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  1. A daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams, taken in March 1843.

    Link Love: 8/18/2017

    • Date: August 18, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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    Smithsonian Snow Days

    • Date: March 14, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Snow—not just found in the Archives this season! After a seemingly mild winter, the East Coast is bracing for some serious snowfall. While the Smithsonian shovels out, let’s take a look back at photos of historic Washington D.C. storms from our collection.

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  5. 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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  7. Smithsonian Gardens' Cindy Brown in front of the gardenias at the Enid A. Haupt Garden.

    Link Love: 6/16/2017

    • Date: June 16, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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  9. The Washington Times (Washington D.C.), 23 July 1909

    All Aboard the Chesapeake Beach Railway!

    • Date: July 12, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the train that once traveled between Chesapeake Beach and Washington, D.C.

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  11. The Getty's IIIF viewer, via the Getty blog.

    Link Love: 6/02/2017

    • Date: June 2, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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  13. A face swap of Jean Honore Fragonard's 1769 painting.

    Link Love: 2/17/2017

    • Date: February 17, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C and American history.

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  15. An illustration of the Children’s Room in the Smithsonian Castle. Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 1901. Smithsonian Libraries.

    Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room

    • Date: March 1, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The history of the Smithsonian’s Children’s Room, a project led by Smithsonian Secretary Langley and famous interior designer Grace Lincoln Temple.

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  17. Romeo and Juliet, 1908

    Link Love: 7/1/2016

    • Date: July 1, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • 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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    Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

    • Date: April 6, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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  21. 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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  23. Full Steam Ahead: The Motorcycle’s Bicycle Beginnings

    • Date: May 24, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the steam tricycle and other bicycle innovations during the turn of the 20th century.

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