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      The Anniversary of the National Museum of African Art: A Gift in August

      • Date: August 13, 2012
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: On August 13, 2012 the National Museum of African Art, founded by Warren M. Robbins, became a part of the Smithsonian Institution.

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    3. Link Love: 7/23/2021

      • Date: July 23, 2021
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a biweekly 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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    5. Color photograph of the National Postal Museum building taken from across the street.

      The National Postal Museum Still Delivers After 25 Years

      • Date: September 25, 2018
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: 25 years ago the National Postal Museum first opened its doors to the public.

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    7. 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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    9. Visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance.

      Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century

      • Date: November 18, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.

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    11. Front cover of an exhibition pamphlet. It has a brown-ish streak down the middle and a red cross at the top center.

      M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Exhibit

      • Date: July 30, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Thirty-six years ago today, M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the response was overwhelming.

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      Art and Photography at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 4, 2010
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349" caption="Washington, D.C. 1975, from the series Archaeological Series, 6 Inch Contour Gauge, 1975, by Kenneth Josephson, Gelatin silver print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.828."][/caption] In 1981, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (at the time it was named

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      Cherry Blossoms, Travel Logs, and Colonial Connections: Eliza Scidmore’s Contributions to the Smithsonian

      • Date: August 18, 2020
      • Description: Eliza Scidmore was a lifelong photographer, writer, and world traveler. In addition to facilitating a gift of cherry blossom trees from Japan to the U.S. capital, Scidmore donated her time, photographs, and some artifacts to the Smithsonian’s collections. She also accessed the world through colonial channels that she reinforced with her writings.

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    17. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

      Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

      • Date: August 10, 2015
      • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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    19. Diana of the Tides’ vibrant colors are reminiscent of paintings by Maxfield Parrish. Diana’s creator John Elliott knew Maxfield and his father Stephen from visits to the artists colony in Cornish, New Hampshire. Image courtesy of Smithsonian Archives.

      Diana of the Tides: A Sensation of Her Time

      • Date: January 25, 2011
      • Description: This post originally appeared on the National Museum of Natural History's blog, Unearthed.Who would think that behind the west wall of NMNH's paleontology hall is a painting of a goddess that created a sensation when installed in 1910? Some of you who visited the museum fifty years ago may remember the captivating Diana of the Tides as she surveyed the hall.Diana was painted

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    21. Dog Days at the Zoo, Part I

      • Date: September 11, 2012
      • Description: Though often overlooked, dogs played a featured role in the early history of the National Zoological Park.

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    23. Daily Report for the National Zoological Park, 1908, 16 May.

      International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part II

      • Date: June 15, 2017
      • Description: The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo.

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