earlymusicTOJun 3
#Steinway art-case #grandpiano no.100,000 – the 1st #WhiteHousePiano (photo: #Steinway&Sons)... to celebrate Steinway’s 50th ann... presented to #TheodoreRoosevelt The casework incorporates seals of the orig 13 states, and the painting on the lid depicts America welcoming the 9 Muses. Each leg features an American eagle. Cost: $20,000... now in the #SmithsonianInstitute. https://www.worldpianonews.com/historical/white-house-piano/
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseAug 4, 2025

Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species. “A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than18,000 plant species from the tropics. These images are being used to train a machine-learning model to identify pollen grains, a job that usually takes hundreds of hours of microscopy work by pollen […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/04/smithsonian-institution-smithsonian-digitizes-pollen-from-18000-plant-species/

Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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earlymusicTOMay 29, 2025
#Steinway art-case grand piano – the first #WhiteHousePiano (photo: #Steinway&Sons)... to celebrate Steinway’s #50thAnniversary... presented to President #TheodoreRoosevelt
Casework incorporates seals of orig 13 states; painting on the lid depicts America welcoming 9 Muses; Each leg... an American eagle! The piano cost $20,000 to produce and was given the serial number 100,000... It is now in the #SmithsonianInstitute. https://www.worldpianonews.com/historical/white-house-piano/
earlymusicTOMay 30, 2024
#Steinway art-case grand piano no.100,000 – the 1st #WhiteHousePiano (photo: #Steinway&Sons)... to celebrate Steinway’s 50th ann... presented to #TheodoreRoosevelt casework incorporates seals of orig 13 states, painting on lid depicts America welcoming 9 Muses. Each leg features an eagle. It cost $20,000 to produce and was given the serial no. 100,000 (note Steinway had been prod inst w 6-fig numbers since 1901) #SmithsonianInstitute. https://www.worldpianonews.com/historical/white-house-piano/
The White House Pianos

There are two White House pianos, both from Steinway. A new book Music at the White House takes a look back over the past 200 years.

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