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  1. Portrait of Thomas William Smillie

    Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection

    • Date: July 14, 2016
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!

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  3. Unlocking the Vault

    • Date: February 28, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives manages the cold storage vault at the National Museum of American History where approximately 3 million negatives are stored.

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  5. Botanical and entomological specimens.

    Sneak Peek 9/2/2013

    • Date: September 2, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Botanical and entomological specimens from collections at the National Museum of Natural History.

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  7. Cover of OPA Negative Log

    Office of Public Affairs Photographic Collection

    • Date: September 19, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Highlighting the photographic holdings at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  9. Bat Skull

    Sneak Peek 10/28/2013

    • Date: October 28, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Velvety Fruit-eating Bat skull from the collections of the Division of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History.

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  11. Blog Post

    Biodiversity Illustrated

    • Date: June 30, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: While the Smithsonian Institution is perhaps better known for its museums that pepper the landscape of the National Mall in Washington DC, its devotion to scientific research easily matches its dedication to collecting, preserving, and displaying artifacts of cultural and historical importance. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) started off as a small field

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  13. 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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  15. Joseph Henry statue, facing the National Mall, Neg. no. 96-1829.

    You Spin Me Right Round

    • Date: May 17, 2012
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: William Wetmore Story's statue of Smithsonian

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  17. Exterior View of Smithsonian Buildings

    Sneak Peek 4/20/2015

    • Date: April 20, 2015
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Exterior view of the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and the Arts and Industries Building featuring Rocket Row, as seen from Independence Avenue, 77-2273.

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  19. Portrait of Henry Joseph Horan, seated.

    Spotlight: Henry Joseph Horan, Superintendent of Buildings

    • Date: July 29, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: A closer look at staff member Henry Horan (1838-1896), who held several positions at the Smithsonian, including janitor, watchman, and superintendent of buildings, during his long career at the Institution.

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  21. Robert Ridgway Bird Head Drawing #121, 1870s; Drawing

    Open Access: Put a Bird On It

    • Date: February 24, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!

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  23. Giant Panda with Snowman

    Sneak Peek 12/15/2014

    • Date: December 15, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Giant panda with snowman at National Zoological Park (NZP), February 1979, by Ilene Berg, Color slide, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. No. 11-009, Image Number: 79-4113.

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