Results for "Popular culture"
Jeannine Smith Clark and the Increase and Diffusion of Cultural Education
- Date: February 23, 2016
- Description: This post discusses the contributions of volunteer Jeannine Smith Clark to the Smithsonian.
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SIA Acc. 12-359, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Business Ventures Smithsonian Magazine, Editor's Records, 1968-2002
- Date: 1968 1968-2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Business Ventures. Smithsonian Magazine
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Smithsonian Collections, But Make It Fashion: An Archival Mystery Solved
- Date: June 30, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”
Link Love: 12/15/2017
- Date: December 15, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Artist Mathew Mohr has created a 14-foot interactive sculpture that creates projections of visitor's faces! [via Colossal]The Library of Congress has added 64 films for free streaming to their National Film Registry. [via Info Docket]Conservators are using light in the form of Reflectance Transformation Imaging to find Isaac Newton's doodles on the walls of childhood home.
Link Love: 1/13/2012
- Date: January 13, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Documenting the Opening of a Museum
- Date: September 27, 2016
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A look at how documenting the opening of a museum has changed in the age of social media.
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How Many Stamps Does it Take to Mail a Baby?
- Date: June 16, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="221" caption="Uniformed Letter Carrier with Child in Mailbag, by Unidentified photographer, c. 1900, National Postal Museum."][/caption] Since the Smithsonian began uploading photos to the Flickr Commons, there have been some clear crowd favorites. The photo above, for example, is by far our most popular photo on the Flickr Commons,
Found: Two People in the Flickr Commons!
- Date: January 16, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The story of how an 2 unidentified portraits in the Archives' collection was identified with the help of Flickr users.
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It’s Our Anniversary…
- Date: March 2, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305" caption="Cake, by Daniel Nelson, Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0."][/caption] It’s hard to believe, but it has been two years to the day that THE BIGGER PICTURE has been in existence (note: that rogue January post doesn’t count as it was backdated)! The blog was started by the Smithsonian Photography
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SIA Acc. 19-203, National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Museum Learning and Programs, Departmental Records, 1984-2018
- Date: 1984 1984-2018
- Creator: National Museum of the American Indian. Museum Learning and Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Seen From the Edge
- Date: April 6, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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SIA Acc. 97-160, Smithsonian Institution Institutional Studies Office, Reports and Research Notes, 1988-1997
- Date: 1988 1988-1997
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Institutional Studies Office
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives