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February 1995
Features
One Man's Private Cache Pays Off For The Rest of Us
From the muddy yard of a private collector to the dresser drawers of a dealer, Mitchell Wolfson ransacks the world for his finds
The Biggest Fish That Ever Was
Gentle whale sharks roam the world's warm seas but were rarely seen until an Australian gathering place was found
Ruth? He Is Still In The Spotlight, Still Going Strong
A century after his birth, four decades after his death, the amazing Babe maintains a powerful grip on America's imagination
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Charles Csuri is an 'Old Master' in a New Medium
When a big mainframe first showed up at Ohio State University, this member of the artfaculty began moonlighting across the quad
Ready, set, read—20 minutes each day is all you'll need
As the author of the best-selling Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease believes making time for books creates a lifetime love of reading
Around the Mall & Beyond
At the site of a new Smithsonian museum, a team of archaeologists dug up traces of a 19th-century neighborhood
It's a New Battle Every Day In The War on Whiskers
Razors have come a long way in 7,000 years, but preparation and a steady hand remain the survival skills each time steel meets skin
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Howard Hughes
A silver speedster from the 1930s evokes the golden age of flight, a pair of world-class speed records and the early triumphs of Howard Hughes' life
Smithsonian Perspectives
The electronic transformation that is under way at the Smithsonian will fulfill a central promise of democracy