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  1. 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet

    • Date: June 26, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet joined the Smithsonian in 1966 as a special advisor in tropical botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. When the program ended in 1968, she was transferred to the Department of Botany, where she remained, eventually serving as a curator in the division, until her death in 1986. #Groundbreaker

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  5. Perros Dingo (Dingo Dogs), 1960s. Illustrations from the Barcelona Zoo Guide Book.

    International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part I

    • Date: June 13, 2017
    • Description: The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo.

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  7. Making Plaster Mold of Body of Sulphur-Bottom Whale, 1903, lantern slide.

    A Whale of a Tale

    • Date: November 13, 2014
    • Creator: Andrew Whitesell
    • Description: In honor of the 163rd anniversary of the publishing of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, here’s a whale themed slideshow.

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    Digital Video Preservation: Identifying Containers and Codecs

    • Date: July 26, 2011
    • Description: In addition to a rich collection of analog moving image material currently being digitized, the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) accessions large quantities of born-digital video from various hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and websites across the Institution. And just as digitization is a method of preserving moving image content before it degrades on an analog carrier, digital

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  11. The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Spring 2016.

    Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way

    • Date: January 31, 2017
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.

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  13. Edwin Joseph Cohn (1892-1953).

    Science Service, Up Close: Elegant Transparency

    • Date: May 26, 2016
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: A slide show of photographs of laboratory interiors from the Science Service collection.

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    See Here: 9/21/2012

    • Date: September 21, 2012
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  17. Emmons sits in front of a brightly-colored display.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Louise H. Emmons

    • Date: November 25, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  19. Harriman Alaska Expedition

    • Date: April 5, 2012
    • Description: A profile of the Archives' collections related to the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 which explored Alaska's flora, fauna, and geography.

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  21. Roxie Collie in the 1931 Oak Leaves Yearbook

    Roxie Collie Laybourne: Remembering a Groundbreaker

    • Date: March 26, 2013
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Roxie Collie Laybourne pioneered the field of forensic ornithology through her study of bird feathers, which has meant improved aviation safety.

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    Do you remember . . . ?

    • Date: August 26, 2010
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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