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This is part of my Bay View Porches album. Located in Bay View, Michigan, a summer resort community near Petoskey, Michigan, this house is named Smithsonian above the steps leading onto the porch. It has a second level porch with flags attached to is bannister. The lower porch has a swing hanging on chains, a rocking chair, and a couple of other items. Of special notice on this porch is the rolled-up plastic sheeting beneath the eaves. This plastic which is on many of these homes may be to block the occasional chilly breezes, keep rain off the porch to reduce rotting, or even to prevent snow accumulation during the off season.
This Historic Victorian community of nearly 500 public and private buildings is on the National Register of Historic Places. Every summer, Bay View offers world class presentations of music, theater, internationally renowned lectures and educational seminars, all of which are open to the public. In October 2012, Bay View was awarded with a great honor of being selected as one of America’s “Prettiest Painted Places” by the Paint Quality Institute and is a 'must see' destination.
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
I am in love with the Smithsonian Institution. This shot was taken outside of the Museum of American History in Washington DC. Their grounds are beautiful, their structures are grand, and they never charge a fee - they do ask for donations but there is not an admission charge to enter the museums.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
I’m excited to share the news that my work has been featured in a short series for @Smithsonian Earth! You can see my interview and my photo, Atlantic Puffin & Wild Iris, on “The Wildest Shot: Inside Nature’s Best Photography” here: bit.ly/29DGHLS.
- Washington, DC Museum `National Museum of African American History and Culture ~
A museum that seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.
The angles and shapes on the roof of the Smithsonian Institution's "castle" building showed up so well against the blue sky. The building was constructed between 1847 and 1851, designed by James Renwick, Jr., according to the Smithsonian's web site.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
I took this photo at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery / American Art Museum in Washington, DC. In the large view, it looks like you can walk right through the computer screen and into the museum.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Many of the skeletons in the Bone Hall have been on view since 1881—first in what is now known as the Arts and Industries Building, and since the 1960s in their current form. The skeletons represent an unparalleled study collection of every major group of vertebrate animals. (3/27/2022)
The Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as the Smithsonian Castle, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. It serves as the administrative hub for the Smithsonian Institution and houses its administrative offices and information center
It was far too hot to walk all the way from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol Building, so we made it this far, and turned back to see the White House before heading for the car and the comfort of air conditioning.
Statue of Spencer Fullerton Baird, Second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and "pioneer in American natural history," outside the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building in Washington DC
This is the oldest part of the Smithsonian Institution, built in 1846. It is referred to locally as 'The Castle'.
The Smithsonian Institution Building was designed by prominent New York architect James Renwick, Jr. and erected between 1847 and 1855 on the Mall. It was built to house the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian was established following the generous bequest of approximately $500,000 by James Smithson, an English scientist.
By the terms of the will, Smithson’s estate was to pass to his nephew following Smithson’s death in 1829. If the nephew should die without direct heirs, the will ordered, the estate was then to become the property of the United States government. The United States acquired the funds when the contested bequest was settled in the British courts in London in 1838 after the death of Smithson’s nephew. Smithson had merely stated that the funds were to be used for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge”.
As the first building created for the new institution, this structure—now known as the Castle—was designed to house many types of activities, including a large storage room on the first floor designed for the exchange of scientific publications with other institutions and museums, a suite of rooms for the family of the Institution’s Secretary, various natural history research rooms and laboratories, a reading room, a library, and a large lecture room. Two small rooms saw use as a museum of scientific instruments and an art gallery.