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  1. Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge outside White House, Washington, D.C.; by Harris & Ewing; 1924, glass plate negative; Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress; reproduction number LC-DIG-hec-44616.

    Stumbling Upon . . . Calvin Coolidge

    • Date: December 5, 2013
    • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
    • Description: The science and method of conducting research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  3. Ironworkers at 1976 Festival of American Folklife.

    Summertime on the Mall - Smithsonian Folklife Festival

    • Date: June 13, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Come out to the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating Hungarian culture, endangered languages, and African American style.

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    See Here: 5/10/2011

    • Date: May 10, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Agnes Chase (1869-1963), Honorary Curator of the United States National Herbarium at the Smithsonian Institution and Botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture, is seated at a table holding up a herbarium sheet with a grass specimen, Chase specialized in the study of grasses and conducted extensive field work

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  7. WWII Internment of Japanese, by Dorothea Lange.

    Link Love: 5/26/2016

    • Date: May 27, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Striking Dorothea Lange photographs of WWII internment of Japanese. [via Open Culture]The Hirshhorn let artist Linn Meyers draw all over their walls, and the results are stunning. [via Smithsonian Magazine]A look at the preservation of WWI objectors' graffitti. [via The Guardian]Thinking about preserving your own archive? The Library of Congress has advice on where to start.

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    See Here: 5/11/2018

    • Date: May 11, 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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  11. Group Portrait of Fuegians at Otter Bay, Straits of Magellan

    Sneak Peek 4/9/2018

    • Date: April 9, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Group portrait of Fuegians at Otter Bay, Straits of Magellan, taken during circumnavigation of South America by United States Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," 1888, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-4941.

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  13. Astronaut and earth scientist, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, was the 1st female American astronaut to spacewalk, and was named the 2017 Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ellen Dorn

    • Date: October 4, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Ellen Dorn (right), former Director of Exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building, worked on several large scale traveling exhibits including “America’s Smithsonian,” for the Smithsonian's 150th and "Smithsonian's America" which traveled to Japan. #Groundbreaker

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  15. People sit at desks in a lab area with jars of specimens on shelves. Men and women are pictured.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Roberta W. Rubinoff

    • Date: August 19, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Roberta Wolff Rubinoff was a biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama between 1965 and 1979. In 1980, she was appointed the assistant director of the Office of Fellowships and Grants in Washington, D.C., and from 1986 to 2001, she served in the top role as director of the office.In Panama, Rubinoff served as the marine sciences coordinator and

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    click! in the Classroom

    • Date: March 18, 2010
    • Description: When most people think of Lincoln, Nebraska, the images they probably conjure up are of Husker football fans dressed in red, and the endless flat expanse of Interstate 80 as it stretches westward toward the Rocky Mountains. What most people don’t know is that Nebraska has become the fifth largest refugee resettlement site per capita, compared with states of similar

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  19. Celebrate American Archives Month at the Smithsonian! Photo by Rachel Menyuk.

    Link Love: 10/3/2014

    • Date: October 3, 2014
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • 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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  21. Hansen sits on a balcony ledge overlooking the water with another man. He is not wearing a shirt and both men are looking toward the camera.

    Capturing Panama with Carl C. Hansen

    • Date: June 15, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Today is Nature Photography Day, so we’re highlighting the career and work of Smithsonian photographer Carl C. Hansen.

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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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