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    Link Love: 7/1/2011

    • Date: July 1, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Note: I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks, so look for Link Love to start again on July 22nd! We’ve been blogging about the Civil War and the Smithsonian for the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, and others across the Smithsonian have been doing the same. Over at NPR’s Picture show blog, photography curator Shannon Perich shares some incredible animated Civil War-era

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  3. Two graphics of one large and one small folder. The color of the top of the folder is small but the lower later reveals a map.

    World of Maps Project - Preventive Conservation Actions

    • Date: February 26, 2019
    • Description: Explore our interns’ new techniques for preservation of maps at NMNH: a map transportation tool, a rehousing plan, and training for volunteers.

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  5. Dried plant speciman.

    Found in the Archives: The Trail of a Naturalist Pirate

    • Date: September 19, 2017
    • Creator: Jessica Lavin
    • Description: Barbeque. Doughboy. Free trade. Pumple-nose. Smugglers. Cortan. Crockadore. Chopsticks. William Dampier, the 17th century explorer turned privateer/pirate, is credited with introducing these words, and more than 1,000 others, into the English vernacular. He was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe three times, and created the first detailed record of Australian Flora

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  7. A female conservator looks through a microscope as she conserves a large painting.

    Link Love: 6/30/2017

    • Date: June 30, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: An intimate look at the painting conservation studio at the National Gallery of Art. [via NPR]A newly discovered species of wasp was named in honor of David Bowie. [via Mashable]The Smithsonian is just one of the organizations banning drinking straws due to the environmental harm they cause. [via Washington Post]Can real coral reefs be saved by artificial ones? [via Fusion

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    Link Love: 6/17/2011

    • Date: June 17, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: For those of us too young to have understood the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and to those who watched breathlessly as the it came down, this should interest you: an augmented reality app that projects a 3-D rendering of the Berlin Wall at its former site with the help of a smartphone. It was as big as a . . . The US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

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  11. A tweet from Hettie Ashwin mentioning her writing.

    Get Inspired: Using Smithsonian Images for Creative Writing

    • Date: January 17, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: A highlight of a series of creative writings inspired by photographs from the Smithsonian Flickr Commons and published at the online journal, Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure.

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  13. Off with their Heads?: Matchbooks in Archives

    • Date: May 2, 2013
    • Creator: Nora Lockshin
    • Description: The conservator considers potential damage to and from matchbooks in collections.

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  15. A woman photographs a panda.

    Remembering Jessie Cohen

    • Date: October 29, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: At SPI, we were sad to learn that Jessie Cohen died earlier this week. Jessie was one of the photographic mainstays at the Smithsonian; she started working at the Smithsonian National Zoo in 1979, photographing animals, their living quarters, and behind-the-scenes events for exhibition, education, and marketing purposes. In addition, Jessie also managed the Zoo’s exhibition

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  17. Rhododendrons-Golden Gate Park-San Francisco, California.

    Link Love: 4/27/2012

    • Date: April 27, 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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    Link Love: 11/11/2011

    • Date: November 11, 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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  21. The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!

    • Date: June 28, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines

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  23. Link Love: 2/1/2013

    • Date: February 1, 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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