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  1. An aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1993.

    Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals

    • Date: July 18, 2017
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle.

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  3. Hypsometer sketch featured in a book.

    Joseph Henry Hypes Hypsometers

    • Date: October 29, 2019
    • Description: Although initially skeptical about the effectiveness of the hypsometer, Secretary Joseph Henry soon recognized the value of the instrument, which he discovered from his colleagues in the scientific field.

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  5. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, National Zoological Park.

    Where Have All the White Tigers Gone?

    • Date: August 13, 2015
    • Description: A brief history of white tigers at the National Zoological Park, and an explanation of why they are no longer collected.

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  7. The Smithsonian and the Civil War, April 12, 1861, Smithsonian Archives - History Div.

    The Smithsonian and the Civil War

    • Date: April 12, 1861 Civil War, 1861-1865

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    Emily Niekrasz

    • Date: October 10, 2018
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  11. Harrison E. Howe, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID 2008-3958.

    Hitting the Right Note: Science or Sensationalism?

    • Date: November 3, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: A look at the line between science and sensationalism in the Science Service.

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    A Life on the Wild Side: Lucile Quarry Mann

    • Date: March 15, 2011
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  15. Translation of the Prize Questions in the Class of Sciences from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium (page 1) , 1874, Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium, Record Unit 32, Box 1, Folder: Miscellaneous 37, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Neg. No. SIA2014-04186.

    The Mysterious Miscellaneous 37

    • Date: May 13, 2014
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: It is too hard to know everything that lives inside an archival collection. Join us in opening up some of our miscellaneous folders and discover what is inside!

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    Arts and Industries Building, 1976-2006

    • Date: June 20, 2013
    • Description: The Arts and Industries Building between 1976-2006.

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  19. Group viewing footage of Ling-Ling on camera.

    Saving Giant Pandas: Conservation at the National Zoo

    • Date: August 23, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Today is Giant Panda cub Bao Bao’s third birthday, and yesterday her little brother, Bei Bei, turned one. This marks the first time in the forty-four years of panda conservation at the National Zoo that there have been two healthy cubs in residence at the zoo at the same time, but that’s not for lack of trying.

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    Ephraim George Squier

    • Date: May 2, 2017
    • Description: [view in English][edan-image:id=siris_sic_13396,size=200,left]Ephraim George Squier se educó a si mismo como periodista y diplomático, e hizo contribuciones sustanciales al estudio de arqueología y etnología de las Américas. Trabajó como periodista en New York y Connecticut antes de mover a Ohio. Allí se interesó en los monticulos grandes de los antiguos indios americanos.

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  23. And Action: The Ins and Outs of DVD Video Preservation

    • Date: September 3, 2013
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Archives face many challenges when it comes to preserving digital video on DVDs.

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