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The Smithsonian's Photographic History Project

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Published March 6, 2002 at 11:00 PM CST

The Smithsonian Institution's photographs -- all 13 million of them -- are being scoured for historical gems that will tell the country's and the institution's history. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports for Morning Edition.

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