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    Photo Sleuth: When the Evidence Doesn’t Add Up

    • Date: May 14, 2013
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: What happens when you have information about a historic photograph that is contradictory? How do you decide what information is correct? Check out how one historian grapples with these mysteries.

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  3. “The Proper Thing to Do": James Smithson’s Journey to Washington

    • Date: June 27, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On the 190th anniversary of the death of Smithsonian founding donor James Smithson, we’re taking a look back at his posthumous journey, led by Alexander Graham Bell, to his final resting place in Washington, D.C.

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    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: July 3, 2018
    • 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.[edan-image:id=siris_arc_394342,size=500,center]New Finding Aids Online:National Air and Space Museum, Space History Department, Exhibition Records, 2000-2004, 2010-2016, Accession

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    The Field Book Project: Uncovering Hidden Gems at the Smithsonian

    • Date: September 21, 2010
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  9. Exhibitions and Weather Conditions at an Exposition

    • Date: May 29, 2012
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution’s involvement in the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California.

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    How did the Smithsonian Respond to the 1918 Pandemic?

    • Date: June 11, 2020
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Masks and endless sanitizing again? What has the Smithsonian done during past pandemics? We’ll look back to the public health emergency in 1918.

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  13. John N. Robinson, His Life and Work

    • Date: September 9, 2014
    • Description: I cannot, I feel, have any regrets about my accomplishments. What comes from art will just come. I don’t feel any need to strive. - John N. Robinson One of my favorite parts of working in an archive is the opportunity to immerse myself in other people’s worlds, to learn more about their stories and experiences. One such person I encountered recently was John N. Robinson, a

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    Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

    • Date: April 6, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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    Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

    • Date: October 1, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

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  19.  Registrar Card for Earthenware Bird Effigy Canteen Collected by E. P. Killip.

    Folklife Festival 2011: Colombia and the Smithsonian

    • Date: July 5, 2011
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    The Woman Behind the Camera

    • Date: March 28, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: A closer look at Smithsonian's first woman photographer, Louisa Bernie Gallaher.

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    Tips and Lessons from the Opening of the Renwick Gallery

    • Date: June 11, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: In the midst of Smithsonian's busy season, we’re providing tips for visitors through the lens of photographs from the opening of the Renwick Gallery in 1972.

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