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  1. Where is the Smithsonian?

    • Date: January 2, 2014
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: The simple question, "Where is the Smithsonian?," has always been a difficult one to answer.

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  3. A man sits at a desk in an office. Papers and books are stacked on desks in the office.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2022

    • Date: July 21, 2022
    • Description: We're highlighting a few topics explored by Smithsonian Institution Archives researchers this summer.

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    See Here: 12/3/2009

    • Date: December 3, 2009
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="Rendering of the north front of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT), now the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH), photographed from a colored drawing made by Elliot Glushak in 1961, 1961, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print,

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  7. E. A. Goldman near Porto Bello, Panama, c. 1912, Seth Meek, photographer, Field Museum of Natural History Archives, neg. no. 38659.

    Connecting the Oceans: 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal

    • Date: August 14, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: 100 years ago in August of 1914, the Panama Canal opened to commercial shipping. Smithsonian scientists knew the canal would create major environmental changes and have spent the last 100 years documenting them.

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  9. Here At The Smithsonian: Traveling Exhibitions

    • Date: November 30, 2021
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: As we close out this blog series, let’s take a look at two past traveling exhibitions.

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  11. A man leans over toward patterned prints on a large document.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: October 15, 2019
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.

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    See Here: 7/30/2010

    • Date: July 30, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="In a 1989 videotaping session, Secretary Adams welcomes visitors to the Smithsonian, The segment ran in the Smithsonian Institution Building Information Center theater, Lee Woodman, producer in the Office of Telecommunications, directs the camera crew, 1989, by Jeff Tinsley, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution

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  15. Here At The Smithsonian: Celebrating Earth Optimism with Some Community Science

    • Date: April 27, 2021
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Since April is both Earth Month and Citizen Science Month, we’re highlighting two clips that make us optimistic for the future.

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  17. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

    Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

    • Date: August 10, 2015
    • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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    The Woman with the Gramophone

    • Date: April 2, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_396" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption="Save Our Sounds Postcard, Photo Courtesy of National Anthropological Archives"][/caption] For the last few years, I’ve had this postcard up in my office promoting Save Our Sounds, a program by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Library of Congress dedicated to restoring,

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  21. Color image of a woman smiling while wearing a black dress and pearls.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marie C. Malaro

    • Date: September 12, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Marie C. Malaro was a lawyer in the Smithsonian's Office of General Counsel and published two landmark books on ethics and legal issues facing museums. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Emma Wolman interned at the Smithsonian Institution Archives in 2009. Photo courtesy of Emma Wolman.

    Where Are They Now?

    • Date: May 20, 2014
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives catches up with former interns.

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