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  1. JoGayle Howard at Dissecting Microscope, 1982.

    JoGayle Howard: Pioneer in Endangered Species Reproduction

    • Date: March 28, 2017
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Theriogenologist JoGayle Howard was a pioneer in the assisted reproduction of many endangered species.

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  3. A woman wearing glasses and a lab coat takes a photo of a museum object in a laboratory.

    Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research

    • Date: July 6, 2021
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.

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  5. A man and woman stands outdoors in a rocky area. Both are holding the golf clubs and the woman is preparing to take a swing.

    Margaret Sordahl, Collecting Flora and Fauna at a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station

    • Date: December 2, 2021
    • Description: We’re taking a glimpse into the work and life of Margaret Sordahl and other women at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory stations around the world.

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  7. Harry Houdini, c. 1920, by Unidentified photographer, National Portrait Gallery,

    Houdini Escapes the Smithsonian

    • Date: December 26, 2011
    • Description: Harry Houdini visits Aleš Hrdlička at the National Museum to get measured and declines giving his remains to the Smithsonian.

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    Missed Connections

    • Date: February 3, 2022
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: For Valentine’s Day, we’re digging into some local love stories that started at the Smithsonian.

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    Revisiting the Construction of the Freer Gallery of Art

    • Date: September 29, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Some new insights from the construction records of the Freer Gallery of Art, celebrating 100 years since groundbreaking.

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    Cherry Blossoms, Travel Logs, and Colonial Connections: Eliza Scidmore’s Contributions to the Smithsonian

    • Date: August 18, 2020
    • Description: Eliza Scidmore was a lifelong photographer, writer, and world traveler. In addition to facilitating a gift of cherry blossom trees from Japan to the U.S. capital, Scidmore donated her time, photographs, and some artifacts to the Smithsonian’s collections. She also accessed the world through colonial channels that she reinforced with her writings.

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    See Here: 4/18/2011

    • Date: April 18, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Aerial image of the National Museum of Natural History’s Rotunda shows the 10-ton Fénykövi Elephant in the center while visitors stroll around the museum floor, July 31, 1981, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, Folder September 1981,

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    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: July 13, 2021
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    See Here: 10/7/2010

    • Date: October 7, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="358" caption="An exhibit case containing a model of a young woman looking at herself in the mirror wearing an 1880 satin brocade wedding gown, This exhibit is part of the Hall of American Costume in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, c. 1964, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white

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    See Here: 2/11/2010

    • Date: February 11, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413" caption="Exhibit of two giraffes and other animals from Africa. The exhibit is in the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, 1959, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 4, Negative Number: MNH-429."][/caption]

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    See Here: 3/23/2010

    • Date: March 23, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="436" caption="Clerks of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance occupying the Natural History Building, now the National Museum of Natural History. On the request of President Wilson, the Board of Regents closed the museum to the public on July 16, 1918, making available to the government the ground and two exhibition floors (138,600 sq.

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