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  1. Harpoons Mounted for Exhibit

    Sneak Peek 11/17/2014

    • Date: November 17, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Harpoons mounted for exhibit in the Fisheries area in the East North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building. Image Number: MAH-2855.

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  3. Giant Sloth Skeleton

    Sneak Peek 10/13/2014

    • Date: October 13, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Giant sloth skeleton in "The Hall of Quaternary Vertebrates" at the Museum of Natural History, May 22, 1970, Image Number: OPA-1635R1-08.

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  5. Storage Space at Museum Support Center (MSC)

    Sneak Peek 10/20/2014

    • Date: October 20, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Patent models and baskets occupy shelves in storage space at Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, Image Number: 2000-11186-06.

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  7. File cabinets filled with film in old cold storage space at NMAH. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Moving Day

    • Date: January 21, 2016
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: In November, Smithsonian Institution Archives moved over 3 million photographic negatives to a new state of the art facility at the Smithsonian Institution Support Center (SISC) in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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  9. Portrait of woman, standing in front of a backdrop, wearing a long dress with large sleeves.

    The Woman Behind the Camera

    • Date: March 28, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: A closer look at Smithsonian's first woman photographer, Louisa Bernie Gallaher.

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  11. Photographers with photographic equipment by the U.S. Fish Commission fish hatchery ponds located near the grounds of the Washington Monument.

    Vintage Shutterbugs

    • Date: May 26, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Did you know that May is National Photography Month? Declared by Congress as a month-long event in 1987, National Photography Month celebrates all aspects of photography. We invite you to see what our photographers were up to a century before this declaration in this behind- the-scenes slideshow of the photographic laboratory spaces, set-ups, and equipment of the United States

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  13. Unlocking the Vault

    • Date: February 28, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives manages the cold storage vault at the National Museum of American History where approximately 3 million negatives are stored.

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  15. Portrait of Henry Joseph Horan, seated.

    Spotlight: Henry Joseph Horan, Superintendent of Buildings

    • Date: July 29, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: A closer look at staff member Henry Horan (1838-1896), who held several positions at the Smithsonian, including janitor, watchman, and superintendent of buildings, during his long career at the Institution.

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  17. Portrait of Thomas William Smillie

    Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection

    • Date: July 14, 2016
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!

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  19. Washington Monument under construction with U.S. Fish Commission hatching ponds in the foreground and Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in the background.

    The Little Aquarium That Could

    • Date: June 23, 2022
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.

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  21. Blog Post

    Biodiversity Illustrated

    • Date: June 30, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field

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  23. Blog Post

    New Feature! Sneak Peek

    • Date: May 18, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_13094" align="aligncenter" width="404" caption="Jefferson Memorial Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin, 1983, by Jeff Tinsley, Color slide, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative Number 83-4105."][/caption] Today, we’re starting a new weekly feature that highlights images from the Archives’ historic Smithsonian Photographic Services collection.

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