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    A Well Engineered Photograph

    • Date: November 20, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="Construction of the Pension Building, Designed by Montgomery Meigs, c. 1883, by Unknown photographer, Albumen print, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Image ID: AFS 182."][/caption] One of the first collections that I encountered during my travels through the photography collections of the

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  3. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives logo with the sunburst.

    Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

    • Date: December 8, 2020
    • Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

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  5. Ruby slippers, ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

    Link Love: 10/21/2016

    • Date: October 21, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History needs your help to preserve Dorothy's ruby red slippers. [via Washington Post]The gravedigger from Hamlet, Malvolio from Twelfth Night, and more Shakespeare-inspired Halloween costumes! [via Folger Shakespeare Library]IBM's Watson Supercomputer + Encyclopedia of Life= Biodiversity Treasure Trove Unlocked! [via Smithsonian

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    The Mold . . .

    • Date: October 31, 2013
    • Creator: Nora Lockshin
    • Description: In which our heroine takes on the Creeping Horror of…The Mold. Spooky!

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  9. A woman directs a cameraman pointing at Secretary Adams, who is sitting beside her in a chair.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lee Woodman

    • Date: October 16, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Lee Woodman held many roles at the Smithsonian, including as Senior Advisor to the Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 2011–14; Executive Producer, Smithsonian Entertainment, Smithsonian Business Ventures, 1996–2000; and Manager of Multimedia, 1984–96. #Groundbreaker

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  11. Photo of a women working on treatment of a poster of Uncle Sam. The caption below her reads: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. After retirement, McMillan provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her 1965 Ford Mustang to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eleanor McMillan

    • Date: February 19, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. Although she began as a generalist, McMillan became the first paper conservator in the laboratory. After retirement, she provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her

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    Exploring the National Parks

    • Date: August 1, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: August is National Parks Month, but the Smithsonian has celebrated the National Park Service for decades! Enjoy a selection of national parks images from the Archives' collection.

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  15. A man sits at a desk on which large bones sit. An animal skeleton is hanging on the wall.

    The Mammoth Task of Creating a Fossil Hall at the Smithsonian

    • Date: June 6, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Before you head to “Deep Time,” opening this weekend at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, learn about how Smithsonian’s fossil collection was initially formed and exhibited.

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    See Here: 3/16/2010

    • Date: March 16, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Dan Quayle, on the eve of becoming United States Vice President and Smithsonian's newest regent, addresses guests at the vice-presidential reception held the Flag Hall of the National Museum of American History, January 19, 1989, by Eric Long, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015 Box 2

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  19. Black ink drawing of man & woman with symbols to the left

    Link Love: 5/19/2017

    • Date: May 19, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: An early infographic explaining Earth in case of chance alien encounters, from 1972! [via Co.Design]A peek at the the 1st weather dataset collected by the Smithsonian in the late 19th century, and what it means about archival practices around data. [via Process History]How Chuck Berry's bright red Cadillac almost didn't make it to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African

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  21. Intro page, dated 1895, saying the report is attached.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: April 9, 2020
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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  23. Halides on display in a well-lit exhibit case.

    Archives Puzzles: Shine Bright Like a Halide

    • Date: January 11, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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