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    See Here: 4/12/2011

    • Date: April 12, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="367" caption="A diorama of Andrew Ellicott and his assistant Benjamin Banneker taking a break from surveying the boundaries of Washington, D.C., in "Laying out the Nation's Capital" in the Hall of Physical Sciences, 1966, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95,

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    Link Love: 5/13/2011

    • Date: May 13, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Six children play on the sculpture "Uncle Beazley," the 25 foot long replica of a triceratops, placed on the Mall in front of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), 1976, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 23, Negative Number:

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  5. Iris, Bonnie, and Kiko travel on the O Line from the Great Ape House to the Thin

    The Great Escape

    • Date: December 27, 2011
    • Creator: Ginger Yowell
    • Description: Azy was the first orangutan to escape from the O Line at the National Zoo.

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  7. Four African American boys with three dogs and a bicycle in an alley cluttered with trash, by Robert S. Scurlock, color photoprint. Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, image no. AC0618-002-0000003.

    Link Love: 8/7/2015

    • Date: August 7, 2015
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    Let’s Talk Turkey

    • Date: November 21, 2012
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Birds of a feather flock together, especially if they are a pair of patriotic turkeys who took up residency at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

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  11. Link Love: 12/07/2018

    • Date: December 7, 2018
    • 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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  13. A boy and a girl harness a prop mule in an exhibit. The boy is in a wheelchair.

    Hands On. Hands Off.

    • Date: December 14, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Will such things as the Hands History Room ever exist again?

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  15. The north front of the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building, during the early part of the 20th century.

    Spooks and Spirits: Stories of the Smithsonian

    • Date: October 31, 2015
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Tall tales and spooky ghost stories from Smithsonian history.

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  17. Elmo and Fozzie Bear wait in the conservation lab before their debut at the donation ceremony. Courtesy of the National Museum of American History.

    Link Love: 9/27/2013

    • Date: September 27, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  19. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

    Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

    • Date: March 19, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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  21. Secretary G. Wayne Clough and Smithsonian Historian, Pam Henson, 12/4/2014

    And the award goes to...

    • Date: December 30, 2014
    • Creator: Anne Van Camp
    • Description: The Secretary’s Gold Medal for Exceptional Service was created in 1964 and is the highest honor given to Smithsonian staff for exceptional service over a long period of time. On December 4, 2014, Secretary G. Wayne Clough presented this award to Pam Henson for a lifetime of exceptional service to the Smithsonian Institution. She began her career here in 1973 and has been in

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  23. Watercolor drawing of the profile of a tortoise.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Winter 2021

    • Date: January 7, 2021
    • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

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