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    1. 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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      An International Exploring Expedition

      • Date: April 4, 2017
      • Description: [view in Spanish]The first international scientific expedition sponsored by the United States circumnavigated the globe between 1838 and 1842, gathering natural history collections so vast they were estimated to weigh 40 tons. The U.S. Congress resolved to preserve these artifacts "collected at the expense of the government...Information about the first international

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    5. Harrison Estell Howe (1881-1943), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3957].

      Harrison Estell Howe (1881-1943)

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      • Francis Russell Bichowsky (1889- 1951)

        Francis Russell Bichowsky (1889- 1951)

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          Inter-American Cooperation

          • Date: April 18, 2017
          • Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_7144,size=200,right]During construction of the Panama Canal at the start of the century, many laborers died of malaria and yellow fever. To find ways to control the diseases, North American biologists came to the isthmus of Panama. Some of these scientists were so impressed by the diversity of the natural environment that they later

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        • Richard B. Kershner (1913-1982)

          Richard B. Kershner (1913-1982)

          • Date: 1961

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        • First Meeting of the National Inventors Council

          First Meeting of the National Inventors Council

          • Date: 1940 August 6, 1940
          • Creator: Harris & Ewing

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          Getting Your Due, Samuel Pierpont Langley

          • Date: November 28, 2017
          • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
          • Description: It can be so frustrating to put great effort into something, and then to have your work and achievements called into question. I can't begin to imagine how frustrated Samuel Pierpont Langley was in 1903. By that time, he had spent over forty years studying astrophysics and aerodynamics. His work on astronomically-derived time measurement in the late 1860's is the heart of the

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          SIA Acc. 97-001, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Registration and Collections Management, Records, 1920-1994

          • Date: 1920 1920-1994
          • Creator: National Museum of American Art. Office of Registration and Collections Management
          • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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        • (left to right): Frank Rattray Lillie (1870-1947) and William Henry Bragg (1862-1942)

          (left to right): Frank Rattray Lillie (1870-1947) and William Henry Bragg (1862-1942)

          • Date: 1939 April 1939
          • Creator: Davis, Fremont 1915-1977

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        • James Henry Wakelin, Jr. (left) and Peter King (right)

          James Henry Wakelin, Jr. (left) and Peter King (right)

          • Date: 1960 May 31, 1960
          • Creator: United States Navy

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        • Authority Record/EAC

          DeLong, Robert L.

          • Date: 1942

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