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  1. The Mystery of the Undated Postcards

    • Date: July 23, 2013
    • Description: Revamping our online postcard exhibit poses the challenge of dating unused postcards. Here’s how I have hunted down clues to solve the mystery!

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  3. Snake River Float Trip, by EJS, Prior to 1970.

    Wish you (or your image) were here

    • Date: August 7, 2009
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Postcards on the Edge

    • Date: February 18, 2010
    • Description: One of the largest collections of real photo postcards at the Smithsonian can be found in the conveniently titled “post card collection” in the Eliot Elisofon Archives at the National Museum of African Art. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Madagascar - Le bel album venu de France, c. 1905, by Unknown photograher, Postcard, National Museum of African Art,

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    Please Mr. Postman

    • Date: February 16, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Temperance Parade, Church of the Nazarene, Medora, Illinois, photographer unknown, real-photo postcard, 1908, Courtesy of Luc Sante, 2009."][/caption] One of the thrills of seeing—when you stop to pay attention to it—is how complex and quickly the process of looking and making sense of what we see happens. According to

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  9. Grayscale Postcard of the Smithsonian Institution Castle, February 13, 1905, Record Unit 95 - Photographic Collection, c. 1850s - , Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. nos. SIA2013-06633 and SIA2013-0664.

    New Year, New Postcard Exhibit

    • Date: January 28, 2014
    • Description: For the new year our “Greetings from the Smithsonian” postcard exhibit has a new look and updated content!

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    Miami Nice

    • Date: March 30, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: When the names of certain cities are mentioned, photographic images of them pop into your head almost immediately. Washington = buildings on or near the mall. New York = skyscrapers of one sort or another. Paris = the Eiffel Tower. Tokyo = the Ginza shopping and entertainment district. With that thought in mind—and considering the multiple roles photography plays in shaping,

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  13. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: October 5, 2021
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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  15. Drop us a line!

    • Date: July 6, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: We’re getting into the middle of the summer months and many of us have vacation or travel planned. Whether you’re hopping across the globe, or planning a “staycation” at home, take a trip virtually by browsing through some of the delightful postcards in the Smithsonian’s collections.

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    Pictures of Pictures

    • Date: March 9, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Heard Museum Gift Shop, by Daniel Greene, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="216" caption="Slide Carousel: Loading Slides into the Carousel 5, by rosefirerising, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] How does photography change the ways we look and learn about

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    For All the World to See

    • Date: February 10, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER PICTURE.

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    Seen From the Edge

    • Date: April 6, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  23. Blue-tinted cyanotype of a statue in the middle of a lake. A large, beautiful building is in the background.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: October 13, 2020
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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