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  1. S. Dillon Ripley Views Quadrangle, 1987

    The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part II

    • Date: April 28, 2016
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: The 1846 legislation that established the Smithsonian Institution provided for a Secretary, appointed by the Board of Regents, who would run the day-to-day affairs of the Institution. When David Skorton became Secretary last year, he was the thirteenth person to take on that responsibility. In our last blog, we discussed the first six and now we’ll look at seven through

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    A Little Valentine’s Day Help from the Archives!

    • Date: February 12, 2015
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives presents another set of Valentine's Day printable cards inspired by our collections.

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  5. A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz

    • Date: March 19, 2013
    • Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.

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  7. A screenshot of a data table used for recording the condition of discs. The left side contains label information for the discs and the upper right side lists different types of damages.

    Burn This Disc: Treating Fire-Affected Optical Discs, Part I

    • Date: September 2, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This is part one of three in a series of blog posts about a research project on treating fire-affected optical discs. This month, we’ll introduce the project.

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  9. Visitors to the National Zoo's Invertebrate exhibit. National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution.

    Link Love: 6/20/2014

    • Date: June 20, 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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  11. Ship Model,

    Link Love: 5/16/2014

    • Date: May 16, 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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  13. Burning leaves, autumn dawn, Manzanar Relocation Center, California, photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943, Library of Congress.

    Link Love: 5/9/2012

    • Date: May 9, 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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    New Flickr Commons Set: Mary Agnes Chase Field Books

    • Date: March 22, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: A new set of Flickr Commons images from the field books of Mary Agnes Chase—a grass specialist, botanist, and suffragist.

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  17. Faded color map of the United States as it was in 1839.

    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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    Link Love: 5/29/2015

    • Date: May 29, 2015
    • 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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  21. The make-shift repair on the Moon with duct tape. Photo: NASA AS17-137-20979

    Link Love: 9/4/2015

    • Date: September 4, 2015
    • 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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  23. The China Clipper flies past the unfinished Golden Gate Bridge and heads toward Hawaii, November 22, 1935. National Air and Space Museum Archives.

    Link Love: 7/18/2014

    • Date: July 18, 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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