Description: For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting new photos of women scientists to the Flickr Commons and highlighting these women in blog posts on THE BIGGER PICTURE, in honor of Women's History Month.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="An unidentified woman (possibly Alice Haskins) sitting with U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.
Description: Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1865–1931), a pioneer in microphotography, captured detailed images of thousands of individual snowflakes. His photography and publications advanced the scientific record of snow crystals and their many types. Five hundred of these photographs are part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collections. Looking for a fun activity for the whole
Description: First hired by the Smithsonian in 1871, topographical illustrator William Henry Holmes was well known for paintings that were described as "orgies of pure color." His knowledge of geology, archaeology, anthropology, and ethnology made him a master in the scientific documentation of landscapes. His achievements included important publications on Native American cultures in
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