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    1. Visitors viewing transparent woman at the opening of the Hall of Health

      The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program

      • Date: December 15, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.

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    3. Rube Goldberg and wife Irma interacting with the machine exhibits and attendees riding a bicycle. Photographs being taken of Goldberg sitting near his cartoons speaking to the press. Also, dinner table seating with the Goldbergs, Smithsonian Institution Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and NMHT Director Daniel Boorstin.

      Do It the Hard Way, Like Rube Goldberg

      • Date: November 24, 2020
      • Description: Rube Goldberg, the subject of a 1970 exhibition at the National Museum of American History, produced thousands of drawings and comic strips, as well as, films, photographs, and over-the-top machines. A true celebrity in his time, Goldberg set standards in political cartooning and contributed to the development of thousands of extravagant and entertaining contraptions that have

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    5. A fence built by an unknown insect to protect its nest of eggs, by Troy Alexander, Tambopata Research Center.

      Link Love: 9/6/2013

      • Date: September 6, 2013
      • 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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    7. Alexander Wetmore in Panama, 1947.

      The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I

      • Date: April 26, 2016
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.

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      Happy 50th Anniversary NMAH!

      • Date: January 23, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of American History which opened on January 23, 1964.

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    11. S. Dillon Ripley in pram with dog, c. 1914, photographer unknown, photographic print, Accession 93-105 - S. Dillon Ripley Papers, 1950-1989, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. SIA2013-10944.

      Happy 100th Birthday, S. Dillon Ripley

      • Date: September 20, 2013
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Celebrate the life of the eighth Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, who was born on September 20, 1913, 100 years ago today!

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    13. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2019

      • Date: December 26, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you’ll get into some

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    15. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

      Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

      • Date: March 19, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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    17. Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse

      • Date: March 29, 2012
      • Description: A profile of Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and advocate for the mentally ill.

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