Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="412" caption="Three black-billed magpies in the National Zoological Park's Flight Cage, 1978, by Vichai Malikul, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder June 1978, Negative number: 94-8329."][/caption]
Description: Hey folks, we've got some big news: the Archives now has an official Facebook Page. We're pretty excited about it, and we're looking forward to using the Page to keep you posted about upcoming events, new videos, interesting links, and newly digitized collections from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, the larger Smithsonian, and beyond. This is just one of a few changes in
Description: Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1865–1931), a pioneer in microphotography, captured detailed images of thousands of individual snowflakes. His photography and publications advanced the scientific record of snow crystals and their many types. Five hundred of these photographs are part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collections. Looking for a fun activity for the whole