Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="S. Dillon Ripley (1913-2001), Smithsonian Secretary (1964-1984), Mrs. Mary Livingston Ripley (d. 1996) and their partners dance a waltz at the National Associates Program's Contributing Membership ball, 1984, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="418" caption="A woman and Carlos' sister, who is leaning against a table, are at the open air summer camp above the house on the Isla Iguana, The image was taken by sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore while on an ornithological expedition to Panama, Date unknown, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="373" caption=" Watson M. Perrygo working with drying bird skins in Soná, Veraguas, Panama, Perrygo, a taxidermist for the United States National Museum, was in Panama on an ornithological field trip with Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore, May 31, 1953, by Alexander Wetmore, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Description: A new exhibit and publication from the National Air and Space Museum looks at the architectural beauty of airport towers with photos by Carolyn Russo. [via Weather.com]“The government must take the lead in reinvesting in the arts and humanities,” according to Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton. [via Washington Post]The Smithsonian made a 3D scan of Apollo 11 from the National
Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives makes thousands of historic images of the exhibits, events, and happenings at the Smithsonian available online and, as the year comes to a close, we thought this would be a good time to take a look at some of the year’s most popular Smithsonian History images. You can search the History of the Smithsonian catalog at siris.si.edu to find
Description: Mary Grace Potter, founding director of the Visitor Information and Associates’ Reception Center, 1971–2000, established and led the unit responsible for providing information to Smithsonian members and the public by mail, telephone, and in person. In 1978, Potter won the first annual Robert A. Brooks Award for Excellence in Administration. #Groundbreaker
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.