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      Looking Smithson’s Gift Horse in the Mouth

      • Date: July 28, 2015
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Today, James Smithson’s bequest to found the Smithsonian is considered a wonderful event, but in 1835 when it was announced, many Americans responded negatively. Why did they look his gift horse in the mouth?

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    3. A woman stands on a ladder sculpting a life-size horse. The head of the horse is a darker color. Another employee is in the background, standing on the ground and working on a different horse.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lora Moran-Collins

      • Date: November 21, 2018
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Lora Moran-Collins, 3D Studio Supervisor at Smithsonian Exhibits, made dioramas, mannequins, and models of horses, sea lions, dogs and more for displays across the Smithsonian from 1981 to 2017. #Groundbreaker

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      Ready-made Home for a Scimitar Horned Oryx and Przewalski’s Horse

      • Date: June 25, 2015
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: When Dr. Ted Reed became director of the National Zoological Park in 1959, he committed himself to carrying out the zoo’s complete set of mandates that included research, education, and conservation of endangered species. All these came together in a new non-public facility, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, founded in 1975 in Front Royal, Virginia.

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    7. Estimated Route Welty and Palmer Traveled.

      A Race On the Wild Side

      • Date: February 21, 2013
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: Ride along as two young boys go on the adventure of lifetime, racing a stolen horse and buggy around Washington, D.C.

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    9. Mom, can we keep him? Ummm, no.

      • Date: January 15, 2013
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: Robert F. Kennedy gave his children a sea lion named "Sandy" who was eventually donated to the National Zoological Park.

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    11. Skeleton of Old Henry Clay,

      Sneak Peek 6/9/2014

      • Date: June 9, 2014
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Skeleton of Old Henry Clay, "Father of American Trotting Horses"

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    13. Smithsonian Carousel on the National Mall, by Casey McAdams, Smithsonian Institu

      A Favorite - The Smithsonian Carousel

      • Date: April 11, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: The Smithsonian Carousel celebrates the anniversary of its opening on April 12.

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    15. 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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      Link Love: 12/10/2010

      • Date: December 10, 2010
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: The Library of Congress has posted nearly 700 Civil War photos to the Flickr Commons. Forget Tomb Raider—an Archive Raider is much cooler. How is the discoverer of the poinsettia plant, Joel Poinsett, connected to SIA and the Smithsonian? Find out more on the Around the Mall blog. It’s like first aid for your books: Archives Outside gives detailed directions about how to make

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      Answer me this?

      • Date: May 19, 2010
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      See Here: 11/20/2009

      • Date: November 20, 2009
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="416" caption="Paleontology Exhibit, Plesippus Horses, pre-1963, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder 13, Negative Number:34095."][/caption]

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    23. Me and You and a Dog Named.....

      • Date: August 28, 2018
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Pupper, doggy, hound, bowwow, beastie, pooch. No matter what we call dogs, they have always been man’s best friend. In honor of National Dog Day, let’s take a look at the pooches that pop up in the Archives' collections. In addition, I’ll debut my best little furry friend with her first Smithsonian appearance. [view:sia_slideshow==84513]Related CollectionsNational Zoological

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