Results for "National Mall (Washington, D.C.)"
We Apologize for the Inconvenience: Shutting Down the Smithsonian
- Date: November 14, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: In 2019, the Smithsonian faced the repercussions of the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, but the institution is no stranger to the dreaded furlough.
The Smithsonian's Top 6 Archives Myths
- Date: October 26, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: The top five myths about the archives at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Photo Sleuth: When the Evidence Doesn’t Add Up
- Date: May 14, 2013
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: What happens when you have information about a historic photograph that is contradictory? How do you decide what information is correct? Check out how one historian grapples with these mysteries.
Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle
- Date: August 10, 2015
- Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.
Hearing the Unheard: the Smithsonian and the Riots of 1968
- Date: September 20, 2016
- Description: The riots following King’s assassination in 1968 transformed Smithsonian’s relationship to black history and culture.
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A Surprise from Th Jefferson
- Date: January 6, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="221" caption="At the turn of the century, visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance, c. 1900, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 8, Negative Number:
Link Love: 4/12/2013
- Date: April 12, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Now Open to the Public (in 1922) - Museum of the American Indian
- Date: November 13, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: On November 14, 1922 George Gustav Heye's Museum of the American Indian opened to the public in New York City.
Spirit of St. Louis Was Star Attraction for Smithsonian
- Date: April 30, 2015
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: April 30 marks the anniversary of when Charles Lindbergh flew his Spirit of St. Louis to the Smithsonian Institution to donate.
Marketing and the Smithson Bicentennial
- Date: November 6, 2012
- Description: Their new ad campaign may be Seriously Amazing, but three days in 1965 left a lasting impression of the Smithsonian.
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Muskets Issued to Smithsonian as Civil War Begins
- Date: April 20, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Throughout the next months, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting about the Smithsonian and the Civil War in honor of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.[edan-image:id=siris_sic_496,size=200,left]This month marks the 150th anniversary of the start of one of the most tumultuous periods in American history—the Civil War (view resources from the
Happy 100th Birthday, S. Dillon Ripley
- Date: September 20, 2013
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Celebrate the life of the eighth Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, who was born on September 20, 1913, 100 years ago today!