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Smithsonian Institution interiors. John Bull steam engine in the Smithsonian

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Barrett Co., Freer Gallery & Smithsonian, [Washington, D.C.]

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Aerial view over south lawn of looking southeast toward Washington Monument, with American Red Cross building and Memorial Continental Hall (DAR) in foreground. Washington D.C.

Date from negatives in same range. Rear view of buildings on Seventeenth Street, N.W., between E and D Streets. Shows from left to right in distance: Union Station, Willard Hotel, Old Post Office Building towe More

Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941), sitting at desk

Description: First hired by Harvard College Observatory to carry out astronomical calculations, Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) eventually became one of the foremost American astronomers, known especially for her More

Knickerbocker Snowstorm Hits Washington, D.C

Date: 1922..Topic: Snow. Weather. Closings. Storm damage. Blizzards. Winter storms. Storms..Notes: Image of South Yard behind the Smithsonian Castle after a snowstorm may be the Knickerbocker snowstorm. Image i More

Ancient clay discs at Smithsonian (Grace Stockman), 1/22/26

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Stella Pecelj Collett (ca. 1922-2010)

Subject: Collett, Stella Pecelj c. 1921-2010. Bell & Howell Co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1414]..Summary: Stella Pecelj Collett (ca. 1922-201 More

Mountain gorge near La Paz, Bolivia.

Creator: A.S. Hitchcock..Type: black-and-white photograph, 6.5 x 4.5 inches..Date: c.1923-1924..Local number: SIA2011-0570..Summary: A beautiful mountain gorge between La Paz, Bolivia and the great snow-capped More

View from LORAN tower through the antenna center structure on Sand-Johnston Island, 1964.

Creator: unknown...Local number: SIA2013-08812...Summary: Photograph was taken as part of field documentation for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, on Sand-Johnston Island [Johnston Atoll], 1964....D More

Top of the LORAN tower on Sand-Johnston Island, 1964.

Creator: unknown...Local number: SIA2013-08811...Summary: Photograph was taken as part of field documentation for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, on Sand-Johnston Island [Johnston Atoll], 1964....D More

Family in front of their home at Urbina, Peru.

Creator: A.S. Hitchcock..Type: black-and-white photograph, 4.5 x 6 inches..Date: c. 1923-1924..Local number: SIA2011-0569..Summary: An Indian house at Urbina. The walls are of split bamboo boards. This mater More

Photograph of birds on antenna supports for LORAN tower on Sand-Johnston Island, 1963.

Creator: unknown...Local number: SIA2013-08806...Summary: Photograph was taken as part of field documentation for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, on Sand-Johnston Island [Johnston Atoll], 1963....D More

Excavation of Dinosaur National Monument Quarry, 1923.

Local number: SIA2011-1423..Summary: RU 424 Box 7 Lantern Slide Box 22. Excavation of Dinosaur National Monument Quarry, 1923. From black and white lantern slides found in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontolog More

A lime kiln, near Uyuni, southern Bolivia.

Creator: A.S. Hitchcock..Type: black-and-white photograph, 2.5 x 5.125 inches..Date: 1923-1924..Local number: SIA2011-0572..Summary: The lime stone is in a layer at or near the surface, all over the plain. The More

Smithsonian - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Carl W. Mitman, Curator of Engineering of the Smithsonian Institution photographed with a three-wheel automobile which has been recently acquired by that institution--This old auto in 1909 won first prize in a parade in New York as the oldest vehicle running under its own power

No. 32166. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carl. W. Mitman Curator of engineering at Smithsonian Institution with 1st cold electric light bulb, 9/6/24

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Here is the "inside workings" of the automatic telephone, located at the Smithsonian Instituion, Wash., being operated by Carl Mitman. The electro magnets do all the work. The current necessary to operate these magnets is supplied by 32 dry batteries located in the box at the left. The motor generator is along side. This machine is capable of operating 50 telephones

Prof. Chas. Gilmore of Smithsonian Institution with dinosaur Diplodochus, 9/25/24

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Dr. J.P. Harrington of Smithsonian with White Indians, 12/31/24

Photo shows meeting with Guna indians; l to r: Margarita Compos (Marguerite) and John P. Harrington (Source: Smithsonian website, 2013)

Carrie M. Derick (1862-1941), standing outside building

Description: The botanist Carrie M. Derick (1862-1941) was the first female university professor in Canada, and became a full professor at McGill University in 1912. This photograph may have been taken by jour More

Dr. J.P. Harrington of Smithsonian with White Indians, 12/31/24

Photo shows group including Guna Indians: Back row: Alice Perry, Alfred Robinson. Front row: James Perry, John P. Harrington, and Margarita Campos (Marguerite) (Source: Smithsonian website, 2013)

Chas. H. Gilmore, Curator, Smithsonian Institution, 7/18/24

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Dr. J.W. Gidley of Smithsonian Institute with tooth of extinct elephant, 10/6/24

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Miss Frances Densmore, expert in Indian music, who has been added to the staff of the Nat'l Museum at Wash., she was formerly connected with the Amer. Bureau of Ethnology, the Smithsonian. She is now in charge of the unique collection of musical instruments gathered from all lands and located in the Museum. Here shows with 2 of the oldest musical instruments of the Indians, an old violin and a horn made from elephant tusk

A woman sitting at a table working on a basket. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carl. W. Mitman, Curator of Smithsonian Institution with 3-wheeled auto, 9/6/24

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a bicycle. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paul Brockett, Librarian, Smithsonian Nat'l Academy of Science, 7/19

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Fred L. Lewton, Smithsonian Inst., weaving with cards, 8/5/25

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Evolution of transportation, Smithsonian Institution, 8/25/25

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Weaving with cards, Smithsonian Inst., 8/5/25

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, Charles Francis Potter, with Byrd's children John and Lillian, in front of Byrd's parsonage in Dayton, Tennessee.

Description: Taken during the time of the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. July 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in..Culture: Amer More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Privies outside the Rhea County (Tennessee) courthouse with "Read Your Bible" sign.

Description: Taken during the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. July 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 3 in x 4.25 in..Culture: American..Geogra More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [4 of 4 photos]

Description: William Jennings Bryan (seated at left) being interrogated by Clarence Seward Darrow, during the trial of the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, July 20, 1925. That Monday afternoon, because More

Clarence S. Darrow walking with unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21074..Description: Famous attorney Clarence S. Darrow volunteered to lead John Thomas Scopes’s defense team. Visible in th More

William Jennings Bryan in the courtroom at the Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21073..Description: Political and religious leader William Jennings Bryan (the balding man visible at center of group in ba More

Clarence S. Darrow interrogating William Jennings Bryan, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 20, 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21077..Description: When Arthur Garfield Hays finished reading the scientists’ statements, Clarence S. Darrow asked that th More

Three men standing in front of Robinson’s Drugstore, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21072..Description: Frank Earle Robinson (at right) owned the drugstore where local business leaders persuaded schoolteache More

1875, Smithsonian Institution archives

90-105, 5, "Curtis, Winterton C."; "Zoologist Winterton Conway Curtis (1875-1966) taught at University of Missouri, and had been present at the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes as an expert witness on evolution [Se More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [3 of 4 photos]

Description: William Jennings Bryan (seated at left) being interrogated by Clarence Seward Darrow, during the trial of the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, July 20, 1925. That Monday afternoon, because More

Unidentified young woman, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21080..Contained in: Acc. 10-042, William Silverman Photographs, 1925..Place: USA..Persistent URL:http://photography.si.edu More

Clarence S. Darrow talking with group of men, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21076..Description: Clarence S. Darrow consulted with a wide range of scientists to prepare the defense of John Thomas Scop More

C.W. Mitman of Smithsonian Institute with giant and midget bulbs, 3/12/25

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [2 of 4 photos]

Description: William Jennings Bryan (seated at left) being interrogated by Clarence Seward Darrow, during the trial of the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, July 20, 1925. That Monday afternoon, because More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee

Description: Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 3 in x 4.25 in..Culture: Americ More

Clarence S. Darrow (center) standing near Rhea County Courthouse with unidentified man (left) and Gordon McKenzie (right), Dayton, Tennessee, probably July 20, 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21078..Description: The morning of July 20, 1925, promised to be one of the month’s hottest. Legal fireworks were also expe More

Miniature coal & coke mine at Smithsonian Institution, [8/25/25]

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Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Asst. Sec. of Smithsonian Institute, [4/6/25]

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Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Asst. Sec. of Smithsonian Institute, 4/6/25

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R.T. Tallman of Smithsonian Institution with Babylonian Documents, 2/7/25

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Unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Creator/Photographer: William Silverman..Type: Photographs..Date: 1925..Image ID: 2009-21075..Description: Taken on the Rhea County Courthouse lawn, this photo captures the informal atmosphere surrounding the t More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Andrewena Robinson Davis

Description: Andrewena Robinson Davis. Daughter of F. E. Robinson, owner of the Dayton drugstore. Taken during the time of the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial, Dayton, Tennessee. July 1925..Creator/Photograp More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes (l) and George Washington Rappleyea (r)

Description: Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in..Culture: Americ More

C.W. Gilmore with fossil turtle, Smithsonian, 9/4/25

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, standing by the Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North) sign.

Description: Taken during the time of the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. July 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in..Culture: Amer More

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes

Description: Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925..Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 4.25 in x 3 in..Culture: Americ More

Dr. Walter Hough of Smithsonian in arrowhead quarry (Rock Creek Park), 3/6/26

A black and white photo of a man standing in the woods. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Smithsonian Regents [including Coolidge, Taft, 2/11/27]

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Smithsonian Regents [including Coolidge, Taft], 2/11/27

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Smithsonian regents, 2/11/27 - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of men in suits and ties posing for a picture. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Langley plane at Smithsonian [Washington, D.C.]

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Brains of Aeronautic World represented on National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is photographed in Washington the other day when they met at the Navy Department. The duties of the Committee, as provided by Congress, are to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution. In the photograph, left to right: G.W. Lewis; Charles G. Abbet, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Orville Wright, Inventor of the airplane; Commander John H. Towers; U.S.N., here of the first trans-atlantic flight in 1919; Joseph S. Amos, Chairman; Brig. General Benjamin D. Foulois, first U.S. Army Aviator; William P. MacCracken, former Secretary of Commerce for Aviation; Charles F. Marvin, Chief U.S. Weather Bureau; David W. Taylor, Vice Chairman. Standing is John F. Victory, Secretary

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Ninth International Congress of Psychology, held at Yale University

90-105, 11, "Biog., Vernon Kellogg"; "This candid photograph of the famous Ninth International Congress of Psychology, held at Yale University in 1929, was found by Watson Davis in a book once owned by entomolo More

U.S. on war path against wolves. Washington, D.C., April 29. It may be that dead men tell no tales but the bones of dead wolves are tell-tales of the past and future of these 'bad actors' in preying upon domestic animals in western states. Stanley P. Young, left, is making joint scientific studies with the biological survey and the Smithsonian Institution in analyzing the skulls and other bones of wolves as a character study that may lessen their depredations of livestock in the west. This study may be said to be a new bit of scientific research

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Miss Manning, Smithsonian Stamp Dept. Portraits of Miss Manning IV

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Exterior of Museum of Natural History I

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithsonian V

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Smithsonian Institution Building in winter

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Smithsonian Institution interiors. Spirit of St. Louis in the Smithsonian III

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Miss Manning, Smithsonian Stamp Dept. Portraits of Miss Manning III

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Smithsonian Institution exteriors. Exterior of Museum of Natural History IV

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Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972)

Description: Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972) earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Brown University but is best known, along with her husband Frank Bunker Gilbreth, for revolutionizing management techniques. I More

Ruth Murray Underhill (1883-1984) - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Creator: Davis, Fremont 1915-1977..Subject: Underhill, Ruth 1883-1984. United States Bureau of Indian Affairs..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Date: 1941. 6/16/1941..Topic: Anthropology. Navajo Indians. Wome More

Unidentified child with tiger cub photographed during the the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937

Creator: Lucile and William Mann..Local number: SIA2012-3236..Summary: Photographs document Lucile and William Mann's participation in the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the D More

(clockwise from left): Agnes J. Quirk, Helen Morgenthau Fox (1884-1974), Florence Hedges (1878-1956), unidentified woman, and Edna H. Fawcett (b. 1879)

Subject: Hedges, Florence 1878-1956. Quirk, Agnes J. Fox, Helen Morgenthau 1884-1974. Fawcett, Edna H. 1879-. United States Dept. of Agriculture..Type: Black-and-White Prints..Topic: Women scientists. Botany. P More