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      Smithson's Legacy

      • Date: February 21, 2017
      • Description: Smithson's Gift EnduresWhat would James Smithson think if he saw today's Smithsonian Institution—the world's largest museum and research complex?The activities of the Smithsonian Institution 150 years after its founding embody "the increase and diffusion of knowledge" in virtually all the modern interpretations of those words. Millions of sightseers each year enjoy Smithsonian

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      Credits

      • Date: February 21, 2017
      • Description: AcknowledgementsThe web version of From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution was adapted from an exhibition that appeared from July 1996 to January 1997 in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery in the National Museum of American History. It was one of the official projects that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the 1846 founding of the Smithsonian

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      Exhibition Records, c. 1996-2004

      • Date: 1996 1996-2004 c 1996-2004
      • Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Office of the Deputy Director

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    7. GIF of someone navigating the introduction page of the web exhibition. It includes a graphic of photographs of people in black-and-white and a portrait painting of James Smithsonian in color.

      Introducing Smithson to Smithsonian

      • Date: August 10, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.

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      SIA Acc. 14-230, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1991-1996

      • Date: 1991 1991-1996
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    11. Pressurized Gondola on the Street in Washington D.C

      Pressurized Gondola on the Street in Washington D.C

      • Date: April 15, 1936
      • Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
      • Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954

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      SIA Acc. 15-282, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1991-1996

      • Date: 1991 1991-1996
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 08-095, Smithsonian American Art Museum Registrar's Office, Exhibition Records, 1996-2003

      • Date: 1996 1996-2003
      • Creator: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Registrar's Office
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    17. Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      • Date: July 1996
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe

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    19. Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      • Date: July 1996
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe

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      SIA Acc. 08-051, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1971-2002

      • Date: 1971 1971-2002
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 09-019, Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of Design and Production, Exhibition Records, 1996-2000

      • Date: 1996 1996-2000
      • Creator: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of Design and Production
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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