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      Digital Humanists Dive Into Archives

      • Date: August 3, 2011
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Bloggers on The Bigger Picture often describe how, in the course of their work, they come across intriguing archival objects and artifacts that trigger new insights into history. “Hands on” encounters with compelling evidence from the past are thrilling and can be provocative. But so can different sorts of encounters, including those that are driven by data, rather than

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      Are You There?

      • Date: July 29, 2009
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx, from "Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem" Portfolio, 1858, Francis Frith"][/caption] The first examples of travel photography are almost simultaneous with the invention of photography itself. In 1841, following an extensive trip through the Middle East, wine merchant and early photographer,

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      Can We Keep to a Schedule, Please?

      • Date: October 12, 2017
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: The Smithsonian’s scientists and naturalists were, and still are, constantly on the move. When they weren’t in the field, they were in the museum studying collected specimens, writing papers, and getting ready for the next series of trips. Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitt (1887-1977) was no exception.Logistics is a special skill, an essential one when traveling on scientific

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      Some Web Developer Career Advice

      • Date: June 7, 2018
      • Creator: Andrew Whitesell
      • Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and be sure to let us know who you would like to hear from next!

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      See Here: 7/7/2017

      • Date: July 7, 2017
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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      Navigating Treatment of the Dawson Map

      • Date: May 7, 2019
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Our treasures can pose significant—and often unexpected—challenges, like when a map has been attached to a hotel linen. See how our staff tackled a complex intervention in progress!

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      See Here: 1/4/2013

      • Date: January 4, 2013
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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