Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley (1913-2001) riding a scooter at the 1974 Folklife Festival in the Mississippi delta section, with a cotton field behind him, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 613, Box 269, Folder: SDR Photos, Negative number:
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="255" caption="Astrophysicist and fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1928-1944) Charles Greeley Abbot sitting in a chair with printouts of solar observations connected to a Oatmeal container, c. 1960s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder 2,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="David and Patricia Mudrick working on their 7-foot gingerbread model of the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," December 1980, by Jeff Tinsley, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 3 Folder January 1981, Negative Number: 80-19953-28."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="397" caption=""Swedish Textiles Today" exhibition sponsored by the Royal Swedish Embassy, and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Date unknown, by Monica Boheman, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 314 Box 8 Folder 13, Negative Number: 94-6785."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Staff of the Bureau of International Exchanges, later the International Exchange Service, gathered on the steps of the east entrance of the Smithsonian Institution Building on July 10, 1891, by Unidentified photographer, Sepia photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 28 Folder 33, Negative
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="409" caption="In the basement of the Smithsonian Institution Building, stacks of packages of publications labeled with the foreign country to receive the shipment have been prepared by the International Exchange Service, Early 1900s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 28,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="289" caption="Exhibit of Smithsonite, the mineral zinc carbonate, named in 1832 in honor of James Smithson, mineralogist and founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, 1958, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 44 Folder 16, Negative Number: 2002-12151. "][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Janet Solinger, Director of the Resident Associates Program (RAP), outside the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), also known as the "Castle," 1983, by Nora Kengle, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: January 1983, Negative Number: 2002-32291."][/caption]
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
Description: [caption id="attachment_7461" align="aligncenter" width="369" caption="Construction of the National Museum of the American Indian, July 2003, digital photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-012, Box 24, Folder NMAI Construction-July 2003, Folder CD_1, # U.jpg."] [/caption] At the Archives, we’ve recently begun working with some digital files of architectural
Description: This is post is part of our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professional. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Smithsonian Institution Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Don’t be afraid to let us know who you might like to hear from next!What is preservation? This is a
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