Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Institutional History Division"
Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection
- Date: July 14, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!
Unlocking the Vault
- Date: February 28, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives manages the cold storage vault at the National Museum of American History where approximately 3 million negatives are stored.
Sneak Peek 7/1/2013
- Date: July 1, 2013
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Research in Smithsonian Institution Archives on the fourth floor of the Castle.
Sneak Peek 2/16/2015
- Date: February 16, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Division of Graphic Arts exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, with the statue of George Washington, sculpted by Horatio Greenough, in the background, MAH-37158B.
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Sneak Peek: 6/15/2011
- Date: June 15, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="attachment_13490" align="aligncenter" width="428" caption="Installation of the Jose de Rivera sculpture, "Infinity," in front of the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1967, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative number: OPA-1020.16"][/caption]
Sneak Peek 3/20/2017
- Date: March 20, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives with archivist Samuel T. Suratt in the background, OPA-1224-37.
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Sneak Peek: 6/1/2011
- Date: June 1, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Sneak Peek: 6/8/2011
- Date: June 8, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Sneak Peek: 5/25/2011
- Date: May 25, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Sneak Peek 2/11/2019
- Date: February 11, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Robert E. Sheldon aka “The Band Man,” museum specialist in the Division of Musical Instruments at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, works on a composition for the french horn, 79-5900-32.
Sneak Peek 8/12/2019
- Date: August 12, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Mount of ground sloth skeleton in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology lab during preparation for exhibition at the United States National Museum in the Natural History Building, 1946, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-37289.
Sneak Peek 10/22/2018
- Date: October 22, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dr. Richard L. Zusi, associate curator in the Division of Birds, Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the Museum of Natural History, examines bird skulls, August 31, 1964, by Jack Scott, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-154.