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  1.  Ruby K. Worner, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image ID SIA2015-004747

    Science Service, Up Close: Ruby K. Worner

    • Date: November 12, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: A look at the brilliant work and sharp insight of a trailblazing woman chemist, Ruby K. Worner.

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  3. Physicists Hendrik Antoon Lorentz and Albert Einstein, co-chairmen of the League of Nations Committee on Intellectual Cooperation, photographed by Watson Davis at a meeting of the committee in Geneva, Switzerland, July 1926. By Watson Davis. Accession 90-105: Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. SIA2008-5431.

    Science Service, Up Close: Lorentz and Einstein, Geneva, 1926

    • Date: October 1, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: A previously unpublished photograph, from the Science Service "morgue" files in Accession 90-105, shows two Nobel laureate physicists, Anton Lorentz and Albert Einstein, in 1926.

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  5. Portrait of Oscar Loew

    Spotlight: Oscar Loew, Office of the Chemist

    • Date: August 26, 2021
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: a closer look at Oscar Loew, the first person to hold the Office of Smithsonian Chemist.

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    We've Got Mail?

    • Date: January 11, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Right after Thanksgiving, on a promotional tour stop for his post-presidential memoir, Decision Points, George W. Bush visited Palo Alto, California to chat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. According to a CBS News report, Mr. Bush mentioned that while he has more than 600,000 Facebook "friends," and now uses a Blackberry and iPad, during his presidency, he didn’t make much

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  9. Michael Pahn, Media Archivist, National Museum of the American Indian.

    Who's Answering Your Questions

    • Date: October 16, 2012
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: Meet the people who will be answering your questions about your personal archives from 10-5, today, October 17th, 2012.

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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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  13. Smith stands in front of bushes and leans against a ledge.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandie Smith

    • Date: November 17, 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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  15. Marguerite Roby, Photograph Archivist, Smithsonian Institution Archives

    Ask an Archivist: Bring Your Questions October 29th

    • Date: October 28, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Ask Smithsonian conservators and archivists questions about your personal collection on Facebook, Tuesday, October 29th.

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    Both Sides Now

    • Date: April 13, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="Candice Bergen, October 1981, LIFE Magazine, © Time Inc."][/caption] Most of us know what it’s like to be the subject of a photograph and to take one, to be seen and to see. But some of us, due to unusual circumstances, know more about that than others. In her  1984 autobiography, Knock Wood, Candice Bergen wrote with

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    Collaboration’s Value in the Pursuit of Science and Peace

    • Date: September 19, 2019
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: Advancing peace requires a strong, wide, and active network.

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  21. Black box with white text that reads: Register for the Program

    Coming Soon: Smithsonian 175th Film Fest

    • Date: August 5, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Grab your popcorn! To mark the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary this year, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives will host monthly virtual programs featuring films from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Register today.

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    Couriers of the Flight

    • Date: October 22, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Photograph of airmail planes at Elko, Nevada, by unknown photographer, c. 1920, Smithsonian National Postal Museum."][/caption] Just last week, we uploaded some new photos of early US airmail from the National Postal Museum to the “People and the Post” set on the Flickr Commons. I was immediately drawn in by the portraits

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