In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, SC&A will be closed on Monday, January 18th 2010. We will reopen Tuesday, January 19th with normal hours. Return to Vault217
Oliver Atkins (1917-1977) photographed some of the world’s most recognizable individuals and created some of the world’s most recognizable images. A photographer for The Saturday Evening Post from 1946-1968, Atkins captured both the national/ international political scene and human interest stories from mid-century America. In a recent article, The Saturday Evening Post explores Atkins’ somewhat […]
The suits used by NASA astronauts in space missions undergo strenuous testing on Earth before they ever make it into outer space. While in space, astronauts conduct experiments, make repairs, and do other types of space-related work wearing one of two types of spacesuits. Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA) suits are worn for, as the name implies, […]
An image from SC&A’s Ollie Atkins Photograph Collection is featured in the poster for The Library of Virginia’s Archives in Virginia celebration. The collection contains photographs, negatives and contact sheets dating from 1943 to 1974. The images, numbering nearly 57,000, are representative of his work with The American Red Cross, The Saturday Evening Post, and […]
SC&A created its first OMEKA project this summer, and demonstrated it for the first time at the 29th Annual Reunion of the 43rd Bomb Group of the 403rd Bomb Squadron of the 5th Air Force in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. On Saturday, September 26th, group of about one hundred veterans from the 43rd […]
