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  1. Link Love: 8/2/2013

    • Date: August 2, 2013
    • 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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  3. Harrison E. Howe, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID 2008-3958.

    Hitting the Right Note: Science or Sensationalism?

    • Date: November 3, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: A look at the line between science and sensationalism in the Science Service.

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  5. Visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance.

    Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century

    • Date: November 18, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.

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  7. Hall holds up the Guard of the Month certificate.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elease Hall

    • Date: February 10, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

    • Date: May 23, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Beauty is forever, by Just Warr, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0 Generic."][/caption] At THE BIGGER PICTURE, we often write about the challenges of maintaining the data in digital archives. But a recent article bundled in the informative daily arts newsletter compiled by Jeff Weiss—you can subscribe by sending a request

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  11. Crowds at the U.S. Capitol, assembled for the second inauguration of John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. , 1925.

    Science Service, Up Close: Radio Extends the Audience, Inauguration Day, 1925

    • Date: January 19, 2017
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: President Calvin Coolidge's second inauguration in 1925 reaches an audience of millions, thanks to a new technological innovation--the radio.

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  13. A yearbook entry with a portrait of a woman and a brief description of her life, including her experiences at college and hopes for the future.

    A Portrait of a Scientist

    • Date: June 2, 2020
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing.

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  15. 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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    Serena Katherine “Violet” Dandridge: Suffragist and Scientific Illustrator

    • Date: August 4, 2020
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: As one of the first women to work in scientific illustration at the Smithsonian, Violet Dandridge made her mark at the United States National Museum.

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    Season's Greetings from the Archives

    • Date: December 22, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Celebrating the holidays with an assortment of greeting cards from U.S. National Museum ichthyologist Isaac Ginsburg’s papers.

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  21. Bao Bao's second day outside, April, 2, 2014. By Abby Wood, Courtesy of the National Zoological Park.

    Happy Birthday Bao Bao!

    • Date: August 21, 2014
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: The National Zoological Park celebrates its giant panda cub, Bao Bao's first birthday on August 23, 2014.

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  23. Color photograph of volunteer Joan Gilder siting in a preservation lab.

    Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Gilder

    • Date: April 24, 2018
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: Joan Gilder has been a volunteer with the Smithsonian Institution Archives' Preservation Team for two decades, and has worked to treat many of our collections in order to increase their lifespan and improve access. She has been an invaluable asset to the Archives since she first began, and we are thrilled to share a little more about her story.What did you do before you began

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