Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="412" caption="Volunteer satellite trackers in Pretoria, South Africa, for Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Moonwatch Network, one of more than 100 teams worldwide, 1965, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="Mark and Diane Littler inspecting algae at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Link Port, Florida. Mark is holding the algae specimen, Both are in the water wearing snorkeling gear and wetsuits, 1984, by Jeff Tinsley, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder February 1985, Negative
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="In the dim recesses of the basement of the National Museum of Natural History, marine researcher Walter H. Adey and a team of co-workers succeeded in developing a functioning, growing coral reef, 1979, Richard Farrar, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-016, Box 1, Folder: Research Reports Spring 1979, Negative
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Waldo LaSalle Schmitt at the Cosmos Hotel, Punta Arenas, Chile, Schmitt, curator of Marine Invertebrates, United States National Museum, conducted extensive field work in South America, 1927, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7231 Box 83 Folder
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Physicist Hans Albrecht Bethe (1906-2005) is shown being interviewed by John O’Neill (science journalist, New York Tribune), and William Laurence (science journalist, New York Times) at the George Washington University Conference on Theoretical Physics, January 1939, by Fremont Davis, Photographic print, Smithsonian
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Actor and environmentalist Robert Redford discusses a scene from the film "The Earth in Our Hands" with Walter Adey, director of Natural History's Marine Systems Laboratory (MSL). The film was shot in MSL's Everglades Ecosystem at the Old Soldiers' Home, 1989, Richard K. Hofmeister, Photographic print, Smithsonian
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion, by Watson Davis, July 1925, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7091: Science Service, Records, 1902-1965, Accession number: SIA2008-1146."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, by Watson Davis, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7091: Science Service, Records, 1902-1965, Accession number: SIA2007-0124."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Emperor Hirohito of Japan at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) with Dr. Frederick M. Bayer, Dr. Joseph Rosewater, and Professor Hidemi Sato (University of Pennsylvania) on October 2, 1975, The Emperor, who is a marine biologist, is seen here studying specimens, 1975, by Vincent P. Connolly, Photographic print,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Behind the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," is the site of the Smithsonian's museum complex on Independence Avenue, 1987, by Jeff Tinsley, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410 Box 3 Folder Quad with Street, Negative Number: 87-7964-1."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="343" caption="His face framed with fur, he was one of the great tellers of stories and legends who gave Rasmussen information on the folklore of the Eskimo race. The white objects are lip ornaments, 1924, by Leo Hansen, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Science Service Records, Record Unit 7091, Box 409, Folder 2,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="The map shows the distribution of Smithsonian Correspondents throughout the world from the Smithsonian Institution Annual Report, 1895, the map is found after page 32, From its earliest years, the Institution maintained correspondence with scholars and volunteers who supported the work of the Smithsonian, by collecting
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