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an absentee ballot used during the Civil War

How the Civil War Spawned the Mail-In Ballot

At the National Postal Museum, a new exhibition traces the long history of a newly popular way of voting

Smithsonian exhibition in Japan

Thirty Years Ago, a Smithsonian Exhibition in Japan Told the Whole American Story

Secretary Bunch and Melissa Chiu

Tracing a Century of History Through Art

two black and white portraits of actors

Relive the Glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age With These Photos

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Robert S. Duncanson and James P. Ball Were the Height of Black Artistry in 19th-Century America

a person stands in a decorated dress and vail on a beach with the sea behind them

Imagining an African Atlantis

an oil painting of a woman in black dress with an orange sky behind her

Who Claims the American West?

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How the Civil War Spawned the Mail-In Ballot

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