October 2004
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Fighting For Foxes
A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California's diminutive island fox. Scientists hope it's not too late to undo the damage
When Major Leaguer Eddie Grant Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
The Harvard-trained lawyer and professional baseball player Eddie Grant volunteered to serve in World War I. He fought as he'd played: selflessly
Magnificent Magnifications
Microscope jockeys from around the world enter their masterpieces in an annual art show
Cleaning Picasso
The artist's groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon gets a face lift from experts at New York's Museum of Modern Art
Adirondacks Style
At six million acres, New York's funky wilderness preserve, one of America's largest refuges, is also one of the most alluring. An aficionado explains why
Departments
When the Shooting Started
A century and a half ago, Britain's Roger Fenton pioneered the art of war photography
Foundation Father
Archaeologists in Virginia find the footprint of Thomas Jefferson's lost courthouse
For Sale By Owners
Threatened by megastores and a shuttered local chain, a Wyoming town revives Main Street by giving power to the people
Kilroy Was Here
En route to Vietnam in the 1960s, American G.I.'s recorded their hopes and fears on the canvas undersides of troopship sleeping berths
Turrets and Towers
The fanciful design of the Smithsonian Castle150 years old in Decemberbucked the neo-classical trend of Washington's other monuments and buildings