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  1. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 92-122, DeVorkin, David H. 1944-, David H. DeVorkin Papers, circa 1976-1986

    • Date: 1976 1976-1986 circa 1976-1986
    • Creator: DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

    • Date: September 16, 2013
    • Description: S. Dillon Ripley, the eighth Secretary of the Smithsonian, wanted the Smithsonian to have a contemporary art museum. He worked tirelessly to persuade Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) to donate his collections to the Smithsonian. On November 7, 1966, the collections of Hirshhorn officially came under the auspices of the Smithsonian. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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  5. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Solar Eclipse Expedition, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1900

    Sneak Peek: Eclipse Edition

    • Date: August 21, 2017
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Solar Eclipse Expedition, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1900.

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  7. Blog Post

    New Image of Supernova

    • Date: April 8, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory"][/caption] On Friday, April 3, the Chandra X-ray Observatory released a new image (with 10 times more data) of supernova B1509 which is now available on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. Chandra orbits the earth every 2.5 days capturing images

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  9. Blog Post

    Seeing the Invisible (Part 2)

    • Date: June 1, 2009
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  11. A nebula with active star formation about 6,500 light years from Earth

    New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons

    • Date: October 27, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  13. Document

    SIA2008-0765

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      Dating Postcards

      • Date: September 19, 2013
      • Description: ­­­­­­There are several ways to date postcards that are seemingly undated. This page provides a few general methods for determining a time period or date for postcards.GENERAL POSTCARD CHRONOLOGY[edan-image:id=siris_sic_13846,size=250,left]Postcard producers printed cards that followed the current trends of postcards. Dates can be approximated by the material and design of a

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      Introduction and History

      • Date: September 5, 2013
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13828,size=350,right]Welcome to our online exhibit about the history of the Smithsonian and postcards! In this exhibit you will find the history and evolution of postcards at the Smithsonian, general postcard history, and a guide for dating postcards. In addition, the image galleries contain over 100 selected postcards of Smithsonian museums,

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    • Document

      Torch 05/1973

      • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1973 Box 1 Folder 5

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Shadia Habbal

      • Date: June 21, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Shadia Habbal, researches solar wind and eclipses, and established the solar-terrestrial physics research group at the Smithsonian's Astrophysical Observatory. #Groundbreaker

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      SIA Acc. 20-196, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2018-2019

      • Date: 2018 2018-2019
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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