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    See Here: 5/19/2010

    • Date: May 19, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="454" caption="At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1904, Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum exhibit includes the Langley Aerodrome, a model of a whale suspended from the ceiling, natural history exhibits, archaeological objects, and industrial machines, The Smithsonian coordinated all of the

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  3. The Life Behind the Smile

    • Date: December 1, 2010
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  5. Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), paleontologist and fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian (1907-1927), stands viewing the Grand Canyon.

    Oh Beautiful - The Grand Canyon

    • Date: January 8, 2015
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Slideshow of historic images of the Grand Canyon from the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.

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  7. Construction of Freer Gallery Art, November 1, 1916, with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view.

    Sneak Peek 3/9/2020

    • Date: March 9, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Construction of Freer Gallery Art, November 1, 1916, with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B38A_F20_005.

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  9. Blog Post

    "Woman's Work"

    • Date: March 13, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In June, 2008, the Smithsonian was the 4th institution to join the Flickr Commons . One of the things I enjoy most as a visitor to the Commons is searching on a random word or phrase and seeing how that idea is represented. Six members of the Commons posted photos and tagged with ‘womensday’ in honor of the 2009 International Women's Day. I searched on ‘work’ and other related

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  11. A man holding a long staff leads two large elephants that are chained together.

    Archives Puzzles: Dunk and Gold Dust

    • Date: July 13, 2020
    • Description: This summer, 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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  13. Carriages, automobiles, and cycles on display in an exhibit hall.

    Archives Puzzles: National Bike Month

    • Date: May 24, 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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  15. A woman photographs a panda.

    Remembering Jessie Cohen

    • Date: October 29, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: At SPI, we were sad to learn that Jessie Cohen died earlier this week. Jessie was one of the photographic mainstays at the Smithsonian; she started working at the Smithsonian National Zoo in 1979, photographing animals, their living quarters, and behind-the-scenes events for exhibition, education, and marketing purposes. In addition, Jessie also managed the Zoo’s exhibition

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  17. Blog Post

    See Here: 11/27/2009

    • Date: November 27, 2009
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413" caption="Statue of Freedom in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Rotunda, 1890s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 3 Folder July 1979 and Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder May 1976, Negative Number:MHT 16238."][/caption]

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  19. Men and women in nice clothes stand around a field. A man is standing at the center and digging into the ground with a shovel.

    Archives Puzzles: A Groundbreaking Day

    • Date: June 14, 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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  21. Barn owls, named 'Increase' and 'Diffusion,' living in the West Tower.

    Residents of a Different Feather

    • Date: April 24, 2012
    • Description: History of the many barn owls who have lived in the towers of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle."

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  23. Unidentified Female Works With Periodometer

    Sneak Peek 2/24/2014

    • Date: February 24, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Unidentified female works with a Periodometer, a machine invented by fifth Smithsonian Secretary Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot that analyzes solar records.

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