Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Forum on Material Culture"
Open Access: Put a Bird On It
- Date: February 24, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!
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!
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Learn. Educate. Imagine.
- Date: September 14, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
October is American Archives Month: Fin.
- Date: November 4, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: November is here and the leaves seem to finally be changing, which heralds the end of October is American Archives Month. Our 31-day Blogathon was a smashing success, garnering about 10,000 visits, and even though Archives month has come to a close, we will continue to post about our profession, our stories, and our wonderfully unique treasures. [caption id="attachment_9907"
Moving Day
- Date: January 21, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: In November, Smithsonian Institution Archives moved over 3 million photographic negatives to a new state of the art facility at the Smithsonian Institution Support Center (SISC) in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC)
- Date: February 10, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Learn more about the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center and the impact this unit had in the study of marine science worldwide.
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New Feature! Sneak Peek
- Date: May 18, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="attachment_13094" align="aligncenter" width="404" caption="Jefferson Memorial Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin, 1983, by Jeff Tinsley, Color slide, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative Number 83-4105."][/caption] Today, we’re starting a new weekly feature that highlights images from the Archives’ historic Smithsonian Photographic Services collection.
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.
Goody Goody Gumdrops
- Date: September 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A history of pygmy hippopotamus naming conventions at the National Zoological Park.
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.
Vintage Shutterbugs
- Date: May 26, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Did you know that May is National Photography Month? Declared by Congress as a month-long event in 1987, National Photography Month celebrates all aspects of photography. We invite you to see what our photographers were up to a century before this declaration in this behind- the-scenes slideshow of the photographic laboratory spaces, set-ups, and equipment of the United States