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    Neither Snow nor Rain: a West Virginia Post Office in the Smithsonian

    • Date: September 13, 2016
    • Creator: Patrick Milhoan
    • Description: [view:sia_slideshow==71908]By the late 1960s, curators at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now the National Museum of American History, were focusing on how to present aspects of the American experience to visitors of the museum in different ways. Instead of using "sterile techniques which have too frequently given visitors the false impression that all

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    Miscellaneous Adventures: Exhibit Photographs

    • Date: July 31, 2014
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Look inside the Smithsonian Institution Archives as we open up an exhibits folder of miscellaneous images.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Helena E. Wright

    • Date: November 22, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Curator Helena E. Wright, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, researches the role of graphic media in expanding visual culture and won a 2017 Secretary's Research Prize. #Groundbreaker

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    Broadcasting Live from the Sun...

    • Date: November 22, 2016
    • Creator: Ellen Alers
    • Description: A look at fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian, Charles Greeley Abbot's work into solar energy.

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    Broadcasting Live from the Sun...

    • Date: November 22, 2016
    • Creator: Ellen Alers
    • Description: A look at fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian, Charles Greeley Abbot's work into solar energy.

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  11. Portrait of Marine biologist, Dr. Nancy Knowlton

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Nancy Knowlton

    • Date: December 7, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In honor of Dr. Knowlton winning the Smithsonian Secretary's Distinguished Scholar Award. Marine biologist, Dr. Nancy Knowlton, National Museum of Natural History, uses advanced molecular methods combined with globally standardized sampling to explore the hidden diversity that has been ignored by traditional approaches, a key component of the Smithsonian’s MarineGeo program.

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    Pursuing Knowledge in Unfamiliar Country

    • Date: November 15, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: In mid-19th century America, some believed that world-class discoveries came exclusively from Europe. But early Smithsonian leaders had a sense of urgency to disseminate an authoritative body of knowledge, pursue further discoveries, and provide a deeper understanding to the public at a time when American society was changing.

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    Celebrating World Cultures—and Our Own

    • Date: July 1, 2010
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley (1913-2001) riding a scooter at the 1974 Folklife Festival in the Mississippi delta section, with a cotton field behind him, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 613, Box 269, Folder: SDR Photos, Negative number:

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    Exploring the National Parks

    • Date: August 1, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: August is National Parks Month, but the Smithsonian has celebrated the National Park Service for decades! Enjoy a selection of national parks images from the Archives' collection.

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    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives’ Website

    • Date: January 18, 2018
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collections to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.New Finding Aids Online: A group of collections documenting the field work of scientists who worked at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology:

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    Creating a Digital Smithsonian

    • Date: September 28, 2010
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_8323" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Smithsonian employees attend the 2010 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Photograph by Michael Barnes."][/caption] For two days in mid-September, Smithsonian Institution employees gathered for a digitization fair to share ideas and hear about some neat projects. Even those who work here are impressed by

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  23. A man and woman in beige shirts and pants stand in front of four elephants. Four men are riding the elephants. The man in beige is wearing a hat and binoculars around his neck.

    A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian

    • Date: May 14, 2019
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.

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