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Top 10 Photos on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons
- Date: July 3, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: A profile of the top ten photos on the Smithsonian Flickr Commmons—from scientists to babies sent in the mail.
"Open Wide!": Photographs of Dentists and Dental Researchers from the Science Service Collections
- Date: October 10, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: To celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents photographs of dentists and dental researchers.
Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!
- Date: October 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.
It's National Radio Day and The World Is Yours
- Date: August 20, 2020
- Description: This National Radio Day, we’re taking a look (and listen) back to a few recent blog posts that have featured clips from episodes of Smithsonian’s first radio program, The World Is Yours.
You Asked, We Answered: 2015 Ask an Archivist
- Date: November 10, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On Thursday, October 22nd, four of our archivists/conservators were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fifth year hosting
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Breaking Ground and Blessing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: September 21, 2021
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: On September 28, 1999, representatives of dozens of tribes from across the hemisphere gathered on the National Mall for the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. On the overcast morning, several hundred people packed under three tents during a ceremony that featured blessings from the four cardinal directions. After the ceremony, some
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Diminutive but Determined: Mary Jane Rathbun
- Date: March 6, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Mary Jane Rathbun, diminutive but determined, was the first full time female curator at the Smithsonian.
Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 2 - Adventurers
- Date: August 20, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: In 1925, seven George Washington University students volunteered to stay awake for sixty hours, and drove, danced, sang, and swam in an effort to remain alert.
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William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History
- Date: July 17, 2018
- Description: Ron Vasile teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History and Anthropology at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.
Meet the Birds of the National Mall
- Date: July 3, 2014
- Description: Have you noticed that the Mall is aflutter with birds? Dive into the history of the Smithsonian’s interactions with our avian neighbors.