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    1. Hamilton stands on the right with three men. The group is looking down at a model of Washington, D.C.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Susan A. Hamilton

      • Date: August 4, 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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    3. Boring Samples in the Victorian Garden

      Twenty-Six and Blooming!

      • Date: May 22, 2013
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Today is the anniversary of the opening of the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Quad near the Smithsonian Institution Building.

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    5. Model of the Quadrangle Viewed from the Southwest, c. 1979.

      Queue the Quadrangle - South Mall Transformation

      • Date: November 20, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A look at the Quadrangle complex of the Smithsonian that encompasses the Enid Haupt Garden, the National Museum of African Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

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    7. Cover - The Torch, November 1956, Record Unit 371 - Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!

      • Date: November 27, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!

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    9. Barney Studio House, Interior.

      The Alice Pike Barney Studio House

      • Date: December 4, 2014
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: A look at the Alice Pike Barney's Studio House that was donated to the Smithsonian on December 5, 1961.

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    11. Smithsonian Institution flag football team versus Howard University Hospital, 1980.

      Welcome to Smithsonian Football!

      • Date: February 7, 2017
      • Creator: Patrick Milhoan
      • Description: A brief history of the Smithsonian staff flag football team.

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    13. Contact sheet of black-and-white negatives from McCarthy’s retirement parties. Scenes show McCarthy receiving gifts and posing with staff and Smithsonian leaders, including former Secretary Charles G. Abbot.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eileen M. McCarthy

      • Date: April 27, 2022
      • 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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    15. Article featuring Mildred Glover, titled

      Following a Thread of History: Mildred M. Glover

      • Date: September 12, 2019
      • Description: An intern’s experience following a thread to learn more about an exceptional Smithsonian employee, Mildred Glover.

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    17. Smithsonian employees hanging Christmas ornaments, 1977

      Tis the Season at the Smithsonian

      • Date: December 20, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: How the Smithsonian celebrated the holidays in 1977, and what traditions continue today!

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    19. Someone out of frame hands McCaffrey a piece of paper. She is seated at her desk, which appears organized. In front of McCaffrey is a box with a paper on it that reads: “If you’re ever blue about what others do, look at them and say to yourself I’m glad I’m not like you.”

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Ellen McCaffrey

      • Date: August 17, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Mary Ellen McCaffrey was a powerhouse with the Smithsonian’s Office of Printing and Photographic Services from 1972 until her retirement in 1995. As production control officer, she ensured that the photo orders submitted to the office were processed and completed. Sometimes, those jobs meant the office was required to make reproduction negatives. In other instances, staff

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    21. When Queen Elizabeth II Visited America's Castle

      • Date: July 7, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Forty years ago tomorrow, July 8th, 1976, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Smithsonian as part of her Bicentennial visit to the U.S. She was welcomed by Smithsonian Secretary, S. Dillon Ripley, Chief Justice Warren Burger, Chancellor of the Smithsonian, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, and public well-wishers while a group of costumed musicians played flourishes and fanfares

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      What Smithsonian Animals Think of National Hug Day

      • Date: January 21, 2014
      • Description: Today is National Hug day! If you are feeling a little hug deprived don’t worry, we have scoured our collections to find you the best image of animals embracing the day.

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