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    1. Painting of the Renwick Gallery, by Briggs, Frederic Schuler, c. 1870, Smithsonian Archives - History Div, SIA2011-1143 and 50444 CN and 2002-12221.

      The Renwick Rises Again

      • Date: November 19, 2015
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: The Renwick Gallery has just reopened after a two-year renovation, reinventing itself yet again. Its history has mirrored the history of the nation.

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    3. An American bison stands in the snow. It looks toward the camera.

      Serendipity and Unexpected Connections

      • Date: April 23, 2020
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: Sometimes the research process reveals more than an answer to a single question. This is the story of the Smithsonian bison that inspired the “Buffalo Bill.”

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    5. Diana of the Tides’ vibrant colors are reminiscent of paintings by Maxfield Parrish. Diana’s creator John Elliott knew Maxfield and his father Stephen from visits to the artists colony in Cornish, New Hampshire. Image courtesy of Smithsonian Archives.

      Diana of the Tides: A Sensation of Her Time

      • Date: January 25, 2011
      • Description: This post originally appeared on the National Museum of Natural History's blog, Unearthed.Who would think that behind the west wall of NMNH's paleontology hall is a painting of a goddess that created a sensation when installed in 1910? Some of you who visited the museum fifty years ago may remember the captivating Diana of the Tides as she surveyed the hall.Diana was painted

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    7. Link Love: 8/14/2020

      • Date: August 14, 2020
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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      Archives Puzzles: The Woman’s Building

      • Date: March 8, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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      The Enid A. Haupt Garden

      • Date: January 20, 2015
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: A look at the Enid A. Haupt Garden as it was established in 1987.

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    13. Emma Wolman interned at the Smithsonian Institution Archives in 2009. Photo courtesy of Emma Wolman.

      Where Are They Now?

      • Date: May 20, 2014
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives catches up with former interns.

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      See Here: 7/8/2010

      • Date: July 8, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption=""Japan: Design Today" exhibition organized by the Japan Design House, the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Institution, and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, seen here as installed at the Walker Art Center, November 1960, by Robert Wilcox, Photographic print, Smithsonian

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    17. 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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    19. Exterior of the original Corcoran Gallery of Art (now Renwick Gallery) designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. The c. 1930s image shows the building when it served as the U.S. Court of Claims.

      Revisiting Renwick

      • Date: January 27, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: While closed for renovations, here is a look at some historic images of the Renwick Gallery on the anniversary of its opening to the public.

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    21. Black and white photo of man wearing military style helmet

      Architect Victor Lundy at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 1, 2013
      • Description: As the architect Victor Lundy turns 90, we look back at the redwood shade structures he designed in the mid-1960s for the terrace of the new Museum of History and Technology (today the National Museum of American History).

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    23. Teens at the Human-Centered Design Workshop

      Connecting Teens and the Castle

      • Date: April 25, 2017
      • Description: A quick look inside the development of a teen-centric program/experience at the Smithsonian Castle.

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