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    1. Black and white image of Austin Clark sitting at his desk, which is covered in piles of papers and marine life specimens.

      “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark

      • Date: March 13, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.

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      The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 2 of 2: Who and How, and Why It Matters

      • Date: September 10, 2019
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.

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      The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 1 of 2: The Photographer Behind the Lens

      • Date: September 3, 2019
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: In a world drowning in images, where we swipe past photos of friends, relatives, and selves in mere seconds, a set of remarkable portraits taken in the 1910s and 1920s by Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) deserve more considered attention. Sometimes, his subjects appear immersed in work, surrounded by microscopes, beakers, or stacks of books, as if unaware of the photographer.

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    7. James Smithson as an Oxford Student, 1786, by James Roberts.

      James Smithson at Oxford

      • Date: September 12, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_6861,size=300,right] Some students look forward eagerly to the new school year; others dread the end of summer and the long year ahead. How did the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson (1765-1829), feel about school? Smithson attended Oxford University in England from 1782 to 1786, receiving a Masters of Arts degree in chemistry and mineralogy.

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    9. Brassia caudata (Orchidaceae) watercolor by Regina O. Hughes, c. 1980, National Museum of Natural History, Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Plate # 641.

      “Angels Can Do No More”: Regina Hughes’ Contributions as a Botanical Illustrator

      • Date: March 10, 2016
      • Description: This post discusses the contributions of Regina Hughes, a botanical illustrator, to the National Museum of Natural History.

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    11. Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst

      • Date: March 24, 2020
      • Description: A celebration of the woman who originally designed the iconic Smithsonian sunburst.

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      Science Service, Up Close: Father’s Day “Gene-ius”

      • Date: June 13, 2019
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: To celebrate Father’s Day 2019, here are three photographs of famous fathers and sons in biology and physics.

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    15. Watson Hiner Monroe (at left, behind the wheel) and Katherine Tait Omwake and Thelma Hunt (visible in the back seat), participating in driving test as part of the George Washington University “Sleeplessness Test” weekend, August 14-16, 1925.

      Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 2 - Adventurers

      • Date: August 20, 2015
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: In 1925, seven George Washington University students volunteered to stay awake for sixty hours, and drove, danced, sang, and swam in an effort to remain alert.

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      A Father, a Son, and a Nobel Prize

      • Date: December 10, 2015
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: A look at the unique journey to discovery of father-son Nobel Laureates William Henry and William Lawrence Bragg. The Braggs won the Nobel Prize in Physics 100 years ago.

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      William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History

      • Date: July 17, 2018
      • Description: Ron Vasile teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History and Anthropology at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.

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      Science Service, Up Close: John Clavon Norman, Jr. – Pathbreaking Cardiac Surgeon and Researcher

      • Date: August 23, 2018
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_395101,size=300,left]When Harvard Medical School distributed these photographs of John Clavon Norman, Jr., M.D. (1930-2014) to news services in the 1960s, Dr. Norman was at an exciting stage of his career. The young physician had already made quite a journey, but there would be even more paths to blaze. He had been born in West Virginia to parents who

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    23. A yearbook entry with a portrait of a woman and a brief description of her life, including her experiences at college and hopes for the future.

      A Portrait of a Scientist

      • Date: June 2, 2020
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing.

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