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  1. Wild animals of Glacier National Park, 1918. Vernon and Florence Merriam Bailey. Courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library.

    Scientific Sweethearts: Research Couples in the Archives

    • Date: February 11, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the life and work of husband and wife Smithsonian scientists researching in the field.

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  3. Bird observations recorded by Alexander Wetmore in Wisconsin, 1901.

    Alexander Wetmore: Observing the Making of a Scientist

    • Date: January 5, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: On National Bird Day, a look at the long and illustrious ornithology career of Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore.

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  5. National Museum of History and Technology flag

    Happy 100th Flag Day!

    • Date: June 14, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: In celebration of Flag Day, a look at the series of flags designed for the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers, 1965.

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  7. Full Steam Ahead: The Motorcycle’s Bicycle Beginnings

    • Date: May 24, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the steam tricycle and other bicycle innovations during the turn of the 20th century.

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  9. Alexander Wetmore, 1910.

    A Wonderful Wetmore Adventure

    • Date: May 31, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Thanks to our volunteers who transcribed the entirety of the Alexander Wetmore photo album collection!

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    The Smithsonian and the Solar Eclipse

    • Date: August 8, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The Smithsonian has a history of eclipse-ready public programming! How the Smithsonian has worked with the public in 1972, and today, to help visitors view eclipses safely.

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  13. The Washington Times (Washington D.C.), 23 July 1909

    All Aboard the Chesapeake Beach Railway!

    • Date: July 12, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the train that once traveled between Chesapeake Beach and Washington, D.C.

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  15. John Adams

    A Founding Father's Day

    • Date: June 16, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A closer look at Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and the father-son duo's relationship to the Smithsonian.

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  17. W. E. B. Du Bois data visualization

    Link Love: 7/8/2016

    • Date: July 8, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • 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. Smithsonian Gardens' Cindy Brown in front of the gardenias at the Enid A. Haupt Garden.

    Link Love: 6/16/2017

    • Date: June 16, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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    Explore the Arctic with Operation Windmill

    • Date: January 28, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: View amazing photos from Operation Windmill, a surveying expedition of Antarctica conducted by the US Navy in 1947-48.

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  23. New York World's Fair Map

    Walt Disney's Progressland

    • Date: July 21, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The Walt Disney designed--and General Electric sponsored--look at America’s figurative and literal electric future, Progressland, wowed visitors at the 1964 World’s Fair--and elements of it exist today in both Disneyland and Disney World theme parks.

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