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    1. One of the enlargements following treatment and mounting. Photo by Michael Barnes.

      Re-mounting the American Bison

      • Date: February 25, 2016
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: One of our recent projects, these photographic crayon enlargements, associated with founder of the National Zoo William Temple Hornaday, were made on sensitized paper that was then adhered to a linen “canvas” stretched around wooden frames. The paper had become brittle, and handling at some point in the past led to a number of punctures and tears through both the paper and the

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    3. 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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    5. Earth by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

      Link Love: 12/25/2015

      • Date: December 25, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Keep it in perspective: a new view of earth by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [via Info Docket]A digital re-creation of the 1796 Shakespeare Gallery from the University of Texas at Austin's online project, What Jane Saw. [via Hyperallergic]For locals, a little bit of history on the DC street names...and why there's no J street. [via Ghosts of DC]The evolution of toy

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    7. 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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    9. Two screenshots of websites of the Freer Sackler Gallery. The top is set in a white background and appears to be in a simpler, perhaps older version of the website than the one below it, which is set in a black background and more modern design.

      Searching and Using Web Archives

      • Date: April 9, 2019
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: There are many ways to find and use archived web collections.

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    11. Challenges of Appraising Records in the Digital Age

      • Date: October 12, 2012
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: With the proliferation of records maintained electronically, appraisal has become more challenging and time-consuming.

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    13. Link Love: 5/3/2013

      • Date: May 3, 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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    15. The new reflected near-infrared technology (far right) revealed unseen details

      Link Love: 6/22/2012

      • Date: June 22, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • 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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    17. Tamar stands in front of the doors of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives office. The sign reads: Smithsonian Libraries in the glass. The doors are gold. Tamar is wearing a long black and white dress, a statement necklace, and black tights.

      An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: February 4, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!

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      Smokin’ Smithsonian

      • Date: January 24, 2012
      • Description: The story of the 1865 fire that destroyed part of the Smithsonian Institution Building and its contents.

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    21. Eruption of Nicaragua's Momotombo volcano, March 2016, captured by ASTER, courtesy of NASA.

      Link Love: 4/15/16

      • Date: April 15, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Thank you, NASA! 3 million new images of earth. [via PetaPixel]The Serpukhov’s Museum of History and Art has hired a resident cat. No joke. [via hyperallergic]A new book from the Smithsonian's own Darrin Lunde about the naturalist side of Teddy Roosevelt. [via Daily Beast]The Robert Gessner film archives related to his book, "Some of my Best Friends Are Jews." [via United

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      Ditched Once, Loved Still

      • Date: January 5, 2011
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: A couple of years ago, in the process of curating Now is Then, an exhibition for the Newark Museum, I spent some time researching and thinking about the content, meaning and sequential lives of snapshots. Since their introduction in the late 19th century, inestimable numbers of those small, but powerful pictures have been made, looked at and saved—at least for a while.

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