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  1. O’Sullivan’s West and More

    • Date: February 26, 2010
    • Description: Framing the West is a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It features 120 of the extraordinary photographs Timothy O’Sullivan made for the King and Wheeler Surveys, two of the most important geological surveys of the western United States. The exhibition demonstrates not only the ability of the camera to capture the details of place, but the talent of

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  3. Finding Something Cool Without Even Trying

    • Date: August 2, 2012
    • Creator: Ellen Alers
    • Description: Japanese internees in Topaz, Utah find a meteorite.

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  5. A woman sits at a desk near a typewriter and many stacks of papers.

    Science Service, Up Close: Science Reporters on the Hunt

    • Date: April 18, 2019
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Photographs from the Science Service collections preserve behind-the-scenes glimpses of the newsgathering process for science reporters.

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  7. Mieri stands in front of an exhibit case with a panel, titled

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Magdalena Mieri

    • Date: November 3, 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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  9. 1888 Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States

    Reconstructing William Temple Hornaday’s 1888 Extermination Series

    • Date: March 2, 2017
    • Description: A look at taxidermist turned conservationist William Temple Hornaday's "Extermination Series" highlighting the environmental impact of man on North American mammals.

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    Discoveries Don’t Happen in an Armchair

    • Date: November 27, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: The 19th century was a transformative time for the natural sciences. New discoveries didn't just happen in an armchair. Scientists adventured into unfamiliar territory by land and sea on expeditions, and their new findings fed new theories. Groups like the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences formalized America's place

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  13. Snow Day at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, December 10, 2013. Courtesy of the National Zoo.

    Link Love: 12/13/2013

    • Date: December 13, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  15. Link Love: 12/21/2018

    • Date: December 21, 2018
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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  17. Link Love: 4/26/2013

    • Date: April 26, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    Do you remember . . . ?

    • Date: August 26, 2010
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    The Star Spangled Banner, an American Icon

    • Date: July 4, 2011
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Happy Fourth of July! On Independence Day, flags are flown across the nation. The Smithsonian has many versions of the American flag in its collections, the best known being the Star Spangled Banner. But, do you know its history, and how it came to the Smithsonian? The Star Spangled Banner is a huge 15-star, 15-stripe garrison flag, 30 feet by 42 feet, made in 1813 by Mary

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  23. Lerner and Hisrhhorn stand in a gallery space.

    An Audio Anniversary: Groundbreaking at the Hirshhorn

    • Date: January 12, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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