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      WWII: The Smithsonian on the Home Front

      • Date: June 27, 2016
      • Description: As World War II raged throughout the world, many feared the threat of another attack on American soil. Washington, D.C., and the National Mall were obvious targets for the Axis countries which put the Smithsonian buildings and collections located there in danger. In order to protect the Smithsonian’s collections, staff took action and moved many materials off of the National

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    3. Washington Monument, c. 1920-1924, by Martin A. Gruber.

      Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!

      • Date: October 22, 2013
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.

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      SIA Acc. 91-098, Perrot, Paul N, Paul N. Perrot Papers, 1969-1991

      • Date: 1969 1969-1991
      • Creator: Perrot, Paul N.
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      Science Service, Up Close: Charles Bittinger and the Worlds of Science and Art

      • Date: December 6, 2016
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: The work of painter Charles Bittinger, bridging the worlds of science and art.

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      Watch Now: Today is Archives Fair

      • Date: October 19, 2012
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Tune into a live webcast of the Smithsonian's 2012 Archives Fair to watch the lecture series on "Revealing Hidden Treasures."

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    11. Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), paleontologist and fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian (1907-1927), stands viewing the Grand Canyon.

      Oh Beautiful - The Grand Canyon

      • Date: January 8, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Slideshow of historic images of the Grand Canyon from the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.

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      SIA Acc. 94-052, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1991

      • Date: 1991
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 92-070, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1989

      • Date: 1989
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    17. The Secret Treasure Vault that Might Have Been

      • Date: September 20, 2012
      • Description: During World War II, a plan to build a secret collections vault under a memorial to Oliver Wendell Holmes in Washington, DC.

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      SIA Acc. 98-048, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1995

      • Date: 1995
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 91-081, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1988

      • Date: 1988
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      An Institution Emerges

      • Date: February 16, 2017
      • Description: Joseph Henry - First Smithsonian Secretary, 1846-1878"A new impulse will thus be given to investigation in every department of science; and learned men will know that through you they will be able to make their discoveries available to their brethren throughout the civilized world." —Letter from Francis Wayland to Secretary Joseph Henry, December 19, 1848 Perhaps the country's

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