Results for "Smithsonian Institution Building. (Washington, D.C.)"
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The Smithsonian Institution in the 1884 New Orleans World’s Fair
- Date: October 3, 2017
- Description: It does not take long for today’s visitors to one of the Smithsonian Institution’s nineteen museums to find themselves engulfed within the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex. The flood of world’s fairs in the late nineteenth century played a central role in placing the Smithsonian en route to that unparalleled distinction. The New Orleans World’s
Sneak Peek 4/20/2015
- Date: April 20, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exterior view of the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and the Arts and Industries Building featuring Rocket Row, as seen from Independence Avenue, 77-2273.
Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Gilder
- Date: April 24, 2018
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Joan Gilder has been a volunteer with the Smithsonian Institution Archives' Preservation Team for two decades, and has worked to treat many of our collections in order to increase their lifespan and improve access. She has been an invaluable asset to the Archives since she first began, and we are thrilled to share a little more about her story.What did you do before you began
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The Empress of the Galapagos Islands, Part I
- Date: June 7, 2011
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Sneak Peek 5/4/2015
- Date: May 4, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: The Crypt Room, located in the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle," containing the tomb of founder James Smithson, 75-7097.
Sneak Peek 5/5/2014
- Date: May 5, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Frame of walrus in the model and taxidermy shop located in the South Shed in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle.
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See Here: 11/4/2009
- Date: November 4, 2009
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="418" caption="Retouched Photograph of Fire in Smithsonian Institution Building, 1865, by Alexander Gardner, photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 30 Folder 9, Negative Number:37082."][/caption]
Sneak Peek 4/29/2019
- Date: April 29, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Walrus mount during taxidermy process in the model and taxidermy shop located in the South Shed in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, 1890s, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-6845.
You Spin Me Right Round
- Date: May 17, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: William Wetmore Story's statue of Smithsonian
"Roughing" It
- Date: June 9, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Having grown up in a major U.S. city with a family that considered spending a week in a grass hut camping, I committed to giving my daughter more exposure to the great outdoors with all the wonderful state and national parks near Washington D.C. However, lack of sleep and rehydrated food was not what I had in mind.Throughout history, Smithsonian researchers have conducted
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Smithsonian's Photo Summit
- Date: October 12, 2009
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Installation View of Smithsonian Photography Exhibition Art Section, by Thomas Smillie, c.
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See Here: 5/13/2010
- Date: May 13, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Looking south from the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street, the silhouette of the Smithsonian Institution Building is seen in the distance, Above the first building to the right of 11th Street, the sign reads "Latimer & Cleary Auction and Commission Merchants", the next building has a sign "Star Buildings," and