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    1. 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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    3. 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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    5. 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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    7. 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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    9. 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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    11. 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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    13. 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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    15. Blog Post

      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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    17. A woman in a white polo holds up a certificate that reads:

      Women in the Office of Protection Services

      • Date: March 12, 2019
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: In 1974, women joined the Smithsonian security force and they have been rising through the ranks ever since.

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      Link Love: 6/10/2011

      • Date: June 10, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="179" caption="Portrait photograph of Harrison Gray Dyar (1866-1929), entomologist at the United States National Museum at the Smithsonian from 1897 until his death in 1929, c. 1920s, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Negative Number: SIA2009-0002."][/caption] It turns out that a series of mysterious tunnels discovered in

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    21. Marketing and the Smithson Bicentennial

      • Date: November 6, 2012
      • Description: Their new ad campaign may be Seriously Amazing, but three days in 1965 left a lasting impression of the Smithsonian.

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    23. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

      • Date: October 4, 2018
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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