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    1. 1888 Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States

      Reconstructing William Temple Hornaday’s 1888 Extermination Series

      • Date: March 2, 2017
      • Description: A look at taxidermist turned conservationist William Temple Hornaday's "Extermination Series" highlighting the environmental impact of man on North American mammals.

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      Protecting Wildlife in Our National Parks: William Temple Hornaday and the American Bison

      • Date: August 17, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: August is National Parks Month, a time to celebrate the resources that have been preserved across the country for the public. In August of 1916, the US Congress created the National Park Service which today provides access to unparalleled natural beauty and treasured sites in American history.

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    5. American Buffalo Group, Buffalo Butte, Montana, 1886

      Sneak Peek 6/4/2018

      • Date: June 4, 2018
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Buffalo group collected on William Temple Hornaday expedition in Buffalo Butte, Montana, 1886. The specimens were later mounted for exhibition in the United States National Museum, MNH-5469.

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    7. Original framing of the Archives’ bison images

      Bison Lost, Bison Found

      • Date: February 23, 2017
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Join us as we recount how the Archives’ crayon enlargements depicting American bison were traced back to their probable origin.

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    9. An American bison pictured in a field with tall, thin trees in the background.

      Archives Puzzles: Bringing Up Bison

      • Date: April 19, 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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    11. An aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1993.

      Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals

      • Date: July 18, 2017
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle.

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    13. Polar Bear at the National Zoo, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no, 2002-10612.

      Gone But Not Forgotten: Former Animals at the National Zoo

      • Date: May 27, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A number of animals who used to call the National Zoological Park home are no longer there.

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    15. One of the enlargements following treatment and mounting. Photo by Michael Barnes.

      Re-mounting the American Bison

      • Date: February 25, 2016
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: One of our recent projects, these photographic crayon enlargements, associated with founder of the National Zoo William Temple Hornaday, were made on sensitized paper that was then adhered to a linen “canvas” stretched around wooden frames. The paper had become brittle, and handling at some point in the past led to a number of punctures and tears through both the paper and the

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    17. From A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or, Family of Sun-birds

      Link Love: 5/25/2012

      • Date: May 25, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • 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. Men wearing suits stand in an open field.

      Archives Puzzles: National Zoo and Aquarium Month

      • Date: June 7, 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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    21. An American bison stands in the snow. It looks toward the camera.

      Serendipity and Unexpected Connections

      • Date: April 23, 2020
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: Sometimes the research process reveals more than an answer to a single question. This is the story of the Smithsonian bison that inspired the “Buffalo Bill.”

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    23. Taxidermy Mount of African Elephant

      Sneak Peek 11/21/2016

      • Date: November 21, 2016
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Mount of African elephant "Mungo" during taxidermy by William Temple Hornaday, MNH-2791.

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