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    1. Marion Stirling Pugh holds an iguana. She is wearing field work clothes.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marion Stirling Pugh

      • Date: May 27, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Marion Stirling Pugh began her career with the Smithsonian in 1931 as a secretary for her future husband, Matthew Stirling, Chief of the Bureau of Ethnology. For the next 40 years, the couple studied Olmec culture and the connection to greater Mesoamerica and South America. Pugh served as the president of the Society of Women Geographers from 1960 to 1963 and from 1969 to

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      A Life on the Wild Side: Lucile Quarry Mann

      • Date: March 15, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Our Other, Photographic Selves

      • Date: March 25, 2010
      • Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Ralph Waldo Emerson, between 1860 and 1870, by J. W. Black & Co., Photographic print on carte-de-visite mount, Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer family papers, 1851-1999 bulk 1881-1950, Archives of American Art, Digital ID: 5677. "][/caption] From the beginning, photography upset conventional ideas about the relationship

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      Link Love: 12/26/2014

      • Date: December 26, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A find for early animation - Archivists at Norway's National Library discovered a missing animation film, Empty Socks, about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a Disney precursor to Mickey Mouse. [via The National Library of Norway]A fascinating look at the workshop of Kenji Yamaguchi, a National Geographic employee who builds camera contraptions for their photographers. [via Proof,

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      Aww: Cute Baby Animals and Other Field Book Surprises

      • Date: May 25, 2017
      • Creator: Mignonette (Mig) Dooley Johnson:
      • Description: Snapshots of cute baby animals, taken during the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937.

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      Link Love: 12/2/2016

      • Date: December 2, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Perfect time of year to take a tour of D.C.'s secret gardens, including the Smithsonian's! [via Shakespeare Theatre Company]The State Library of Virginia asked residents for Civil War mementos, and they delivered (and they are now online). [via Centre Daily Times]Hear about the massive undertaking to save wartorn Sudan's archives. [via National Geographic]Cambridge Dictionary

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      Link Love: 10/27/2017

      • Date: October 27, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: When museum visitors match the artwork. [via artFido]The Smithsonian's Secretary, David Skorton, is convening thought-leaders to discuss critical issues Americans are facing, starting with immigration. The International Federation of Television Archives' Innovation award went to Radio.Garden, a website that allows you to browse radio stream geographically. [via Sound and

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    15. A yellow-tinted catalog page showing two women in front of painted backgrounds, one of a nature scene, one of a shipdeck with a ship on water in the background.

      Link Love: 7/20/2018

      • Date: July 20, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Old school filters. [via Smithsonian Libraries]Progress is being made to find the burned remnants of the last slave ship to reach U.S. soil. [via National Geographic]Meet the Library of Congress reference librarian who helps people research their African American genealogy. [via LOC]You can help transcribe the papers of Civil Rights figure, Julian Bond, with the University of

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      Link Love: 3/17/2017

      • Date: March 17, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Hirshhorn is making Yayoi Kusama's blockbuster show accessible with virtual reality. [via Washington Post]Rare sighting of the endangered marbled cat via infrared camera trap! [via National Geographic]Mark your calendars: April 17-21 is Endangered Data Week. [via Digital Library Federation]We contributed to the Nationa Digital Stewardship Alliance's 2016 Web Archiving

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    19. Link Love: 3/15/2013

      • Date: March 15, 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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    21. Link Love: 1/1/2021

      • Date: January 1, 2021
      • 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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    23. Link Love: 9/18/2020

      • Date: September 18, 2020
      • 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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