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    Link Love: 2/5/2010

    • Date: February 5, 2010
    • 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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    David Skorton, 1949-

    • Date: February 2, 2015
    • Description: David J. Skorton was elected the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian by the Institution’s Board of Regents in March 2014 and officially assumed his position July 1, 2015. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in Los Angeles. Skorton received a B.S. in psychology in 1970 and his M.D. in 1974 from Northwestern University. His medical residency and fellowship in

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  5. The Landscape Alphabet, by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, 1810-1860, paper lithograph, British Museum, 1870,0514.2075-2100.

    Link Love: 2/21/2014

    • Date: February 21, 2014
    • 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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    Robert Ridgway: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

    • Date: April 30, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.

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    The Vanishing Board: Governance at the Smithsonian during Civil War

    • Date: June 2, 2011
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  11. A woman sits at a desk covered in papers. The caption below reads: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins was the Curator of Collections at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 1979-99. But she had also been working as a registrar, educator, and curator with the Museum of African Art, 1966-79, before the collection was transferred to the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins

    • Date: August 14, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Lydia Puccinelli-Robbins was the Curator of Collections at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 1979-99. But she had also been working as a registrar, educator, and curator with the Museum of African Art, 1966-79, before the collection was transferred to the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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    Blue Gold 

    • Date: March 9, 2022
    • Description: Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate the deaths of rare whales off the Mexican coast for a US marine agency. In their search, they find a California agribusiness tycoon trying to monopolize earth's fresh water reserves. 

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    The Saint Augustine Monster

    • Date: August 18, 2010
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: What was the Saint Augustine Monster? According to Wikipedia, it was a globster—“an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shoreline of an ocean or other body of water.” This great-grandaddy of globsters kept cryptozoologists speculating and scientists testing for a century—and a piece of it lives at the Smithsonian. The St. Augustine monster was discovered by two

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  17. Scan of a black and white forest fire prevention poster featuring the head of Smokey the Bear

    Bearly Survived to become an Icon

    • Date: May 27, 2010
    • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
    • Description: Some of you may recall the symbol of the United States Forest Service fire prevention program, Smokey Bear. Perhaps I am dating myself, however I distinctly recall posters and television commercials between Saturday morning cartoons depicting the almost human looking bear wearing his park ranger hat and blue jeans, with shovel in one hand and stern finger pointed with the

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    Link Love: 3/5/2010

    • Date: March 5, 2010
    • 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. Reproductive physiologist, Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian National Zoo, dedicated her life to helping the reproduction of endangered species such as the black-footed ferret and clouded leopard. In 2010, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service gave Howard the prestigious award, “Recovery Champion.” #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. JoGayle Howard

    • Date: July 29, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In Memorium: Dr. JoGayle Howard died March 5, 2011 at age 59, in Washington, D.C. from malignant melanoma. Her legacy lives on in the survival of the species that she studied, including the black-footed ferret, giant panda, clouded leopard, cheetah, fishing cat, Florida panther and elephant. Reproductive physiologist, Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian National Zoo, dedicated her

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    Henry's Family Gallery

    • Date: May 1, 2012
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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