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  1. DSS Optical/Infrared & Chandra X-ray Image of GRS 1915+105

    Link Love: 6/15/2012

    • Date: June 15, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • 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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    Link Love: 4/18/2014

    • Date: April 18, 2014
    • 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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  5. Allergy sufferers can thank biochemist and bacteriologist, Ruby Hirose, for her research in pollen extracts. Accession 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. SIA2008-3224.

    Hot Topics in Archival Research

    • Date: July 7, 2015
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: Quarterly review of topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  7. Lonnie G. Bunch III stands in an office in front of a cluttered bookshelf.

    Goodbye, 2019. Hello, 2020!

    • Date: December 31, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2020, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2019.

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    Link Love: 3/25/2011

    • Date: March 25, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""EXIT" sign in the Smithsonian Institution Building (i.e. "The Castle Building"), by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons: Attribution BY-NC-SA 2.0."][/caption] We agree, Adam! The Smithsonian “Castle” takes the cake for vintage details. Via @voteprime on Twitter: “I am fascinated by this EXIT sign I saw at the Smithsonian

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    The Mischievous Megatherium Club: After Hours

    • Date: December 14, 2017
    • Description: The creation and design of the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as the “Castle”, is no mystery; however, the stories of some of the early individuals involved in the formation of the Smithsonian’s collection are less commonly known. We need to ask who collected the specimens and produced research on the objects that visitors now see when they enter Smithsonian

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    See Here: 4/6/2018

    • Date: April 6, 2018
    • 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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    We Are What We Photograph

    • Date: April 23, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_541" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Inscription inside Lincoln's watch, by Hugh Talman, 2009, National Museum of American History"][/caption] Does photography always report on the past? Recently, as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial celebration, the Smithsonian took a closer look at a rare Lincoln object that possessed a secret message.

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    Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2017

    • Date: October 17, 2017
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_383399,size=180,right]Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been

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    Wisdom is in the head, and not in the beard...

    • Date: March 24, 2010
    • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution

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  21. Photo of two women in lab working with bones and taxidermic animals and skeletons in background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melinda Zeder

    • Date: July 18, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    Mildred Stratton Wilson

    • Date: March 3, 2022
    • Description: We’re exploring the career of a Smithsonian barrier-breaker in marine biology.

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