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    1. What Did the Smithsonian Exhibit When it First Opened?

      • Date: May 22, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: An overview of what the Smithsonian collected and displayed when it first opened to the public in 1855.

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      The Smithsonian and Latin America

      • Date: February 15, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9988,size=500,center]While many people view the Smithsonian as a complex of museums in Washington, DC, it began as and still is an international organization devoted to research and education. A look at the Smithsonian Global website reveals where Smithsonian staff can be found today.Since the Smithsonian’s founding in 1846, the Institution has

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    5. A letter from Waldo Schmitt Jr. to his father, 1925.

      Care Package from Home

      • Date: July 11, 2017
      • Creator: Charles Zange
      • Description: A look at letters from home that the Smithsonian's Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt received while traveling on expeditions in 1925.

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    7. 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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      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: July 3, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.[edan-image:id=siris_arc_394342,size=500,center]New Finding Aids Online:National Air and Space Museum, Space History Department, Exhibition Records, 2000-2004, 2010-2016, Accession

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    11. Stamp with a red-ish brown tone that features the Smithsonian Institution Building. The text reads: “3 cent sign, 1846 Smithsonian Institution 1946.

      Celebrating the Smithsonian Centennial

      • Date: July 20, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: In August 1996, the Smithsonian marked its 150th anniversary with a huge birthday celebration on the National Mall. For its sesquicentennial, a term which this author constantly forgets no matter how many times she looks it up, the Institution threw itself a two-day birthday party, sprinkled with special exhibit tents, concerts, nineteen birthday cakes, a special website, and

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    13. Bird observations recorded by Alexander Wetmore in Wisconsin, 1901.

      Alexander Wetmore: Observing the Making of a Scientist

      • Date: January 5, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: On National Bird Day, a look at the long and illustrious ornithology career of Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore.

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    15. The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III

      • Date: February 7, 2013
      • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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      Keeping up with our #Volunpeers – SIA’s Transcription Center Accomplishments

      • Date: September 14, 2017
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: When it comes to the Smithsonian Transcription Center, there’s always more to discover, more material with which to engage. It can be easy to lose track of just how much our crowd of #volunpeers accomplished and why it is so important to us. We’re not done yet, but after four years, it’s a good time to take a step back and see what has been accomplished through the effort of

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    19. 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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    21. Screenshot of the Archives' new website pointing out our History Section.

      Welcome to Smithsonian History on Our New Website!

      • Date: October 18, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Science Service, Up Close: Charles Bittinger and the Worlds of Science and Art

      • Date: December 6, 2016
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: The work of painter Charles Bittinger, bridging the worlds of science and art.

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