Results for "Powerhouse Museum"
- Blog Post
Link Love: 2/12/2010
- Date: February 12, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- SI History Bibliography
A Powerhouse in the Attic
- Date: November 19, 1965
- Creator: Martin, David
- Creator: Martin, David
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 03-090, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Associate Director, Subject Files, 1991-1993
- Date: 1991 1991-1993
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Office of the Associate Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Link Love: 4/29/2011
- Date: April 29, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), 1931, by Unidentified photographer, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Accession number: SIL14-E1-10."][/caption] An interesting article on the complicated permutations of copyright law and images of publicity-savvy Albert Einstein. Our thoughts are with those dealing
- Blog Post
Don't Miss the Common Ground This Weekend!
- Date: October 2, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: If you happen to walk by a museum or a library one evening this weekend, and there's a light on inside, or perhaps a flicker in the window, don't pass it by. There's a good chance that you stumbled on The Common Ground: a community curated meetup. The Common Ground gatherings are being hosted by museums and libraries around the world to celebrate The Commons on Flickr and the
- Blog Post
Link Love: 4/23/2010
- Date: April 23, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="World War II. Liberation of Holland. Dutch people waving at allied planes, The Netherlands, location unknown, 1945, Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001015927. "][/caption] During WWII, many spots in Holland were liberated in April of 1945. Check out some of the National Archief’s new set of Flickr Commons photos
- Blog Post
Link Love: 10/22/2010
- Date: October 22, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="214" caption="Neighborhood Map (Hopkins, 1887), Hand-colored neighborhood map, Office of the Surveyor Map Collection, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs."][/caption] Looks a lot cooler than it sounds: the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will post more than a century’s worth of beautiful maps to Flickr [via Effie
Link Love: 9/16/2011
- Date: September 16, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Wired Science has great coverage of our recent “Field Book Lantern Slides” Flickr Commons set, complete with more information from the Smithsonian’s Thomas Jorstad, who works in the paleontology department at the National Museum of Natural History. Yeek! A Dust Archive (for real!) [via Marguerite Roby, SIA].
Link Love: 11/11/2011
- Date: November 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Link Love: 1/7/2011
- Date: January 7, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Intersection of Adelaide and Creek Streets, Brisbane 1893 flood, State Library of Queensland - Negative number: 61449, Courtesy Wikimedia Commons."][/caption] A huge donation and lots of new photos to browse: the State Library of Queensland donates 50,000 photos to Wikimedia Commons [via Resource Shelf]. Thoughts on why
- Blog Post
Link Love: 10/21/2011
- Date: October 21, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 9/30/2011
- Date: September 30, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.