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      See Here: 10/19/2010

      • Date: October 19, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="Visitors to the National Museum of American History (NMAH) Military History Hall, costumed in Revolutionary attire for the Treaty of Paris Bicentennial celebration held on the grounds around the Washington Monument, 1983, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives,

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      Walking on Broken Glass

      • Date: July 22, 2010
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_7450" align="aligncenter" width="379" caption="A broken glass plate negative, Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives."][/caption] We are in the throes of summer here in Washington DC, and that means three things:  heat, more heat, and interns. Interns not only allow us to share expertise and experience with newcomers to the field, but also allow

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      See Here: 10/25/2010

      • Date: October 25, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="334" caption="Paul Rhymer, Exhibits Specialist in Taxidermy at Exhibits Central, shows off the radio-controlled badger he created for Brian Miller, a post-doctoral fellow working at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, VA, The "robo-badger" had been found as road-kill and mailed to Rhymer frozen,

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    7. Greetings From Anywhere

      • Date: May 3, 2012
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: In honor of National Postcard Week May 6–12, 2012, explore postcards from the Archives and the Smithsonian’s collections.

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    9. S. Dillon Ripley in pram with dog, c. 1914, photographer unknown, photographic print, Accession 93-105 - S. Dillon Ripley Papers, 1950-1989, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. SIA2013-10944.

      Happy 100th Birthday, S. Dillon Ripley

      • Date: September 20, 2013
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Celebrate the life of the eighth Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, who was born on September 20, 1913, 100 years ago today!

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    11. A woman wearing glasses smiles at the camera.

      Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

      • Date: February 7, 2019
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

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    13. On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E.

      Link Love: 5/1/2015

      • Date: May 1, 2015
      • 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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    15. Everything I Own

      • Date: February 6, 2020
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Some refer to the Smithsonian as "America's Attic." It probably earned this nickname because throughout its history, the Smithsonian has acquired artifacts, relics, paintings, personal collections, and even hair samples related to the Commander in Chief (yes, the National Museum of American History has a collection of presidential hairs!).With Presidents' Day coming up on

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      Solomon G. Brown, Renaissance Man

      • Date: February 1, 2011
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER PICTURE. “I have engaged in almost Every Branch of work that is usual and unusual about S.I.”[edan-image:id=siris_sic_5597,size=150,left] These words, written by Solomon G. Brown to Secretary Spencer F. Baird on August 12,

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      Link Love: 7/22/2011

      • Date: July 22, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: I couldn’t resist this collection of beautiful butterfly and creepy crawly engravings from BibliOdyssey this week. The Smithsonian has created a new Facebook page in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, which we’ll regularly be contributing to. Hop on over and like the page! Apparently, it was not only illegal, but criminal for women to vote! Photos uncovered by

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      The World Is Yours: Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives

      • Date: March 4, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives.”

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    23. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2019

      • Date: September 26, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Here are some of the highlights of the research conducted this summer at SIA.

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