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    1. GIF of someone navigating the introduction page of the web exhibition. It includes a graphic of photographs of people in black-and-white and a portrait painting of James Smithsonian in color.

      Introducing Smithson to Smithsonian

      • Date: August 10, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.

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    3. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893

      Sneak Peek 10/5/2015

      • Date: October 5, 2015
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Buildings and grounds at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893, MAH-12169.

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      Stumped!

      • Date: October 12, 2010
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Unidentified Washington, DC Church, 1919, by Martin A. Gruber, Black-and-white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection, 1919-1924, RU007355."][/caption] Recently the Smithsonian Institution Archives posted some images from the Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection,

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      See Here: 9/2/2010

      • Date: September 2, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="A model showing a mining town with railroad tracks in the foreground, various coal mining buildings, and houses in the background in the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building, c. 1920, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 16,

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    9. Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895

      Sneak Peek 11/30/2015

      • Date: November 30, 2015
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Unidentified buildings and grounds at the Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, MAH-12725.

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    11. Samuel F. B. Morse's Daguerreotype Equipment, 1888, by Thomas Smillie, SIA RU000095 [10625].

      The Life Work of Smillie

      • Date: July 15, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: There is a remarkable figure in the Smithsonian’s history that doesn’t get much of the spotlight; Thomas W. Smillie. He served as the Smithsonian’s first official photographer from 1870 until his death in 1917, and additionally became the Smithsonian’s first photography curator in 1896. Smillie amassed a collection of photographic equipment starting with the purchase of the

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      See Here: 2/8/2010

      • Date: February 8, 2010
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="An early model of the grounds and buildings at the National Zoological Park site at Rock Creek Park, Date unknown, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 11, Negative Number: 10193."][/caption]

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      Color History with the Smithsonian Recap!

      • Date: April 5, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, over 30 volunteers showed up at the National Museum of the American Indian to write minority women into digital history during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in honor of Women's History Month. On the to-do list were artists, educators, activists, Smithsonian employees, the first Chinese-American female dentist, and the African-American woman who

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    17. Secretary G. Wayne Clough at Smithsonian Staff Picnic, 2008.

      Engineering a Smithsonian for the 21st Century

      • Date: December 18, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: As the twelfth Smithsonian Secretary, G. Wayne Clough, retires, historian Pamela Henson looks back on his impact on the Smithsonian in 6 ½ short years – creating a positive dynamic, fostering environmental responsibility, and stimulating collaborations across the Institution.

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    19. Drawing of Spencer Fullerton Baird's Pet Dog

      Smithsonian Open Access-iversary

      • Date: February 25, 2021
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!

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    21. Boring Samples in the Victorian Garden

      Twenty-Six and Blooming!

      • Date: May 22, 2013
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Today is the anniversary of the opening of the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Quad near the Smithsonian Institution Building.

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      See Here: 11/26/2009

      • Date: November 26, 2009
      • Creator: The Bigger Picture
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Roof of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History) and Buildings of the City of Washington, D.C., c. 1920s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 562, Box 1, Negative Number:2003-19563. "][/caption]

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