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• Pan-American Exposition, Buildings at Night

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  • 34 comments
  • 105 favorites
  • 45,658 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-23 15:03:37
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-16
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, buffalo, worldsfair, exposition, panamericanexposition, mckinley, newyorkstate, nightphotography, blackwhite, old, vintage, retro, ny, newyork, lights, night, long, exposure, nikolatesla, electricity, cyanotype, 1901buffalonewyork, nightpanorama, citylights, illuminatedbuildings, nightshot, illuminated, city, buildings
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• Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1888-1975) and Rachel Brown (1898-1980)

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  • 7 comments
  • 51 favorites
  • 43,086 views
  • Date taken: 2011-01-25 16:30:38
  • Date uploaded: 2011-03-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, women, scientists, microscope, flask, tubes, laboratory, two, older, chemistry, microbiology, biology, newyork, chemotherapy, 1955, antifungal, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, womenshistorymonth, womeninscience, 2011, 20thcenturymid, govenrment
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• Owney

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  • 11 comments
  • 61 favorites
  • 34,539 views
  • Date taken: 1895
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-05
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cute, dog, owney, usps, postoffice, albany, terrier, newyork, 1888, mail, dogs, mascots, rpo, 1895, maildog, albanydog, picture, portrait, puppy, railwaypostoffice, postalmascot, mailtrain, rpomascot, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Owney

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  • 4 comments
  • 58 favorites
  • 33,133 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 18:01:13
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, dog, owney, usps, postoffice, commons:collection=mail, dogs, mascots, tablecloth, uspsmascot, medals, layingdown, cutedog, straydog, adoptingdogs, dogontable, nationalpostalmuseum, animal, pet, mammal, canis, canine, mailbag, rpo, railwaypostoffice, albany, newyork, usa, postofficemailclerkscollar, mailacrossthecommons
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• Snorkel Chute Curbside Mailbox

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  • 3 comments
  • 23 favorites
  • 31,680 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:42:16
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, mailbox, usps, curb, newyork, aaa, hornandhardart, automat, postalservice, postoffice, postofficedepartment, collectionbox, mail, drivethroughmail, curbmailingbox, blackandwhitephoto, letter, snorkelchute, newyorkcity, motorist, dropoff, curbsi, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Christmas Mail, 1924

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  • 5 comments
  • 40 favorites
  • 29,583 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-12-16
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, 1924, usmail, holidayrush, mailprocessing, brooklyn, newyork, mailbag, longexposures, warehouse, brooklynarmory, parkslope, postalhistory, mail, nycarmory, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Unidentified man in front of auto dealership, Dayton, Tennessee.

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  • 2 comments
  • 5 favorites
  • 28,360 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-23 16:40:59
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-29
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, tennessee1925, scopestrial, classic, striped, tie, oldhat, smile, dark, black, white, atheist, religion, tennessee, evolution, theory, scopes, trial, photography, photo, blackandwhite, portrait, mafia, fbi, sixties, newyork, agent, hat, businessman, work, watsondavis, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, unidentified
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• Woman Mailing a Letter

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  • 3 comments
  • 42 favorites
  • 28,185 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:24:49
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, usps, mailbox, woman, letter, merlealcock, womensday, delicatessen, blackandwhite, postal, street, firehydrant, post, hat, city, soman, mailing, delicatessensign, streetcorner, usmail, lamppost, busystr, mail, historic, deposit, postoffice, promotional, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons, newyork, 6thavenue, 12thstreet, el, elevatedrailway
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• Soldiers Writing Letters Home

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  • 1 comment
  • 36 favorites
  • 27,629 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:37:03
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, mail, letters, fortupton, soldiers, letterhouse, 1918, meeting, military, uso, men, blackwhite, ww1, wwi, correspondence, worldwari, sratesidesoldiers, armylife, newyork, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Photograph of postal employees in the Postal Savings Office, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 13 favorites
  • 25,780 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 13:21:22
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, men, desks, 1914, newyorkcity, office, postal, savings, type, postoffice, newyork, blackandwhitephoto, postalsavingssystem, postalemployees, postalhistory, nationalpostalmuseum
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• Chandelier, Saint Thomas Church and Parish House, New York City

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  • 1 comment
  • 24 favorites
  • 20,609 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-13 10:30:21
  • Date uploaded: 2009-08-18
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, chandelier, efcaldwellco, cram, goodhueferguson, lightingfixtures, architecturalelements, blackandwhite, metalwork, newyork, light, 1912, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries
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• Photograph of main post office building, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 18,713 views
  • Date taken: 2009-10-13 12:06:12
  • Date uploaded: 2009-10-19
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, postoffice, architecture, airmail, mail, newyork, 1938, nationalairmailweek, postalhistory, terminal, station, blackandwhite, nationalpostalmuseum, manhattan, newyorkcity, midtown, 421eighthavenue, 421eighthave, 4218thavenue, 4218thave, eighthavenue, eighthave, 31ststreet, 31stst, 33rdstreet, 33rdst, unitedstatespostalservice, usps, unitedstatespostoffice, uspostoffice, unitedstatesmail, usmail, jamesafarleypostofficebuilding, jamesfarleypostofficebuilding, jamesfarleypostoffice, farleybuilding, farleypostoffice, generalpostofficebuilding, mckimmeadandwhite, mckimmeadwhite, beauxarts, lobby
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• Marion Winifred Sheahan, R.N. (1892-1994)

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  • 2 comments
  • 9 favorites
  • 18,292 views
  • Date taken: 2011-10-12 13:58:59
  • Date uploaded: 2012-03-01
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, smithsonianinstitutionarchives, 2012, womenshistorymonth, womeninscience, woman, portrait, eyeglasses, glasses, brooch, 1949, 1940s, forties, nurse, nursing, publichealth, newyork, bailey, centenarian, 20thcenturymid, private
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• Chandelier, Harmonie Club, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 17,852 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-13 10:16:14
  • Date uploaded: 2009-08-18
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, lamp, light, chandelier, efcaldwellco, harmonieclub, newyork, blackandwhitephotograph, circa1906, smithsonianinstitutelibrariescollection, chandelierefcaldwellandco, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries
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• Unloading Mail at Fort Upton

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  • 0 comments
  • 2 favorites
  • 17,180 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:36:52
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, fortupton, newyork, soldiers, mail, truck, cars, barn, blackandwhite, people, nationalpostalmuseum, fortuptonnewyork, mailacrossthecommons
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• Steamboat "Horicon"

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  • 2 comments
  • 11 favorites
  • 16,119 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-14 17:36:11
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, steamboat, horicon, lakegeorge, newyork, 1900, nationalpostalmuseum, mailacrossthecommons
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• F. Hopkinson Smith

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  • 0 comments
  • 6 favorites
  • 15,167 views
  • Date taken: 2006-01-31 12:14:40
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, portrait, fhopkinsonsmith, napoleon, sarony, flower, lapel, bw, blackandwhite, print, 1893, moustache, newyork, backwardswriting, torn, napoleonsarony, photograph, sepiatone, 34portrait, flowerlapel, mustachedman, smith, hopkinsonsmith, bacl, old, photo, mustache, man, male, portr, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty903812, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, archivesofamericanart, movember
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• Asher B. Durand

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  • 0 comments
  • 10 favorites
  • 14,829 views
  • Date taken: 2006-05-05 10:26:15
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-03
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, asherbdurand, painter, newyork, hudsonschool, abrahambogardus, cabinetcard, portrait, blackandwhitephotograph, archivesofamericanart
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• The Ten

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  • 0 comments
  • 9 favorites
  • 14,679 views
  • Date taken: 2006-04-27 16:27:21
  • Date uploaded: 2008-08-25
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ten, men, portrait, groupportrait, tenamericanpainters, artists, painters, impressionism, newyork, boston, childehassam, jaldenweir, johnhenrytwachtman, frankwestonbenson, robertreid, willardmetcalf, edwardsimmons, josephdecamp, thomaswilmerdewing, edmundcharlestarbell, friends, groupoffriends, 1908, artistsociety, foundingfathers, tenhassamchasebensontarbellb, history, historicalphoto, archivesofamericanart
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• Bracket, Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York City

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  • 0 comments
  • 7 favorites
  • 14,207 views
  • Date taken: 2008-12-16 16:03:04
  • Date uploaded: 2009-02-23
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, maxineelliotttheatre, 1908, efcaldwellco, lighting, bracket, sconce, a10416, lampara, teatro, newyork, caldwell, elliot, theater, bw, photo, colum, flower, stand, smithsonianinstitutionlibraries
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• Worthington Whittredge's Tenth St. Studio

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  • 0 comments
  • 4 favorites
  • 10,887 views
  • Date taken: 2006-05-05 12:38:15
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, stereogram, typeheretenthstreet, williamhbeard, johngeorgebrown, johnwcasilear, johnfjohnferguson, resession, worthingtonwhitteredge, newyork, beer, 481, groupofmen, sbeer, archivesofamericanart
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• Untitled

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  • 0 comments
  • 1 favorite
  • 9,665 views
  • Date taken: 2005-06-20 13:27:58
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cyanotype, floorplan, newyork, amnh, naturalhistory, museum, buildingplan, german, architecture, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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• Pan-American Exposition, Ethnology Building

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  • 0 comments
  • 9 favorites
  • 9,176 views
  • Date taken: 2008-05-23 15:03:38
  • Date uploaded: 2008-06-04
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, buffalo, panamericanexposition, unitedstatesgovernmentbuilding, fair, newyork, blackwhite, 1901, early20thcentury, aerial, outdoors, dome, street, architecture, expo, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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• Kenneth Hayes Miller

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  • 2 comments
  • 3 favorites
  • 8,872 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-11-17
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, kennethhayesmiller, bw, blackandwhite, artist, painter, newyork, newyorkarmoryshow1913, archivesofamericanart, portrait, archivesofamericanartcollection, man, glasses, moustache, sidepart, spectacles, suit, whitecollar, tuftofchinhair, tuftofbeard, eyeglasses
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• Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait

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  • 0 comments
  • 3 favorites
  • 8,670 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-09-25
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, adirondack, artist, painter, ny, newyork, photograph, noncolorphoto, blackwhitephoto, pocketwatch, man, barn, fence, threepiecesuit, hat, greyhair, garden, tree, plants, rural, bowtie, archivesofamericanart
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• Negative

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  • 0 comments
  • 4 favorites
  • 8,019 views
  • Date uploaded: 2009-11-23
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, huntingtonfreelibraryandreadingroom, bronx, newyork, nationalmuseumoftheamericanindian
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• Colin C. Cooper

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  • 1 comment
  • 1 favorite
  • 6,477 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-11-10
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, impressionistpainter, newyork, portrait, 1905, early20thcentury, photograph, moustache, glasses, blackandwhite, old, sepia, historic, cooper, america, mustache, photo, archivesofamericanart, movember
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• Frederick Coffay Yohn

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  • 0 comments
  • 2 favorites
  • 6,172 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-27
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, portrait, man, formaldress, fcyohn, mustache, pachbrothers, 935broadway, newyork, frederickcoffay, browntone, portraitofyohn, 935biwayny, sepiatone, portraitphotography, portraitofaman, moustache, hair, yahn, photograph, blackandwhite, archivesofamericanart, movember
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