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    1. Mr. Ikawa, Japanese astronomer

      Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

      • Date: May 1, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents some images from their collections.

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    3. A man in a gray hooded sweatshirt bends over a textile-mounted piece of art on paper; he is pressing a heated metal spatula against a piece of white insulating paper to soften heat-sensitive paper as a mending technique. The art on paper is supported on a clear acrylic board suspended between two white tables.

      Some Conservator Career Advice

      • Date: July 11, 2019
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: So you want to be a conservator? In this continuation of our series on career advice, one of our conservators shares some advice for those looking to explore the professional field of cultural heritage conservation.

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    5. 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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    7. A Weddell seal in the ice hole at Station 61B (August 16, 1961). Note the metal casing which lines the hole and the canvas cover used to close off the area between the floor of the shack and the top of the casing. Photograph by Jack L. Littlepage. Accession 15-281: John H. Dearborn Papers, 1950-2006, Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. SIA2015-008032.

      Antarctic Explorations: The Diary of John H. Dearborn

      • Date: July 30, 2015
      • Description: With the recent acquisition of the papers of scientist John H. Dearborn, here is an introduction to his life and research at the edge of the world.

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    9. Faded color map of the United States as it was in 1839.

      Pursuing Knowledge in Unfamiliar Country

      • Date: November 15, 2018
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: In mid-19th century America, some believed that world-class discoveries came exclusively from Europe. But early Smithsonian leaders had a sense of urgency to disseminate an authoritative body of knowledge, pursue further discoveries, and provide a deeper understanding to the public at a time when American society was changing.

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    11. A man and woman in beige shirts and pants stand in front of four elephants. Four men are riding the elephants. The man in beige is wearing a hat and binoculars around his neck.

      A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian

      • Date: May 14, 2019
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.

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    13. A group portrait of the members of the 1975 Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council.

      Women Carrying out the Work of Change in the 1970s

      • Date: January 5, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Wonder Woman 1984 features fictional Smithsonian women in science trying to change the world. Let’s examine how real-life women pushed for change at the Smithsonian in the 1970s and created new opportunities for women at work.

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    15. Two women work in a lab. Gilligan is working closest to the camera and is looking directly into the lens. She is wearing white gloves. The woman in the back has her head down and is wearing a white lab coat and white gloves.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eliza Gilligan Lenz

      • Date: October 20, 2021
      • 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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      Getting Your Due, Samuel Pierpont Langley

      • Date: November 28, 2017
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: It can be so frustrating to put great effort into something, and then to have your work and achievements called into question. I can't begin to imagine how frustrated Samuel Pierpont Langley was in 1903. By that time, he had spent over forty years studying astrophysics and aerodynamics. His work on astronomically-derived time measurement in the late 1860's is the heart of the

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    19. Ruby K. Worner, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID SIA2015-004747

      Science Service, Up Close: Ruby K. Worner

      • Date: November 12, 2015
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: A look at the brilliant work and sharp insight of a trailblazing woman chemist, Ruby K. Worner.

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      Avatar. A Photographic Game-Changer?

      • Date: January 20, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: A few days ago, I went to an IMAX 3D showing of Avatar to see for myself if the movie is a “game-changer,” as many have suggested. And, it is, but in a way no one seems to be focusing on—the way it acknowledges and exploits photography’s power to shape both everyday and alternate realities. What struck me, as soon as the movie started, was how sophisticated the film’s

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    23. Close up photograph of Motley.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sabrina Lynn Motley

      • Date: July 7, 2021
      • 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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