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Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus pensylvanicus

Collector:
[Not Stated]  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Cedar Point (amusement park in Sandusky ), Erie, Ohio, United States
Collection Date:
8 Jun 1902
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae
Published Name:
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus pensylvanicus (De Geer)
Barcode:
USNMENT00999175
USNM Number:
USNMENT00999175
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3808f8c09-f6ce-44ce-9f7c-e6d93fdefcd0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_11348316

Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus pensylvanicus

Collector:
[Not Stated]  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Cedar Point (amusement park in Sandusky ), Erie, Ohio, United States
Collection Date:
8 Jun 1902
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae
Published Name:
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus pensylvanicus (De Geer)
Barcode:
USNMENT01031839
USNM Number:
USNMENT01031839
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb586a87-4db4-4a40-ab36-be6bce02e01c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_11348318

Children's Game Darts

Collector:
Frank Russell  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Pima (Akimel O'odham; Akimel O'otham)  Search this
Object Type:
Game
Place:
Sacaton, Gila River Reservation, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Oct 1902
Collection Date:
1902
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
039990
USNM Number:
E218048-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c864424a-b882-4323-903c-990e09d1451f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363250
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Lasso (Hair-Rope) of Human hair

Collector:
William J. McGee  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Length - Object:
5 m
Culture:
Seri (Comcaac)  Search this
Object Type:
Line
Place:
Sonora, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Feb 1895
Collection Date:
1894 to 1895
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
029025
USNM Number:
E174478-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34c51e6a2-0041-4799-8f74-f0409d7c4160
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8349727
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Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.

Biogeographical Region:
78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
Edward Everett Terrell  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Woods by canal  Search this
Place:
C. & O. Canal opposite Glen Echo Amusement Park C. and O. Canal, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, North America
Collection Date:
9 Apr 1966
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Ranunculales Papaveraceae Fumarioideae
Published Name:
Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.
Barcode:
00335352
USNM Number:
2614912
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
DC Flora
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b3077a13-71c0-4a55-996b-2d7ffbb7474a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2208745
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Bob Cats; Shine

Recording artist:
Phil Zito and his New Orleans International City Dixielanders  Search this
Manufacturer:
Columbia  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
shellac (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States
Recording date:
1949
Related Publication:
Jazz Records 1942-1962, Vol. 8: Te - Z
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
ID Number:
1978.0670.529
Accession number:
1978.0670
Maker number:
38752
C-199
Catalog number:
1978.0670.529
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Family & Social Life
Jazz
Sound Recordings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f0f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_668352
Online Media:

Typewriter used by Neil Simon

User:
Simon, Neil  Search this
Maker:
IBM  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 11/16 in x 19 3/32 in x 17 3/32 in; 14.478 cm x 48.514 cm x 43.434 cm
Object Name:
typewriter
Date made:
around 1979
Subject:
Writing  Search this
Motion Pictures  Search this
Theater  Search this
ID Number:
2021.0152.01
Accession number:
2021.0152
Catalog number:
2021.0152.01
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng46146ef31-d18a-4f2c-9cb8-677d31578daf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2010728

Eyeglasses worn by Neil Simon

Wearer:
Simon, Neil  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (frame material)
glass (lens material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 6 in x 1 in; 5.715 cm x 15.24 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
eyeglasses
ID Number:
2021.0152.02
Accession number:
2021.0152
Catalog number:
2021.0152.02
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4189f8583-f01c-4014-be3c-a69084b35cc9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2010732

Gambling set

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Possible collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Gambling set
Media/Materials:
Caribou hide/skin, maple, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted, sewn
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Upper Nass River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
9/8147
Barcode:
098147.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645ef1ce4-2e3e-4ecf-bcc4-2760f7ef0019
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_106014
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Dice/Die and bag

Culture/People:
Shoshone  Search this
Seller:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Object Name:
Dice/Die and bag
Media/Materials:
Hide, wool cloth, hide thong/babiche, paint
Techniques:
Sewn, painted
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Great Basin region; USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
1/455
Barcode:
010455.000
See related items:
Shoshone
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e866913d-334c-4ef7-a46a-21d51ac9fcf8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_11091
Online Media:

Female doll carrying a spindle

Culture/People:
Quechua  Search this
Object Name:
Female doll carrying a spindle
Media/Materials:
Yarn, glass bead/beads, silk embroidery floss, sequins
Techniques:
Knitted, sewn, stitched
Dimensions:
17.3 x 8.3 x 4.00 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Peru
Date created:
1910-1920
Catalog Number:
10/7592
Barcode:
107592.000
See related items:
Quechua
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f1bad08-4d00-400c-a8c7-69606020a18b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_116067
Online Media:

Cup and pin game part/fragment

Culture/People:
probably St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946  Search this
Donor:
Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946  Search this
Object Name:
Cup and pin game part/fragment
Media/Materials:
Deer bone/bones
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Kents Creek (Mud Creek); Cape Vincent; Jefferson County; New York; USA
Date created:
AD 1350–1550 (Late Woodland period)
Catalog Number:
10/8516
Barcode:
108516.000
See related items:
St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws687fee74a-9fce-422f-9cff-5f9dd1af3217
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_117030
Online Media:

Male doll

Culture/People:
Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]  Search this
Possible collector:
Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933  Search this
Previous owner:
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)  Search this
Object Name:
Male doll
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, sealskin/fur
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas:
Eastern Arctic
Catalog Number:
11/3017
Barcode:
113017.000
See related items:
Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68d1816cf-21e1-45b2-8845-fa98b3aa33f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_121795
Online Media:

Game wheel and stick

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Previous owner:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Seller:
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Object Name:
Game wheel and stick
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide thong/babiche, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, feather/feathers, horsehair, silk ribbon, pigment/pigments, fur, sinew
Techniques:
Bent, tied, laced, carved, quill-wrapped (braided), quill-wrapped (flat), painted
Dimensions:
119 x 21 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
12/2214
Barcode:
122214.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6523d2fbb-79f3-4e6b-9603-1bf141aca8f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131529
Online Media:

Ball

Culture/People:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Possible collector:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Previous owner:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Seller:
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Object Name:
Ball
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, horsehair, dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, overlay beadwork, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions:
8 x 17 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1895
Catalog Number:
12/2252
Barcode:
122252.000
See related items:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69bf182f0-d562-4bde-9d52-97a3018cfc56
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131567
Online Media:

Dice/Die

Culture/People:
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Collector:
Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this
Seller:
Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Dice/Die
Media/Materials:
Ivory
Techniques:
Carved, incised
Dimensions:
6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Saint Lawrence Island
Date created:
AD 1000-1880
Catalog Number:
12/4071
Barcode:
124071.000
See related items:
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e1ef56e-49e2-4352-829f-27a03f32ce3c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132476
Online Media:

Gambling stick

Culture/People:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Previous owner:
Harriet Constable Arnold (Harriet M. Arnold/Mrs. Hicks Arnold), Non-Indian, 1853-1942  Search this
Donor:
Harriet Constable Arnold (Harriet M. Arnold/Mrs. Hicks Arnold), Non-Indian, 1853-1942  Search this
Object Name:
Gambling stick
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, painted
Dimensions:
20 x 2 x 1 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Arizona; USA
Date created:
circa 1920
Catalog Number:
13/1854
Barcode:
131854.000
See related items:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d29c0808-161e-4b10-a1d3-9db23176eca8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_141757
Online Media:

Doll with cradle/cradleboard

Culture/People:
Swampy Cree  Search this
Object Name:
Doll with cradle/cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, wool cloth, cotton cloth, hide
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, laced
Dimensions:
24.5 x 14 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Norway House; Northern Region; Manitoba; Canada
Date created:
1920-1926
Catalog Number:
14/7426
Barcode:
147426.000
See related items:
Swampy Cree
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6143ab57e-cf19-4347-9a7e-168cd316486f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_158075
Online Media:

Female doll

Culture/People:
Seminole  Search this
Collector:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Female doll
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, stuffed
Dimensions:
47 x 26 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Florida; USA
Date created:
1900-1925
Catalog Number:
15/2872
Barcode:
152872.000
See related items:
Seminole
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9132bf7-df36-425c-af1c-381d35eccaca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_164095
Online Media:

Female doll

Culture/People:
Seminole  Search this
Collector:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Female doll
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, stuffed
Dimensions:
38.1 x 23.2 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Florida; USA
Date created:
1900-1927
Catalog Number:
15/2873
Barcode:
152873.000
See related items:
Seminole
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6498c71d8-fc93-4e35-b830-43d619ef2074
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_164096
Online Media:

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