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  1. Seine Fishing on Shore of Unidentified Body of Water

    Sneak Peek 10/27/2014

    • Date: October 27, 2014
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Stereoscopic photograph of seine fishing on shore of unidentified body of water, United States Fish Commission, circa 1890s, Image Number: MAH-3042.

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  3. Portrait of Carmichael. He is wearing a suit with a white handkerchief sticking out of the front pocket. He has a mustache. He is not smiling.

    Leonard Carmichael, Seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian

    • Date: July 7, 2022
    • Creator: Tatiana Swann
    • Description: Dr. Leonard Carmichael led the Smithsonian Institution through many changes during his tenure as the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian. He presided over new museums and facility openings, special acquisitions, and exciting exhibitions. Because Carmichael was hired from outside of the Smithsonian, he brought a new perspective, his academic background, and skills to thrust

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  5. Archives Technician Deborah Shapiro.

    Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

    • Date: February 28, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: An introduction to our new Archives Technicians.

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  7. Rhododendrons-Golden Gate Park-San Francisco, California.

    Link Love: 4/27/2012

    • Date: April 27, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • 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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    It’s Our Anniversary…

    • Date: March 2, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305" caption="Cake, by Daniel Nelson, Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0."][/caption] It’s hard to believe, but it has been two years to the day that THE BIGGER PICTURE has been in existence (note: that rogue January post doesn’t count as it was backdated)! The blog was started by the Smithsonian Photography

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    Cherry Blossoms, Travel Logs, and Colonial Connections: Eliza Scidmore’s Contributions to the Smithsonian

    • Date: August 18, 2020
    • Description: Eliza Scidmore was a lifelong photographer, writer, and world traveler. In addition to facilitating a gift of cherry blossom trees from Japan to the U.S. capital, Scidmore donated her time, photographs, and some artifacts to the Smithsonian’s collections. She also accessed the world through colonial channels that she reinforced with her writings.

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  13. Embracing the Crowd

    • Date: April 15, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: When I started working with museums in 2005, the concept of crowdsourcing was in its infancy. That year, James Surowiecki ‘s book, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” was published and there were tiny experiments in crowdsourcing occurring in the cultural heritage sector. There were hesitations and objections about the whole concept within the GLAM (gallery, library, archive, museum)

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  15. Two men are seated at a table, A microphone and a water pitcher is in between them.

    Celebrating National Radio Day

    • Date: August 18, 2022
    • Description: We’ve shared a lot about The World Is Yours, the Smithsonian’s first educational radio show, but this National Radio Day, we are highlighting some of the other radio programs in our collections.

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  17. Contact sheet of black-and-white negatives from McCarthy’s retirement parties. Scenes show McCarthy receiving gifts and posing with staff and Smithsonian leaders, including former Secretary Charles G. Abbot.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eileen M. McCarthy

    • Date: April 27, 2022
    • 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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  19. Mary Rice standing in front of a laboratory building at the Smithsonian Marine State at Fort Pierce.

    Science Conversations in the Shenandoah

    • Date: September 6, 2018
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: In February 1975, twenty Smithsonian scientists gathered at the National Zoo's Conservation Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia to talk about their research and the future of science at the Smithsonian.

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  21. The back page of the front cover and the first page of a book is visible. The notes are dated 1818.

    Rafinesque, Ready for a Close-Up

    • Date: December 13, 2018
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: When a television channel asks to film our collections, we want to show them at their best. Read how we accommodate media requests while keeping our collections safe.

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    What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: June 16, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.

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