Photo by Glyn Lowe Photos.

We’ve heard people say that the quickest way for authorities around the country to legitimize the Occupy Wall Street-related protest is to evict them from their tent camps. But the Smithsonian looking to curate a collection of signs and other artifacts from the protest probably comes in a close second, doesn’t it?

Maura Judkis reports that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is currently on the hunt for signs from the movement for a potential exhibit — based on images documenting the demonstration like the one above, they probably won’t have too tough a time.