number: 79-4113.
Unlocking the Vault
- Date: February 28, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives manages the cold storage vault at the National Museum of American History where approximately 3 million negatives are stored.
Goody Goody Gumdrops
- Date: September 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A history of pygmy hippopotamus naming conventions at the National Zoological Park.
- Blog Post
Sneak Peek: 6/15/2011
- Date: June 15, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="attachment_13490" align="aligncenter" width="428" caption="Installation of the Jose de Rivera sculpture, "Infinity," in front of the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1967, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative number: OPA-1020.16"][/caption]