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  1. 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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  3. Stamp with a red-ish brown tone that features the Smithsonian Institution Building. The text reads: “3 cent sign, 1846 Smithsonian Institution 1946.

    Celebrating the Smithsonian Centennial

    • Date: July 20, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: In August 1996, the Smithsonian marked its 150th anniversary with a huge birthday celebration on the National Mall. For its sesquicentennial, a term which this author constantly forgets no matter how many times she looks it up, the Institution threw itself a two-day birthday party, sprinkled with special exhibit tents, concerts, nineteen birthday cakes, a special website, and

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Mary Panzer

    • Date: December 9, 2020
    • 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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  7. Recognizing the Smithsonian Staff Who Served in the Gulf War

    • Date: November 10, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This Veterans Day, we salute the 21 men and women at the Smithsonian who served in the Gulf War.

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  9. Link Love: 12/18/2020

    • Date: December 18, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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  11. Five Smithsonian employees provide answers to the question: What is your family’s signature Thanksgiving dish?

    The Smithsonian Point of View: Pumpkin Pie, Pez, and Pastrami

    • Date: November 28, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Get to know some Smithsonian staff, from their favorite holiday dishes to their dream celebrity dinner guests, through a former series in The Torch.

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  13. A man sits in a library.

    Archives Puzzles: Some Library Love

    • Date: December 14, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine Heumann Gurian

    • Date: July 1, 2020
    • 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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  17. A woman wearing glasses poses for a photograph in front of nature scene.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Judy Gradwohl

    • Date: May 22, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Judy Gradwohl was a researcher, curator, environmental policy specialist, digital content developer, and leader at the Smithsonian, 1985–2016. She conducted research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and National Zoo, and eventually became the MacMillan Associate Director for Education and Public Engagement at the National Museum of American History in 2004.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Selina R. Cole

    • Date: June 30, 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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  21. Page that includes a coloring page featuring an exhibit space at the US National Museum. A humpback whale and cast is featured at the center.

    Color Our Collections 2021

    • Date: February 4, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Stuck inside and looking for a fun activity? Color the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collections!

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    We Don't Know about You, But We’re Feeling (20)22

    • Date: December 30, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Despite another year of telework and limited physical access to our collections, the Smithsonian Institution Archives has continued to serve our researchers and share more of our collections with the public.

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