Curator Emeritus Dr. Jane Walsh, Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives, developed a specialty in pre-Columbian lapidary technology to better understand the technological advancements of ancient cultures. #Groundbreaker

See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

Defective taxidermy specimens, previously on exhibit in United States National Museum, circa 1890.

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The Smithsonian installed its first telephone service in the Castle in 1878 reflecting the Institution’s close relationship with inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

Research Anthropologist Dr. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, uses bones to study the effects of environmental contaminants on people in the past and present, and directs the Smithsonian Institution Bio-Imaging Research Center. #Groundbreaker

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1913 Ford Model T touring car upon arrival for donation to the United States National Museum.

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