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  1. A woman wearing glasses and a lab coat takes a photo of a museum object in a laboratory.

    Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research

    • Date: July 6, 2021
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.

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    See Here: 4/8/2011

    • Date: April 8, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="374" caption="A reproduction of the facade of a 19th century instrument shop of Benjamin Pike of New York City in the Hall of Physical Sciences, The exhibit opened in March 1966 in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1966, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print,

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Betty Meggers

    • Date: January 11, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Betty Meggers, Director of the Latin American Archaeology Program, National Museum of Natural History, and her husband, Clifford Evans, were the first archaeologists to study ancient Amazonians and they revolutionized thinking about early human activity in the Amazon rainforest. #Groundbreaker

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    See Here: 3/22/2011

    • Date: March 22, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Image of an expedition member working on the skeleton fossil Sp. 22-27, Titanotherium, Scientific field research headed by Charles W. Gilmore, curator of vertebrate paleontology for the U.S. National Museum (USNM), now known as the National Museum of Natural History, was conducted in 1931 and 1932, by Unidentified

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dwandalyn R. Reece

    • Date: November 1, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator of Music and Performing Arts, Dr. Dwandalyn R. Reece, National Museum of African American History and Culture, created their inaugural music exhibition, Musical Crossroads, and co-curated the grand opening music festival, Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration. #Groundbreaker

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    Link Love: 7/13/2018

    • Date: July 13, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: An archaeological dig in the ancient city of Olympus has turned up a rare clay tablet with 13 verses of Homer's Odyssey likely from the 8th Century BC. [via BBC]Dancer Gesel Mason is creating a digital archive of black choreographers' work. [via NPR]Emmett Till's casket on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) may be

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  13. Link Love: 5/10/2019

    • Date: May 10, 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sheila Machlis Alexander

    • Date: May 5, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    Going Back to the Smithsonian’s Future

    • Date: February 8, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Today on The Bigger Picture, we are highlighting the anniversary of the 1927 Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian which brought together people from across the country – scientists, academics, politicians, and private citizens – to advise on the future role of the Smithsonian. For this, we bring you a piece from Smithsonian Archives Program Assistant Lisa Fthenakis,

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    Link Love: 9/13/2013

    • Date: September 13, 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Nancy Pope

    • Date: January 17, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Chief curator of the National Postal Museum’s history department, Nancy Pope has been a prolific writer popularizing postal history with fascinating stories and exhibits on zip codes, postal transportation, and postal mascots & workers! #Groundbreaker

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  23. 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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