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  1. Sepia toned image of African American woman posed and seated in chair.

    Link Love: 4/7/2017

    • Date: April 7, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress were able to pool funds to purchase a rare photo of a young Harriet Tubman. [via Washington Post]The Audobon profiles Smithsonian scientist, Roxie Laybourne, who started the field of forensic ornithology which identified birds involved in plane strikes and led to improved

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  3. A Tasty Bite to Whet the Appetite

    • Date: March 14, 2013
    • Creator: Ellen Alers
    • Description: British botanist Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker (1901-1957), born in Leigh, Lancashire, is best known for her research on the edible seaweed Porphyra laciniata (nori) which is used in sushi.

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    Tips from Smithsonian Photographers on Photographing Fireworks

    • Date: June 28, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Note: This blog post borrows heavily from the article, “Shooting Fireworks: Capture the Spectacle,” from former Smithsonian employee, Jim Wallace (originally published on the Smithsonian staff photographer’s website in 1995), with valuable additions from Ken Rahaim. The 4th of July is coming up next week, promising picnics, gatherings, and of course, fireworks. You may have

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    See Here: 1/19/2011

    • Date: January 19, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="406" caption="A cart filled with plate glass from the E. J. Murphy Co. sits in front of the nearly completed Natural History Building, c. 1910, by Leet Brothers, Washington DC, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 532, Box 104, Folder: Natural History Building, 1912, Negative Number:

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    See Here: 3/29/2011

    • Date: March 29, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="After the Exhibits Modernization Program, an exhibit case in the Bird Hall at the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, features birds sitting on a tree branch in their natural surroundings, 1956, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution

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  11. Tweet sent by Jacob Harris, 11/12/2014.

    How Uncle Maurice Saved the Smithsonian Elephant

    • Date: January 6, 2015
    • Description: There's no doubt that Washington, D.C. is a great place to raise kids. And one of the primary reasons why is the wide array of Smithsonian museums that are only a subway ride away. It's no wonder that regular visits to the National Mall have been an important part of our family's culture and history since the early 1970's. And part of that history has been the story of "how

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  13. Color photo of grey/brown bird specimen perched on branch.

    Link Love: 3/31/2017

    • Date: March 31, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: There are 145 collection items at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and their new Objects of Wonder exhibit looks at how scientists use these collections to further our understanding of the world! (via Buzzfeed)Get cozy while you research! Folger Shakespeare Library lends out handmade shawls to visitors. [via Atlas Obscura]Students from the College of

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    Tracking Down the Elusive ‘Treasure House for Learning’

    • Date: December 23, 2014
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Software tools are helping the Smithsonian find its early websites from the 1990s on the web.

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  17. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

    Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

    • Date: December 2, 2021
    • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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    Link Love: 8/12/2011

    • Date: August 12, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: The Smithsonian’s Around the Mall blog has an interview with our Smithsonian Historian, Pam Henson, about the famous, real-life Smokey the Bear (you can also read our earlier post on the subject). Need to get a 17th century recipe for almond cakes? The Wellcome Library’s online Recipe Manuscripts is the place for you. This is a really fun collection to browse [via Marcel

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  21. Spencer and Mary Baird sit in chairs and Lucy Baird stands behind her father.

    Lucy Hunter Baird: Much More Than a Devoted Daughter

    • Date: March 5, 2020
    • Description: Lucy Hunter Baird did not shy away from her father’s towering legacy in American science, she embraced it. As the only child of Spencer Fullerton Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lucy Baird developed a passion for her father’s discipline of ornithology (the study of birds) and strove to chronicle his extraordinary life in a biography. Although she was

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  23. Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville (1867-1937).

    Contagious Contributions: The Rewards of Asking for Help

    • Date: February 26, 2015
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: Update on the continuing and growing contributions of volunteers at the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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