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    1. Smithsonian Carousel on the National Mall, by Casey McAdams, Smithsonian Institu

      A Favorite - The Smithsonian Carousel

      • Date: April 11, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: The Smithsonian Carousel celebrates the anniversary of its opening on April 12.

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    3. Information Kit Cover for Operation Reindeer. Santa flying with reindeer is on the cover.

      Operation Reindeer

      • Date: December 22, 2010
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: You have probably heard of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen. Even Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen. And I know you have heard of Rudolph. But do you recall the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s most famous reindeers of all? “Operation Reindeer” was the most publicized event of 1958. Fourteen reindeer and one caribou made their way, sans the open sleigh, to Washington, D.C., for

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    5. Cover of sheet music for the Transit of Venus.

      Marching Our Way to the Smithsonian

      • Date: November 6, 2018
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Sure, you’ve heard of famed composer John Philip Sousa. But did you know that Sousa composed a march just for the Smithsonian?On November 6, 1854, the “March King” John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. With roots in Southeast Washington near the Marine Barracks, where his father played trombone in the United States Marine Band, it should have been of no surprise to

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    7. Blog Post

      Biodiversity Illustrated

      • Date: June 30, 2011
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field

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    9. Resurrection City, National Mall, Washington, DC, 1968.

      The Smithsonian and the Poor People's Campaign

      • Date: January 17, 2017
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The Smithsonian served as neighbor to the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 and still tells its story almost 50 years later.

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    11. NASM Opening Day Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

      Congratulations National Air and Space Museum! 40 Years of Celebrations

      • Date: June 30, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the NASM building with a look back at several of the celebrations that took place there.

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    13. Horse drawn trolley car along the National Mall.

      Sneak Peek: 3/7/2012

      • Date: March 7, 2012
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Smithsonian and Agricultural Department horse drawn trolley car along the National Mall with Washington Monument in background.

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      Looking Wayback on the Smithsonian’s Sesquicentennial

      • Date: August 10, 2020
      • Description: The Smithsonian marked its 150th birthday with a huge celebration and special website in 1996.

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    17. Link Love: 01/22/2021

      • Date: January 22, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • 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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      NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Facility Marks 10 Years

      • Date: December 12, 2013
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: NASM’s Udvar-Hazy facility celebrates its 10th anniversary.

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    21. Registrar Card for Earthenware Bird Effigy Canteen Collected by E. P. Killip.

      Folklife Festival 2011: Colombia and the Smithsonian

      • Date: July 5, 2011
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    23. History of the National Mall. Text by Patricia Wilson Carr. Graphic by Varinia Telleria, Laris Karklis and Samuel Granados. Washington Post.

      Link Love: 9/18/2015

      • Date: September 18, 2015
      • 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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