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    1. Where is the Smithsonian?

      • Date: January 2, 2014
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The simple question, "Where is the Smithsonian?," has always been a difficult one to answer.

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    3. black and white illustration of 2 sloths, one walking on 4 legs, one on two legs gripping tree branch with tongue out

      New Website: The Mischievous Megatherium Club!

      • Date: February 6, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: "It is five o’clock, when the Megatherium takes its prey, that the most interesting characters of the animal are seen. Then it roars with delight and makes up for the hard work of the day by much fun and conduction." Folks at Home, February 17, 1863, Robert Kennicott[edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]Not only is this beast intriguing as a specimen, but it is the

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      How Gloria Steinem Inspired Change at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 2, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: In December 1978, Gloria Steinem met with the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council (SIWC) to advise the group on carrying out the work of change at the Smithsonian and to broaden members’ understanding of the women’s movement. As described by attendees, the conversation was “dynamite…great…wonderful.” One member expressed her surprise at finding Steinem so agreeable;

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    7. The Smithsonian and South Carolina in the Civil War

      • Date: June 6, 2013
      • Description: A surprising Civil War connection between the Smithsonian and Beaufort, South Carolina.

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    9. Link Love: 6/28/2013

      • Date: June 28, 2013
      • 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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      See Here: 12/30/2010

      • Date: December 30, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Behind the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," is the site of the Smithsonian's museum complex on Independence Avenue, 1987, by Jeff Tinsley, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410 Box 3 Folder Quad with Street, Negative Number: 87-7964-1."][/caption]

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      Holiday Memories

      • Date: November 16, 2010
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="234" caption="Mary Henry, October 20, 1882, by Unidentified photographer, Card Photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, RU 95, Box 12, Folder 5, Negative Number: 82-3258. "][/caption] As we enter into the holiday season, the Smithsonian Institution Archive’s blog will be exploring memories: what they mean, how to capture them, and

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    15. Construction of Freer Gallery Art, November 1, 1916, with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view.

      Sneak Peek 3/9/2020

      • Date: March 9, 2020
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Construction of Freer Gallery Art, November 1, 1916, with Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, in view, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B38A_F20_005.

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    17. Here at the Smithsonian: Trips to the National Zoo

      • Date: October 26, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Watch two recently-digitized clips featuring scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1982.

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    19. The Secret Treasure Vault that Might Have Been

      • Date: September 20, 2012
      • Description: During World War II, a plan to build a secret collections vault under a memorial to Oliver Wendell Holmes in Washington, DC.

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      Field Book Project Highlights Scientific Exploration with New Flickr Commons Photos

      • Date: November 17, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    23. Information Volunteers Answer Telephone Calls in the Great Hall of the Castle

      Sneak Peek 3/4/2019

      • Date: March 4, 2019
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Information volunteers answer telephone calls in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, SIA RU000371, 78-18876-20A.

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