Results for "Russian-American Telegraph Expedition"
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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Frequently Used Special Collections
- Date: April 20, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Science Service, Up Close: Up in the Air for a Solar Eclipse
- Date: January 24, 2017
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: On January 24, 1925, for the first time in over a century, a total solar eclipse would be visible across the northern part of the United States. How scientists used a dirigible to observe the phenomenon.
William H. Dall
- Date: circa 1916
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
William H. Dall Sitting at a Desk
- Date: circa 1900
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
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Electromagnetism
- Date: March 21, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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A Tale of Coffee and Collecting
- Date: November 30, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Archives are often used by genealogists to create their family histories. Often it's a tedious process that can involve many repositories throughout the country or even the world, but the final product can be fascinating. Take, for instance, Melbourne ("Mel") Romaine Carriker's Vista Nieve: The Remarkable True Adventures of an Early Twentieth Century Naturalist and His Family
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Winter 2022
- Date: January 12, 2022
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!
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JHP_Henry_Bibliography.pdf
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This Day in SI History - june | Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Smithsonian Legal Document
An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and for other purposes
- Date: 1893 08/05/1892
- Creator: 52d Congress, Sess. 1, 1892
- Creator: 52d Congress, Sess. 1, 1892
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SIA RU007179, Heller, Edmund 1875-1939, Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
- Date: 1898 1898-1918 circa 1898-1918
- Creator: Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
