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    Do You See What I See?

    • Date: August 13, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_1872" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Eyeball 1, by loonyhiker, 2009."][/caption] At some point, everyday, I scan the Internet for stories about photography’s role and impact in culture. It turns out that in addition to all the images that are out there to be seen, there are surprising numbers of reports circulating about the power of those

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    Secretary and Outdoorsman: Alexander Wetmore

    • Date: June 21, 2018
    • Creator: Tatiana Swann
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12035,size=350,center]June is National Camping Month, and to celebrate we are recognizing one of the Smithsonian’s original outdoorsmen: Alexander Wetmore. The Smithsonian’s sixth Secretary thrived outside. Annually for 20 years Wetmore would make the trip south to Panama, to the same spot, Isla Iguana. There he would conduct his observations, record

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    Saving Face About Saving Data

    • Date: November 1, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Sorry, We're Open, by mofo, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] Back in May, I wrote about a controversy that surfaced in Europe after privacy advocates revealed that in the act of collecting photographic images for its Street View application, Google was also scooping up private data from the unsecured WiFi

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  7. Emma Wolman interned at the Smithsonian Institution Archives in 2009. Photo courtesy of Emma Wolman.

    Where Are They Now?

    • Date: May 20, 2014
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives catches up with former interns.

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    Transparency in the Archives: From Our Earliest Days

    • Date: August 16, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: From the point in 1838 when the United States Congress accepted James Smithson’s bequest, it was recognized as a cultural resource, a public trust held by the federal government. Smithson had stipulated that the funds be used for an “establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Being a cultural resource set aside for public use, the government bore the

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    Reflections on a Reference Request: Father’s Day Edition

    • Date: June 17, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Learn how our archive of institutional memory can also be a place for family stories.

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  13. Rudi Gernreich, 1967, by Boris Chaliapin, National Portrait Gallery.

    Who Wore What and When?

    • Date: August 31, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Savage Beauty, the posthumous and retrospective exhibition of women’s fashions designed by Alexander McQueen (1969–2010) at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art closed early in August. The record breaking event—an official attendance count of 661,509 visitors made it the eighth biggest show in the museum’s history—featured approximately one hundred ensembles drawn, primarily,

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  15. A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz

    • Date: March 19, 2013
    • Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.

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  17. Digitization Sneak Peek: Summer in Phoenix (Islands)

    • Date: November 20, 2018
    • Creator: Charles Zange
    • Description: Check out a few warm weather photos from the newest digitization efforts of our Field Book Project team.

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  19. Beige, tan, and burgundy webpage with black and white archival photos across the top.

    Some Archives Technologist Career Advice

    • Date: May 24, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and don’t be afraid to let us know who you would like to hear from next!The Archives has

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Meredith L. Bastian

    • Date: October 2, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz

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    The Archives’ Video Digitization Equipment Gets an Upgrade

    • Date: April 2, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: The Archives recently upgraded its video digitization equipment to an open source, cost effective solution.

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