#historic photographs
Smithsonian Magazine. “Researchers Find Potential Evidence of Oldest-Known Mummification”
““These practices would…underscore the significance of the burial places and the importance of bringing the dead to these locations in a manner that contained and protected the body, following principles that were culturally regulated,””
*CW: Depictions of skeletal and mummification of human remains.
The Smithsonian’s Plan to Return the Benin Bronzes Comes After Years of Relationship Building
“For decades, Nigerians have called for the return of those stolen artifacts, and at last, museums in Europe and the United States have finally begun listening. The Smithsonian Institution is now taking steps to return some of these artworks in its collections, a decision rooted in both a forthcoming policy on ethical collecting, and in a decade-long partnership with the Nigerian community that helped foster mutual trust and a shared vision.”
Souvenir de Salonique : Rue Parallèle au quai DS 135 .G72 T41 S688 1912
“Newly acquired and cataloged for our Jewish Salonica Postcard Collection, this historical postcard depicts a street parallel to the dock in Salonica (Thessaloniki), circa April 1912.” Read more!
Les siècles se rencontrant : Juives : La mère et la fille. DS 135 .G72 M47 C67 1917
Newly catalogued for the Jewish Salonica Postcard Collection: Two centuries meeting – the mother and daughter, circa 1917.
“A mother and her daughter walk down a street in Salonica (Thessaloniki, Greece) around 1917, as depicted in this historical postcard newly cataloged and added to our Jewish Salonica Postcard Collection. The mother is in a traditional Jewish dress while the daughter wears a modern Parisian one.”