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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 9|Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Substitute Mother
- Date: January 20, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
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Cabinet of Curiosities
- Date: September 7, 2010
- Creator: Sarah Stauderman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_8083" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="The mysterious cabinet of curiosities with assorted film cameras perched on top, 2010, by Michael Barnes, SIA."][/caption] Last fall a piece of furniture showed up in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) reception area. Aside from a few nicks, it is a large, handsome cabinet with drawers and double
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Freaks and Geeks
- Date: May 12, 2010
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: In the Smithsonian Institution Archives, we each have our favorite stories that are told through materials in our collections. Several times a year we might give "treasures shows" for interns or special visitors, and we pluck items that highlight moments and people in the Institution's history. We pull out a draft of James Smithson's will, letters from the Wright brothers,
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Paper vs. Electronic: The Not-So-Final Battle
- Date: April 10, 2014
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: The question of which is better - paper or electronic records - doesn't have a simple answer.
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A Tale of Two Sisters
- Date: August 4, 2021
- Description: Why would an English chemist donate his fortune to the United States, a newly formed country he had never visited? We will likely never know exactly why in 1826 James Smithson chose to bequeath more than half a million dollars to create the Smithsonian Institution.
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SIA RU009637, Smithsonian Institution, History of Smithsonian Institution Computing Oral History Interviews, 2016-2021
- Date: 2016 2016-2021
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives