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    1. A gray line drawing on a white field depicts four views of a box: at top left, a view from above showing the document and a support tube in the lower tray of the box; at bottom left, a cross-section view of the same; at top right, a cross-section view of the box lid, showing a pressure plate occupying the lower two-thirds of the lid; at bottom right, a view from below of the same, looking up into the lid and showing an area removed from the pressure plate to avoid damaging the wax seal.

      Happy birthday, Hungerford Deed!

      • Date: July 28, 2020
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Join us for a celebration of the Hungerford Deed on its 233rd birthday.

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      Preserving “The World Is Yours”

      • Date: January 23, 2020
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Here is a look into how the mixed media project of preserving The World Is Yours got its start.

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    5. Artist working on statue of woman.

      Link Love: 7/21/2017

      • Date: July 21, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The first woman to start a bank, Maggie L. Walker, the daughter of a slave, gets a statue commemorating her in Richmond, Virginia. [via WAPO]A pop-up museum in Amsterdam is helping refugees work with their past. [via NY Times]The new Wikipedia podcast, Wikipedia Weekly #123, discusses WikiCite, Wikidata, and how Zotero is getting added to the mix! [via Wikipedia Weekly] Two

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      In Memoriam: Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)

      • Date: December 17, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives remembers Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)

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    9. Opening reception for exhibit Sesame Street: The First 20 Years at National Museum of American History.

      Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? It's at the Smithsonian!

      • Date: June 1, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Take a trip back to Sesame Street and the Smithsonian's ten year exhibition about the show in 1979.

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    11. Specimen card from the Presidential Cruise of 1938.

      The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian

      • Date: November 8, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few

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    13. Harry Houdini, c. 1920, by Unidentified photographer, National Portrait Gallery,

      Houdini Escapes the Smithsonian

      • Date: December 26, 2011
      • Description: Harry Houdini visits Aleš Hrdlička at the National Museum to get measured and declines giving his remains to the Smithsonian.

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    15. Records Shed Light on How Exhibitions Come to Life

      • Date: May 28, 2013
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Planning a museum or gallery exhibition takes a lot of work as seen through exhibition records that contain images, layouts, object labels, memos, and other important materials.

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    17. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: October 5, 2021
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    19. Saving the Treasures from the Morgue

      • Date: June 28, 2012
      • Description: US newspapers have rich photo archives that need attention to make sure they are around for future generations.

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    21. Alexander Wetmore in Panama, 1947.

      The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I

      • Date: April 26, 2016
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.

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      Science Service, Up Close: Up in the Air for a Solar Eclipse

      • Date: January 24, 2017
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: On January 24, 1925, for the first time in over a century, a total solar eclipse would be visible across the northern part of the United States. How scientists used a dirigible to observe the phenomenon.

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