Results for "Tigers"
Where Have All the White Tigers Gone?
- Date: August 13, 2015
- Description: A brief history of white tigers at the National Zoological Park, and an explanation of why they are no longer collected.
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The Flying Tigers and the Smithsonian
- Date: June 9, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Have you ever wondered why museums choose the exhibition topics they do? These are the kinds of questions that the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ historic records of exhibitions can sometimes help us answer. An idea could stem from the personal interest of a curator, reflect an institution’s holdings, be inspired by comments from a visitor, or be designed around a specific
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Picture Perfect? Not All the Games We Play
- Date: June 9, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: While we at the Photography Initiative like to argue that photography changes everything, it’s not always the case. On June 2nd, in a controversial ninth inning call, baseball umpire Jim Joyce denied Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga a shot at making history for pitching a “perfect” game. Joyce—from his point of view behind first base—saw a batter hit a ball, make it
Mr. Rogers at the Zoo
- Date: June 18, 2013
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: The popular childrens’ TV program, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, pays a visit to the National Zoological Park in 1982.
Where Will This Lead? Exhibits, Zoos and Video-dating
- Date: January 14, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Investigating digital files from the 1980s turns up software that let people play matchmaker–for endangered species. Let’s see where this leads.
Link Love: 11/25/2011
- Date: November 25, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Aww: Cute Baby Animals and Other Field Book Surprises
- Date: May 25, 2017
- Creator: Mignonette (Mig) Dooley Johnson:
- Description: Snapshots of cute baby animals, taken during the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937.
Science Service, Up Close: The Microvivarium
- Date: May 12, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Today’s science museums build on the efforts of biologist George Roemmert (1892-1952), whose “Microvivarium” projected images of amoebas and other microscopic creatures.
Cocktails, Cubs, & Costinika
- Date: September 27, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: A slideshow of images from the Field Book Project.
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
- Date: May 1, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents some images from their collections.
Link Love: 8/9/2013
- Date: August 9, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
The Good Wife
- Date: September 28, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.