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    1. An aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1993.

      Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals

      • Date: July 18, 2017
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle.

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    3. A nebula with active star formation about 6,500 light years from Earth

      New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons

      • Date: October 27, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Stellar Evolution: A Journey with Chandra

      • Date: April 25, 2012
      • Description: The Chandra X-ray Observatory explains the origins of recently added image of stellar evolution to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons stream.

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    7. Stamp with a red-ish brown tone that features the Smithsonian Institution Building. The text reads: “3 cent sign, 1846 Smithsonian Institution 1946.

      Celebrating the Smithsonian Centennial

      • Date: July 20, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: In August 1996, the Smithsonian marked its 150th anniversary with a huge birthday celebration on the National Mall. For its sesquicentennial, a term which this author constantly forgets no matter how many times she looks it up, the Institution threw itself a two-day birthday party, sprinkled with special exhibit tents, concerts, nineteen birthday cakes, a special website, and

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    9. Mary Rice standing in front of a laboratory building at the Smithsonian Marine State at Fort Pierce.

      Science Conversations in the Shenandoah

      • Date: September 6, 2018
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: In February 1975, twenty Smithsonian scientists gathered at the National Zoo's Conservation Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia to talk about their research and the future of science at the Smithsonian.

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      Getting Your Due, Samuel Pierpont Langley

      • Date: November 28, 2017
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: It can be so frustrating to put great effort into something, and then to have your work and achievements called into question. I can't begin to imagine how frustrated Samuel Pierpont Langley was in 1903. By that time, he had spent over forty years studying astrophysics and aerodynamics. His work on astronomically-derived time measurement in the late 1860's is the heart of the

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    13. Black and white photograph of a scientific experiment, involving an unknown specimen and multiple light fixtures attached together. Scientific measurement instruments such as a microscope and other supplies can be seen in the background. The experiment is in a basement room with a brick ceiling.

      Establishment of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory

      • Date: February 16, 2021
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: On this day in 1965, the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory became an independent research entity at the Smithsonian Institution.

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      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: July 3, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.[edan-image:id=siris_arc_394342,size=500,center]New Finding Aids Online:National Air and Space Museum, Space History Department, Exhibition Records, 2000-2004, 2010-2016, Accession

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    17. The Smithsonian in Wartime web exhibit

      Smithsonian in Wartime – A New Web Exhibit!

      • Date: August 9, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Announcing a new web exhibit exploring the Smithsonian’s role in the nation’s war efforts.

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    19. Smithsonian Crowdsourcing Since 1849!

      • Date: April 14, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    21. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

      Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

      • Date: December 2, 2021
      • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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      See Here: 2/23/2010

      • Date: February 23, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) tested fabrics for the War Department during World War II at the Miami Solar Station, Miami, Florida, c. 1940-1945, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder 5, Negative Number: 38154-A."][/caption]

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