Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="344" caption="A view of part of the animals from Africa display in the newly modernized Mammal Hall in the National Museum of Natural History, These specimens came from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt Expedition (1909-1910), c. 1953, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="287" caption="Eugene Behlan, chief of National Museum of Natural History Office of Exhibits, with a mannequin before the opening of "Western Civilization: Origins and Traditions," 1978, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder July 1978, Negative Number:
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Henry Steinway and Van Cliburn inspect Paderewski piano on display in NMHT (NMHT), now the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Musical Instruments Hall, 9 December 1975, by Dale Hrabak, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2, Negative Number: 76-17811-28."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="George S. Switzer, first Chairman of the Department of Mineral Sciences, 1963-1968, and Associate Curator, 1948-1956, with some objects from the collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Date unknown, c. 1960s, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Exhibit case displays Arctic Mammals in the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Some of the animals exhibited include the Arctic hare, the Musk ox, and the Arctic ground squirrel, 1959, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 2,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Side view of a 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony House as originally built in Everett, Massachusetts, The house was installed in 1957 in the National Museum of Natural History as a part of the Hall of Colonial Culture, 1957, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="280" caption="The stairs leading to the south entrance of the National Museum of Natural History after a snow storm with a small path cleared through the snow, c. 1911, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 532, Box 133, Folder: NHB Undated, Negative Number: 26870-B."][/caption]
Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.
Description: I was recently given the opportunity to work as a Collections Care Intern at the Smithsonian Institution Archives for the months of November and December 2015, under the supervision and partnership of the Archives’ Collections Care Team. During my short time here, I worked on two parallel projects focused on surveying, preserving, and treating oversized archival collections:
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="Visitors to the National Museum of American History (NMAH) Military History Hall, costumed in Revolutionary attire for the Treaty of Paris Bicentennial celebration held on the grounds around the Washington Monument, 1983, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,