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    • Katie Ahlfeld with Horton Hobbs Jr.’s specimens

      Fatherhood in the field: Horton Hobbs aka “Crawdaddy”

      • Date: June 19, 2016
      • Description: Horton H. Hobbs Jr. and his work in the field with his son, Horton H. Hobbs III.

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      Lost in the Stars? Not Now.

      • Date: March 1, 2011
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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            The Spinthariscope and the Smithsonian

            • Date: January 9, 2018
            • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_287602,size=250,left]As a child in England in the 1930s, Oliver Sacks enjoyed playing with his Uncle Abe’s spinthariscope. It was, he would later recall, “a beautifully simple instrument, consisting of a fluorescent screen and a magnifying eyepiece, and inside, an infinitesimal speck of radium.We take a look at the spinthariscope at the Smithsonian.

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            Studley House

            • Date: August 6, 2021
            • Description: Studley House was one of the most important and desirable properties mentioned in the Hungerford Deed and ultimately was awarded to Henrietta Maria Walker. Strangely, neither Studley House nor its counterpart, Great Durnford Manor, are listed in the schedules of properties parceled out to each sister, but it is clear from the records that Walker received Studley and Elizabeth

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            SIA RU000168, Smithsonian Institution Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts, 1961-1966

            • Date: 1961 1961-1966
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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            SIA RU000260, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Project Celescope, Records, 1958-1968

            • Date: 1958 1958-1968
            • Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Project Celescope
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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            SIA Acc. 08-101, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Department of Animal Programs, Keeper Reports, 1990-2006

            • Date: 1990 1990-2006
            • Creator: National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Programs
            • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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          • Facing our Fears

            • Date: October 30, 2018
            • Creator: Nora Lockshin
            • Description: An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire.

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