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A system of 21 branch libraries and an institutional archives (

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Dec 22

Ida Applebroog's cartoon-like illustrations bring a fresh take to "A Christmas Carol". This Arion Press edition was published IHO the classic tale's 150th anniversary. Our copy is a limited edition w/ an additional 18 hand-painted prints: s.si.edu/3POF6Ck

Illustrations for "A Christmas Carol" in individual panels, displayed standing up.

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Dec 22

It's Smithsonian on Ice! Back in the 1980s, we had several staff skate clubs that would meet at the rink of our friends

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. They're showing off in this photo from

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Four women and one man link arms while skating on an outdoor rink

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you will be forever loved and missed my friend. So glad

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has honored your contribution to

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w/ your own #WonderfulWomenWednesday 👉🏾

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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Effie Kapsalis

Digital strategist Effie Kapsalis was dedicated to building bridges between Smithsonian collections and audiences. In a Smithsonian career spanning nearly twenty years, Effie mobilized her colleagues...

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Dec 22

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Dec 22

Our Education Department has been busy developing a free, interactive resource about Latin American history for middle school classes. Are you a teacher who would like to test our new Traveling Trunk with your students? Reserve one today! ➡️ s.si.edu/3ES2nyp

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Dec 21

Will you miss our in-person puzzles over winter break? Check out these online puzzles from the Smithsonian! ow.ly/JWM450M9LbN #PaceU #Puzzles #PaceLibrary #MortolaPuzzlers

Capture of online puzzle version “Des Rubans”, Gazette du bon ton (1913).

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“Des Rubans”, Gazette du bon ton (1913).

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Dec 21

Offering some magical light on this darkest day of Winter Solstice ✨ "Thirty plates illustrative of natural phenomena, etc" described the Aurora Borealis and other natural wonders with accompanying illustrations. Find it in our Digital Library: s.si.edu/2GObpAx

19th century illustration of reindeer-pulled sleigh over frozen ground. Aurora borealis lights up the background.

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Dec 21

On Wednesdays, we jigsaw.

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has released one, two, three, four, FIVE that you can do online. 🧩🧩🧩 blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/12/0

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University of Reading Special Collections

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Dec 21

Beautiful binding tools, some dating from Georgian times, from our conservation workshop. These tools used to be in the old Bindery at the University Library.

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Dec 21

You too can contribute to Effie's legacy with #EditingforEffie Day, organized by

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I've decided to dedicate Sunday 8th of January 2023 as my #EditingForEffie Day. I'll use the Annual reports of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/7 as a jumping off point & add content on women to #Wikidata, #Wikipedia & #WikiCommons.

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Dec 21

A tribute to Effie Kapsalis (

@digitaleffie

) and her work

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All of us at @SmithsonianArch mourn the loss of our dear colleague Effie Kapsalis. Since Effie created our #WonderfulWomenWednesday feature in 2016, we've highlighted over 200 @smithsonian women groundbreakers. Today, we honor Effie with her own.

s.si.edu/kapsalis

Effie Kapsalis stands on a stage in front of a projected Powerpoint slide entitled “American Women’s History Initiative.” She is wearing a green jumpsuit and a black sweater, and she is holding a slide clicker in her right hand and a coffee cup in her left.

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Dec 20

Whether it’s a family outing, a trip to deliver goods, or simply a pleasure ride, this early 20th Century sleigh catalog includes a few possibilities.

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Dashing Through the Snow in Vintage Sleighs

Whether you were headed over the fields of snow with family or prepping deliveries with Rudolph, this early 20th century catalog from Sturtevant-Larrabee Co. had the perfect sleigh for your winter...

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Dec 20

🎞️ Pamela Wintle was the 1st dedicated motion picture film archivist at

@smithsonian

. Wintle worked in

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's Human Studies Film Archives for 46 (!) years. Learn more about Pam in our new "Through the Loupe" series from #AVMPI: s.si.edu/3jhOrGR

Smithsonian Film Archivist Pam Wintle closely inspects a 16mm film through a magnifying loupe lens over a light box.

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Dec 20

We love this. Thank you for honoring our colleague's legacy with #EditingForEffie Day,

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Dec 19

Happy Hanukkah! The festival of lights started last night and we're celebrating with "Hanukah pop-up" (1993). Written and paper engineered by Sol Scharfstein, with illustrations by Aaron Friedman. In our

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Library pop up collection: s.si.edu/3FDebDl

Colorful cover of children's book "Hanukah pop-up".

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Interior page opening of "Haunkah pop-up". Illustration depicts priest in temple with menorah.

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NUL Preservation

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Dec 19

It’s so bad it’s good. 🤤 #PreservationASMR

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Smithsonian Transcription Center

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Dec 19

A champion for the #crowdsourcing community, Effie played a significant role in the development and growth of the Transcription Center, and was a fierce supporter of our #volunpeers. Reflect on Effie's legacy and share your memories: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk.

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Dec 19

Why would a bunch of ancient marine reptiles hang out in a part of the ocean without much food? To give birth in safer waters. Research by a team that includes

@NMNH

experts suggests this area, now in Nevada, was a nursery for the bus-sized creatures. 3d.si.edu/enter-sea-drag

Artist’s life reconstruction of adult and newly born Triassic ichthyosaurs Shonisaurus. It shows a group of adults and a few babies swimming in a blue sea with mountains in background. They look like chunky dolphins with long snouts. There are small swimming creatures who appear to be in seashells.

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Dec 19

Photographer Robert H. McNeill was born #OnThisDay in Washington, D.C. in 1917. McNeill captured life inside the African American community pre-and post-WWII. View his photography in our collection: s.si.edu/329GM4B

A black and white photograph of two unidentified children riding a soap box car. One child steers using the wheel, while the other holds the break, right axel. They are wearing hats with flaps. There are buildings in the background and a car in the road that the kids are driving down.

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Dec 17

If you're missing White Lotus this weekend, how about a choice of red, blue OR white? This grouping of flowers was illustrated by William Hooker, a botanist and botanical illustrator who would become the 1st director of

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: s.si.edu/3VWalOk

Natural history illustration of trio of lotus flowers in shades of pink, blue and white.

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Dec 16

Sliding into the weekend... 🛷 Joan Clark Netherwood, “View of Patterson Park looking South from the top of the Pagoda,” 1978, gelatin silver print americanart.si.edu/artwork/east-b

Black and white photograph taken from the top of a snow-covered hill. Trees frame an open space covered in sled tracks. People bundled in winter coats and hats are scattered across the hill with sleds, some heading down the hill and others walking back up to the top. In the distance are houses and buildings.

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Dec 16

Wishing you a happy tamal season! Tag yourself. What’s your role in the tamal assembly line? 🖌️ Tamalada by Carmen Lomas Garza, 1990,

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Color lithograph of a family assembling tamales in a kitchen.

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Dec 16

It's no Kringle 3000 but we think it will do. On our blog, a look at early 20th-century sleighs from the Sturtevant-Larrabee Co. Suitable for one horse . . . or eight reindeer. See more: s.si.edu/3uTJLJN

Black and white illustration of early 20th century delivery sleigh.

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Dec 15

Gustave #Eiffel, civil engineer and designer of his namesake tower, was born #OTD in 1832. We're celebrating with this spectacular night view of the Eiffel Tower, courtesy of "L'Exposition de Paris" (1900): s.si.edu/3PxkGO4

Color illustration of the Eiffel Tower and surrounding area at night.

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Dec 15

We join our #GLAM &

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community in mourning the loss of Effie Kapsalis (

@digitaleffie

). Effie's impact on our own

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, the American Women's History Initiative & #SmithsonianOpenAccess was tremendous.

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Dec 14

We are saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and ally Effie Kapsalis Our condolences to her family, and her colleagues at the Smithsonian. everloved.com/life-of/effie-

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Sidedoor Podcast

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Dec 14

The holidays are here again, and with them come songs, foods, and rituals so familiar we may not think to ask where they come from ... until now! In this holiday special, we track down the origins of some puzzling traditions. ❄️🎶 🎧 on

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A dinner table with figgy pudding and candles placed atop it. An open window in the background displaying a wintery scene with holiday carolers, santas sleigh, and NASA's Gemini 6 mission.

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ArchivesAmericanArt

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Dec 15

We are delighted to announce that Anne Helmreich has been named the Director of the Archives of American Art starting February 27. To view the full announcement, please visit s.si.edu/Director

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Dec 15

🎉Huge congratulations to staff members William and Michael on their career accomplishments!

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Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty

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Dec 15

Yesterday was ceremonious and “awarding” for two @SILibraries colleagues. @SmithsonianArch conservator William Bennett received the @SmithsonianSec Research Prize and…photographer Michael Barnes retired after an illustrious 47 year career. We are so proud

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ArtHerstory

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Dec 14

Sun Cereus / Disocactus speciosus, 1867, by #ClarissaMungerBadger (American 1806-89), who died #OTD. From Floral Belles from the Green-house & Garden, Painted from Nature;

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via

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, biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53723427# #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

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Dec 14

Us reaching for the last cookie. The Central American squirrel monkey spends most of the day foraging for food, which might explain the concentration level here. 🖼️"Mammalia" vol. of "Biologia Centrali-Americana" in

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: s.si.edu/3FQtkV1 #MonkeyDay

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Dec 13

So excited for this new entertainment wing in

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! 🎶While you're there, be sure to stop by our #MusicHerStory exhibition on the museum's first floor: s.si.edu/music-herstory

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Dec 13

Calling all pop culture fans! See your favorites from our @amhistorymuseum's theater, music, sports, TV and movie collections in a new wing full of entertainment history.

Dorothy’s ruby slippers

Muhammad Ali's robe

Bill Nye’s lab coat

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's costume

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Well-worn low kitten heels with bow, covered in ruby sequins.

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White boxing robe with text “Muhammad Ali” in all caps on back.

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SmithsonianFolklife

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Dec 13

Inspired by the Pittsburgh cookie table, a regional tradition at weddings, foodways intern

@lindsayaherring

and her sisters started a holiday custom during the pandemic of delivering sweet holiday treats. Read on and get the recipe: s.si.edu/3Ppnugw 🎁

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The Christmas Cookie that Keeps on Giving: Buttercream Thumbprints

Since 2020, my sisters and I have baked hundreds of these cookies on December 23 and delivered them to family and friends.

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Dec 13

And they're off! Photographer Eadweard Muybridge famously proved that galloping horses have all 4 hooves off the ground at once. For #NationalHorseDay, read his "Animals in Motion" (which also features camels, lions and humans!) in

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: s.si.edu/2V22Xp5

Series of nine black and white photos of a horse galloping.

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Dec 13

❄️A great collection of Smithsonian activities to keep everyone busy this winter! 🖍️Thanks for including our coloring pages

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Dec 13

As winter break approaches, check out our round-up of 10 innovative and @smithsonian-inspired ideas to keep kids learning and engaged: smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithson #SmithsonianEdu

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Dec 12

This gingerbread replica of our

@Smithsonian

Institution Building is pretty crumbelievable. Patricia & David Mudrick created the 7-foot pastry model of "The Castle" in 1980. This photo is from our

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(80-19953-28): s.si.edu/3YhRONV #GingerbreadHouseDay

Black and white photo of three people decorating a giant gingerbread house shaped like the Smithsonian Castle.

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Dec 11

More than a flower illustrator, Mary Vaux Walcott made significant contributions to glacial studies. Mt. Mary Vaux in the Canadian Rockies is named for her! Treat a nature lover to our Walcott book! s.si.edu/3VM45IG #InternationalMountainDay 📸

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Dec 10

We hope you're sleighing the weekend. But if you need a break, sit back and catch up on our latest batch of digital jigsaw puzzles. This cover from a Jackson Sleigh Co. catalog is one of five new images: s.si.edu/3hgO3aT

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US National Archives

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Dec 9

“Where can I find photos and records of vintage holiday displays in Washington, DC?” See the answer to our #QuestionOfTheWeek on #HistoryHub. historyhub.history.gov/thread/17184?u