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  1. Watson Hiner Monroe (at left, behind the wheel) and Katherine Tait Omwake and Thelma Hunt (visible in the back seat), participating in driving test as part of the George Washington University “Sleeplessness Test” weekend, August 14-16, 1925.

    Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 2 - Adventurers

    • Date: August 20, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: In 1925, seven George Washington University students volunteered to stay awake for sixty hours, and drove, danced, sang, and swam in an effort to remain alert.

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    Postcard History

    • Date: September 19, 2013
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13918,size=350,right] Postcards, as we are familiar with them today, have taken a considerable amount of time to develop. First restricted by size, color, and other regulations, postcard production blossomed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Postcards were popular because they were a quick and easy way for individuals to communicate with each other.

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    American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery

    • Date: September 5, 2013
    • Description: The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) are two different museums that had their origins in the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. They have been housed in the old Patent Office Building since 1968. The American Art Museum was established in 1907 under the name “National Gallery of Art.” The National Portrait Gallery was

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    SIA Acc. 88-035, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary, Records, FY 1981-FY 1987

    • Date: 1981 1981-1987 FY 1981-FY 1987
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 06-001, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Director, Exhibition Records, 1977-2001

    • Date: 1977 1977-2001
    • Creator: National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  11. Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes, June 1925.

    90th Anniversary of the Scopes Trial

    • Date: July 9, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: The 1925 anti-evolution trial of John Thomas Scopes is described through photographs by Watson Davis and William Silverman.

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  13. Helen Miles Davis (left), Thomas Robert Henry (center) and Jane Stafford (right), 1942. Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s. Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. SIA2008-3802.

    Science Service, Up Close: Covering the Atom, August 1945

    • Date: August 6, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Details of Helen Miles Davis and Science Service coverage of the atomic bomb.

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  15. Blog Post

    Tips from Smithsonian Photographers on Photographing Fireworks

    • Date: June 28, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Note: This blog post borrows heavily from the article, “Shooting Fireworks: Capture the Spectacle,” from former Smithsonian employee, Jim Wallace (originally published on the Smithsonian staff photographer’s website in 1995), with valuable additions from Ken Rahaim. The 4th of July is coming up next week, promising picnics, gatherings, and of course, fireworks. You may have

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    Torch 03/1978

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1978 Box 1 Folder 3

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    SIA RU009624, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Oral History Interviews, 2010, 2013

    • Date: 2010 2010-2013 2010, 2013
    • Creator: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    This Day in SI History - october | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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

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    “Do Pandas Affect Everyone This Way?”: Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the National Zoo

    • Date: April 14, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This year marks the 50th anniversary since the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the National Zoo. To celebrate, we’re highlighting some giant panda records at the Archives.

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