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    1. A man wearing a headphone-like device sits in a leather chair.

      The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 1 of 2: The Photographer Behind the Lens

      • Date: September 3, 2019
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: In a world drowning in images, where we swipe past photos of friends, relatives, and selves in mere seconds, a set of remarkable portraits taken in the 1910s and 1920s by Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) deserve more considered attention. Sometimes, his subjects appear immersed in work, surrounded by microscopes, beakers, or stacks of books, as if unaware of the photographer.

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    3. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

      Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

      • Date: August 10, 2015
      • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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    5. Fishing nets and a Giant Octopus hang from the ceiling of the Fisheries Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum.

      Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum

      • Date: December 10, 2019
      • Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.

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      We Are What We Photograph

      • Date: April 23, 2009
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_541" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Inscription inside Lincoln's watch, by Hugh Talman, 2009, National Museum of American History"][/caption] Does photography always report on the past? Recently, as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial celebration, the Smithsonian took a closer look at a rare Lincoln object that possessed a secret message.

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    9. World Watercolor Month at the Smithsonian

      • Date: July 22, 2021
      • Creator: Tatiana Swann
      • Description: We’re taking a look at the various watercolors the Smithsonian Institution has collected both past and present, highlighting the diversity in artists, technique, unique painting effect, and versatility to create anything from insects to cityscapes.

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    11. Robert Ridgway Bird Head Drawing #121, 1870s; Drawing

      Open Access: Put a Bird On It

      • Date: February 24, 2020
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!

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    13. Letter to R. Edward Earll instructing him to retrieve the dagger belonging to the Leif Erikson statue from the Superintendent of the Women’s Building, written on United States National Museum letterhead.

      Digitization and Exploration: An Intern Works with the Exposition Records

      • Date: December 10, 2020
      • Description: Learn about the digitization process and some fun Smithsonian history from a fall internship project!

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