Results for "Post office buildings"
The National Postal Museum Still Delivers After 25 Years
- Date: September 25, 2018
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: 25 years ago the National Postal Museum first opened its doors to the public.
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Neither Snow nor Rain: a West Virginia Post Office in the Smithsonian
- Date: September 13, 2016
- Creator: Patrick Milhoan
- Description: [view:sia_slideshow==71908]By the late 1960s, curators at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now the National Museum of American History, were focusing on how to present aspects of the American experience to visitors of the museum in different ways. Instead of using "sterile techniques which have too frequently given visitors the false impression that all
Link Love: 9/12/2014
- Date: September 12, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few
Office of Public Affairs Photographic Collection
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Highlighting the photographic holdings at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way
- Date: January 31, 2017
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.
The Day the Earth Did Not Stand Still
- Date: August 19, 2021
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Where were you when the central Virginia 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck?
Link Love: 12/23/2016
- Date: December 23, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: From the look of this 16th Century book, Swedes sure knew how to deal with winter. [via Smithsonian Libraries]A rediscovered Christmas drinking song! [via Fine Books & Collections]Just in time for the solstice, ancient Japan's 72 seasons in a calendar app! [via Hyperallergic]The historic precursor to Amazon's delivery drones (a curator from our National Postal Museum weighs
Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!
- Date: October 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.
Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions
- Date: February 7, 2019
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.
Archives Puzzles: Parting with a Parterre
- Date: September 27, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Un-Locke the Mystery
- Date: March 13, 2012
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: Even with help from the dedicated Flickr Commons community, there are still many more images to identify in the Ruel Pardee Tolman Flickr set.