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      The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Bigger Picture

      • Date: November 2, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: This period of extended telework has allowed The Bigger Picture team to slow down and strategize about the future of the blog. Read about a few of the changes coming your way.

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      That Picture Looks Great On You

      • Date: August 28, 2009
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_2114" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Flickr Photographer T-shirt with Flickr Badge, photo by Ritsa, from RobW_'s Flickr photostream."][/caption] Not only are photographs everywhere, but they’re on everything. And you, too, can contribute to the picture pile-up.

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      Finding the Thousand Words Behind the Picture

      • Date: March 31, 2010
      • Creator: Mary Markey
      • Description: You know the old cliché—“A picture is worth a thousand words.” But is it true in every case? A simple portrait from 60 years ago may give some clues to period hairstyle and dress, but none to where the photo was taken or why the person was noteworthy. Sources now available on the internet, such as the Historic newspaper database, Proquest, and even YouTube—give Smithsonian

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      Picture Perfect? Not All the Games We Play

      • Date: June 9, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: While we at the Photography Initiative like to argue that photography changes everything, it’s not always the case. On June 2nd, in a controversial ninth inning call, baseball umpire Jim Joyce denied Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga a shot at making history for pitching a “perfect” game. Joyce—from his point of view behind first base—saw a batter hit a ball, make it

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    9. Whiteboards and poster boards are covered in post-its. It’s difficult to make out what they say. Temporary desks are below the boards.

      Take a picture, it’ll last longer

      • Date: November 2, 2010
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: On what better day than Election Day to follow up on that tidbit I dropped a couple weeks ago regarding a consultation about then-candidate Barack Obama’s dry-erase boards, a recent acquisition by the National Museum of African American History and Culture? These artifacts, along with archival material and other realia (in archives terms: a man-made three-dimensional object)

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      Shake It, Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture

      • Date: January 26, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Didn't You Just Love the Picture? I Did.

      • Date: March 2, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Happy National Inventors Day!

      • Date: February 11, 2021
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: We wish you a Happy National Inventors Day and invite you to check out the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History!

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      Magical Mystery Tour

      • Date: December 29, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Recently, I read some interesting news about the National Public Radio blog, “The Picture Show,” that explores photographic images and issues.

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      When Good People Love Bad Pictures

      • Date: August 19, 2009
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_1954" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Squirrel Kisses, by Flickr user (Alex)."][/caption] It’s summer, so time for a break from serious thoughts about photographs, their meaning and impact. Instead, let’s relax and have a laugh about the pictures that make us laugh. A recent article in the business section of Time magazine describes how Ben

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      For Your Viewing Enjoyment

      • Date: September 15, 2016
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Some highlights of digitized video held in the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.

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      Life & Death. Still & Moving Pictures.

      • Date: July 23, 2009
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Marey Wheel Photographs of Unidentified Model, with Eadweard Muybridge Notations, by Thomas Eakins, 1884, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden."][/caption] Please be aware that some of the photographs included in links within this post may contain graphic and emotionally disturbing material. Which are more powerful,

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