Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary"

     
    Showing results 769 - 780 of 856 for Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
    1. Intricately carved beige stone of 2 warriors during battle

      Link Love: 11/17/2017

      • Date: November 17, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A recently discovered carved sealstone from a 3,500 year old tomb in Southwest Greece shows that highly skilled stone carving in Greek civilization occurred much earlier than thought. [via Colossal]Speaking of warriors, how to fight file format rot from the Library of Congress. [via Scientific American]A new program from our National Museum of the American Indian seeks to

    2.  
    3. Exterior of the original Corcoran Gallery of Art (now Renwick Gallery) designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. The c. 1930s image shows the building when it served as the U.S. Court of Claims.

      Revisiting Renwick

      • Date: January 27, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: While closed for renovations, here is a look at some historic images of the Renwick Gallery on the anniversary of its opening to the public.

    4.  

    5. Summer In The City

      • Date: June 27, 2017
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: A before-and-after look at the the entrances and rotundas around the Smithsonian.

    6.  
    7. Word processor,

      Technology Throwback Thursday: Snail Mail and Word Processors

      • Date: July 10, 2014
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: A brief look at the evolution of public inquiries at the Smithsonian.

    8.  
    9. A woman in a long, strapless dress sits in a chair and looks upward. Eye masks hang on the wall behind her.

      Link Love: 11/16/2018

      • Date: November 16, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • 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.

    10.  

    11. Introducing Here At The Smithsonian

      • Date: December 29, 2020
      • Description: We are starting a new monthly blog series featuring episodes of Here At The Smithsonian.

    12.  
    13. Who Wore it Best - Cyclist Couture: Lyonel Feininger vs. Elihu Vedder, Courtesy of the Archives of American Art.

      Link Love: 1/17/2014

      • Date: January 17, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

    14.  
    15. Handwritten table called

      Link Love: 4/28/2017

      • Date: April 28, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Very early "big data" tracking mortality rates in 17th-century London. [via Smithsonian Magazine]The Mellon Foundation has funded an $887,000 project to develop community-driven archives! [via Info Docket]See what questions archivists across the country answered yesterday for #AskAnArchivist. [via SAA]What album would you be....if you could preserve yourself in a vinyl record.

    16.  

    17. Panda-monium!

      • Date: April 16, 2012
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Arrival of giant pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling to the National Zoological Park.

    18.  

    19. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

      • Date: October 4, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

    20.  
    21. Blog Post

      That's a Wrap! - Showcasing the Archives Through Video

      • Date: August 29, 2013
      • Description: When I first applied for an internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, I admittedly did not know much about it. For my internship, I was asked to make a video that would explain to the general public what the Archives was, as well as what resources it could offer them. On my first day here I was told that the Archives held the records and history of the Smithsonian

    22.  
    23. Visitor comment card from the National Museum of American History's September 11: Remembrance and Reflection event commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Courtesy of NMAH.

      Link Love: 9/12/2014

      • Date: September 12, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

    24.  
    Showing results 769 - 780 of 856 for Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary

    Pages