Description: This post is the third in a series this month that honor the anniversary of the famous Scopes Trial held in Tennessee from July 10–21, 1925. We're highlighting a set of rare and newly digitized photographs from the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections, of witnesses at the trial, which have been added to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. On Wednesday afternoon, July 15,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Larry Hagman, from the television show "Dallas," presented Carl Scheele, Curator of National Museum of American History's Division of Community Life with his hat from the television show in the Cannon House Office Building caucus room, February 28, 1984, by Jeffrey Ploskonka, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="Office of Exhibits Central staffers (l-r) Ben Snouffer, Rosemary Regan, and Harold Campbell pose for with the mannequins that were modeled after them in the National Museum of American History's (NMAH) "Engines of Change" exhibit, 1987, by Eric Long, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371
Description: This year marks the 50th anniversary since the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the National Zoo. To celebrate, we’re highlighting some giant panda records at the Archives.
Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.
Description: Meroe Park became the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Smithsonian in 2020. She oversees day-to-day activities and major strategic initiatives across the Smithsonian. Previously, Park was the executive vice president of the Partnership for Public Service and executive director and chief operating officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. #Groundbreaker
Description: Nearly four months into Smithsonian’s extended telework period, we thought it would be fun to share which skills and hobbies have been getting us through this overwhelming time.
Description: The life of Betty J. Meggers, an Anthropologist, who speciailized in pottery identification, conducted extensive field work in Amazon Rainforest region of South America, and was associated with the Smithsonian for more than five decades.
Description: On January 24, 1925, for the first time in over a century, a total solar eclipse would be visible across the northern part of the United States. How scientists used a dirigible to observe the phenomenon.