Credit: “Abraham Lincoln,” Willem Frederik Karel Travers, oil on canvas, 1865. On loan from the Hartley Dodge Foundation, and courtesy of the citizens of the Borough of Madison, New Jersey. Photo by Joe Painter, Courtesy of the Hartley Dodge Foundation.
The Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States, to take effect January 1st, 1863. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, Bronze, 1965, Medalist Paul Vincze (1907-94) Smithsonian Institution Castle Collection, SI.2015.016. The medal features the profile of James Smithson, copied from a bust medal commissioned in 1817 by Smithson from retired Engraver General of France, Pierre Joseph Tioliere (1763–1819).
The Ruby Slippers, Prince’s Guitar, Ali’s Boxing Robe and Selena’s Costume Among 200 Objects on View in “Entertainment Nation”/“Nación del espectáculo” Opening Dec. 9
An aerial view of regenerating secondary tropical forest in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama. Credit: Christian Ziegler, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Andean bear Brienne gave birth to two cubs Nov. 15 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. Credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
New observations of WASP-39 b with the JWST have provided a clearer picture of the exoplanet, showing the presence of sodium, potassium, water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide in the planet's atmosphere. This artist's illustration also displays newly detected patches of clouds scattered across the planet. Credit: Melissa Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
