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    Do You See What I See?

    • Date: August 13, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_1872" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Eyeball 1, by loonyhiker, 2009."][/caption] At some point, everyday, I scan the Internet for stories about photography’s role and impact in culture. It turns out that in addition to all the images that are out there to be seen, there are surprising numbers of reports circulating about the power of those

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    Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty

    • Date: June 16, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Since The Bigger Picture began in early 2009, I’ve written a number of posts about what might be called camera traps, situations where cameras are installed to collect evidence of one kind of unusual or unwanted behavior or another. Red light cameras are a controversial example; across the country and on an almost daily basis, local municipalities and motorists argue about

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    Behind the Scenes

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      Collections in Focus

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        Smithsonian History

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          What Gets Saved

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            When Photos Stop Being Pictures

            • Date: March 18, 2010
            • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
            • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Wallet, by Amanda Govaert, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] A recent article by Caitlin McDevitt in the Washington Post, describing Facebook’s expanding role as a hub for digital photography, while providing some surprising facts, raises one particularly interesting issue. As more people post and share

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          • Finding Aid

            SIA Acc. 16-360, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department, Grant Award Files, 2003-2012

            • Date: 2003 2003-2012
            • Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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            SIA RU000210, United States National Museum Taxidermist, Correspondence, 1883-1889

            • Date: 1883 1883-1889
            • Creator: United States National Museum. Taxidermist
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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          • A Conservator Abroad: Paper Conservation in Japan

            • Date: November 16, 2017
            • Creator: William Bennett
            • Description: Nearly two years ago, I first heard of a course on the conservation of Japanese paper co-organized by ICCROM, the cultural heritage arm of UNESCO, and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (also known in Japanese as “Tobunken”). Over three weeks, the course offered a first-hand look at the traditional Japanese conservation techniques, materials, and

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            SIA Acc. 15-308, Sando, William Jasper, William Jasper Sando Papers, 1957-1993

            • Date: 1957 1957-1993
            • Creator: Sando, William Jasper
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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            SIA Acc. 14-059, National Postal Museum (U.S.), Website Records, 2012-2013

            • Date: 2012 2012-2013
            • Creator: National Postal Museum
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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