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    1. 1903 Oldsmobile gasoline automobile in front of the Army Medical Museum and Library at Independence Avenue and 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 1940s, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-44002A.

      Sneak Peek 12/16/2019

      • Date: December 16, 2019
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: 1903 Oldsmobile gasoline automobile in front of the Army Medical Museum and Library at Independence Avenue and 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 1940s, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-44002A.

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      Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

      • Date: April 6, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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    5. 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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    7. Black and white image of Austin Clark sitting at his desk, which is covered in piles of papers and marine life specimens.

      “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark

      • Date: March 13, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.

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    9. Reference photo for Norman Rockwell’s portrait of Robert F. Kennedy, c. 1968. Courtesy of the Norman Rockwell Museum Collections.

      Link Love: 11/7/2014

      • Date: November 7, 2014
      • 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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      Suppose We Decide to Dispose

      • Date: October 28, 2009
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Interior of Office of Printing and Photographic Service's cold storage vault, 1983, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder September 1983, Negative Number 2004-10338."][/caption] To be sure, the Smithsonian has a lot of photographs. Millions of them in hundreds of

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    13. printed page with 12 pointed star color spectrum, as well as a bar of colors below.

      Link Love: 6/1/2018

      • Date: June 1, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A graphic designer's delight — a new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt explores color perception. [via Smithsonian Libraries]33 museums from 7 countries, including our own Smithsonian Archives of American Art, have produced the largest collection of Frida Kahlo art and ephemera with Google Arts & Culture. [via Remezcla]A key figure in LGBQT activism who organized the first pride

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    15. Page of a manuscript with Persian writing.

      Link Love: 4/5/2019

      • Date: April 5, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • 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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    17. Finding the Digital Treasures

      • Date: November 1, 2012
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Highlighting some of the Archives favorite digital objects in its collections.

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    19. Preservation Week is April 27 to May 3, 2014. May Day is a time to reflect and do something to better prepare for emergencies at your archives, library, museum, historical society, or preservation organizations.

      What is the PRICE of Emergencies on Cultural Heritage?

      • Date: May 1, 2014
      • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
      • Description: In honor of MayDay – Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness, 2014, here is an item of interest about a new group at the Smithsonian called Preparation and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) and resources on Incident Command in emergencies for cultural heritage organizations.

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    21. Link Love: 4/17/2020

      • Date: April 17, 2020
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • 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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    23. “The body measures 18 feet in length by 10 feet in breadth…

      6 Questions Answered at the Archives

      • Date: December 27, 2012
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Smithsonian's new branding campaign, "Seriously Amazing," answers some interesting questions about the Smithsonian.

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