Results for "Very Large Telescope Project"
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Link Love: 4/9/2010
- Date: April 9, 2010
- 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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Seeing the Invisible (Part 2)
- Date: June 1, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Arthur Wilson Stelfox: Another Gift from the United Kingdom
- Date: July 23, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: With a large personal collection of specimens, Arthur Wilson Stelfox took steps to ensure his work will go on for decades to come.
Where in the World Is That Field Book?
- Date: July 28, 2016
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: Field books are now on our website. Not only that, but they are becoming full text searchable.
The Journey to Recovery: A Tale of Earthquake Damage and Repair in Haiti
- Date: February 23, 2012
- Description: The story of the damage context and advanced treatment of a Stivenson Magloire painting broken into fragments by the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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Walking on Broken Glass
- Date: July 22, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="attachment_7450" align="aligncenter" width="379" caption="A broken glass plate negative, Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives."][/caption] We are in the throes of summer here in Washington DC, and that means three things: heat, more heat, and interns. Interns not only allow us to share expertise and experience with newcomers to the field, but also allow
Wait, there are bigger map cases? An Intern's Journey in the Oversized Collections
- Date: August 30, 2016
- Description: At the end of Summer 2016, an overview of an intern's work in the archive's oversize collections in the map cases.
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Down at the Drive-In
- Date: August 4, 2009
- Description: [caption id="attachment_1679" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Untitled (Drive-In: Circle Theatre), Steve Fitch, 1976, Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection"][/caption] Media and transportation seem forever linked. As I wrote in a previous post, the portable camera and the bicycle made a very nice pairing in their early years at the turn of the 20th century.
Pennywise Preservation: Oversized Prints and Drawings
- Date: December 13, 2016
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Providing suitable housing for collections can sometimes be cost-prohibitive. When the Archives received a large collection of oversized drawings, a cost-savings approach had to be employed while still achieving an appropriate housing strategy for long-term preservation.
Engineering a Smithsonian for the 21st Century
- Date: December 18, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: As the twelfth Smithsonian Secretary, G. Wayne Clough, retires, historian Pamela Henson looks back on his impact on the Smithsonian in 6 ½ short years – creating a positive dynamic, fostering environmental responsibility, and stimulating collaborations across the Institution.
Facing Adverse Conditions While Collecting in the Field
- Date: July 31, 2012
- Description: David Crockett Graham's field books depict how he faced many adverse conditions while collecting specimens in China.
Cheers to Marvin Heiferman
- Date: October 12, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.