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    1. Two exhibit cases on either side of a tall panel that reads: In tribute...Spencer Fullerton Baird 1823-87 Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 1878-87.

      Archives Puzzles: Exhibiting Baird

      • Date: May 17, 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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    3. The broken joint and damaged headcap needed significant attention before the volume could be scanned safely. Courtesy of William Bennett.

      Minute by Minute: Preparing Board of Regents Records for Digitization

      • Date: September 10, 2015
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Take a look behind the scenes at the Archives as conservation staff prepares one of our important collections for digitization.

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      First collective Smithsonian staff photo?!?

      • Date: July 1, 2010
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_7327" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="The Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle""][/caption] When I'm walking around the National Mall, I often hear people exclaim, "There's the Smithsonian!" as they point to the large red Smithsonian Castle near the Metro exit; something I also would have assumed before my first visit to the Mall.

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    7. An urn sits in a grassy area. It sits on a pedestal. The base is surrounded by a wood fence.

      Archives Puzzles: yUrn-ing for Spring Weather

      • Date: March 22, 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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    9. Workers elevate the Joseph Henry statue on wooden supports.

      Archives Puzzles: Joseph Henry on the Move

      • Date: December 7, 2020
      • 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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    11. A sloth in a basket holds a woman's finger.

      The Substitute Mother

      • Date: January 20, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright

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    13. An American bison pictured in a field with tall, thin trees in the background.

      Archives Puzzles: Bringing Up Bison

      • Date: April 19, 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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    15. Photographers with photographic equipment by the U.S. Fish Commission fish hatchery ponds located near the grounds of the Washington Monument.

      Vintage Shutterbugs

      • Date: May 26, 2020
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Did you know that May is National Photography Month? Declared by Congress as a month-long event in 1987, National Photography Month celebrates all aspects of photography. We invite you to see what our photographers were up to a century before this declaration in this behind- the-scenes slideshow of the photographic laboratory spaces, set-ups, and equipment of the United States

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    17. Untitled c. 1905, RU7179_Box1_F21_Heller05 [SPI_1655].

      An Ode to the Bicycle

      • Date: May 8, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Time to dust off your velocipedes and bone-shakers! The League of American Bicyclists have declared May to be “National Bike Month” and have several events lined up to celebrate biking everywhere; Bike to Work Day (May 16), Bike to School Day (May 7), and Cyclofemme (May 11) .I love picking a theme or keyword and browsing through the Smithsonian’s collections.

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      It Pays to Be Free

      • Date: March 25, 2010
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bus Seats, by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License"][/caption] I took a stroll at lunch today since it’s that time of year again when the magnolia trees bloom in the Smithsonian Castle’s Enid Haupt Garden. It’s important to catch it before a rain or a big breeze snatches

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      Teachers’ Night 2012

      • Date: October 9, 2012
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives helps celebrate education at Teachers’ Night 2012.

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      Let’s Talk Turkey

      • Date: November 21, 2012
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: Birds of a feather flock together, especially if they are a pair of patriotic turkeys who took up residency at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

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