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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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      Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

      • Date: February 7, 2019
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

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    5. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

      Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

      • Date: March 19, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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    7. View of the sunken garden with pathways. Tall trees are on either side of the garden patterns. A view of the building is in the background.

      Archives Puzzles: A Walk in the Park

      • Date: April 5, 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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    9. Fire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, February 7, 2011.

      Hold your fire! Fire prevention in archives, museums, and libraries

      • Date: February 7, 2012
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: Discussion of fires and fire prevention in museums, libraries, and archives, with resources.

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    11. DC workers evacuate to the National Mall, August 23, 2011.

      All Shook Up: A History of Earthquakes at the Smithsonian

      • Date: September 21, 2011
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: Here at the Smithsonian we love to observe. So of course on August 23, 2011, at 1:51 PM, when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Washington, DC region and many of us with it, we immediately started to observe what happened and how we could document it. As the Institution's historians, inevitably we needed to know, had this happened before and what were the effects? After

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    13. Highlights from the 2018 Society of American Archivists Conference

      • Date: September 11, 2018
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.

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    15. Tulip Magnolias & Smithsonian Castle, courtesy of author.

      Link Love: 3/18/2016

      • Date: March 18, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Spring edition! British Library is digitizing the last surviving play script by William Shakespeare pleading for the humane treatment of refugees. [via The Guardian]Why Ben Franklin would hang out at libraries today. [via the Atlantic]Wall of Birds, a new interactive from artist Jane Kim and Cornell Lab ornithologists. A local wins the National Portrait Gallery's 2016 Outwin

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    17. The Secret Treasure Vault that Might Have Been

      • Date: September 20, 2012
      • Description: During World War II, a plan to build a secret collections vault under a memorial to Oliver Wendell Holmes in Washington, DC.

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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. People in suits and long skirts walk around the Tidal Basin with cherry blossoms in the background. The Washington Monument is visible.

      Archives Puzzles: Cherry Blossom Szn

      • Date: March 15, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each Monday, sit back, relax, and ease into the work week with puzzles created from images in our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse these images as part of Smithsonian Open Access, launched in 2020.Even though it’s not quite spring, the start of daylight savings time has our minds in cherry blossom

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    23. Woman with blue flowy floral dress standing in front of impressionist artwork with same colors.

      Link Love: 10/27/2017

      • Date: October 27, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: When museum visitors match the artwork. [via artFido]The Smithsonian's Secretary, David Skorton, is convening thought-leaders to discuss critical issues Americans are facing, starting with immigration. The International Federation of Television Archives' Innovation award went to Radio.Garden, a website that allows you to browse radio stream geographically. [via Sound and

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