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  1. SI History Chronology

    Joseph Henry Makes Official Visit to Europe

    • Date: June-October 1870

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    SIA Acc. 18-058, Lecar, Myron, Myron Lecar Papers, 1956-2010

    • Date: 1956 1956-2010
    • Creator: Lecar, Myron
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA RU009543, International Ultraviolet Explorer Videohistory Collection, 1990

    • Date: 1990
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  7. Gallery

    National Postal Museum

    • Date: September 18, 2013
    • Description: The National Postal Museum was established by an agreement between the Smithsonian and the United States Postal Service in 1990. However, its extensive collections of stamps and other philatelic materials date back to 1886. The Postal Museum is housed in the lower level of the former Washington City Post Office Building, which was built in 1914. The postcards in this gallery

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  9. Blog Post

    Smithsonian Scientists at Work

    • Date: April 20, 2017
    • Description: [view:sia_slideshow==75408]Scientific research has been integral to the Smithsonian, from its founding to today. The Smithsonian's founder, Englishman James Smithson, saw in the U.S. (according to his biographer, Heather Ewing) "a place of the future" that could support "science and progress for humanity." He believed that scientists were "citizens of the world" and that the

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    SIA2008-0762

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      SIA2008-0764

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        SIA2008-0763

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          SIA Acc. 16-090, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Science Media Group, Productions, 1986-2013

          • Date: 1986 1986-2013
          • Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
          • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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          SIA Acc. 10-142, Giacconi, Riccardo, Riccardo Giacconi Papers, circa 1958-1992, 2008

          • Date: 1958 1958-2008 circa 1958-1992, 2008
          • Creator: Giacconi, Riccardo
          • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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          Freer and Sackler Galleries

          • Date: September 16, 2013
          • Description: The Freer Gallery of Art’s collections were donated to the Smithsonian in 1906 and its building opened in 1923. It was the first Smithsonian museum specializing in fine arts. The building was designed by Charles A. Platt in the Italian Renaissance style. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery was established in 1982 to complement the Freer, and it opened in 1987. Together, the Freer

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          SIA RU009617, Riccardo Giacconi Videohistory Collection, 2004

          • Date: 2004
          • Creator: Giacconi, Riccardo, interviewee
          • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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