Results for "Postal service"
Science Service, Up Close: “Charlie Is My Darling” — Lindbergh in Washington, June 1927
- Date: February 2, 2017
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: On June 11, 1927, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh, and his plane Spirit of St. Louis, arrived back in the United States, and Washington, D.C. threw a party.
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Kira M. Sobers
- Date: April 5, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Greetings From Anywhere
- Date: May 3, 2012
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: In honor of National Postcard Week May 6–12, 2012, explore postcards from the Archives and the Smithsonian’s collections.
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SIA Acc. 19-039, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2017
- Date: 2017
- Creator: National Postal Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Postcard History
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13918,size=350,right] Postcards, as we are familiar with them today, have taken a considerable amount of time to develop. First restricted by size, color, and other regulations, postcard production blossomed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Postcards were popular because they were a quick and easy way for individuals to communicate with each other.
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SIA Acc. 20-091, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2016-2020
- Date: 2016 2016-2020
- Creator: National Postal Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Leonard Carmichael, Seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: Dr. Leonard Carmichael led the Smithsonian Institution through many changes during his tenure as the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian. He presided over new museums and facility openings, special acquisitions, and exciting exhibitions. Because Carmichael was hired from outside of the Smithsonian, he brought a new perspective, his academic background, and skills to thrust
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SIA Acc. 15-251, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2015
- Date: 2015
- Creator: National Postal Museum.
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 14-296, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Divisional Records, 1991-1993
- Date: 1991 1991-1993
- Creator: National Postal Museum.
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 14-163, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Curatorial Records, 2008-2010
- Date: 2008 2008-2010
- Creator: National Postal Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Museums
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Description: Information on the history of the Smithsonian's museums representing art, history, and culture.
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Caroline Baumann Named Director of the Cooper-Hewitt
- Date: June 16, 2013