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  1. Authority Record/EAC

    Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

    • Date: 1858 1919

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  3. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station and Tracks, 1882, Harpers Weekly, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-78090.

    Quidditch in Henry Park?

    • Date: April 3, 2014
    • Description: This coming weekend muggles from around the world will be participating in the International Quidditch Association’s World Cup; but did you know that this growing sport may have a Smithsonian connection?

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  5. Samuel Pierpont Langley and the Personal Equation Problem

    • Date: April 12, 2018
    • Description: The term “personal equation” came into use in the 19th century as scientists found that observers have inherent biases: some anticipate events, and some report events after they have occurred. Recognition of the problem led to a spate of personal equation instruments: some measured biases of this sort, and some reduced the effect of personal errors. Most of these

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  7. A man points to a bent bolt attached to a metal support.

    The Day the Earth Did Not Stand Still

    • Date: August 19, 2021
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Where were you when the central Virginia 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck?

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  9. Blog Post

    The Burning of the Smithsonian

    • Date: January 23, 2015
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: One hundred fifty years ago, on January 24, 1865, a massive fire erupted in the west wing of the Smithsonian Castle.

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  11. The top portion of a parchment membrane with a wavy top edge is shown; dark, heavy, Gothic-style lettering appears at the top along with flourishes, and is also scattered throughout the text, as are words in forward-slanting italic writing.

    Celebrating Handwriting with the Hungerford Deed

    • Date: January 21, 2021
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Handwriting is a personal passion of mine, despite it having become something of a lost art. Today, when most people think of handwriting at all, it is as a greatly individual method of writing recognizable characters, regardless of the writing system, but in the past, when you could make a living as a scribe, there were highly standardized styles.

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  13. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 96-022, Smithsonian Associates Campus on the Mall, Program Recordings, 1978-1995 and undated

    • Date: 1978 1978-1995 1978-1995 and undated
    • Creator: Smithsonian Associates. $a Campus on the Mall
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  15. Blog Post

    Doris Holmes Blake and the Fight for Women’s Right to Paid Employment

    • Date: May 3, 2021
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: How the marital status provision of the 1932 Economy Act impacted one Smithsonian scientist.

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  17. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 18-242, Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Events and Protocol, Event Files, 2010-2013

    • Date: 2010 2010-2013
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events and Protocol
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  19. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 95-161, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Exhibition Records, c. 1980-1993

    • Date: 1980 1980-1993 c 1980-1993
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  21. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 84-133, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Records, 1962-1982

    • Date: 1962 1962-1982
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  23. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 07-056, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Department of Design and Production, Special Project Records, 1980-1997

    • Date: 1980 1980-1997
    • Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Design and Production
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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