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    1. Shooting a passenger pigeon flock; July 3, 1875; published in

      Martha, A Cold and Lonely Last Migration

      • Date: June 26, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: An overview of the history of Martha the passenger pigeon, the last of her species, who was donated to the National Museum of Natural History 100 years ago.

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    3. People standing around quilt panel with a design of the Smithsonian Castle on the upper half and small quilt panels and people’s names on the lower half.

      The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall

      • Date: December 17, 2020
      • Description: The AIDS Memorial Quilt has a long history with the National Mall and the Smithsonian Institution starting with its first appearance on the Mall in 1987.

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      From Wright Memorial to Museum for the Space Age

      • Date: November 2, 2017
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14760,size=200,left] On July 1, 2016, the current National Air and Space Museum (NASM) building, covered with a Tenessee pink marble façade and recessed glass bays, celebrated its 40th anniversary. For this, NASM reopened its central exhibition, the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall, and hosted various events including greetings from Mars and from

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    7. 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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      Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition

      • Date: September 7, 2017
      • Creator: Charles Zange
      • Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full

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      Here at the Smithsonian: Black Pride at Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

      • Date: February 23, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: To celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring exhibitions from the Anacostia Community Museum in the 1980s.

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    13. Front cover of an exhibition pamphlet. It has a brown-ish streak down the middle and a red cross at the top center.

      M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Exhibit

      • Date: July 30, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Thirty-six years ago today, M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the response was overwhelming.

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    15. What Did the Smithsonian Exhibit When it First Opened?

      • Date: May 22, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: An overview of what the Smithsonian collected and displayed when it first opened to the public in 1855.

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    17. Route 66 runs through Winslow, Arizona. This corner is a tribute to the Eagles song, “Take It Easy.” The camera used included a date stamp. Photo by Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig.

      Making the Most of Vacation Memories

      • Date: June 24, 2014
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Summer means family vacations and making memories. Here are some ideas for before and during the trip.

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    19. Winter’s arrival brings the annual increase of requests for photos by Wilson A.

      Hot Topics in Archives Research

      • Date: February 18, 2014
      • Creator: Mary Markey
      • Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    21. A workman is suspended from a ceiling with rigging as he is installing a huge blue whale skull.

      Link Love: 9/3/2021

      • Date: September 3, 2021
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a biweekly 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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    23. A daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams, taken in March 1843.

      Link Love: 8/18/2017

      • Date: August 18, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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