Results for "Smithsonian Mobile (Mobile app)"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 11-230, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2011
- Date: 2011
- Creator: National Air and Space Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Re-mounting the American Bison
- Date: February 25, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: One of our recent projects, these photographic crayon enlargements, associated with founder of the National Zoo William Temple Hornaday, were made on sensitized paper that was then adhered to a linen “canvas” stretched around wooden frames. The paper had become brittle, and handling at some point in the past led to a number of punctures and tears through both the paper and the
Link Love: 4/1/2011
- Date: April 1, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="326" caption="View of the Thrift Drugs Pharmacy and Luncheonette at 533 Liberty Avenue, September 11th, 1952, P"][/caption] My chosen Friday time-suck?: geotag, explore, and help ID thousands of historic photos of Pittsburgh on Retrographer.org [via Marguerite Roby, SIA]. Pretty cool! Thousands of new objects from the Smithsonian’s
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-371, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Website Records, 2017
- Date: 2017
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 16-020, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Website Records, 2015
- Date: 2015
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 9/16/2011
- Date: September 16, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Wired Science has great coverage of our recent “Field Book Lantern Slides” Flickr Commons set, complete with more information from the Smithsonian’s Thomas Jorstad, who works in the paleontology department at the National Museum of Natural History. Yeek! A Dust Archive (for real!) [via Marguerite Roby, SIA].
Sidedoor Podcast: Megatherium Club
- Date: June 22, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]A staff-favorite story in the Smithsonian’s history is that of the Megatherium Club — a revolving group of young naturalists who made the Castle their temporary home in between expeditions to the outer reaches of the United States. Who could not be intrigued by this photo of the Club where they look to be sharing a joke, or a plan?
- Field Book
Notes
- Date: 1884-1914 1884 1914
- Creator: Sherman, John D., 1872-1960
- SI History Chronology
"M*A*S*H" Exhibition Opens in American History
- Date: July 30, 1983
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-225, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Website Records, 2016
- Date: 2016
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-059, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2012-2013
- Date: 2012 2012-2013
- Creator: National Postal Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Link Love: 8/27/2010
- Date: August 27, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="167" caption="The Mona Lisa, between 1503 and 1505, by Leonardo da Vinci, Oil on poplar, The Louvre Museum."][/caption] Scientists have discovered the secret behind Mona Lisa’s beguiling smile by using x-ray technology [via More Intelligent Life]. And while we're at it, scientists use UV light to reveal how awesomely gaudy the colors of