Results for "Washington (D.C.)"
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The Time Has Come
- Date: February 8, 2011
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: [caption id="attachment_11359" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup Design for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Courtesy NMAAHC."][/caption] The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER
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Everyone Loves a Circus
- Date: June 2, 2010
- Creator: Ginger Yowell
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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A Camera in the Kitchen
- Date: August 24, 2009
- Description: [caption id="attachment_2064" align="aligncenter" width="360" caption="Photographs of Paul and Julia from page 262 of My Life in France, by Thérèse-Marie Blazek of feastingonpixels.blogspot.com."][/caption] If you haven’t seen Nora Ephron’s latest film Julie & Julia yet, there are several scenes, which indicate that aside from his work for the U.S. government, Julia Child’s
Conserving Archival Collections Suffering from Fungal Attack
- Date: July 26, 2016
- Description: This summer Visiting Professional Laura Wahl had the chance to learn more about how to respond to the problem of mold residues found on archival materials. The Smithsonian Affiliations’ Visiting Professionals Program allowed her to spend time at the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ conservation lab researching this topic.
Full Steam Ahead: The Motorcycle’s Bicycle Beginnings
- Date: May 24, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A look at the steam tricycle and other bicycle innovations during the turn of the 20th century.
Spotlight: Henry Joseph Horan, Superintendent of Buildings
- Date: July 29, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A closer look at staff member Henry Horan (1838-1896), who held several positions at the Smithsonian, including janitor, watchman, and superintendent of buildings, during his long career at the Institution.
Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: December 8, 2020
- Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
Television and the Smithsonian: The Moon Party and "Instant History"
- Date: November 27, 2012
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: On July 20, 1969, television broadcasters and Smithsonian visitors joined in watching history in the making when astronauts stepped onto the Moon.
Documenting the Opening of a Museum
- Date: September 27, 2016
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A look at how documenting the opening of a museum has changed in the age of social media.
“Angels Can Do No More”: Regina Hughes’ Contributions as a Botanical Illustrator
- Date: March 10, 2016
- Description: This post discusses the contributions of Regina Hughes, a botanical illustrator, to the National Museum of Natural History.
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100 Years of the Natural History Building
- Date: June 17, 2010
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="U.S. National Museum, May 3, 1917, seen from the National Mall, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 45, Box 79, Folder: 10, Neg. SIA2009-2203."][/caption] As part of my work as the historian for the history of the Smithsonian, I’ve been working for the past year on
Smithsonian African American Association
- Date: February 9, 2016
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: The Smithsonian African American Association was formed in 1989 and was an assembly of the Institution's employees who have organized to project a united voice, to have an impact upon pan-institutional policies that affect African Americans, and to convey these concerns to the Smithsonian Administration.