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    1. quatic microscope made by John Cuff of London, around 1750. National Museum of American History, cat. MG*M-09898.

      Link Love: 5/15/2015

      • Date: May 15, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    3. Moonwatch volunteers tracking satellites, 1965, in Pretoria, South Africa for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Moonwatch Network, one of more than 100 teams worldwide.

      Thank you, Volunteers!

      • Date: April 23, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since the beginning. As our historian Pamela Henson likes to say, we have always relied on the kindness of strangers. A blog post in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month 2015. Includes a list of Smithsonian crowdsourcing projects that volunteers can participate in.

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      From a Humble Beginning: The Smithsonian’s first Internet Domain

      • Date: September 17, 2015
      • Description: The origins of the Smithsonian’s internet domain or address.

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      Diminutive but Determined: Mary Jane Rathbun

      • Date: March 6, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Mary Jane Rathbun, diminutive but determined, was the first full time female curator at the Smithsonian.

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    9. Link Love: 4/5/2013

      • Date: April 5, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    11. E. A. Goldman near Porto Bello, Panama, c. 1912, Seth Meek, photographer, Field Museum of Natural History Archives, neg. no. 38659.

      Connecting the Oceans: 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal

      • Date: August 14, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: 100 years ago in August of 1914, the Panama Canal opened to commercial shipping. Smithsonian scientists knew the canal would create major environmental changes and have spent the last 100 years documenting them.

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    13. Painting on a square canvas with a large black circle in the center with various triangular shapes inside

      Uta C. Merzbach: Smithsonian's First Curator of Mathematical Instruments

      • Date: March 22, 2018
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Uta C. Merzbach was the Smithsonian's first curator of mathematical instruments. She brought her field to life with unique presentations of mathematical concepts and computer history.

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      SIA Acc. 15-045, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Website Records, 2014

      • Date: 2014
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 14-126, Smithsonian Magazine, Website Records, 2009-2014

      • Date: 2009 2009-2014
      • Creator: Smithsonian Magazine
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    19. Portrait of Thomas William Smillie

      Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection

      • Date: July 14, 2016
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!

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    21. See Mrs. D. D. Gaillard or Katherine Ross Davis Gaillard in the bottom right corner of this page.

      Hidden in Plain Sight: Reading Between the Lines with the Smithsonian Transcription Center Volunteers

      • Date: February 24, 2015
      • Description: As Smithsonian Transcription Center volunteers unlock the stories from the Archives’ collections, we find ways to share the work of women in science hidden in the digitized pages.

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      SIA Acc. 17-042, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Website Records, 2007-2015

      • Date: 2007 2007-2015
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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