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  1. The Smithsonian's 1st female employee, librarian Jane Turner (no picture of Turner exists), was in charge of the library and also oversaw the distribution & exchange of scientific publications with 1,744 institutions in 26 countries. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jane Turner

    • Date: April 20, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Ths Smithsonian's 1st female employee, librarian Jane Turner (no picture of Turner exists), was in charge of the library and also oversaw the distribution & exchange of scientific publications with 1,744 institutions in 26 countries. #Groundbreaker

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    Look Again

    • Date: April 1, 2010
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="View of Canyon, 1873, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Black and white photoprint on cardboard mount, National Anthropological Archives, SPC Sw Gen NM 113605 01861700, Local Number: NAA INV 01861700."][/caption] I paid another visit to the Timothy O’Sullivan exhibition now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and a

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    Roy DeCarava: 1922-2009

    • Date: November 4, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="274" caption="Untitled, 1950/printed 1982, by Roy DeCarava, Gelatin silver print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Henry L. Milmore, 1992.15.3."][/caption] Last week American photography lost another of its grand masters. Roy DeCarava died at the age of 87 in New York on October 27th. He was an

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    Snapshots at the Shore

    • Date: July 7, 2009
    • Description: To celebrate the season, we have a series of posts looking at images of summer in the Smithsonian photo archives and collections. To start things off, Mary Savig, Archives Specialist at the Archives of American Art, describes how artists recharged in the summer months. Like eager vacationers everywhere, artists have long escaped to the beach on hot summer days. The shore

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  9. The indenture during the local humidification and flattening stage. The portion featuring the seals has become completely detached. Photo courtesy of William Bennett.

    Breach of Contract: Repairing the Walcott Indenture

    • Date: March 17, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: See how we preserved a recent arrival to the Archives.

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    Calling all Flashlights!

    • Date: September 22, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_2093" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="R•I•T Big Shot No. 1, HIGHLAND HOSPITAL, Rochester, New York USA, produced by The Highland Hospital, The RIT Biomedical Photographic Communications Dept., Other Students, Faculty & Friends of RIT Photography, December 4, 1987."][/caption] In December of 1987, professors William DuBois and Michael Peres of

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  13. Native American Film and Video Festival program, November 3-21, 1982. Accession 17-252, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Recent Acquisitions - NMAI's Film and Video Center

    • Date: July 25, 2017
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Highlighting the recent acquisition of the records of the National Museum of the American Indian's Film and Video Center in January 2017.

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    Link Love: 9/13/2013

    • Date: September 13, 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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  17. Botanist and suffragette, Mary Agnes Chase, led the Smithsonian's Herbarium, was the eminent expert on grasses, and at the age of 93, published a 3-volume index of U.S. grasses with over 80,000 species. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Mary Agnes Chase

    • Date: August 5, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Botanist and suffragette, Mary Agnes Chase, led the Smithsonian's Herbarium, was the eminent expert on grasses, and at the age of 93, published a 3-volume index of U.S. grasses with over 80,000 species. #Groundbreaker

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  19. Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Frances Benjamin Johnston

    • Date: June 22, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston trained under the Smithsonian's first photographer, Thomas Smillie, and opened her own photography studio in 1894, the only female to do so at the time. #Groundbreaker

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  21. As one of the Smithsonian's 1st female managers, Helena Weiss was responsible for the central filing system of public mail, accession reports, loans and exchanges, shipping, foreign travel, customs regulations, insurance, and workman's compensation.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Helena Weiss

    • Date: April 27, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: As one of the Smithsonian's 1st female managers, Helena Weiss was responsible for the central filing system of public mail, accession reports, loans and exchanges, shipping, foreign travel, customs regulations, insurance, and workman's compensation.

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  23. Dr. Marguerite Toscano, Quaternary Marine Geoscientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, investigates paleobiologic and paleogeologic topics focused on fossil coral reefs and mangrove deposits of the Caribbean region. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Marguerite Toscano

    • Date: June 3, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Marguerite Toscano, Quaternary Marine Geoscientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, investigates paleobiologic and paleogeologic topics focused on fossil coral reefs and mangrove deposits of the Caribbean region. #Groundbreaker

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