Description: It has officially been 426 days since the Smithsonian Institution (including the Archives) first closed its doors. Many may be wondering….how does an archivist, especially one who deals directly with photographs or photographic negatives, continue to work from home for over a year? Well, my friends, I will give you a brief glimpse into some of the work I have been able to
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="Kjell Sandved, Department of Botany photographer, chest deep in water taking a close-up shot of plants, 1970s, by Dave Wapinski, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder November 1977, Negative Number: 96-927. "][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="437" caption="Ernest P. Walker, Assistant Director, National Zoological Park, 1930-1956, with a flying squirrel, Date unknown, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 24A Folder 1, Negative Number: 2002-10670."][/caption]
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: The Hungerford Deed split an inherited estate between two sisters—but what do we know about those properties? We’ve dug deep into one of them here.
Description: As I write this crossover Preservation Week/MayDay post so close to Earth Day 2020 (the fiftieth anniversary), stunning news continues to break across the globe due to the coronavirus. Shining through the fog of worry, there have been surprising gains in a period of forced inactivity due to reduced emissions, such as record-breaking solar energy capture in Germany, and cleaner
Description: Director of Collections at the Hirshhorn, Sarah Stauderman, is a paper and a/v conservator who built the first time-based media preservation suite at the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Alligators in their enclosure in the original Animal House, also known as the Carnivora House, which opened in 1892 and was the first permanent building at the National Zoological Park, 1900, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder 1, Negative
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="453" caption=""Tucker," a two day old orangutan, cradled in the arms of his mother "Pensi" at the National Zoological Park, c. 1983, by Jessie Cohen, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: May 1983, Negative Number: 95-249."][/caption]
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