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  1. Museum Visitor Views Dinosaur Bone on Exhibit

    Sneak Peek 10/29/2018

    • Date: October 29, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Museum visitor views dinosaur bone, the humerus (upper arm bone) of Brachiosaurus altithorax, on exhibit at Museum of Natural History, September 11, 1959, by Jack Scott, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-054A.

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  3. The Mystery of the Undated Postcards

    • Date: July 23, 2013
    • Description: Revamping our online postcard exhibit poses the challenge of dating unused postcards. Here’s how I have hunted down clues to solve the mystery!

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  5. Brown-haired woman in front of wooden slats of a house

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Bercaw

    • Date: December 27, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Nancy Bercaw, co-curator of the “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit, National Museum of African American History and Culture, oversaw a slave cabin's move from Edisto Island, South Carolina to the Smithsonian: “I have to see it where it was...I felt like I needed to meet people as well.” #Groundbreaker

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  7. 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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    How did the Smithsonian Respond to the 1918 Pandemic?

    • Date: June 11, 2020
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Masks and endless sanitizing again? What has the Smithsonian done during past pandemics? We’ll look back to the public health emergency in 1918.

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  11. 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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  13. Sneak Peek 10/8/2018

    • Date: October 8, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Bureau of American Ethnology exhibit featuring "Basketry of the American Indians" at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-16402.

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  15. Dog Days at the Zoo, Part II

    • Date: September 18, 2012
    • Description: Though often overlooked, dogs played a featured role in the early history of the National Zoological Park.

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  17. Two photographs of a man wearing a fur coat. The hood is on in the left photo.

    Smithsonian Collections, But Make It Fashion: An Archival Mystery Solved

    • Date: June 30, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”

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  19. Tamar stands in front of the doors of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives office. The sign reads: Smithsonian Libraries in the glass. The doors are gold. Tamar is wearing a long black and white dress, a statement necklace, and black tights.

    An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

    • Date: February 4, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Portia James

    • Date: August 15, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Senior Curator and Historian Portia James (1953-2015) pioneered a community-based approach at the Anacostia Community Museum and led the exhibitions, publications and collections programs. She researched African American material culture. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Link Love: 7/12/2013

    • Date: July 12, 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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