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    1. Ironworkers at 1976 Festival of American Folklife.

      Summertime on the Mall - Smithsonian Folklife Festival

      • Date: June 13, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Come out to the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating Hungarian culture, endangered languages, and African American style.

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    3. Shot of a large elephant, captured from the ground looking up toward the trunk of the specimen.

      Here at the Smithsonian: Tusks and Tentacles

      • Date: July 27, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As Smithsonian museums reopen this summer, let’s revisit two main attractions at the National Museum of Natural History.

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    5. Open pages of a book. The left page has a portrait of a man, and the right page has a list of the titles and artists of paintings.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

      • Date: July 9, 2019
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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      And don’t forget your badge this time!

      • Date: January 2, 2018
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: Despite my long experience responding to many an incident affecting cultural heritage infrastructure and collections, since 2016, I have gained valuable experience living through the Atlantic hurricane season from the perspectives of both a professional immersed in the disaster lifecycle (preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation), and the individuals, businesses, and

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    9. An Introduction to Oral History

      • Date: June 9, 2020
      • Creator: Hannah Byrne
      • Description: Explore this brief introduction to oral history based on best practices used in the Archives’ Smithsonian Oral History Program.

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      A Living Exhibition

      • Date: July 19, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution has long been known for both its original research and its exhibitions. But, it was not until 1980 that the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) first exhibited an on-going active research project, the world's first indoor living coral reef.[edan-image:id=siris_sic_7411,size=450,center]In the late 1960s, when NMNH paleobiologist Walter H. Adey

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      Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers

      • Date: April 19, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is

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    15. Secretary G. Wayne Clough at Smithsonian Staff Picnic, 2008.

      Engineering a Smithsonian for the 21st Century

      • Date: December 18, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: As the twelfth Smithsonian Secretary, G. Wayne Clough, retires, historian Pamela Henson looks back on his impact on the Smithsonian in 6 ½ short years – creating a positive dynamic, fostering environmental responsibility, and stimulating collaborations across the Institution.

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    17. Scan of a black and white forest fire prevention poster featuring the head of Smokey the Bear

      Bearly Survived to become an Icon

      • Date: May 27, 2010
      • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
      • Description: Some of you may recall the symbol of the United States Forest Service fire prevention program, Smokey Bear. Perhaps I am dating myself, however I distinctly recall posters and television commercials between Saturday morning cartoons depicting the almost human looking bear wearing his park ranger hat and blue jeans, with shovel in one hand and stern finger pointed with the

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      Wait. Did That Really Happen? Snake Smashin’

      • Date: April 4, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.

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    21. The Smithsonian Goes Telephonic in 1878!

      • Date: June 28, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9592,size=200,left]Did you know the Smithsonian was an early adopter of the telephone? In June of 1878, a system of electronic bells and telephones was installed throughout the Smithsonian Castle. The system connected several workrooms and offices to provide instant communications within the building. At that time, there were only 187 telephone lines

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    23. Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst

      • Date: March 24, 2020
      • Description: A celebration of the woman who originally designed the iconic Smithsonian sunburst.

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