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    1. Doodles sketched by John F. Kennedy, 1961.

      Art in the Margins: John F. Kennedy's "Doodles in Dimension"

      • Date: November 10, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: President John F. Kennedy's doodles were given a new dimension by local Washington, D.C. sculptor Ralph M. Tate and the Anacostia Community Museum.

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    3. A woman poses with an open book on a shelf. A sign behind her reads: Anthropology for Teachers Program.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ruth O. Selig

      • Date: February 12, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz

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    5. Cover - The Torch, November 1956, Record Unit 371 - Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!

      • Date: November 27, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!

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    7. Black and white image of a woman smiling.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond

      • Date: October 17, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Biologist and primate keeper, Melanie R. Bond, was the first woman gorilla keeper at the National Zoo and co-authored the "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. #Groundbreaker

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    9. A woman stands in an open hallway.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jackie Swift

      • Date: July 24, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Jacquetta (Jackie) Swift, Repatriation Manager, National Museum of the American Indian, 2003–present, supervises the domestic and international repatriation program and develops and implements repatriation policies and procedures at the museum. #Groundbreaker

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    11. Link Love: 11/6/2020

      • Date: November 6, 2020
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    13. Color portrait photograph of National Museum of African Art curator, Dr. Karen Milbourne.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Karen Milbourne

      • Date: September 19, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Curator Dr. Karen Milbourne, National Museum of African Art, studies the arts of western Zambia and contemporary African art. Her exhibition "Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts" won an Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Excellence in Exhibitions award. #Groundbreaker

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    15. Women smiling at camera with a Giant Panda in the background to her right.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lisa Stevens

      • Date: October 3, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Lisa Stevens, National Zoological Park, was senior curator for mammals and managed all aspects of the giant panda program. In over thirty years at the Zoo she worked with more than thirty different species. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Washington Monument grounds ceremony at which Charles Lindbergh was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 1927.

      Science Service, Up Close: “Charlie Is My Darling” — Lindbergh in Washington, June 1927

      • Date: February 2, 2017
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: On June 11, 1927, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh, and his plane Spirit of St. Louis, arrived back in the United States, and Washington, D.C. threw a party.

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    19. A woman holds a book on a shelf and smiles directly at the camera.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Catherine "Kitty" Scott

      • Date: July 3, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Catherine “Kitty” Scott, Chief Librarian and Director, National Air and Space Museum Library, 1972–94, began organizing, planning, and maintaining the new library well before the museum had opened. For her efforts, Scott earned the Superior Service Award In 1976. #Groundbreaker

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    21. Valerie Fletcher stands and talks with two other people in a gallery space in front of a sculpture and paintings.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Fletcher

      • Date: March 11, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Valerie Fletcher joined the research staff at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1978 and was promoted to a curatorial role in 1984. Fletcher worked as an Assistant and Associate Curator, 1984–92, Curator of Sculpture, 1992–2005, and Senior Curator, 2005–16. In retirement, Fletcher continues her research at the Museum as Senior Curator Emerita. #Groundbreaker

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    23. The World Is Yours: Early Air Mail

      • Date: June 1, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from The World Is Yours episode “Early Air Mail” and its short reign under the United States Postal Service from 1916 to 1926.

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