Results for "United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Fisheries"
The Little Aquarium That Could
- Date: June 23, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- 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.
Science Service, Up Close: Making Do
- Date: June 4, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Science Service: Up Close - Looking at the "defense fashions" for female workers during World War II.
A Wonderful Wetmore Adventure
- Date: May 31, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Thanks to our volunteers who transcribed the entirety of the Alexander Wetmore photo album collection!
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See Here: 5/9/2011
- Date: May 9, 2011
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="310" caption="Foster Henderson Benjamin (1895-1936), lepidopterist, was with the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, There he assisted in the investigations of the Mexican (Texas, 1927) and Mediterranean (Florida, 1929) fruit flies, c. 1927, by Unidentified photographer, Sepia photographic print, Smithsonian
The Broad Mission of the Division of Inquiry
- Date: January 26, 2012
- Description: An examination of logbooks in the Smithsonian Institution Archives reveals the multiple ways that the Division of Inquiry in the United States Commission of Fish performed scientific work at marine laboratories in the early 20th century to fulfill their expansive mission statement.
Smithsonian Open Access-iversary
- Date: February 25, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!
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19th-Century Marine Life’s Role in the 21st Century
- Date: January 25, 2011
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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The Archives’ Hidden Women
- Date: March 15, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9246,size=500,center]THE BIGGER PICTURE's “Wonderful Women Wednesday” series profiles the female curators, directors, and research scientists who have risen to prominence in their careers at the Smithsonian.These stories of broken glass ceilings are fascinating, but they barely scratch the surface of the Smithsonian’s female workforce through the
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Season's Greetings from the Archives
- Date: December 22, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Celebrating the holidays with an assortment of greeting cards from U.S. National Museum ichthyologist Isaac Ginsburg’s papers.
Scientific Sweethearts: Research Couples in the Archives
- Date: February 11, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A look at the life and work of husband and wife Smithsonian scientists researching in the field.
A Salute to Scrapbooks
- Date: May 6, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, the Archives highlights the scrapbook of William and Lucile Mann from their trip to Argentina in 1939.
Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!
- Date: October 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.