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August 1997

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Features

Saving American Steel

As the giant mills of the Rust Belt fall silent, a move is afoot to preserve them

The Man Who Built The Taj

The Man Who Built The Taj

Ants tunneling through a formicarium

An Ant's Life is No Picnic

Review of 'Eyewitness to America'

Review of 'Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit'

Review of 'The Pinball Effect'

The Space Race

Onetime rivals are now partners. A new exhibition and an IMAX film, Mission to Mir, tell the story

John Brown's Picture

A long-lost daguerrotype, made by a black artist in 1847, has lately come to rest at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Perspectives

Smithsonian Perspectives

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