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    1. Trees of Christmas brochure, 1977. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-001: National Museum of American History, Department of Public Programs, Public Program Records, circa 1977-1994. Image nos. SIA2020-000651 to SIA2020-000657.

      Trees of Christmas

      • Date: December 19, 2019
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: On December 19, 1977 the Trees of Christmas exhibition opened at the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History). This was the first exhibition of the Office of Horticulture (now Smithsonian Gardens) and featured trees with handcrafted ornaments representing a variety of countries and cultural traditions.

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    3. Black and white photo of man wearing military style helmet

      Architect Victor Lundy at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 1, 2013
      • Description: As the architect Victor Lundy turns 90, we look back at the redwood shade structures he designed in the mid-1960s for the terrace of the new Museum of History and Technology (today the National Museum of American History).

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    5. International Conference on the Biology of Whales in Virginia in 1971. Credit via NOAA.

      Deconstructing a “Man’s World” One Woman at a Time

      • Date: August 2, 2018
      • Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.

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    7. Color photograph of the National Postal Museum building taken from across the street.

      The National Postal Museum Still Delivers After 25 Years

      • Date: September 25, 2018
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: 25 years ago the National Postal Museum first opened its doors to the public.

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      The Archives’ Hidden Women

      • Date: March 15, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9246,size=500,center]THE BIGGER PICTURE's “Wonderful Women Wednesday” series profiles the female curators, directors, and research scientists who have risen to prominence in their careers at the Smithsonian.These stories of broken glass ceilings are fascinating, but they barely scratch the surface of the Smithsonian’s female workforce through the

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    11. Opening reception for exhibit Sesame Street: The First 20 Years at National Museum of American History.

      Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? It's at the Smithsonian!

      • Date: June 1, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Take a trip back to Sesame Street and the Smithsonian's ten year exhibition about the show in 1979.

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    13. 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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    15. A man sits at a desk in an office. Papers and books are stacked on desks in the office.

      Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2022

      • Date: July 21, 2022
      • Description: We're highlighting a few topics explored by Smithsonian Institution Archives researchers this summer.

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      Smithsonian Online Paved the Way for Today’s Online Offerings

      • Date: August 3, 2017
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Smithsonian Online (SOL) was an online platform through AOL that included Smithsonian images, chats, message boards and other features during the 1990s.

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    19. Everything I Own

      • Date: February 6, 2020
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Some refer to the Smithsonian as "America's Attic." It probably earned this nickname because throughout its history, the Smithsonian has acquired artifacts, relics, paintings, personal collections, and even hair samples related to the Commander in Chief (yes, the National Museum of American History has a collection of presidential hairs!).With Presidents' Day coming up on

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