Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science"
Sneak Peek 2/17/2020
- Date: February 17, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Office of Executive Assistant to the Secretary in the east wing of the Smithsonian Institution, or Castle, April 10, 1912, with John U. Perkins, Harry Woodward Dorsey (chief clerk), and James G. Traylor (appointment clerk), SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B37_F02_008.
Sneak Peek 7/23/2018
- Date: July 23, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Senior administrators stand next to their bicycles outside the Arts and Industries Building during an energy conservation campaign, 74-4912-01.
Sneak Peek 11/4/2019
- Date: November 4, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Drawing of "Neptune Baird," dog belonging to Spencer Fullerton Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, circa 1840s, SIA RU000095, SA-270.
You Spin Me Right Round
- Date: May 17, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: William Wetmore Story's statue of Smithsonian
Sneak Peek 6/16/2014
- Date: June 16, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and two unidentified administrators with the Resolute desk, on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in 1966 and 1967.
Sneak Peek 8/8/2016
- Date: August 8, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Spencer Fullerton Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and daughter, Lucy, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, MAH-3461.
Sneak Peek 9/21/2015
- Date: September 21, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Secretary S. Dillon Ripley greets Pope John Paul II upon his arrival at the Smithsonian Institution, 79-13064.
Sneak Peek 10/30/2017
- Date: October 30, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Alexander Wetmore examines study skins of birds collected on his expeditions for his next volume of "The Birds of Panama," OPA-1378-18A.
Robert Ridgway: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
- Date: April 30, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.
Baby Got Backmark: A Closer Look at Card Photograph Mounts
- Date: May 6, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A look at the elaborate graphics photographers used to advertise their businesses on the backs of 19th century card mounted photographs.
The Little Aquarium That Could
- Date: June 23, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.
The Woman Behind the Camera
- Date: March 28, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A closer look at Smithsonian's first woman photographer, Louisa Bernie Gallaher.