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      Washington DC

      • Date: September 13, 2013
      • Description: Although America declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, Washington, DC, did not become the nation’s capital until July 1790. Today Washington is home to many historic national monuments and landmarks. The postcards in this gallery provide scenic views of a selection of these monuments and landmarks, including several of the Smithsonian’s museums.

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      Museum Computer Network and the Smithsonian Institution: The Vision

      • Date: April 13, 2017
      • Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this first blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.

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    5. This image is found in Record Unit 74 - National Zoological Park, Records, 1887-1966 - Box 287, Smithsonian Institution Archives. The photograph was taken by Harris-Ewing photography services. The Library of Congress contains the Harris-Ewing Collection, but neither the librarians nor I have been able to find the original among the collection’s 50,000 entries.

      Sounding the Old Wolf-Cry

      • Date: November 14, 2013
      • Description: While researching my last blog post on the "mad wolf" who escaped from the National Zoo, I came across an old black-and-white photograph in the Smithsonian Institution Archives that caught my eye. The image is grainy, but appears to show a man and a wolf, separated by a chain-link fence, holding each other's rapt attention while the man operates some sort of recorder. Unable

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    7. Smithsonian Legal Document

      An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes

      • Date: 1901 06/06/1900
      • Creator: 56th Congress, Sess. 1, 1900
      • Creator: 56th Congress, Sess. 1, 1900

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      Magical Mystery Tour

      • Date: December 29, 2010
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: Recently, I read some interesting news about the National Public Radio blog, “The Picture Show,” that explores photographic images and issues.

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    11. Mary Agnes Chase correspondence and notes documenting her research on grasses in Brazil and Puerto Rico, c. 1924-1941, contains a copy of the itinerary of Carl von Martius's 1817-1820 exploring trip to Brazil. (Accession 06-208)

      Mary Agnes Chase correspondence and notes documenting her research on grasses in Brazil and Puerto Rico, c. 1924-1941, contains a copy of the itinerary of Carl von Martius's 1817-1820 exploring trip to Brazil. (Accession 06-208)

      • Date: 1924-1941 1924 1941

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    13. S. Dillon Ripley Views Quadrangle, 1987

      The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part II

      • Date: April 28, 2016
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: The 1846 legislation that established the Smithsonian Institution provided for a Secretary, appointed by the Board of Regents, who would run the day-to-day affairs of the Institution. When David Skorton became Secretary last year, he was the thirteenth person to take on that responsibility. In our last blog, we discussed the first six and now we’ll look at seven through

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    15. Field notes, Wyoming and New Mexico, March 15-June 3, 1906

      Field notes, Wyoming and New Mexico, March 15-June 3, 1906

      • Date: 1906 19060315 19060603
      • Creator: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

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      Link Love: 7/5/2013

      • Date: July 5, 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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    19. Mary Agnes Chase trips to Brazil, 1925-1930

      Mary Agnes Chase trips to Brazil, 1925-1930

      • Date: 1925-1930 1925 1930
      • Creator: Chase, Mary Agnes, 1869-1963

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    21. From Plantations to Islands of Science: Travels in Costa Rica and Panama - Part II

      • Date: January 31, 2013
      • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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    23. Field notes and maps from Glass Mountains, West Texas, 1967

      Field notes and maps from Glass Mountains, West Texas, 1967

      • Date: 1967 19670317 19670403
      • Creator: Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur) 1902-

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