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Ike and Mamie play Scrabble at Camp David, 7/30/1954, Eisenhower Library, NARA ID 67-82-A-17.

HAPPY NAT'L SCRABBLE DAY!

Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) play Scrabble under the aft Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount, 12/1/1987, NARA ID 6430922.

By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

As a special Scrabble Day gift, here are some archival Scrabble -approved words for your next big game!

Albumen - an albumen photo is one created using a silver halide as the light-sensitive agent and egg whites (albumen) as the binder.

Foxing - discoloration on paper, generally in the form of random rust colored spots.

Halide - in silver halide film, the light sensitive ingredient is a silver halide emulsion

Hygrometer/Psychrometer - instruments used to measure temperature and relative humidity

Lignin - a component of the cell walls of plants, along with cellulose; its presence in paper may contribute to chemical degradation.

Plasticizer - an added chemical used to make PVC more flexible.

Thymol - a toxic, carcinogenic, crystalline compound once used as a preservative and fungicide.

Navajo papoose on a cradleboard with a baby lamb, Window Rock, AZ,1936. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (NARA ID 519160).

Thomas Eagle Thunder L.B. 73, undated, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (NARA ID 34334736).

Gov’t official with Unidentified Indians, undated, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (NARA ID158884356 ).

County health officer and nurse with Native Americans who received the Typhoid serum, 1935, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (NARA ID 170102233).

“Fort Totten Preventorium Children,” 1936, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, (NARA ID 40571398).

Explore Thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs Photos Online!

To mark Native American Heritage Month, the National Archives has launched a new webpage featuring thousands of photos from Bureau of Indian Affairs.  Nearly 20,000 photos have been scanned, digitized and made available free of charge online, easily searchable by Tribal Nation, topic, or state. 

WE NEED YOU! Take a break from binge watching, become a Citizen Archivist (it’s easy! Info here) and join the Native American Photos Tagging Mission! 

Learn more:

National Archives News story by Victoria Macchi, “New Finding Aid Improves Search for Native American Photos.”

Unwritten Record post “Introducing the Bureau of Indian Affairs Photographs Finding Aid!”

Start your search by Tribal Nation, topic, or state.

National Archives News Native American History special topics page.

Related news:  Native American Treaties Now Online for the First Time

AOTUS blog on these newly digitized treaties.

Barney watches as Miss Beazley kisses Kitty, White House pets’ Valentine's Day portrait, 2/8/2007, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 117886091.

Valentine’s Day card from President Truman to First Lady Bess Wallace. Truman Library, NARA ID 134738115.

Unique, 3rd term Valentine’s Day card to FDR from Richard Wojciechowski, 1941: “And believe me that I made it all by myself,” Roosevelt Library, online. 

This 1918 valentine references the WWI effort to economize on food, termed "Hooverizing." Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, online here. 

HAPPY (PANDEMIC) VALENTINE’S DAY!

By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Enjoy this eclectic selection from our holding! Please know that National Archives staffers are VERY romantic! See below: the 1975 National Archives “St. Valentine’s Day Hop,” held in a hallway!

National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID 35810666.

National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID ID 35810660

National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID 35810660.