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  1. Beige, tan, and burgundy webpage with black and white archival photos across the top.

    Some Archives Technologist Career Advice

    • Date: May 24, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and don’t be afraid to let us know who you would like to hear from next!The Archives has

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  3. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station and Tracks, 1882, Harpers Weekly, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-78090.

    Quidditch in Henry Park?

    • Date: April 3, 2014
    • Description: This coming weekend muggles from around the world will be participating in the International Quidditch Association’s World Cup; but did you know that this growing sport may have a Smithsonian connection?

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  5. Color print of the Aurora Borealis.

    Link Love: 10/5/2018

    • Date: October 5, 2018
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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  7. A clever and intricate Rebus letter from J. Goldsborough Bruff of Washington, DC

    An Artistic Composition

    • Date: December 6, 2011
    • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research, including a rebus letter.

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  9. Dick Benson, March 1975, by Kjell Sandved

    Sandved and his Snapshots

    • Date: April 4, 2013
    • Description: Kjell Bloch Sandved worked as a photographer for the National Musuem of Natural History for 32 years and his Photographic Files captured the Museum’s staff at work in 1975.

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    Link Love: 11/1/2013

    • Date: November 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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    See Here: 12/21/2010

    • Date: December 21, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Unveiling of the model for the exhibition "The Federal City: Plans and Realities" in the Office of Exhibits Central workshop, 1976, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: March 1976, Negative Number: 76-2525-18."][/caption]

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    See Here: 7/20/2010

    • Date: July 20, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Birds of the World Hall, 1956, by Unidentified photographer, Unidentified medium, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 190, United States National Museum, Office of the Director, Records, circa 1921-1973, Series 21, Box 89, Negative Number: mnh-43843b.jpg."][/caption]

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    Decoding Taxonomic Mysteries in Secretary Baird’s Correspondence

    • Date: May 17, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: The Archives was recently gifted an 1860 letter from Spencer F. Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian, to George N. Lawrence, fellow naturalist. The donor requested that, along with a digital version, a transcription be provided, which I undertook alongside a simple treatment. The letter was in overall excellent condition: the thin paper exhibited only a pair of small

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    Picture Perfect? Not All the Games We Play

    • Date: June 9, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: While we at the Photography Initiative like to argue that photography changes everything, it’s not always the case. On June 2nd, in a controversial ninth inning call, baseball umpire Jim Joyce denied Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga a shot at making history for pitching a “perfect” game. Joyce—from his point of view behind first base—saw a batter hit a ball, make it

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  21. A group of people hold up “welcome” signs at an entrance of the National Museum of American History.

    We Apologize for the Inconvenience: Shutting Down the Smithsonian

    • Date: November 14, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: In 2019, the Smithsonian faced the repercussions of the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, but the institution is no stranger to the dreaded furlough.

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  23. View from the grounds of a cathedral. A few people wander around the lawn outside of the structure.

    Field Books Go to Oxford!

    • Date: October 23, 2018
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: See how our conservation staff are sharing treatment ideas with colleagues across the world.

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