Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
Fatherhood in the field: Horton Hobbs aka “Crawdaddy”
- Date: June 19, 2016
- Description: Horton H. Hobbs Jr. and his work in the field with his son, Horton H. Hobbs III.
“Angels Can Do No More”: Regina Hughes’ Contributions as a Botanical Illustrator
- Date: March 10, 2016
- Description: This post discusses the contributions of Regina Hughes, a botanical illustrator, to the National Museum of Natural History.
C is for Cookie
- Date: December 4, 2018
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: On national cookie day we take a moment to highlight all things technologically cookie.
Design + Archives: Craft Multiples
- Date: May 10, 2016
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A look at the design and style of selected letterhead from entries into the Renwick Gallery's exhibition, Craft Multiples.
Science Service, Up Close: Patent Parades, Silk Purses, and Snake Bite Remedies
- Date: March 30, 2017
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Everyone loves a parade – especially one followed by a banquet. When scientists and politicians met in Washington, D.C., on November 23, 1936, to celebrate the centennial of the U.S. patent system, they listened first to a conventional program of speeches. Then, in the afternoon, Science Service director Watson Davis arranged something different: a “Research Parade” featuring
Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning
- Date: August 2, 2016
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.
A Recipe from the Archives: Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip
- Date: January 20, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Need some snack inspiration for your family’s Super Bowl game watch? Look no further than the 1984 NMNH Docent Cookbook. Read about how we whipped up the Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip.
I.D. This! Solid Ink Inkjet Print
- Date: June 18, 2019
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Material and process identification is the key to a robust preservation strategy!
The Search Server is Dead, Long Live the Search Server.
- Date: April 30, 2019
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: The Archives says goodbye to one search server while welcoming in a new one.
Science Service, Up Close: Making Do
- Date: June 4, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Science Service: Up Close - Looking at the "defense fashions" for female workers during World War II.
Design + Archives: Objects for Preparing Food
- Date: December 1, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Design + Archives takes a look at an exhibition from the Renwick, "Objects for Preparing Food," from 1973.
Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell
- Date: April 7, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Discover the life and career of an early public health heroine.