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National Portrait Gallery: Edith Wharton's: Portraits of People & Places
This is the official site of the National Portrait Gallery's exhibit entitled "Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and Places." It contains some information about Wharton's life and career and reproductions of the paintings in the...
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National Portrait Gallery: Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century
A thorough examination of the life of Theodore Roosevelt and the people and events that influenced him. You'll find photographs of Roosevelt, as well as photos, paintings, and biographies of some influential people in Roosevelt's life.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings
Portraits in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery can be seen and understood with excellent gallery notes that also survey the history of portraiture in American art leading up to the modern period.
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National Portrait Gallery: Philippe Halsman a Retrospective
The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution provides an online exhibit of portrait photographer Philippe Halsman who photographed famous people from Presidents to entertainers.
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National Portrait Gallery: Temple of Invention
A wonderful click-through slideshow of one of America's most-graceful examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The U.S. Patent Office Building, which dates from 1836, is now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National...
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National Portrait Gallery: One Life: Walt Whitman, a Kosmos
This multimedia site offers readings of Whitman's poetry, an introduction, a gallery of images and works through the years of his career, and a reflection of Whitman's significance.
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National Portrait Gallery: One Life: The Mask of Lincoln
At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...
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National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War
View videos, photograph, and renderings of American presidents and their foreign counterparts in this image-rich examination of the post-World War II environment and the cold war that followed it. Includes a review of key foreign-policy...
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National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Dwight D. Eisenhower
This site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions during the Cold War. Click on Dwight D. Eisenhower to see how the Cold War was developing and being handled during his presidency. Find out about the Communist...
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National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Franklin Roosevelt
This extensive site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions in relation to the Cold War from the Yalta Conference to the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Click on Franklin Roosevelt to find out about the decisions...
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National Museum of Natural History: Department of Botany
Visit the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and search online from the specimen collection of nearly 800,000 plant specimen records. In addition, learn about research being conducted, activities and events hosted by the department,...
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Arctic: A Friend Acting Strangely
Discover the devastating effects of climate change on an Inuit Arctic community in northern Canada. The melting sea ice caused by global warning has started a chain reaction of many changes in the culture and survivability in the Arctic...
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change:el Nino
As the Western Pacific Ocean warms weather changes around the world. This interactive site provides information about El Nino, including what it is, its history and the power of its reach around the world.
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National Portrait Gallery: George Washington: Portrait for Kids
Many components of a portrait of George Washington have been removed. You need to uncover them with the red spyglass. As you find each piece you will learn how it plays an important roll in the value of the painting and why the artist...
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Lemelson Center: Tracing the Roots of America's Motion Picture Industry
In the late 1800's, Thomas Edison and his fellow inventors were key in the American film industry's boom.This web site provides a podcast and accompanying transcript tracing the roots of the film industry in America. Podcast [21:27]
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Lemelson Center: Thomas Edison's Places of Invention
An article by Paul Israel from the Prototype newsletter discusses the various laboratories used by Thomas Edison as he was developing his inventions.
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Lemelson Center: The Laser Turns 50
Follow the development of the laser from its earliest times to its many present day uses and forms.
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Lemelson Center: Silicon Valley: Success, Failure, and a Bit of Luck
An account of the historic growth of the famous high tech California region known as the Silicon Valley! Read as circumstances placed creative people, and business in the right place at the right time allowing them to come together to...
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Lemelson Center: The Knowledge Factor in Silicon Valley
The growth and success of the Silicon Valley is largely based on the commitment of Frederick Terman who is recognized as the father of Silicon Valley. Learn how this man and those who followed him fostered an environment of knowledgeand...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Trekking the Treetops
Terry Dunn's article, "Trekking the Treetops," focuses on the range of plant and animal life to be found in the canopies of the forests. The article centers on the canopy of tropical rainforests.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Struggling Against the Current
Robin Meadows's article, "Struggling Against the Current," focuses on the Pacific Salmon and covers a variety of subjects including Ecological Importance of Salmon, No Easy Fixes for Wild Salmon, Hatcheries, Habitat Loss and Degradation,...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Manatees
This article covers a variety of topics related to Manatees including Agile Underwater Behemoths, Danger in the Water, The Power of Moving Teeth, The Florida Manatee, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Marvelous Majority
This article examines a range of invertebrates. Among the invertebrates discussed included are jellyfish, coral, termites, gypsy moths, octopus, crayfish, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: At the Zoo the Snorting Gazelle
This article, published by Zoogoer (January/February 1997), offers an intimate look at Speke's Gazelles found at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Find out where this gazelle gets its name, as well as some odd and distinctive traits of this...