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A curator tells of 19th-century American socialites, who like Cora Crowley, found noble husbands and flushed Britain with cash
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The Portrait Gallery's Cultural Historian Amy Henderson discusses the museum's vision—to tell America's stories as "visual biography"
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In a new book of poetry, a Smithsonian scholar renders his thoughts on family, nature, celebrity and anonymity
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The Smithsonian enters a new era of expansion—on the Web
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Medical 3-D imaging makes it possible to study the world's greatest stringed instruments – and uncover the secrets of its makers
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The Star Spangled Banner and John Glenn's spacesuit were clearly musts. Other artifacts are less obvious
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A WWII sailor's memento recalls the harrowing ordeal when his ship, the SS Alcoa Guide, was struck by a German U-Boat
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Smithsonian 2.0
"About Last Night" South Park episode sheds light on the recent election
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A renovated National Museum of American History opens up American history and culture to millions of visitors
Readers Respond to the January Issue
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