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  1. The Mars Rover Spirit took this sublime view of a sunset over the rim of Gusev Crater, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) away. Taken from Husband Hill, it looks much like a sunset on Earth—a reminder that other worlds can seem eerily familiar. Sunset and twilight images help scientists to determine how high into the atmosphere the Martian dust extends and to look for dust or ice clouds. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Texas A&M/Cornell.

    Link Love: 1/10/2014

    • Date: January 10, 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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    See Here: 11/26/2010

    • Date: November 26, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Secretary Robert McCormick Adams and distinguished guests--former Secretary of State James Baker, left, former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush--enjoy a visit to the Samuel P. Langley Theater at the National Air and Space Museum in 1992, by Carolyn Russo, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution

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  5. 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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    Do you remember . . . ?

    • Date: August 26, 2010
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  9. Wild animals of Glacier National Park, 1918. Vernon and Florence Merriam Bailey. Courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library.

    Scientific Sweethearts: Research Couples in the Archives

    • Date: February 11, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look at the life and work of husband and wife Smithsonian scientists researching in the field.

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  11. Portrait of Thomas William Smillie

    Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection

    • Date: July 14, 2016
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!

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    Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2017

    • Date: October 17, 2017
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_383399,size=180,right]Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been

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  15. A woman holds a book on a shelf and smiles directly at the camera.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Catherine "Kitty" Scott

    • Date: July 3, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Catherine “Kitty” Scott, Chief Librarian and Director, National Air and Space Museum Library, 1972–94, began organizing, planning, and maintaining the new library well before the museum had opened. For her efforts, Scott earned the Superior Service Award In 1976. #Groundbreaker

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    See Here: 6/24/2010

    • Date: June 24, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Israel's Shimon Peres and Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush looking at the National Air and Space Museum's World War II memorabilia with NASM Deputy Director Donald Lopez during a brief visit in September 1986, by Mark Avino, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, Folder:

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    See Here: 10/8/2010

    • Date: October 8, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="328" caption="Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in Washington, D.C. February 21, 1985, and because her flight was grounded an extra 10 hours by a forecast of fog, she got to see the National Air and Space Museum, 1985, by Dale Hrabak, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder

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  21. Doodles sketched by John F. Kennedy, 1961.

    Art in the Margins: John F. Kennedy's "Doodles in Dimension"

    • Date: November 10, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: President John F. Kennedy's doodles were given a new dimension by local Washington, D.C. sculptor Ralph M. Tate and the Anacostia Community Museum.

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    Introducing: A Tale of Two Sisters: The Hungerford Deed and James Smithson’s Legacy

    • Date: August 10, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: To commemorate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary on August 10, 2021, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is launching a web exhibit that sheds new light on English chemist James Smithson’s gift to found the Smithsonian.

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