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    1. One of the many behind-the-scenes photos in the Archives new Flickr photostream.

      Introducing the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ New Flickr Photostream

      • Date: May 2, 2012
      • Creator: Susannah Wells
      • Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives is now using Flickr hightlight behind-the-scenes projects, workshops, and staff at work.

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    3. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives logo with the sunburst.

      Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: December 8, 2020
      • Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

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    5. GIF of someone navigating the introduction page of the web exhibition. It includes a graphic of photographs of people in black-and-white and a portrait painting of James Smithsonian in color.

      Introducing Smithson to Smithsonian

      • Date: August 10, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.

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    7. The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III

      • Date: February 7, 2013
      • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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      The Time Has Come

      • Date: February 8, 2011
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_11359" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup Design for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Courtesy NMAAHC."][/caption] The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER

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    11. Hypsometer sketch featured in a book.

      Joseph Henry Hypes Hypsometers

      • Date: October 29, 2019
      • Description: Although initially skeptical about the effectiveness of the hypsometer, Secretary Joseph Henry soon recognized the value of the instrument, which he discovered from his colleagues in the scientific field.

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    13. Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1845-1847, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2002-32241.

      Legislative Logjam to Kitchen Sink

      • Date: May 22, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.

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    15. Fleeing from the ruined city--California St., from Stockton to Ferry Tower, San Francisco, California, 1906, photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, neg. no. 13496.

      The Smithsonian Seismological Institute

      • Date: August 26, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: The Smithsonian proposed creating a Seismological Institute after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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    17. A woman stands in between stacks of books. She is holding open a large book and looking toward the camera.

      Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

      • Date: August 1, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

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      Where to Begin? Determining Founding Dates in ForestGEO’s Global Network of Research Plots

      • Date: April 21, 2020
      • Description: Behind the seemingly objective certitude of a date lies an argument about what counts.

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      Controversy in the “Castle”

      • Date: November 10, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    23. A man and woman watch a small, orange monkey on a branch indoors. A carton of food is hanging on a branch.

      Going Wild with Golden Lion Tamarins

      • Date: July 25, 2019
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.

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