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      See Here: 11/30/2010

      • Date: November 30, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="410" caption="Loyal B. Aldrich of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1908-1955) and Astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot (Fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1928-1944) playing tennis behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, next to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, in the South Yard, 1920, by Unidentified

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      Tragedy, Towers, and Romance at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 14, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_6823,size=150,left] On this Valentine’s Day, you might wonder if Cupid has ever shot any arrows around the Institution. The Smithsonian has been the site of many romances and even some tragedies, so today I’ll tell a story which combines both. In the process of recording his oral history interviews, Dr. T. Dale Stewart, a physical anthropologist at the

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    5. The Smithsonian in Wartime web exhibit

      Smithsonian in Wartime – A New Web Exhibit!

      • Date: August 9, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Announcing a new web exhibit exploring the Smithsonian’s role in the nation’s war efforts.

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      Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

      • Date: April 6, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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      Getting Your Due, Samuel Pierpont Langley

      • Date: November 28, 2017
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: It can be so frustrating to put great effort into something, and then to have your work and achievements called into question. I can't begin to imagine how frustrated Samuel Pierpont Langley was in 1903. By that time, he had spent over forty years studying astrophysics and aerodynamics. His work on astronomically-derived time measurement in the late 1860's is the heart of the

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      The Smithsonian and Latin America

      • Date: February 15, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9988,size=500,center]While many people view the Smithsonian as a complex of museums in Washington, DC, it began as and still is an international organization devoted to research and education. A look at the Smithsonian Global website reveals where Smithsonian staff can be found today.Since the Smithsonian’s founding in 1846, the Institution has

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      In Memoriam: Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)

      • Date: December 17, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives remembers Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)

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      Happy 100th Flag Day!

      • Date: June 14, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: In celebration of Flag Day, a look at the series of flags designed for the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers, 1965.

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    17. Visitors to the National Zoo's Invertebrate exhibit. National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution.

      Link Love: 6/20/2014

      • Date: June 20, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: July 3, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.[edan-image:id=siris_arc_394342,size=500,center]New Finding Aids Online:National Air and Space Museum, Space History Department, Exhibition Records, 2000-2004, 2010-2016, Accession

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    21. Black and white photograph of a scientific experiment, involving an unknown specimen and multiple light fixtures attached together. Scientific measurement instruments such as a microscope and other supplies can be seen in the background. The experiment is in a basement room with a brick ceiling.

      Establishment of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory

      • Date: February 16, 2021
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: On this day in 1965, the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory became an independent research entity at the Smithsonian Institution.

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      See Here: 11/5/2009

      • Date: November 5, 2009
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="337" caption="Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Slide-Rule Machine, 1931, by Unknown Photographer, Photographic Print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative Number:24622."][/caption]

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