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Alexandria monument is dedicated to ‘contraband’ — and an important decade in American history

Digitizing and splicing vintage film at the Library of Congress Packard Campus

The art of preserving photos and film at the Library of Congress

Preserving 135 years of media at the Library of Congress Packard Campus

This Smithsonian greenhouse contains obscure and exotic plants from around the world

Mapping the genetic code of ocean life at the Smithsonian

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