Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Gordo comic strip. Uncle Mio (wearing a suit and carrying a box of chocolates bouquet of flowers) talks to his nephew, who explains the qualities of different types of flowers. Behind the two figures appear precise, scientific diagrams of flowers.

How Gus Arriola and Gordo Became Accidental Ambassadors of Mexican Culture

When Arriola started his comic strip, words like 'burrito' were unknown in the United States

100 trillion dollar note

Understanding Hyperinflation, From Revolutionary France to Zimbabwe

Anti-suffrage pennant

Why a Social Activist Opposed Woman Suffrage

Portrait of Madam C. J. Walker, taken in 1915.

How Madam C.J. Walker Changed Philanthropy

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Illustrating the Teddy Roosevelt Africa Expedition

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The Workers' Turkey

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When Computer Programming Was 'Just Like Planning a Dinner

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Essential or Expendable? How the UFW Fights for Farmworkers

Rea Ann Silva with an oversized version of the Beautyblender sponge (Courtesy of Beautyblender)

How Rea Ann Silva Invented the Beautyblender—and Changed Makeup Forever

Rebecca Lukens (National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, Coatesville, Pennsylvania)

How Rebecca Lukens Became the Nation's First Woman Industrialist

Photograph for a Coca-Cola ad featuring Selena, 1994. Photo by Al Rendon. (NMAH)

How Do We Remember Selena?

Rendon working on a photoshoot with Selena, 1994. Photo courtesy of Rick Tolar. (NMAH)

How an Advertising Photographer Created Some of the Most Iconic Images of Selena

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Family Letters Offer Glimpse Into Civil War Thanksgiving

How This WWII Flag Fulfilled a General's Dying Wish

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