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  1. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley viewing the Hope Diamond.

    Crowned Heads

    • Date: September 10, 2013
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: Royalty visits the Smithsonian Institution

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    150 Years Ago: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    • Date: April 14, 2015
    • Description: In New York City when he heard of Lincoln’s assassination, Secretary Joseph Henry returned to Washington for the president’s funeral.

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  5. The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!

    • Date: June 28, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines

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  7. 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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  9. Trees of Christmas brochure, 1977. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-001: National Museum of American History, Department of Public Programs, Public Program Records, circa 1977-1994. Image nos. SIA2020-000651 to SIA2020-000657.

    Trees of Christmas

    • Date: December 19, 2019
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: On December 19, 1977 the Trees of Christmas exhibition opened at the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History). This was the first exhibition of the Office of Horticulture (now Smithsonian Gardens) and featured trees with handcrafted ornaments representing a variety of countries and cultural traditions.

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  11. Two-page spread of a booklet containing broadcast information for “The World Is Yours” and a history of Thomas Davenport. A black and white drawing of a track with a motor appears at the top middle of the right-hand page.

    The World Is Yours: Unheralded American Inventors

    • Date: November 17, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Did you know that Joseph Francis invented the first metal life-saving boat? Or that Gail Borden invented the process for creating condensed milk? Neither did I until I heard The World Is Yours episode titled “Unheraled American Inventors,” which originally aired on April 4, 1937.Where most of the episodes I’ve listened to begin with the host walking up to two people while they

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  13. Richard Kenneth Saker Photographs of Tibet, 1942-1943.

    Link Love: 2/3/2012

    • Date: February 3, 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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  15. Black ink drawing of man & woman with symbols to the left

    Link Love: 5/19/2017

    • Date: May 19, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: An early infographic explaining Earth in case of chance alien encounters, from 1972! [via Co.Design]A peek at the the 1st weather dataset collected by the Smithsonian in the late 19th century, and what it means about archival practices around data. [via Process History]How Chuck Berry's bright red Cadillac almost didn't make it to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African

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  17. A man sits at a desk in an office. Papers and books are stacked on desks in the office.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2022

    • Date: July 21, 2022
    • Description: We're highlighting a few topics explored by Smithsonian Institution Archives researchers this summer.

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    "To Have and to Hold”: Parsing the Legal Framework of the Hungerford Deed

    • Date: May 12, 2020
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Now that we know more about the Hungerford Deed, dive in with us as we seek to understand its legal framework and context.

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  21. A woman watches from scaffolding as a man paints a ceiling.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Grace Lincoln Temple

    • Date: January 5, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  23. An L-shaped stacked stone and mortar house with a slate roof and white-painted sash windows sits amidst a grassy expanse. A lichen-covered stacked stone wall separates the front garden from pastureland.

    Walking in the Footsteps of Hungerfords

    • Date: September 15, 2022
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Readers of The Bigger Picture will be familiar with the Hungerford Deed, a 1787 property contract dividing a lucrative land inheritance between the mother and aunt of the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson. Over the last three years I have been able to take a deep dive into the content of the Deed and strengthen our understanding of Smithson’s choice to leave his

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