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      The Anniversary of the National Museum of African Art: A Gift in August

      • Date: August 13, 2012
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: On August 13, 2012 the National Museum of African Art, founded by Warren M. Robbins, became a part of the Smithsonian Institution.

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    3. Diana of the Tides’ vibrant colors are reminiscent of paintings by Maxfield Parrish. Diana’s creator John Elliott knew Maxfield and his father Stephen from visits to the artists colony in Cornish, New Hampshire. Image courtesy of Smithsonian Archives.

      Diana of the Tides: A Sensation of Her Time

      • Date: January 25, 2011
      • Description: This post originally appeared on the National Museum of Natural History's blog, Unearthed.Who would think that behind the west wall of NMNH's paleontology hall is a painting of a goddess that created a sensation when installed in 1910? Some of you who visited the museum fifty years ago may remember the captivating Diana of the Tides as she surveyed the hall.Diana was painted

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    5. Watercolor drawing of the profile of a tortoise.

      Hot Topix in Archival Research, Winter 2021

      • Date: January 7, 2021
      • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

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    7. Route 66 runs through Winslow, Arizona. This corner is a tribute to the Eagles song, “Take It Easy.” The camera used included a date stamp. Photo by Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig.

      Making the Most of Vacation Memories

      • Date: June 24, 2014
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Summer means family vacations and making memories. Here are some ideas for before and during the trip.

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    9. Winter’s arrival brings the annual increase of requests for photos by Wilson A.

      Hot Topics in Archives Research

      • Date: February 18, 2014
      • Creator: Mary Markey
      • Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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      Mary Vaux Walcott’s Wild Flowers

      • Date: March 26, 2015
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In the 1920s, Mary Vaux Walcott published five volumes of her wildflower drawings and donated the proceeds to the Smithsonian.

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    13. Black and white photograph of a baby two-toed sloth in a basket holding the finger of its caretaker.

      A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian

      • Date: October 20, 2020
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.

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      The National Park that Never Was

      • Date: August 25, 2016
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: This month marks the centennial of the National Park Service—learn about one that was planned but never built.

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    17. Perros Dingo (Dingo Dogs), 1960s. Illustrations from the Barcelona Zoo Guide Book.

      International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part I

      • Date: June 13, 2017
      • Description: The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo.

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    19. Robert Ridgway Bird Head Drawing #121, 1870s; Drawing

      Open Access: Put a Bird On It

      • Date: February 24, 2020
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!

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      Looking Smithson’s Gift Horse in the Mouth

      • Date: July 28, 2015
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Today, James Smithson’s bequest to found the Smithsonian is considered a wonderful event, but in 1835 when it was announced, many Americans responded negatively. Why did they look his gift horse in the mouth?

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      From Defense to Decoration: the Renwick Gallery in the Civil War

      • Date: August 22, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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