Results for "Smithsonian Mobile (Mobile app)"
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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
The Smithsonian Castle Construction Begins
- Date: March 19, 2019
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or the “Castle,” is the most iconic of all the Smithsonian’s 769 facilities, which include its nineteen museums, nine research centers, National Zoo, and all of its other establishments. The Castle was the first building constructed specifically for the Smithsonian after it was founded in 1846. On March 19, 1847, a contract was signed with
Museum of Music Traveling Exhibition
- Date: 1966 September 29, 1966
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
One Lens for Multiple Archives: A Pan-Institutional Survey of Born Digital Holdings
- Date: May 28, 2015
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Summary of pan-Smithsonian survey of born digital collections holdings at archives and museums at the Smithsonian.
- Webpage
Smithsonian During WWII
- Date: July 21, 2016
- Description: With expertise in the Pacific world, the US military turned to the Smithsonian during World War II because of its unique areas of knowledge in science, culture, and history. Soldiers stationed abroad in turn helped increase the Smithsonian’s understanding of the region. And back at home in the Nation’s Capital, the Smithsonian prepared to keep its collections safe
- Field Book
Thompson, R. J., Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, April - July 1892
- Date: 1892 18920401 18920708
- Creator: Thompson, Russell J.
- Blog Post
Link Love: 4/29/2011
- Date: April 29, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), 1931, by Unidentified photographer, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Accession number: SIL14-E1-10."][/caption] An interesting article on the complicated permutations of copyright law and images of publicity-savvy Albert Einstein. Our thoughts are with those dealing
- Field Book
Original logbooks of the Fish Hawk, station numbers 7900 to 7922
- Date: 1913 19130622 19130625
- Webpage
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 16-380, Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services, Website Records, 2016
- Date: 2016
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Protection Services
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Collection
Associate Director Records, 2003-2020
- Date: 2003 2003-2020
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
- Blog Post
The Burning of the Smithsonian
- Date: January 23, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: One hundred fifty years ago, on January 24, 1865, a massive fire erupted in the west wing of the Smithsonian Castle.
