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From the Smithsonian Museums
Thomas Jefferson cut and arranged selected Bible verses to create a chronological, edited story of Jesus' life—and the conservation treatment was just as painstaking
Janice Stagnitto Ellis
April 11, 2024
Mari Nakahara and Katherine Blood
March 28, 2024
Doris L. Rich
March 14, 2024
Paul Gardullo
February 29, 2024
Peter Manseau and Andrew Ali Aghapour
January 4, 2024
James J. Farrell
December 11, 2023
Richard W. Hill, Sr.
December 4, 2023
Alan Light
September 14, 2023
Joel Levy
September 8, 2023
Wendy Melillo
August 31, 2023
Ryan Lintelman
July 27, 2023
July 20, 2023
Betsy Gordon and Jane Rogers
July 6, 2023
How the Tobacco Industry Lured Customers with Baseball Cards
How the Smithsonian Conserved the Jefferson Bible
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