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  1. 1642. Seining in La Viga, near city of Mexico, 1890-1910, SIA2014-03153.

    New to the Flickr Commons: Mexico, 1890-1910

    • Date: July 1, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: New to the Flickr Commons, images from Mexico, 1890-1910, from the Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman field books.

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  3. The China Clipper flies past the unfinished Golden Gate Bridge and heads toward Hawaii, November 22, 1935. National Air and Space Museum Archives.

    Link Love: 7/18/2014

    • Date: July 18, 2014
    • 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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    The Field Book Project: Uncovering Hidden Gems at the Smithsonian

    • Date: September 21, 2010
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  7. B&W photo of African American woman standing in front of National Museum of Natural History sign.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Margaret Collins

    • Date: August 30, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The 1st African American female entomologist according to the Entomological Society of America, Dr. Margaret Collins, held professorships at Howard University, Florida A&M, and Federal City College, and was instrumental in building the termite collection at the National Museum of Natural History! #Groundbreaker

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    See Here: 1/26/2011

    • Date: January 26, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="United States National Museum Taxidermist Watson M. Perrygo, on one of his field trips to the Canal Zone Biological Area, Panama, is followed around by his devoted companion, a Baird's tapir, February 28, 1951, by Alexander Wetmore, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Alexander Wetmore

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  11. Dr. Nicholas Smythe with Baby Paca

    Sneak Peek 6/1/2015

    • Date: June 1, 2015
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute mammalogist Dr. Nicholas Smythe with baby paca, Panama, 86-5427.

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  13. Janet Harmon Bragg: Female Aviator

    • Date: March 22, 2011
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting about interesting women from our collections in honor of Women’s History Month. Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of watching the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ Video History Collection interviews while they were digitized. One of my favorites is Black Aviators (RU 9545) because of

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    Chemists in the Collections

    • Date: January 27, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Today was the kickoff of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, and so we wanted to take the chance to introduce you to some of the chemists from our collections featured on the Smithsonian’s Flickr Commons. Our Flickr Commons sets are filled with photos both of chemistry greats that even the non-scientifically inclined among us celebrated in grade-school textbooks, and

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    See Here: 6/20/2011

    • Date: June 20, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="356" caption="Photo of a termite nest, near Aguadulce, Panama, From 1910 to 1912 the Smithsonian participated in the Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone, to document the natural history of the Canal Zone prior to construction of the Panama Canal, 1910-1911, by Henri Pittier, Photographic print, "Completion of the Biological

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  19. Archeological Dig in Dried Up River Bed

    Sneak Peek 2/29/2016

    • Date: February 29, 2016
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Archeological Dig in Dried Up River Bed, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama, 89-8643.

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    Family Memories at Thanksgiving

    • Date: November 23, 2010
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: What better time to capture family memories and stories than when you and your relatives gather to celebrate Thanksgiving? For the past several years, several organizations have encouraged families to listen to one another and record family history over the Thanksgiving weekend. StoryCorps, for example, has launched The National Day of Listening. So put down that pumpkin pie

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    Candles on the Water

    • Date: February 3, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_11206" align="aligncenter" width="219" caption="Bells Rock Lighthouse, Chesapeake Bay, c. 1880s, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative number: MAH-48182H."][/caption] We recently digitized a series of lighthouse images that led me on a surprising research path.

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