Results for "Smithsonian Institution yesterday & today (Monograph : 1984)"
Preserving Smithsonian World, The First Steps
- Date: May 21, 2019
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: As a result of a generous grant, the Archives will soon catalogue and rehouse around 1,750 at-risk audiovisual media related to Smithsonian World.
The Broad Mission of the Division of Inquiry
- Date: January 26, 2012
- Description: An examination of logbooks in the Smithsonian Institution Archives reveals the multiple ways that the Division of Inquiry in the United States Commission of Fish performed scientific work at marine laboratories in the early 20th century to fulfill their expansive mission statement.
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Stumped!
- Date: October 12, 2010
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Unidentified Washington, DC Church, 1919, by Martin A. Gruber, Black-and-white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection, 1919-1924, RU007355."][/caption] Recently the Smithsonian Institution Archives posted some images from the Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection,
Exhibitions and Weather Conditions at an Exposition
- Date: May 29, 2012
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution’s involvement in the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California.
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Tomorrow is the “Ask the Smithsonian” Q&A on Facebook
- Date: October 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 8/28/2020
- Date: August 28, 2020
- Description: Attend today’s virtual historic film screening in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment! [via UCLA Film & Television Archive] [edan-image:id=siris_arc_397460,size=350,center]Got an itch to meet the Smithsonian’s resident mosquito expert? [via Smithsonian Voices]The New York Public Library podcast explores the life’s work and
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See Here: 5/1/2015
- Date: May 1, 2015
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Going Wild with Golden Lion Tamarins
- Date: July 25, 2019
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.
She Blinded Me With . . . Software?
- Date: March 7, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: In this interview, Roberta Williams describes how she creates the story and graphics for a computer game, King's Quest.
New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons
- Date: October 27, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Where Have All the White Tigers Gone?
- Date: August 13, 2015
- Description: A brief history of white tigers at the National Zoological Park, and an explanation of why they are no longer collected.
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See Here: 2/24/2010
- Date: February 24, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Donald Lopez, Deputy Director of the National Air and Space Museum, presenting Michael Jackson with a book about the National Air and Space Museum during Jackson's after-hours tour of the Museum, 1984, by Dale Hrabak, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder July 1984, Negative