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      Finding the Thousand Words Behind the Picture

      • Date: March 31, 2010
      • Creator: Mary Markey
      • Description: You know the old cliché—“A picture is worth a thousand words.” But is it true in every case? A simple portrait from 60 years ago may give some clues to period hairstyle and dress, but none to where the photo was taken or why the person was noteworthy. Sources now available on the internet, such as the Historic newspaper database, Proquest, and even YouTube—give Smithsonian

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    3. Whiteboards and poster boards are covered in post-its. It’s difficult to make out what they say. Temporary desks are below the boards.

      Take a picture, it’ll last longer

      • Date: November 2, 2010
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: On what better day than Election Day to follow up on that tidbit I dropped a couple weeks ago regarding a consultation about then-candidate Barack Obama’s dry-erase boards, a recent acquisition by the National Museum of African American History and Culture? These artifacts, along with archival material and other realia (in archives terms: a man-made three-dimensional object)

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    5. Oil based portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt profile wearing a blue suit and tie, signed Secretary Roosevelt.

      Remembering the Exhibitions Celebrating the Centennial of FDR's Birth

      • Date: January 28, 2021
      • Description: In 1982, the Smithsonian Institution paid homage to the birth of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born January 30, 1882, through six new exhibits.

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    7. You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog

      • Date: August 22, 2019
      • 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 writing a second blog for National Dog Day, let’s take a look at the pooches that pop up around the Smithsonian Institution.[view:sia_slideshow==87224]Related Resources"Gone But Not Forgotten: Former Animals at the National Zoo," The Bigger Picture"Me

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    9. Botanical illustration in color of a yellow and breen plant signed by Regina O. Hughes.

      Hot Topix in Archival Research, Winter 2020

      • Date: March 31, 2020
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you’ll get into some

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    11. Summer In The City

      • Date: June 27, 2017
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: A before-and-after look at the the entrances and rotundas around the Smithsonian.

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    13. A man leans over toward patterned prints on a large document.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

      • Date: October 15, 2019
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.

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      Women in Science: What the Photos Say

      • Date: March 20, 2009
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: [caption width="189" caption="Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr (b. 1895), sitting in lab with microscope, Smithsonian Insitution Archives"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_238" width="162" caption="New Use for Light Reflector, National Museum of American History"][/caption]I was intrigued by a recent post on the National Museum of American History’s (NMAH) blog about the

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    17. An elephant lifts its trunk in the air.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: July 2, 2020
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    19. Happy Tin-th Anniversary!

      • Date: October 8, 2019
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: A retrospective photo trip down the Archives’ conservation lab memory lane, featuring folks from past and present.

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    21. Portrait of Carmichael. He is wearing a suit with a white handkerchief sticking out of the front pocket. He has a mustache. He is not smiling.

      Leonard Carmichael, Seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian

      • Date: July 7, 2022
      • Creator: Tatiana Swann
      • Description: Dr. Leonard Carmichael led the Smithsonian Institution through many changes during his tenure as the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian. He presided over new museums and facility openings, special acquisitions, and exciting exhibitions. Because Carmichael was hired from outside of the Smithsonian, he brought a new perspective, his academic background, and skills to thrust

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      The Photography of Art

      • Date: November 27, 2009
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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