L-R: Dr. William Noel, Anne Van Camp (Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives), Nancy Gwinn (Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries), and Marcia Adams (Assistant Director for Technical Services, Smithsonian Institution Libraries) Dr. Noel more »
Category: Collection Highlights
Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes, and a Trip around it. Trans. by Louis Mercier and Eleanor King [De la terre more »
Invitations to Art Exhibitions Using Unusual Formats and Materials, photo by Rita O'Hara Collectors, art museum directors and curators receive piles of mail from artists , museums and art dealers more »
Portrait of Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin On July 2, 1900, Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin flew the first airship, later dubbed zeppelin, near Lake Constance in Germany, with five passengers more »
Maria Sibylla Merian, Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumennahrung, 1730 July is National Blueberry Month. This lovely piece by Maria SIbylla Merian is one of many from this item in more »
Peter Henderson & Co., Manual of Everything for the Garden, 1896, "Back Cover." William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1594: JULIET: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou more »
“Why is it no one ever sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get one perfect rose.”—Dorothy Parker Robert John more »