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  1. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

    Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

    • Date: December 2, 2021
    • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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  3. Lerner and Hisrhhorn stand in a gallery space.

    An Audio Anniversary: Groundbreaking at the Hirshhorn

    • Date: January 12, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  5. Documenting a Geologist's Adventures

    • Date: December 11, 2012
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recently acquired the papers of Ursula Marvin, a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory geologist who has studied meteorites and lunar samples.

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    See Here: 8/17/2018

    • Date: August 17, 2018
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: "See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives."

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  9. Brigadier General Adolphus Washington Greely

    Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning

    • Date: August 2, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.

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  11. 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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  13. Washington Monument grounds ceremony at which Charles Lindbergh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 1927.

    Science Service, Up Close: “Charlie Is My Darling” — Lindbergh in Washington, June 1927

    • Date: February 2, 2017
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: On June 11, 1927, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh, and his plane Spirit of St. Louis, arrived back in the United States, and Washington, D.C. threw a party.

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    In Her Own Image

    • Date: March 30, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  17. Chief Joseph, by Edward Curtis, 1903 (printed 1980), orotone, National Portrait Gallery, NPG 80.325.

    November is Native American Heritage Month

    • Date: November 5, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Please join the Smithsonian and institutions around the country as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November!

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    William Stimpson and the Smithsonian’s First Aquarium

    • Date: July 14, 2015
    • Description: William Stimpson and the first aquarium at the Smithsonian Institution.

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    Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition

    • Date: September 7, 2017
    • Creator: Charles Zange
    • Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full

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    Coming into Focus

    • Date: October 1, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_2376" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="blurredvision, by Flickr user Paul Denton Cocker."][/caption] According to the National Eye Institute, more than 3 million Americans are blind or have vision so poor that everyday tasks become extremely difficult. Interestingly, according to a recent article by Pam Belluck in The New York Times, a new

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