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  1. Color photograph of a handheld field notebook opened, and displaying a sketch of a rural landscape.

    Exhibiting the Smithsonian Institution Archives: A Look Back

    • Date: May 15, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13754,size=400,center]When people think of a Smithsonian exhibit, they probably don’t think of one filled with documents from an archives! A piece of paper doesn’t grab your attention from across the room, as the Fénykövi elephant or Chuck Berry’s car do. But on closer inspection, handwritten scraps have fascinating stories to tell. They can be

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  3. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

    Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

    • Date: March 19, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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    Protecting Wildlife in Our National Parks: William Temple Hornaday and the American Bison

    • Date: August 17, 2011
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: August is National Parks Month, a time to celebrate the resources that have been preserved across the country for the public. In August of 1916, the US Congress created the National Park Service which today provides access to unparalleled natural beauty and treasured sites in American history.

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  7. S. Dillon Ripley in pram with dog, c. 1914, photographer unknown, photographic print, Accession 93-105 - S. Dillon Ripley Papers, 1950-1989, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. SIA2013-10944.

    Happy 100th Birthday, S. Dillon Ripley

    • Date: September 20, 2013
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Celebrate the life of the eighth Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, who was born on September 20, 1913, 100 years ago today!

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  9. Alexander Wetmore in Panama, 1947.

    The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I

    • Date: April 26, 2016
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.

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