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    1. Eucosma ragonoti barnesiana Dyar, 1903, Collected by Harrison G. Dyar, National Museum of Natural History.

      The Impossible Case of Harrison G. Dyar

      • Date: May 12, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Starting tomorrow through next week, we will be digging into the life of entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar (1866-1929). Dyar was honorary custodian of the Smithsonian's United States National Museum's collection of Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) for more than thirty years. As a scientist, Dyar was noted for his work concerning mosquito-borne diseases. He also developed a

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    3. An advertisement for packaged air featured in Life Magazine, January 24, 1944.

      Keeping Your Cool: Advertising Air Conditioning

      • Date: June 20, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: A look back at some historic, pre- and post-World War II air conditioning advertising.

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    5. You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog

      • Date: August 22, 2019
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Pupper, doggy, hound, bowwow, beastie, pooch. No matter what we call dogs, they have always been man’s best friend. In honor of writing a second blog for National Dog Day, let’s take a look at the pooches that pop up around the Smithsonian Institution.[view:sia_slideshow==87224]Related Resources"Gone But Not Forgotten: Former Animals at the National Zoo," The Bigger Picture"Me

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