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  1. Program for the Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, February 11, 1927.

    A Twofer

    • Date: February 10, 2015
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: The Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian took place on February 11, 1927, raising awareness of the activities of the Smithsonian and at the same time served as a venue to raise money.

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    In a Smithsonian Archive Minute

    • Date: January 28, 2010
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="A visitor to the National Portrait Gallery takes a picture of a friend next to the newly-installed, temporary portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert, by Andrew Deci, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] To judge from a walk I just took across the Smithsonian Mall, visitors to our Nation’s capitol are doing nothing

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  5. An 8 inch floppy disk.

    How Computers Took Off at the National Air and Space Museum: 1980-1981

    • Date: December 1, 2016
    • Description: A look at a survey of computer usage at the National Air and Space Museum in 1980.

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  7. Portrait of Theo van Gogh, 1887, by Vincent van Gogh.

    Link Love: 2/12/2016

    • Date: February 12, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: You can now download hi-res images of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings, sketches, and letters. [via Open Culture and Vincent Van Gogh Museum]Speaking of Van Gogh, the Art Institute of Chicago has recreated the bedroom in his famous painting and it is now for rent on Air BnB. [via Colossal]More enjoyable art browsing brought to you by technology! Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of

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  9. Photinus pyralis, a species of firefly found in the eastern United States

    Link Love: 7/13/2012

    • Date: July 13, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • 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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    Volunteer Appreciation: Peter Finkel

    • Date: January 17, 2011
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_10960" align="aligncenter" width="376" caption="Peter Finkel, volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. "][/caption] Here at the Archives, we have 25 fulltime staff members, and half as many volunteers and interns at any given moment.

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    Link Love: 5/21/2010

    • Date: May 21, 2010
    • 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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  15. Miroslav Tichý's Camera No.1, © Roman Buxbaum, Courtesy of the ICP.

    Link Love: 3/12/2010

    • Date: March 12, 2010
    • 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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  17. Fleeing from the ruined city--California St., from Stockton to Ferry Tower, San Francisco, California, 1906, photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, neg. no. 13496.

    The Smithsonian Seismological Institute

    • Date: August 26, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: The Smithsonian proposed creating a Seismological Institute after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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  19. Getty Image Used in Game of Thrones Recap of Season 6, Episode 1.

    Link Love: 5/20/2016

    • Date: May 20, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: SPOILER ALERT! The Getty Museum is summarizing Game of Thrones episodes each Monday on Tumblr. (via Mental Floss)The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has openly released their patent and trademark datasets to developers. (via Info Docket)Daunting - "Archiving a Website for Ten Thousand Years." (via Atlantic)The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery now has a

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    Link Love: 12/10/2010

    • Date: December 10, 2010
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: The Library of Congress has posted nearly 700 Civil War photos to the Flickr Commons. Forget Tomb Raider—an Archive Raider is much cooler. How is the discoverer of the poinsettia plant, Joel Poinsett, connected to SIA and the Smithsonian? Find out more on the Around the Mall blog. It’s like first aid for your books: Archives Outside gives detailed directions about how to make

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  23. Sepia toned photograph of large crowd around U.S. Capitol as Abraham Lincoln is sworn in.

    Link Love: 1/20/2017

    • Date: January 20, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Inauguration 2017 edition!Bowdoin College unveils rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration. [via AP]The University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center scores the "Mad Men" archive! [via Info Docket]Harriet Tubman is getting a National Historical Park! Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the

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