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    1. Alt: Nora shows a crowd of people small objects on display on a table.

      What Our Experts Want You to Know About Preservation

      • Date: April 29, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: For Preservation Week, our team answered our burning, often ignorant questions about their biggest challenges, what they consider when treating objects, and beyond.

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      AVInsider: VanCamp

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      • Two-page spread of a booklet containing broadcast information for “The World Is Yours” and a history of Thomas Davenport. A black and white drawing of a track with a motor appears at the top middle of the right-hand page.

        The World Is Yours: Unheralded American Inventors

        • Date: November 17, 2020
        • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
        • Description: Did you know that Joseph Francis invented the first metal life-saving boat? Or that Gail Borden invented the process for creating condensed milk? Neither did I until I heard The World Is Yours episode titled “Unheraled American Inventors,” which originally aired on April 4, 1937.Where most of the episodes I’ve listened to begin with the host walking up to two people while they

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        The Whole World's Watching: Photography & Terrorism

        • Date: March 16, 2010
        • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
        • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Privacy And Control, by Michael Pickard, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] It’s a sign of the times that we’re being watched often and everywhere. Surveillance, a word that once summoned up all things intrusive and sneaky, is part of everyday lexicon and experience.

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        Reference FAQ

        • Date: March 7, 2011
        • Description: Frequently asked reference questions

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      • Route 66 runs through Winslow, Arizona. This corner is a tribute to the Eagles song, “Take It Easy.” The camera used included a date stamp. Photo by Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig.

        Making the Most of Vacation Memories

        • Date: June 24, 2014
        • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
        • Description: Summer means family vacations and making memories. Here are some ideas for before and during the trip.

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      • Link Love: 4/12/2013

        • Date: April 12, 2013
        • 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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        Link Love: 7/9/2010

        • Date: July 9, 2010
        • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
        • Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Painting found in Yale Art Gallery's storage, Attributed to Diego Velázquez, The Education of the Virgin (detail shown), ca. 1617–18. Oil on canvas. Yale University Art Gallery."][/caption] Golly gee—sometimes some pretty incredible things are found in museum storage [via @museumnerd]. I worked peripherally on MIT’s

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        Answer me this?

        • Date: May 19, 2010
        • Creator: Ellen Alers
        • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      • New Orleans Street Parade

        • Date: December 12, 2017
        • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
        • Description: Every year at its annual conference, the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) hosts an event called Archival Screening Night (ASN). ASN is a chance for moving image archivists around the world to showcase films and videos from their collections, particularly items that have recently been preserved, restored, or remastered.This film depicts the Onward Brass Band

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        Link Love: 10/29/2010

        • Date: October 29, 2010
        • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
        • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      • Leech jars, as seen at the New York Academy of Medicine. Courtesy of Nora Lockshin. (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

        Leeches ’n Labels

        • Date: October 29, 2015
        • Creator: Nora Lockshin
        • Description: Terrifying tips for marking on museum objects lurks within our annual Halloween themed post.

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