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Outdoor image of people walking around a tarmac with parked planes on a sunny day.
Dane Penland
NASM - Innovations in Flight, Fly-Ins

Historic aircraft visited the Museum for Fly-In to Victory Day in 2015.

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A young person wearing jeans and short sleeve shirt crouches next to end of red Impala.
Photo by Andri Tambunan, courtesy of SAVA
Streetwise – Lowrider, SAVA
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A young girl stands in front mic playing the violin.
Fiona Stowell
Music Apprenticeship - Sugar in the Pan

Fiona Stowell, pictured here at age six but now in her teens, will perform with the band Sugar in the Pan.

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A girl in a light grey sweatshirt looks into large camera on tripod in outdoor sculpture garden.
Ghetto Film School
Emerging Media Makers - Ghetto Film School

Students of Ghetto Film School shoot a movie on a 16mm film camera.

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Photo of a red colored moon.
Image from a Celestron™ Nexstar 6SE telescope
STARS - Lunar Eclipse

This picture of a lunar eclipse was taken through a Celestron™ Nexstar 6SE telescope.

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Photo of the sun in black white, with a partial eclipse creating a half-circle black shadow on top part of sun.
Image from a Celestron™ Nexstar 6SE telescope
STARS - Solar Eclipse

This image of a solar eclipse was taken through a Celestron™ Nexstar 6SE telescope using a camera mount and special solar filter.

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Black and white furry panda bear walks on grass, looking around the side of a tree trunk
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Giant Panda Debut - Qing Bao

Female giant panda Qing Bao in her habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 23, 2024.

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hite and black furry panda bear leans over wood beam in outdoor enclosure.
Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Giant Panda Debut - Bao Li

Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 24, 2024.

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Black-and-white photograph of First Lady Grace Coolidge holding an absentee ballot envelope and pen while seated at a desk.
Library of Congress
National Postal Museum - Voting By Mail, Mrs. Coolidge

First Lady Grace Coolidge holds an envelope to vote absentee by mail in the 1924 presidential election.

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People dancing in a line at dusk.
Solstice Saturday - Castle
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Women dance in red skirts and black tops.
2024 Folklife Festival - Dance
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A man in a vibrant colorful outfit plays a long wooden flute in front of a crowd.
2024 Folklife Festival - Performance
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Graphic with big blocky text in burnt orange color.
2024 Folklife Festival - Logo
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Graphic with black background, blocky typeface, and black and white picture of woman smiling.
2024 NPM Guest Artist: June 18, Shapes in Nature
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Graphic with red background, blocky typeface and black and white image of woman smiling.
2024 NPM Guest Artist: July 25, A Love Story
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Man in black long sleeves and black cap leans over colorful tapesty, one arm out holding a paintbrush.
Brian Barlow
Pride Month 2024 - Jeffrey Gibson in Studio
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Girl with blond hair stands on interior balcony overlooking large space and holds her phone with an AR graphic on it.
Albert Ting
Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience
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Two woman with long, dark hair stand in front of small sculpture, holding phone up toward the sculpture.
Albert Ting
Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience
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Girl with brown hair and black headphones holds a phone up in a large space, projecting an augmented reality graphic.
Albert Ting
Temple of Invention Augmented Reality Experience
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Picture of coastline with blue water and tan, tall grass on the coast, tall stovepipes in background with plume of smoke.
Cindy Gilmour/SERC
Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland

Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Maryland. The gas billowing out of this power plant has already passed through some emissions-cleaning technology, thanks to healthier air regulations.

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Picture of planting area with green grass and trees inside.
Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek

Spencer Finch, Lost Man Creek, Installation at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York, Trees, dirt, wood, dimensions variable, 2016

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Light teal color in small circular pattern.
Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chan

Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chant, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 36 in. (116.8 x 91.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.5

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Young boy with braces smiles as he wears reflective sunglasses and paper mache hat.
National Air and Space Museum Prepares Activities and Educational Resources for April’s Solar Eclipse
03.07.2024
Air and Space Museum Public Programs Education News
A group of people in white and purple robed tops play instruments on a small stage.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents In-Person and Virtual Programs as Part of the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival
02.29.2024
American Art Museum Public Programs

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