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    Baby Got Backmark: A Closer Look at Card Photograph Mounts

    • Date: May 6, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: A look at the elaborate graphics photographers used to advertise their businesses on the backs of 19th century card mounted photographs.

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  3. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

    Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

    • Date: August 10, 2015
    • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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  5. Secretary Ripley stands beside the model and children climb around on top.

    The Dino Detours of Uncle Beazley

    • Date: June 8, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Before Uncle Beazley, the popular life-size model of a triceratops, made its way to its final destination at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, he stopped at a couple other destinations around the Institution.

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  7. Digital Video Preservation: Continuing the Conversation

    • Date: January 3, 2013
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Preserving digital video is no easy task, but fortunately, there are tools that can help.

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    An Intern’s Guide on How to Digitize a Field Book

    • Date: August 14, 2018
    • Description: What is a field book and how do you digitize one? These were the first two questions I asked when I came on board at the Archives as the Summer 2018 Field Book Project Digitization Intern. During the course of my internship, I discovered the answer to both questions and learned a lot about digitization practices and standards at the Smithsonian.According to the Biodiversity

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  11. "The whole Smithsonian was like one big family . . . "

    • Date: March 12, 2013
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: For forty years, Miss Helena Weiss kept the Smithsonian running smoothly as a clerk, stenographer, director of the Office of Correspondence and Documents, and Registrar. When she retired, her position was divided into seven separate jobs.

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  13. Variety of record formats that are commonly found in archives.

    Some Archival Career Advice

    • Date: April 26, 2012
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Commonly asked questions and answers about becoming an archivist.

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    Website Search Tips

    • Date: February 29, 2012
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: Here are some tips to finding collection information on our website.

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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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  19. A face swap of Jean Honore Fragonard's 1769 painting.

    Link Love: 2/17/2017

    • Date: February 17, 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 and American history.

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    See Here: 1/23/2012

    • Date: January 23, 2012
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    See Here: 1/27/2012

    • Date: January 27, 2012
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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