Description: [caption id="attachment_1319" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="AIR TRANSPORT, AIRLINES, USA., 1950s, by Rudy Arnold, National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division "][/caption] As my colleague Effie mentioned back in April, the Smithsonian has been working hard to provide the public with a way to search across the Smithsonian’s diverse digital collections. New
Description: On September 6, 1958 President Eisenhower authorized preparation of plans for the construction of what is now the National Air and Space Museum.
Description: The National Air Museum was created by a congressional act on August 12, 1946. Its name was changed to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in 1966 as part of a congressional act authorizing a separate building to house its collections. The museum opened to the public on July 1, 1976. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located in Chantilly, Virginia, opened to the public on
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="346" caption="Cockpit of the Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross, National Air and Space Museum, Image Number: WEB11659-2010, Courtesy of the Air and Space Museum Blog."][/caption] We’re usually dealing with paper, photos, and whiteboards over here at SIA, but the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum gives a nice overview of the hard
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Creator: Neufeld, Michael J. 1951- ed,Crouch, Tom D,Pisano, Dominick,Van der Linden, Robert,Glenn, John 1921-,Dailey, John R,Maxwell, Ted A,Daso, Dik A. 1959-,Spencer, Alex M ed
Creator: Neufeld, Michael J. 1951- ed,Crouch, Tom D,Pisano, Dominick,Van der Linden, Robert,Glenn, John 1921-,Dailey, John R,Maxwell, Ted A,Daso, Dik A. 1959-,Spencer, Alex M ed
Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Description: Aerial images of Washington D.C. from the Boston Public LIbrary. [via Ghosts of DC]Digital maps from University of Richmond's Digital Scholarship Lab and Stamen Design showing social, political, and economic movements in America. [via Smithsonian Magazine]How do you move over 800 space and aviation models? [via Air Space Blog]Perhaps forecasting a new fashion trend, "Design a