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  1. Miniature version of Hopper's Nighthawks with pencils and other office supplies.

    Link Love: 8/11/2017

    • Date: August 11, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, recreated in miniature with office supplies. [via Colossal]A new project, Great 78, seeks to preserve 78rpm records. [via Internet Archive]Nice! NYPL card holders can now stream movies from the Criterion Collection. [via Gothamist] A floating museum makes its debut this month in Chicago! [via Timeout]Sound maps of protest from the last 26 years.

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  3. James T. Tanner's photographs of the ivory-billed woodpecker with guide

    Link Love: 5/11/2012

    • Date: May 11, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • 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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  5. A nebula with active star formation about 6,500 light years from Earth

    New Chandra X-Ray Images on the Flickr Commons

    • Date: October 27, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Camille Giraud Akeju

    • Date: June 17, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Camille Giraud Akeju was the Director of the Anacostia Community Museum from 2005 to 2016. Under her leadership, the Museum broadened its mission and scope to address the impact of historical and current events on urban communities, both locally and nationally.Before the Smithsonian, Akeju served as the president of the Harlem School of the Arts beginning in 1999. During her

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  9. Faded color map of the United States as it was in 1839.

    Pursuing Knowledge in Unfamiliar Country

    • Date: November 15, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: In mid-19th century America, some believed that world-class discoveries came exclusively from Europe. But early Smithsonian leaders had a sense of urgency to disseminate an authoritative body of knowledge, pursue further discoveries, and provide a deeper understanding to the public at a time when American society was changing.

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  11. A man leans over toward patterned prints on a large document.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: October 15, 2019
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.

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    Link Love: 2/16/2018

    • Date: February 16, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The University of Iowa Libraries released an avant-garde archive online: Digital Dada Library and the Fluxus Digital Collection. [via University of Iowa]The Hirshhorn's new indoor café has 700-year old tree roots for tables, excellent coffee, and a planned outdoor gelato stand opening this summer! [via Washingtonian]Romeo, who may be the last remaining Sehuencas water frog,

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  15. Presentation of Kennedy Aircraft

    Sweet Caroline

    • Date: November 18, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: The Kennedy Family presents their twin engine Convair CV-240, "Caroline" to the Smithsonian.

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  17. Link Love: 3/23/2018

    • Date: March 23, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Play your favorite hand-held game with Internet Archive's Handheld History Collection! [via The Verge]Despite more women than men working in science, only 3 of 10 children draw portraits of women when asked to draw a scientist. [via WAPO]With the death of the last male white rhino, what animals are next? Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories

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    Save Our African American Treasures

    • Date: March 29, 2011
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_12162" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="A participant discusses a lock of hair from a member of her family with NMAAHC staff at a Save Our African American Treasures event held in Detroit, Michigan, by Michael Barnes, Courtesy of The Smithsonian'€™s National Museum of African American History and Culture."][/caption] [caption

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  21. Here at the Smithsonian: Planes, Design, and Time

    • Date: August 31, 2021
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: As Summer 2021 winds down, we'll take a look at some examples of the breadth of work and collections that are represented at the Smithsonian Institution.

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  23. animated round image of zebra running and monkey swinging from tree

    Link Love: 7/14/2017

    • Date: July 14, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Perfect fodder for animated gifs; zootropes. [via Unfunk]Send SFMOMA a text and it will respond with art! [via SFMOMA]Eerie plaster casts of people and animals in their final moments before being buried in Pompeii. [via Atlas Obscura]Weighing newborn babies wasn't "a thing" until the 20th century. [via O Say Can You See, National Museum of American History]Archives Unleashed

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