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  1. Opening reception for exhibit Sesame Street: The First 20 Years at National Museum of American History.

    Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? It's at the Smithsonian!

    • Date: June 1, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Take a trip back to Sesame Street and the Smithsonian's ten year exhibition about the show in 1979.

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    Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

    • Date: April 6, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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  5. New York World's Fair Map

    Walt Disney's Progressland

    • Date: July 21, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The Walt Disney designed--and General Electric sponsored--look at America’s figurative and literal electric future, Progressland, wowed visitors at the 1964 World’s Fair--and elements of it exist today in both Disneyland and Disney World theme parks.

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  7. Smithsonian employees hanging Christmas ornaments, 1977

    Tis the Season at the Smithsonian

    • Date: December 20, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: How the Smithsonian celebrated the holidays in 1977, and what traditions continue today!

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  9. Statue by George Segal of a citizen listening to one of President Roosevelt's fireside chats.

    The Painter and the Poet: Creative Writing at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

    • Date: April 4, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Pieces by aspiring poets—and a look at the artwork that inspired them—from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s writing workshops.

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  11. Specimen card from the Presidential Cruise of 1938.

    The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian

    • Date: November 8, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few

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