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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sheila Machlis Alexander
Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.Sheila Machlis Alexander worked as a museum...
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Baby Got Backmark: A Closer Look at Card Photograph Mounts
This National Photography Month, let's take a moment to appreciate the elaborate graphics photographers used to advertise their businesses on the backs of 19th century card mounted photographs.We...
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Archives Puzzles: Opening 1876
Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open...
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Happy National Limerick Day!
Jessica ScottTomorrow is National Limerick Day!May 12th is National Limerick Day!A limerick is a type of humorous or nonsense poem, consisting of only five lines of verse. The first and second lines...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Barbara J. Smith
Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.Dr. Barbara J. Smith was the director of the...
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Roam if You Want to....Roam Around the World
We will get a glimpse at how archivists continue to work on projects while at home.It has officially been 426 days since the Smithsonian Institution (including the Archives) first closed its doors....
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Link Love: 05/14/2021
Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.If you’re looking for a new way to...
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Archives Puzzles: Exhibiting Baird
Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open...
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Talk Story: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month.1996 marked the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. It was...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Janice Majewski
Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.Janice Majewski was the accessibility coordinator...
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Otterly Awesome Otter Day Post
Taking time to appreciate these mustelids is something we otter do.I’ve written a few blog posts in the past centered around various national days—Cookie Day, Hamburger Day, Ampersand Day. Those all...
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Archives Puzzles: National Bike Month
Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open...
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Here at the Smithsonian: Modern Japanese Art
Watch a recently-digitized video clip featuring Japanese Ceramics Today, an exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in 1983. Before the age of YouTube and Instagram, public...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Cheryl R. Ganz
Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.Dr. Cheryl R. Ganz was the chief curator of...
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What’s Bugging Us
The Brood X cicadas are here, which inspired us to see what buggy treats we have in the archives. They’re here. … In case you have not heard, there is a certain hum going on in the Washington, D.C.,...
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Link Love: 05/28/2021
Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.On the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa...
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Archives Puzzles: Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, try to piece together a puzzle from an image in our collections that has been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as...
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The World Is Yours: Early Air Mail
Take a listen to clips from The World Is Yours episode “Early Air Mail” and its short reign under the United States Postal Service from 1916 to 1926.Today is National Pen Pal Day! Have you ever thought...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Catherine Lemmon Manning
Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.Catherine Lemmon Manning was the philatelist and...
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Coming This Summer: Trivia Tuesdays, Smithsonian-Style
To celebrate the Smithsonian Institution’s 175th birthday this August, we’re going to test your Smithsonian history knowledge every week on Instagram and Twitter. To celebrate the Smithsonian...
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