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    1. Oil based portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt profile wearing a blue suit and tie, signed Secretary Roosevelt.

      Remembering the Exhibitions Celebrating the Centennial of FDR's Birth

      • Date: January 28, 2021
      • Description: In 1982, the Smithsonian Institution paid homage to the birth of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born January 30, 1882, through six new exhibits.

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    3. Rolling Up Our Cardigans with Record Unit 95

      • Date: June 4, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Thanks to a generous grant from the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, the Archives will digitize, catalog, and make available 7,500 historic photographs of the Smithsonian from Record Unit 95.

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    5. 1888 Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States

      Reconstructing William Temple Hornaday’s 1888 Extermination Series

      • Date: March 2, 2017
      • Description: A look at taxidermist turned conservationist William Temple Hornaday's "Extermination Series" highlighting the environmental impact of man on North American mammals.

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    7. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

      Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

      • Date: December 2, 2021
      • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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    9. A man and woman watch a small, orange monkey on a branch indoors. A carton of food is hanging on a branch.

      Going Wild with Golden Lion Tamarins

      • Date: July 25, 2019
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.

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    11. An illustration of the Children’s Room in the Smithsonian Castle. Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 1901. Smithsonian Libraries.

      Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room

      • Date: March 1, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: The history of the Smithsonian’s Children’s Room, a project led by Smithsonian Secretary Langley and famous interior designer Grace Lincoln Temple.

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    13. Barn owls, named 'Increase' and 'Diffusion,' living in the West Tower.

      Residents of a Different Feather

      • Date: April 24, 2012
      • Description: History of the many barn owls who have lived in the towers of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle."

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    15. Portrait of Carl William Schuermann, Jr.

      Spotlight: Carl William Schuermann, Jr., Property Clerk

      • Date: October 28, 2021
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: We're taking a closer look at Carl William Schuermann, Jr., a Smithsonian property clerk with an interest in ornithology.

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      See Here: 6/17/2011

      • Date: June 17, 2011
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="In El Valle, Cocle, Panama, on 31 March 1951, Sixth Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore and taxidermist Watson M. Perrygo at his left are outside a building sitting at a table preparing bird specimens for study at the Natural History Museum, March 31, 1951, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian

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    19. A woman holds open a book in the reading room.

      Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

      • Date: August 15, 2019
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

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    21. Link Love: 02/26/2021

      • Date: February 26, 2021
      • 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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      Dear Diary…

      • Date: September 22, 2020
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives has a lot of diaries. And they offer researchers a glimpse into the daily lives of scientists doing their work in the field and sometimes the joy and tragedy of family life.

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