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    1. 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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      The Whole World's Watching: Photography & Terrorism

      • Date: March 16, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Privacy And Control, by Michael Pickard, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] It’s a sign of the times that we’re being watched often and everywhere. Surveillance, a word that once summoned up all things intrusive and sneaky, is part of everyday lexicon and experience.

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      Games People Play, Then Save

      • Date: November 22, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    7. Color image of a woman smiling while wearing a black dress and pearls.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro

      • Date: September 12, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker

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    9. List of items Claire and Susan Eike received for Christmas in 1958. Record Unit 7342 - James W. Eike Papers, 1927, 1950-1983, Box 1, Folder 5, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Neg. No. SIA2012-0088.

      Falling for Field Books

      • Date: February 13, 2014
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: James Eike and his field books reveal not only his love of birds, but also his love of life and his family.

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    11. And Action: The Ins and Outs of DVD Video Preservation

      • Date: September 3, 2013
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Archives face many challenges when it comes to preserving digital video on DVDs.

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      Perspectives

      • Date: February 8, 2010
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Hide and Seek

      • Date: December 9, 2010
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_10342" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Miss Willey Glover DeNis, (1879-1929), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA2008-0987."][/caption] At the Archives, we often run across images that have minimal information associated with them. Sometimes it’s a number or a name (usually incomplete) or a year. It is rare to find a beautifully complete

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      If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it...

      • Date: May 10, 2010
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion, 1925, by Watson Davis, Black and white photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Image # SIA2008-1146"][/caption] We are nearing the 2nd anniversary of the Smithsonian launching on the

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    19. Slight damage on a piece of paper. There is a section of brown, dotted coloring on the parchment.

      I.D. This! Parchment

      • Date: November 21, 2019
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: For the next installment in our I.D. This! series, learn about parchment and how we identify it in our collections.

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      Joy Over Grief

      • Date: August 18, 2009
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Several weeks ago a brown box full of photographs arrived at “The Smithsonian.” Now being that “The Smithsonian” is actually made up of many museums and research centers, this brown box was circulated through several offices before I finally got the call to see if it was something that I wanted. Usually the Smithsonian would rather not receive unsolicited donations. Though,

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      Science Sits for Art

      • Date: April 29, 2010
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="366" caption="Heads and Fragments of Heads of Humeri, from the Photographic Catalogue of the Surgical Section, 1865, by William Bell, Albumen print on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen

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