Results for "The American Scene (Online exhibition)"
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The Legacy of I. Michael Heyman
- Date: December 7, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: A discussion of the legacy of I. Michael Heyman, who served as the eleventh Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1994 to 1999.
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Live Blogging from the Smithsonian Archives Fair!
- Date: October 22, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="attachment_9678" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="View of the Archives Fair setup, October 22, 2010."][/caption] We are going to be live blogging from the Smithsonian Archives Fair this morning and profiling all of the activities that will be going on today. Stay tuned throughout the day to see what's going on. [caption id="attachment_9680"
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Link Love: 4/8/2011
- Date: April 8, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="198" caption="Screenshot from music video "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, Shows use of anti-gravity leaning patent, Courtesy of Wikipedia."][/caption] Umm, this definitely wins the award for my most favorite new discovery in an archive. How did Michael Jackson do that off the hook lean in his dance in “Smooth Criminal”? Apparently
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Answer me this?
- Date: May 19, 2010
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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See Here: 10/25/2010
- Date: October 25, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="334" caption="Paul Rhymer, Exhibits Specialist in Taxidermy at Exhibits Central, shows off the radio-controlled badger he created for Brian Miller, a post-doctoral fellow working at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, VA, The "robo-badger" had been found as road-kill and mailed to Rhymer frozen,
Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way
- Date: January 31, 2017
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.
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Love It! Where Can I Buy It?
- Date: February 24, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Goodbye, 2019. Hello, 2020!
- Date: December 31, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2020, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2019.
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The man, the myth, the lens
- Date: May 17, 2010
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: [caption id="attachment_6524" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Linsey Scott, Intern, and Michael Barnes, Photographer, from the Center of Scientific Imaging and Photography stand in front of the freshly remounted world-record Black Marlin that was caught in 1953 using 130 pound test line by Alfred C. Glascock, Jr."][/caption] I had the recent opportunity to sit down
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See Here: 9/29/2010
- Date: September 29, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="422" caption="Victor and Cosmos Mindeleff building models of the Penasco Blanco Pueblo Indian village for use in the Bureau of American Ethnology exhibitions, 19th century, c. 1885, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 28, Folder 31, Negative Number: 6084."][/caption]
Sandved and his Snapshots
- Date: April 4, 2013
- Description: Kjell Bloch Sandved worked as a photographer for the National Musuem of Natural History for 32 years and his Photographic Files captured the Museum’s staff at work in 1975.
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See Here: 10/20/2010
- Date: October 20, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Actor Gene Kelly (l.) while being filmed at National Museum of American Historys After the Revolution exhibit on December 4, 1985 for a 90-minute production called American Treasure - A Smithsonian Journey, that was to air in March, 1986, 1985, by Jeff Tinsley, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution