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  1. A cat and her kittens.

    Staff Check-In: Befriending Kittens, Carving Ducks, and Perfecting the Art of the Biscuit

    • Date: July 14, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Nearly four months into Smithsonian’s extended telework period, we thought it would be fun to share which skills and hobbies have been getting us through this overwhelming time.

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  3. A diver in a wetsuit and diving gear stops for an underwater photo.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Laurie M. Penland

    • Date: June 5, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laurie M. Penland, Diving Officer for the Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program, has traveled the globe providing diving support and training since 2005. She is also a professional photographer, capturing underwater photographs and videos for the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marilyn Graskowiak

    • Date: December 23, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  7. Burke stands with four men, including Secretary Bunch.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sheila P. Burke

    • Date: November 18, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    Wait. Did That Really Happen? Snake Smashin’

    • Date: April 4, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.

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    See Here: 9/28/2010

    • Date: September 28, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Ray Dudley, assistant grounds foreman in the Office of Horticulture, gives some Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center pre-schoolers the word on the trees and plants in their playground, He also gave the kids some safety tips--including a warning not to eat holly berries, 1989, by Rick Vargas, Photographic print, Smithsonian

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    Link Love: 4/20/2018

    • Date: April 20, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: When Mickey Mouse was used in war propaganda. [via National Museum of American History]NASA is on the search for new planets. [via BBC]The Initiative for Open Citations is attempting to make an open repository of citations. [via Boing Boing]Benjamin Franklin's papers are now online at Library of Congress. [via LOC blog]Service training for DC police officers — a visit to the

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    The Smithsonian: Recycling Since 1862

    • Date: April 22, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Collections in Context

    • Date: March 22, 2010
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12311,size=250,right]Walking into the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History one immediately comes face to face with the Fénykövi Elephant (also affectionately known as Henry). Taken at a glance, the African elephant is impressive and imposing, standing over guests to a tune of 13 feet and 2 inches when measured at the shoulder. The Fénykövi

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  19. The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III

    • Date: February 7, 2013
    • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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    Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute

    • Date: October 9, 2018
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the

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    See Here: 5/20/2010

    • Date: May 20, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="326" caption="Women employees in the Telephone and Telegraph Office which was located in the North Tower of the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building, from the time the building was opened in 1881, Through the window is the Syrian Sarcophagus brought to the United States in 1837 and intended for Andrew

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