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  1. Exhibit case filled with West African knives, shields and axes from an exhibition of the Herbert Ward African Collection in the Museum of Natural History, MNH-26819H.

    Sneak Peek 1/6/2020

    • Date: January 6, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Exhibit case filled with West African knives, shields and axes from an exhibition of the Herbert Ward African Collection in the Museum of Natural History, MNH-26819H.

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  3. 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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    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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  7. This image is found in Record Unit 74 - National Zoological Park, Records, 1887-1966 - Box 287, Smithsonian Institution Archives. The photograph was taken by Harris-Ewing photography services. The Library of Congress contains the Harris-Ewing Collection, but neither the librarians nor I have been able to find the original among the collection’s 50,000 entries.

    Sounding the Old Wolf-Cry

    • Date: November 14, 2013
    • Description: While researching my last blog post on the "mad wolf" who escaped from the National Zoo, I came across an old black-and-white photograph in the Smithsonian Institution Archives that caught my eye. The image is grainy, but appears to show a man and a wolf, separated by a chain-link fence, holding each other's rapt attention while the man operates some sort of recorder. Unable

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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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  11. A man in a suit and hat stares directly at the camera, holding a fish and a net. Trees and a body of water is visible in the background.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: January 29, 2019
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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  13. Tweet sent by Jacob Harris, 11/12/2014.

    How Uncle Maurice Saved the Smithsonian Elephant

    • Date: January 6, 2015
    • Description: There's no doubt that Washington, D.C. is a great place to raise kids. And one of the primary reasons why is the wide array of Smithsonian museums that are only a subway ride away. It's no wonder that regular visits to the National Mall have been an important part of our family's culture and history since the early 1970's. And part of that history has been the story of "how

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  15. 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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  17. Brigadier General Adolphus Washington Greely

    Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning

    • Date: August 2, 2016
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.

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  19. Black and white photograph of a baby two-toed sloth in a basket holding the finger of its caretaker.

    A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian

    • Date: October 20, 2020
    • Creator: Jessica Scott
    • Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.

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  21. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: April 16, 2019
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    William Stimpson and the Smithsonian’s First Aquarium

    • Date: July 14, 2015
    • Description: William Stimpson and the first aquarium at the Smithsonian Institution.

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