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  1. Laboratory Interior, Beaufort, 1904, by Unknown photographer.

    The Broad Mission of the Division of Inquiry

    • Date: January 26, 2012
    • Description: An examination of logbooks in the Smithsonian Institution Archives reveals the multiple ways that the Division of Inquiry in the United States Commission of Fish performed scientific work at marine laboratories in the early 20th century to fulfill their expansive mission statement.

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  3. Black and white couple in formal dress seated on couch and chairs in room with red walls. JFK smoking with attendants in the background.

    Link Love: 3/2/2018

    • Date: March 2, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Librarians at the White House Historical Association have digitized 25,000 previously uncatalogued slides! [via CNN]In case you missed it, the blog, Missing Scientists' Faces, shared 28 days of African American female scientists during Black History Month. [via @MissingSciFaces]Check out some of the Digital Public Library of America's primary source sets for Women's History

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    See Here: 9/21/2010

    • Date: September 21, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Exhibit of wood technology presented by Rayonier Incorporated in the United States National Museum (USNM), now the Arts and Industries Building (A&I), c 1930s, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder 38, Negative Number: 36649."][/caption]

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  7. Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 17, 1957, by George Tames, courtesy NY Times.

    Link Love: 2/5/16

    • Date: February 5, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The New York Times just released previously unpublished photos documenting black history. [via New York Times]The wait is nearly over: Opening day of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is September 24th, 2016. [via Washington Post]Just released: A new guide to help artists preserve their studio archives. [via Artists' Studio Archives]A

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  9. Sen. John F. Kennedy campaigns with his wife in Boston, 1958, by Carl Mydans.

    The Good Wife

    • Date: September 28, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    The Smithsonian’s First Radiometers

    • Date: April 25, 2019
    • Description: When curators at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History looked at seven radiometers in storage, they learned the instruments had been at the Smithsonian for nearly one hundred fifty years.

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  13. Opening remarks from Bill Tompkins, National Collections Coordinator at SI.

    2011 Archives Fair Webcast Live Now

    • Date: October 14, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    See Here: 1/25/2011

    • Date: January 25, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Shortly after he was hired as a Laboratory Apprentice in the Division of Mechanical Technology in the United States National Museum in 1922, Frank A. Taylor works on a large press from the collections, 1920s, by Underwood and Underwood, Washington, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box

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  17. Kathy Boi, volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Volunteer Appreciation: Kathy Boi

    • Date: April 14, 2016
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: We celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month by recognizing Kathy Boi, an oral history project volunteer.

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    Archives Puzzles: The Woman’s Building

    • Date: March 8, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  21. Herbert Hoover before becoming President

    Science Service, Up Close: Herbert Clark Hoover and Radio, August 11, 1928

    • Date: August 11, 2016
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Photos in the Science Service collection documenting Herbert Hoover's historic acceptance of the Presidential nomination with live radio coverage.

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  23. The Getty's IIIF viewer, via the Getty blog.

    Link Love: 6/02/2017

    • Date: June 2, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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