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    The Photography of Art

    • Date: November 27, 2009
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  3. Stamp depicting S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

    Miscellaneous Adventures: Fosberg

    • Date: November 17, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures dives into Raymond Fosberg’s research on the flora of Sri Lanka.

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  5. Message sent by Alfred Vail and transcribed by Samuel Morse.

    A Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse

    • Date: May 24, 2011
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  7. Fleeing from the ruined city--California St., from Stockton to Ferry Tower, San Francisco, California, 1906, photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, neg. no. 13496.

    The Smithsonian Seismological Institute

    • Date: August 26, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: The Smithsonian proposed creating a Seismological Institute after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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  9. David Burnett’s Speed Graphic Photos of the London 2012 Olympics.

    Link Love: 2/15/2013

    • Date: February 15, 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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  11. Black and white photograph of skeletons of man and horse.

    Link Love: 9/15/2017

    • Date: September 15, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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  13. A yellow-tinted catalog page showing two women in front of painted backgrounds, one of a nature scene, one of a shipdeck with a ship on water in the background.

    Link Love: 7/20/2018

    • Date: July 20, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Old school filters. [via Smithsonian Libraries]Progress is being made to find the burned remnants of the last slave ship to reach U.S. soil. [via National Geographic]Meet the Library of Congress reference librarian who helps people research their African American genealogy. [via LOC]You can help transcribe the papers of Civil Rights figure, Julian Bond, with the University of

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  15. The payroll to slaveowners

    Link Love: 7/29/2016

    • Date: July 29, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The research behind Michelle Obama's statement that the White House was built partly by slaves. [via Smithsonian Magazine]The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is hiring a beer historian, but it does require you to do more than just drink beer. [via Washington City Paper][WARNING NSFW] 20 bawdy art history tweets for modern times! [via deMilked]19th century

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  17. Charles Jones, “Vegetables, Bean Runner”

    Link Love: 10/28/2016

    • Date: October 28, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Beautiful 19th century images of vegetables found at a flea market, by Charles Jones. [via Hyperallergic]Saving Langley Research Center's records, and in turn, American aviation history. [via NASA]The Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Archives Center and Libraries has acquired Jane and Michael Stern's ephemera from their foodie roadtrips. [via O Say Can You

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  19. Acilius diving beetle male front tarsus

    Link Love: 10/14/2016

    • Date: October 14, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Who knew beetle feet could be so beautiful? [via Colossal]The Cooper Hewitt's immersive wallpaper room was featured at the London Biennale! [via Cooper Hewitt Labs]Obselete art pigments...and their strange sources. [via Hyperallergic]NASA-funded research is open to the public! [via Futurism]Newberry Library acquires the world's largest postcard collection, 2.5 million of them.

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    See Here: 8/24/2018

    • Date: August 24, 2018
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: "See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives."

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  23. Mori Arinori: Japanese Statesman

    • Date: May 30, 2013
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: In 1872, at the young age of twenty-five, Mori Arinori (1847-1889) traveled to America as the first Charge d’Affaires from the Meiji government. His trip included a visit to the Smithsonian where he established a close relationship with Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry.

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