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    1. Laboratory Interior, Beaufort, 1904, by Unknown photographer.

      The Broad Mission of the Division of Inquiry

      • Date: January 26, 2012
      • Description: An examination of logbooks in the Smithsonian Institution Archives reveals the multiple ways that the Division of Inquiry in the United States Commission of Fish performed scientific work at marine laboratories in the early 20th century to fulfill their expansive mission statement.

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    3. 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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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Isabel C. Pérez Farfante

      • Date: September 1, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    7. Harpoons Mounted for Exhibit

      Sneak Peek 11/17/2014

      • Date: November 17, 2014
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Harpoons mounted for exhibit in the Fisheries area in the East North Range of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building. Image Number: MAH-2855.

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    9. Wessington House, Edenton, North Carolina

      Sneak Peek 1/8/2018

      • Date: January 8, 2018
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Wessington House, Edenton, North Carolina (N.C.), photographed by United States Fish Commission during survey of N.C. fisheries, circa 1878, Acc. No. 11-006, MAH-4911.

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    11. Fishing nets and a Giant Octopus hang from the ceiling of the Fisheries Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum.

      Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum

      • Date: December 10, 2019
      • Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.

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      19th-Century Marine Life’s Role in the 21st Century

      • Date: January 25, 2011
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    15. Link Love: 8/30/2019

      • Date: August 30, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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      Archives Puzzles: A Scientist’s Summer Getaway

      • Date: June 21, 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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    19. Drawing of Spencer Fullerton Baird's Pet Dog

      Smithsonian Open Access-iversary

      • Date: February 25, 2021
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!

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    21. View of Folders in Accession 12-530. Note the folder labeled Unicorn towards

      Searching for Unicorns

      • Date: July 18, 2013
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: The discovery of a folder titled, "Unicorn," in collection at first brings excitement then disappointment as the unicorn in question was a unicorn fish, not the mythical unicorn.

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    23. Samuel F. B. Morse's Daguerreotype Equipment, 1888, by Thomas Smillie, SIA RU000095 [10625].

      The Life Work of Smillie

      • Date: July 15, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: There is a remarkable figure in the Smithsonian’s history that doesn’t get much of the spotlight; Thomas W. Smillie. He served as the Smithsonian’s first official photographer from 1870 until his death in 1917, and additionally became the Smithsonian’s first photography curator in 1896. Smillie amassed a collection of photographic equipment starting with the purchase of the

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