Results for "Presidential inaugurations"
- Blog Post
The man, the myth, the lens
- Date: May 17, 2010
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: [caption id="attachment_6524" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Linsey Scott, Intern, and Michael Barnes, Photographer, from the Center of Scientific Imaging and Photography stand in front of the freshly remounted world-record Black Marlin that was caught in 1953 using 130 pound test line by Alfred C. Glascock, Jr."][/caption] I had the recent opportunity to sit down
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SIA Acc. 13-112, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Website Records, 2012
- Date: 2012
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
“Smithsonian Station”: The Metro Station that Almost Wasn’t
- Date: July 5, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: A station for the Metro, Washington DC’s subway system, was eliminated from early plans but protest by the Smithsonian ensured it would be built.
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SIA RU009636, Smithsonian Institution, African American Contributions to the Smithsonian Oral History Interviews, 2015-2016
- Date: 2015 2015-2016
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 13-261, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Website Records, 2013
- Date: 2013
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 16-085, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Website Records, 2009-2015
- Date: 2009 2009-2015
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
The Star Spangled Banner, an American Icon
- Date: July 4, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Happy Fourth of July! On Independence Day, flags are flown across the nation. The Smithsonian has many versions of the American flag in its collections, the best known being the Star Spangled Banner. But, do you know its history, and how it came to the Smithsonian? The Star Spangled Banner is a huge 15-star, 15-stripe garrison flag, 30 feet by 42 feet, made in 1813 by Mary
Smithsonian Now Using Archive-It to Crawl Websites
- Date: February 26, 2013
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives announces its use of Archive-It to crawl websites.
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
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SIA Acc. 19-232, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Culture and the Arts, Exhibition Records, 1993-2010
- Date: 1993 1993-2010
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of Culture and the Arts
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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.
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SIA Acc. 04-078, Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, Director's Records, 1979-2002
- Date: 1979 1979-2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives