Smithsonian Magazine: June 2004
Features
Treasure Trove
Our first ever photo contest yields a rich and various bounty
By Helen Starkweather
The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
How a Kentucky grifter and his partner pulled off one of the era's most spectacular scams -- until a dedicated man of science exposed their scheme
By Robert Wilson
Saving the Raja's Horse
British horsewoman Francesca Kelly brings India's fiery Marwari to the United States in hopes of reviving the breed
By Jason Overdorf
Salem Sets Sail
After the Revolutionary War, ships from a little Massachusetts seaport brought the new nation wares from China and the mysterious East
By Doug Stewart
Can Great Coffee Save the Jungle?
Persuaded that guilt alone won't get Americans to pay more for environmentally friendly coffee, importers are trying a market approach by giving farmers the tools to grow better beans
By Katherine Ellison
The Wizard of Odd
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic's secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV's "Deadwood"
By Neil A. Grauer
Journey to the Seven Wonders
Though only one of the ancient marvels still stands, they still engage our imagination—and launch a thousand tours—more than two millennia later
By Tony Perrottet
Departments
Indelible Images
Off the Beaten Track
During a civil rights march in 1965, photographer Bruce Davidson left the highway to focus on a single Alabama sharecropper and her nine children
By Paul Maliszewski
The Object at Hand
Magical Mystery Tour
In 1964 a psychedelic placard heralded the arrival of counterculture guru Ken Kesey and his entourage to America's cities
By Owen Edwards
Phenomena & Curiosities
A Bumpy Road to Mars
The president envisions a future human mission to Mars, but medical researchers say surviving the journey is no spacewalk
By Jane Ellen Stevens
Points of Interest
Hear Here
Record your life story at a studio in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. You may just make history
By David Taylor
Tribute
A Love Letter Set to Music
The night a teenager met the girl of his dreams 50 years ago, the stars were bright above
By Neil Amdur
Editor's Note
Tons of Talent
Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting
By Carey Winfrey
From the Secretary
Pizza Park
Sure, the new Kids' Farm at the National Zoo will be educational, but a giant rubber pizza and a "caring corral" will make it also a place for fun
By Lawrence M. Small
The Last Page
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?
A Rockefeller's rules for raising responsible children
By Dorie McCullough Lawson
