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  1. Brigadier General Adolphus Washington Greely

    Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning

    • Date: August 2, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.

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  3. Blog Post

    It’s a (sea) Bird!

    • Date: August 16, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Enjoy a collection of images documenting pelagic birds from the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program.

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  5. Richard Jones House

    Link Love: 8/12/2016

    • Date: August 12, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Reconstructing a former slave house in our National Museum of African American History and Culture. [via Atlantic]Cheating was common at the Olympics in ancient Greece. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Citizen science at its best: the app, iNaturalist, is actually helping scientists discover new species! [via NPR]Book-lovers rejoice! You may live longer. [via Guardian]Download 1000's

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  7. Tulip Magnolias & Smithsonian Castle, courtesy of author.

    Link Love: 3/18/2016

    • Date: March 18, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Spring edition! British Library is digitizing the last surviving play script by William Shakespeare pleading for the humane treatment of refugees. [via The Guardian]Why Ben Franklin would hang out at libraries today. [via the Atlantic]Wall of Birds, a new interactive from artist Jane Kim and Cornell Lab ornithologists. A local wins the National Portrait Gallery's 2016 Outwin

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  9. The reconstructed Arch of Palmyra in Trafalgar Square (photo via @george_lythe_1/Instagram)

    Link Love: 4/22/16

    • Date: April 22, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Palmyra's Arch de Triumph (recreated) stands again in London, brought to you by 3D tech. [via Hyperallergic]New digital collection available; Cold War archives. [via InfoDocket]A new book of Pablo Neruda poetry found by archivists is about to be published. [via Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the

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  11. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Winter 2019

    • Date: March 26, 2019
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: We highlight a few topics explored by SIA researchers this winter.

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  13. Black and white digital graphic of a rocket

    What We Are Working On: Digital Preservation

    • Date: May 29, 2018
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recently acquired and accessioned digital records from Smithsonian Exhibits. Smithsonian Exhibits, Exhibition Records, circa 2000-2016, SIA 18-150 is an exciting collection that documents the design of exhibitions for Smithsonian museums and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). SITES offers exhibitions to other

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    How Many Stamps Does it Take to Mail a Baby?

    • Date: June 16, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="221" caption="Uniformed Letter Carrier with Child in Mailbag, by Unidentified photographer, c. 1900, National Postal Museum."][/caption] Since the Smithsonian began uploading photos to the Flickr Commons, there have been some clear crowd favorites. The photo above, for example, is by far our most popular photo on the Flickr Commons,

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  17. Men and women in nice clothes stand around a field. A man is standing at the center and digging into the ground with a shovel.

    Archives Puzzles: A Groundbreaking Day

    • Date: June 14, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  19. Free NASA Posters, image courtesy NASA/JPL.

    Link Love: 02/19/2016

    • Date: February 19, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Don't miss out on getting your copy of these beautiful NASA space travel posters. [via The Drive]GPS art by bicycle. [via bored panda]448 free art books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [via Open Culture]Learn how to archive institutional email from two of our own. [via Library of Congress]A new 3D scan of Apollo 11 reveals astronaut graffiti depicting flight plans, a

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  21. Elmer S. Riggs and Mr. Klein with fossil rhinoceros skull in Paleontology Lab, 1899, Field Museum.

    Link Love: 11/27/15

    • Date: November 27, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Who doesn't love giant treasure-troves of historic photographs? Check out some amazing shots from the history of the Field Museum in Chicago. [via Wired]History detective: Researchers in Amsterdam used Google Maps to pinpoint the exact location of the house depicted in Johannes Vermeer's painting, “The Little Street.” [via Hyperallergic]Want to contribute to public history

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  23. Library and Archives Canada Infographic about their collections and services.

    Link Love: 9/5/2014

    • Date: September 5, 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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