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  1. View of the Smithsonian Castle in the distance behind a wall of trees, from downtown Washington

    The Smithsonian Castle Construction Begins

    • Date: March 19, 2019
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or the “Castle,” is the most iconic of all the Smithsonian’s 769 facilities, which include its nineteen museums, nine research centers, National Zoo, and all of its other establishments. The Castle was the first building constructed specifically for the Smithsonian after it was founded in 1846. On March 19, 1847, a contract was signed with

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  3. Museum specialist LaNelle Peterson with chameleon specimens at Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) Navy Yard laboratory.

    Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC)

    • Date: February 10, 2022
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Learn more about the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center and the impact this unit had in the study of marine science worldwide.

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  5. Drawing of Spencer Fullerton Baird's Pet Dog

    Smithsonian Open Access-iversary

    • Date: February 25, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!

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    Smithsonian Scientists at Work

    • Date: April 20, 2017
    • Description: [view:sia_slideshow==75408]Scientific research has been integral to the Smithsonian, from its founding to today. The Smithsonian's founder, Englishman James Smithson, saw in the U.S. (according to his biographer, Heather Ewing) "a place of the future" that could support "science and progress for humanity." He believed that scientists were "citizens of the world" and that the

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    Telling the Story: Illuminating Native Heritage through Photography

    • Date: November 23, 2009
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  11. Clipping from EBONY September 1990 issue, page 92 featuring photographs of people at the Field to Factory exhibit installation in Anchorage, Alaska.

    The Women Behind the "Field to Factory" Exhibition

    • Date: October 6, 2022
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: Current headlines about war and the impact of forced migration on women are stark reminders of historic migrations and how women adapted and took on new roles.In 1987, Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940 premiered at the National Museum of American History.

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  13. Portrait of Helena M. Weiss

    Women Managing the Smithsonian

    • Date: March 17, 2020
    • Description: Meet some of the women who have managed aspects of the Smithsonian since the 1850s.

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  15. The World Is Yours: Christmas in the Colonies

    • Date: December 24, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Christmas in the Colonies.”

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  17. The World Is Yours: Rockets and Planets

    • Date: February 18, 2021
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Rockets and Planets.”

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    “A Wildlife Paradise”: International Collaboration on the DMZ Ecology in the 1960s

    • Date: November 12, 2019
    • Description: The DMZ ecology project reveals the Smithsonian’s commitment to ecological research programs as well as the complexity and contingency of an international collaboration.

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  21. Black and white image of man standing on boat with ocean in the background.

    Can We Keep to a Schedule, Please?

    • Date: October 12, 2017
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: The Smithsonian’s scientists and naturalists were, and still are, constantly on the move. When they weren’t in the field, they were in the museum studying collected specimens, writing papers, and getting ready for the next series of trips. Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitt (1887-1977) was no exception.Logistics is a special skill, an essential one when traveling on scientific

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  23. Color photo of three staff members standing in the collections processing lab

    Career advice from our Preservation Coordinator

    • Date: May 1, 2018
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: This is post is part of our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professional. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Smithsonian Institution Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Don’t be afraid to let us know who you might like to hear from next!What is preservation? This is a

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