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  1. View of the Smithsonian Castle in the distance behind a wall of trees, from downtown Washington

    The Smithsonian Castle Construction Begins

    • Date: March 19, 2019
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or the “Castle,” is the most iconic of all the Smithsonian’s 769 facilities, which include its nineteen museums, nine research centers, National Zoo, and all of its other establishments. The Castle was the first building constructed specifically for the Smithsonian after it was founded in 1846. On March 19, 1847, a contract was signed with

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  3. 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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  5. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 00-088, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central Exhibits Editor's Office, Exhibition Scripts, 1975-1995

    • Date: 1975 1975-1995
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  7. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 02-188, Smithsonian Institution Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, Administrative Records, FY 1994-FY 1998

    • Date: 1994 1994-1998 FY 1994-FY 1998
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  9. Finding Aid

    SIA RU000257, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Office of the Director, Records, 1973-1975

    • Date: 1973 1973-1975
    • Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  11. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 10-015, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Inspector General, Audit and Inspection Control Files, 1993-1995

    • Date: 1993 1993-1995
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Inspector General
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  13. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 10-127, Renwick Gallery, Repair and Renovation Records, 1994-2001

    • Date: 1994 1994-2001
    • Creator: Renwick Gallery
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  15. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

    Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

    • Date: August 10, 2015
    • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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  17. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 99-021, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of the Director, Subject Files, 1969-1995

    • Date: 1969 1969-1995
    • Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Director
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  19. Finding Aid

    SIA Acc. 05-267, Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications, Productions, 1981, 1995

    • Date: 1981 1981-1995 1981, 1995
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  21. Finding Aid

    SIA RU000157, Smithsonian Institution Buildings Management Department, Records, 1881-1973

    • Date: 1881 1881-1973
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  23. Document

    Torch 07/1956

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, Box 1 Folder 7

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