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  1. Visitors viewing transparent woman at the opening of the Hall of Health

    The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program

    • Date: December 15, 2016
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.

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  3. Mr. Ikawa, Japanese astronomer

    Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

    • Date: May 1, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents some images from their collections.

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    See Here: 11/2/2010

    • Date: November 2, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="378" caption="George S. Switzer, Division of Mineral Sciences Chairman, 1963-1968; Associate Curator, 1948-1956, standing at left, with Durward Howes seated at desk, and Associate Curator Paul Desautels standing to the right. Mr. Howes is looking at a collection of Mississippi freshwater pearls that he donated to the Smithsonian, April

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  7. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: October 5, 2021
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    Finding the Thousand Words Behind the Picture

    • Date: March 31, 2010
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: You know the old cliché—“A picture is worth a thousand words.” But is it true in every case? A simple portrait from 60 years ago may give some clues to period hairstyle and dress, but none to where the photo was taken or why the person was noteworthy. Sources now available on the internet, such as the Historic newspaper database, Proquest, and even YouTube—give Smithsonian

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  11. Hot Topics: Edible Seaweed and Passenger Pigeons

    • Date: April 9, 2013
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: A quarterly overview of research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    Scientists Arrive in Dayton...and Find a Mansion

    • Date: July 11, 2011
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Thanks for your Help!: Women’s History Month Summary

    • Date: April 7, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Throughout the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives posted about interesting women from our collections in honor of Women’s History Month. Last month we asked for your help in identifying a new group of women we added to the Flickr Commons in honor of Women’s History Month.

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  17. Wikipedians Hard at Work, Photo courtesy of Effie Kapsalis.

    Inside a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

    • Date: June 8, 2012
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Get an inside-look at a Wikipedia edit-a-thon and learn how you can volunteer for the Smithsonian even if you don't live nearby.

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  19. Winter’s arrival brings the annual increase of requests for photos by Wilson A.

    Hot Topics in Archives Research

    • Date: February 18, 2014
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    A Quirk, a Chase and the Power of a Crowd

    • Date: March 13, 2014
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: People everywhere are helping the Smithsonian Institution Archives make more of its collections deeply accessible through helping transcribe field books, journals, and diaries in our collections.

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    Rediscovering Elizabeth’s Smile

    • Date: November 18, 2010
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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