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Powell, A.E. the Application of the Brown Drum Cable Relay, 1908.

Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Container:
Box 852
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 27: Addenda / Addenda for Miscellaneous
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83b6859c9-e5f7-4eb2-9ec2-8b935cbb8a3b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref12055

Brown Drum Cable Relay

Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Container:
Box 543, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 15: Engineering Department Records / 15.8: Miscellaneous Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87031c9c0-81a8-429c-a0ad-f4e631791836
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref8461

Sanctuary in Song: Mennonite Harmonies, Together

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Interviews
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:49:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_843e18b1938576bfe0fe56b27daa4737

Fotos y Recuerdos from the Tree of Life & Ceramics Workshop with Verónica Castillo

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:37:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_35407545ca27c8d59ce40495b717c6b4

A Look into the World Premiere of Faith in Blackness: An Exploration of Afro-Latine Spirituality

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:31:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_e020973bef045e883af9e77518a56cf9

From Kurdistan to Washington, Jalal Kimia Connects Communities with the Daf Drum

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:36:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_7d0c787b7e4c9f5f510e878d21c4e608

Women and Water: Connections in Caribbean Music and Spirituality

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_63eda4bce43509c45c5b730cd6e1c532

Dancing into Epiphanies with House Music: DJ Duane Powell’s Sunday Service

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:55:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_4cb23fdb9a66ebab9028424e46d832f2

Workshop for Children: African Culture

Creator:
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Collection Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Music
Place:
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
circa 1970
Scope and Contents:
Man leads children in a discussion about cities in West Africa and African culture, including African dance and African drumming. Children participate in a dance and singing lessons. Man also explains how the African talking drum is constructed and how the Yoruba language was reproduced using the talking drum, and shows an example of the Kente cloth of the Ashanti in Ghana. African drumming in the background throughout recording.
Workshop, including music and dance. Part of ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records 1967-2008. Transcribed from physical asset: Percir Borde. Undated.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003488-2
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African culture  Search this
Music  Search this
Talking drum  Search this
Kente cloth  Search this
Yoruba (African people)  Search this
Ashanti (African people)  Search this
Dance  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Music
Citation:
Workshop for Children: African Culture, Record Group 09-007.7, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003488-1
See more items in:
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989 / Series ACMA 09-007.7: ACM Education Department Programs Audiovisual Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a887ff40-8980-4bff-88f8-8d3b6c278dc4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-09-023-ref1574

The Roman Consul Attilius Regulus Fighting a Giant African Serpent

Artist:
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this
Engraver:
Karel van Mallery, Flemish, 1571 – 1635  Search this
Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650  Search this
Publisher:
Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 × 10.7 cm (2 3/4 × 4 3/16 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1596 or before
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-123
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq414f06163-d2f1-4ebe-93ee-0458955a689c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-123
Online Media:

Fallen Column of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

Artist:
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on green-gray paper
Dimensions:
30 × 43.3 cm (11 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.)
Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
USA
Date:
April 1869
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number:
1917-4-575-a
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b5b24a92-e37c-4848-ad92-4beff8e4069d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-575-a
Online Media:

Char de Mars

Print Maker:
Martin Marvie, French, 1713–1813  Search this
Publisher:
François Blondel, French, 1681–1756  Search this
Marguerite Caillou Chéreau, French, active 1729–1755  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 62.9 × 86.6 cm (24 3/4 × 34 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 46.9 × 82.5 cm (18 7/16 × 32 1/2 in.)
Image: 44.6 × 80.1 cm (17 9/16 × 31 9/16 in.)
Object Name:
Bound print
Type:
Bound print
Made in:
France
Date:
1751
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-207-24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4215603c5-edce-4a91-9559-188d2e8537b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-207-24
Online Media:

Title Page

Designer:
Johann Martin Weis, French, 1711 - 1751  Search this
Print Maker:
Martin Marvie, French, 1713–1813  Search this
Calligrapher:
Le Parmentier, French, active 1737–1752  Search this
Printer:
Laurent Aubert, French, active mid 18th century  Search this
Medium:
Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 62.4 × 46.5 cm (24 9/16 × 18 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 51.7 × 38.1 cm (20 3/8 in. × 15 in.)
Image: 49.6 × 36.6 cm (19 1/2 × 14 7/16 in.)
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Made in:
France
Published in:
Paris, France
Place depicted:
Strasbourg, France
Date:
1745
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-208-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45ff25fb9-5ee9-438f-be18-8a95fb24b5a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-208-1

Shaman's drum

Culture/People:
Wixarika (Huichol)  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's drum
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Carved, stretched, pegged
Dimensions:
60.5 x 34 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Native Term:
tepu
Place:
Santa Rosa; Nayarit State; Mexico
Date created:
circa 1910
Catalog Number:
11/9723
Barcode:
119723.000
See related items:
Wixarika (Huichol)
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b5646b8-380d-4ba9-9786-0fee866b7964
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_129013
Online Media:

Hand drum

Culture/People:
probably Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock] (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Crawler (Slohan/David Crawler), Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]/Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux), ca. 1830-ca. 1915  Search this
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Possible collector:
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this
Seller:
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this
Object Name:
Hand drum
Media/Materials:
Rawhide, wood, wool cloth, metal wire, metal items, paint, sinew
Techniques:
Bent, stretched, stitched, pegged, strung, painted
Dimensions:
32 x 30 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
12/2265
Barcode:
122265.000
See related items:
Hunkpapa Lakota [Standing Rock]
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b2f0cdd3-aa22-4323-8a2d-b879b4391689
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131580
Online Media:

Hand drum and drumstick

Culture/People:
Yurok  Search this
Collector:
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Previous owner:
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Seller:
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Hand drum and drumstick
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Bent, stretched, laced
Dimensions:
37.8 x 48 x 16 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1910
Catalog Number:
12/2873
Barcode:
122873.000
See related items:
Yurok
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws666a442f3-c4a7-4a5e-8dfd-645358a32f78
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_131799
Online Media:

Hand drum

Culture/People:
Wanka Quechua  Search this
Collector:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Object Name:
Hand drum
Media/Materials:
Metal, hide, cordage
Techniques:
Stretched
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Huancayo and Ayacucho; Huancayo Province and Huamanga Province; Junín Region and Ayacucho Region; Peru
Catalog Number:
14/2700
Barcode:
142700.000
See related items:
Wanka Quechua
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615e5cd82-5b20-4601-94fa-78b79a0ca251
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_153377
Online Media:

Hand drum

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Seller:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Object Name:
Hand drum
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, walrus ivory, sinew, hide, iron nails, cotton twine/string
Techniques:
Bent, carved, stretched
Dimensions:
58 x 48 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
1/8348
Barcode:
018348.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws612b3bce1-1981-4be6-af7a-14ec2c1c4e0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_19452
Online Media:

Hand drum

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]  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:
Hand drum
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, ivory
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Catalog Number:
1/8350
Barcode:
018350.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629dc222d-bd0c-4d17-a429-704774e1a181
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_19454
Online Media:

Water drum and drumstick

Culture/People:
Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Previous owner:
John Walkingstick, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Water drum and drumstick
Media/Materials:
Wood, groundhog/woodchuck hide/skin, iron nails
Techniques:
Carved, bent, nailed, stretched
Dimensions:
22.1 x 26.1 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Native Term:
a ho li (drum) gu'n sta ti'n (drumstick)
Place:
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
1/8999
Barcode:
018999.000
See related items:
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws695f9da74-de7d-4f77-bd8c-7969a149393e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20383
Online Media:

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