Results for "Smithsonian Buildings. River House"
Archives Puzzles: Claiming the Renwick Gallery
- Date: October 5, 2020
- 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.
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The World Is Yours: Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives
- Date: March 4, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives.”
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Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
- Date: September 7, 2017
- Creator: Charles Zange
- Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full
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Watch Now: Today is Archives Fair
- Date: October 19, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Tune into a live webcast of the Smithsonian's 2012 Archives Fair to watch the lecture series on "Revealing Hidden Treasures."
The Failed Zeckendorf Plan
- Date: November 19, 2013
- Description: During planning of the future National Museum of American History, Webb and Knapp attempted to move it off the Mall into Southwest Washington.
The Last of Mr. Lincoln
- Date: October 4, 2012
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: A file in the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ accession records tells the story of an historic piece of Lincoln memorabilia that didn't wind up in the Smithsonian’s collections.
Lightning Fast Legislation for the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: November 29, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Twenty-nine years ago yesterday the National Museum of the American Indian Act was signed and the Museum of the American Indian became part of the Smithsonian family.
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Battle for the Castle
- Date: November 15, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Sneak Peek 5/27/2019
- Date: May 27, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of South Shed, looking northeast with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view, April 18, 1974, by Richard Farrar, SIA Acc. 11-009, 74-6631.
A Monster Mash of Smithsonian History
- Date: October 31, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: We got on Photoshop and we did the monster mash. It was definitely a graveyard smash. Enjoy your safe yet spooky Halloween!
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Smithson’s Bequest to London’s East End
- Date: October 23, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: When James Smithson wrote his will on October 23, 1826, he made several bequests to people before adding the contingent clause that created the Smithsonian Institution. One bequest was to a resident of London’s notorious East End.