From June 24, 2014 – Jan 3, 2016, the Smithsonian Libraries presents “Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North America”. The exhibition, on display in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, focuses on the story of the last Passenger Pigeon, the disappearance of the Great Auk, Carolina Parakeet, and Heath Hen and how they reveal the fragile connections between species and their environment.
Now you can remember these four great birds while supporting the Smithsonian Libraries. Purchases of this shirt, which features iconic images of the extinct species, directly benefits programing for the Libraries’ exhibitions.
In addition to the “Once There Were Billions” design on the back, the shirts show off the Libraries’ new branding on the front. They are available in both adult and youth sizes through TFund.
These shirts will only be on sale for a limited time – 30 days! So get them while you can, before February 21st! Purchase yours now to support the Libraries and remember America’s extinct birds.
For more information about “Once There Were Billions”, visit the exhibition’s webpage or read about it in our previous blog posts.
7 Comments
The graphic is on the back? Is there anyway it can be placed on the front?
Hi Ellen,
Yes, this design features the main graphic on the back of the shirt. If there’s enough interest perhaps we can do another design with the graphic on the front.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Are these shirts… “Once there were billions” still available for purchase?
No need to reply… Just had to read on to get my answer
I would buy this if the graphic was on the front
about the t-shirt design above, I would argue for the back design, it’s looks not simple, but not so bad #justmyOpinion
Are T-shirts available again as the Exhibition runs until Jan 2016. I certainly hope so. When I first say the film on PBS I cried and cried and watched the film over and over for as long as PBS offered it which was years ago. Thank you, Suzy Wu