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    1. They say it's your birthday...We're gonna have a good time!

      • Date: August 9, 2018
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Tomorrow is the Smithsonian’s 172nd birthday! So, let’s celebrate with cake through the ages.[view:sia_slideshow==84135]Related ResourcesJames Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution Archives17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!), The Bigger Picture, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesLooking Smithson’s Gift Horse in the Mouth, The

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    3. Crossword puzzle of clues. The related PDF is linked when you click on the image.

      Crossword Puzzle Day: Smithsonian History Edition

      • Date: December 16, 2021
      • Creator: Hannah Byrne
      • Description: For all of you crossword puzzle fans out there, test your knowledge of Smithsonian history.

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    5. Color drawing on tan-colored construction paper, of a small red house with shrubs in front, lightly covered by snow. A telephone pole and cables are also present.

      Happy Holidays from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives!

      • Date: December 22, 2020
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season.

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      Poetry in Pictures

      • Date: December 28, 2010
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Winter Wonderland set we uploaded to the Flickr Commons is inspiring digital art, crafts, and now, free word association.  It is always a wonderful surprise when someone “riffs” on an image (see this inspired history free image association in the Flickr Commons fan group). A little while ago, I stumbled on a secret message attached to this microscopic image of a snowflake

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      A Little Valentine’s Day Help from the Archives!

      • Date: February 12, 2015
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives presents another set of Valentine's Day printable cards inspired by our collections.

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      It’s Our Anniversary…

      • Date: March 2, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305" caption="Cake, by Daniel Nelson, Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0."][/caption] It’s hard to believe, but it has been two years to the day that THE BIGGER PICTURE has been in existence (note: that rogue January post doesn’t count as it was backdated)! The blog was started by the Smithsonian Photography

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    13. B&W photo of interior with fireplace, a portrait of a woman on an easel, and highly ornate wood furniture.

      Studios and Cottages of a D.C. Socialite

      • Date: December 5, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: On December 5, 1961, the Smithsonian announced the gift of the Barney House Studio. We have written previously about Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931); artist, actor, playwright, and Washington D.C. socialite at The Bigger Picture. Barney donated her artwork and her D.C. residence which became part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. In 1999, however, the house

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    15. Link Love: 9/28/2012

      • Date: September 28, 2012
      • 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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    17. A woman sits at a desk, and appears to be reading a paper.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Caroline Scott Despard

      • Date: May 1, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Caroline Scott Despard was the Picture Editor for Smithsonian Magazine from its inception in 1970­­ to her retirement in 1993. Despard selected photographs, chose photographers, and assisted in designing layouts for the publication. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Celebrate Women's History Month with the Archives

      Women's History Month 2012: Celebrate with the Archives

      • Date: March 1, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: The Archives will celebrate Women's History Month 2012 by blogging about new additions to the Flickr Commons "Women in Science" set.

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      See Here: 4/1/2010

      • Date: April 1, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Members of the Sowerby-Clark China Expedition pose for a picture, Pictured are (Right to Left) Captain H.E.M. Douglas, George A.Grant, Nathaniel H. Cobb, Robert Sterling Clark, Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1908, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7263, Box 13, Folder 13,

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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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