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"Polaris" Far North, (painting)

Painter:
Bradford, William 1823-1892  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Old Print Shop 150 Lexington Ave New York New York 10016
Date:
1871
Topic:
Waterscape--Boat  Search this
Waterscape--Season--Winter  Search this
Control number:
IAP 62310623
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_108114

.006, [Volume 1 of Charles Francis Hall's Notes on Arctic Explorers]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
circa 1860
Scope and Contents:
First volume of four notebooks on arctic explorers in preparation for Hall's 1st expedition.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000023
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Francis Hall Collection
Charles Francis Hall Collection / .006-.009, Four notebooks with notes on other arctic explorers, in preparation for Hall's 1st expedition
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81995da01-00ab-4903-99a0-c3f2996835ad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref635
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.014, [Charles Francis Hall Expedition Diary Volume III, First Expedition]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 9.5" x 12.2".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1860 August-1860 November
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000004
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84a36599f-0aab-42c2-9648-a746fdc453c2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref20
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.023, [Charles Francis Hall Journal]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.0" x 15.5".)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1862 April -1862 June
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000010
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8068e4b7d-664e-4301-be61-d8fb38d2fb7c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref29
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.114, [Charles Francis Hall's report to Secretary of the Navy on third Arctic expedition]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (10.6" x 16.3".)
Container:
Box 12
Type:
Archival materials
Reports
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
1871 October
October 20, 1871
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000001
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Reports
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Francis Hall Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f302b0f5-b5df-4b9e-bde9-2cc352028105
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref128
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Online Media:

12 Feb 59 Program Funding Delay MM and Polaris CK2349237666 [PDF]

Collection Creator:
Stumpf, David  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Closed until processed.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Minuteman ICBM Program Research Data [Stumpf], NASM.2020.0028 , National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Minuteman ICBM Program Research Data [Stumpf]
Minuteman ICBM Program Research Data [Stumpf] / Digitai [Digital] National Security Archive Minuteman Documents / 1959
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b2f9b3cc-d00f-4a2f-8e15-7c30f4d2a92f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-2020-0028-ref3438

1873 notebook No. 1

Collection name:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
Physical Description:
1 diary
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 24A Folder 11
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Diary
Place:
United States
Alaska
Date Range:
1873
Start Date:
18730428
End Date:
18731106
Topic:
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey  Search this
Geology  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007073
Access Information:
Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
See more records from this collection:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
See more records associated with this person:
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI8118
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Online Media:

7738114 Concrete Pad for Polaris Missile, 7/6/1977

Container:
Box 86 of 109
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 638, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction, Project Files
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Project Files
Project Files / Box 86
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0638-refidd1e25658

Atlanta Skyline (taken from the Jackson Street Bridge)

Photograph by:
Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., American, founded 1852  Search this
Hyatt Regency, American, founded 1957  Search this
Equitable Life Assurance Building, American, founded 1968  Search this
Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place depicted:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
Object number:
2011.94.40
Restrictions & Rights:
© Horace Henry
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c809fef-8889-42d1-a22d-b6861447a2b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.94.40
Online Media:

Freedomways Vol. 9 No. 3

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Illustrated by:
John Biggers, American, 1924 - 2001  Search this
Written by:
Lindsay Barrett, Jamaican, born 1941  Search this
George Fishman  Search this
David Henderson  Search this
Subject of:
Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014  Search this
Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.4 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Nigeria, Africa
Date:
1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b82a611-b5b9-4811-9fae-1398361c2ea4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.6
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A history of the universe in 21 stars (and three imposters) Giles Sparrow

Title:
History of the universe in twenty-one stars
Author:
Sparrow, Giles 1970-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 335 pages illustrations 20 cm
Type:
Popular works
Ouvrages de vulgarisation
Date:
2020
Topic:
Stars  Search this
Cosmology  Search this
Étoiles  Search this
Cosmologie  Search this
cosmology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162144

A trip to Polaris, or, 264 trillion miles in an aeroplane / by Charles S. Muir

Title:
264 trillon miles in an aeroplane
Two hundred sixty four trillion miles in an aeroplane
Author:
Muir, Charles S  Search this
Former owner:
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.) DSI  Search this
Physical description:
63, [1] p. : ill. ; 18 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Date:
1923
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Call number:
QB46 .M95 1923
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_486778

A whaling cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia. And an account of the rescue of the the crew of the "Polaris." by Albert Hastings Markham... With an introduction by Rear-Admiral Sherard Osborn ..

Author:
Markham, Albert Hastings Sir 1841-1918  Search this
Osborn, Sherard 1822-1875  Search this
Subject:
Polaris (Ship)  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 307 p. fronts., illus., plates, fold map. 20 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Arctic regions
Date:
1875
Topic:
Whaling  Search this
Call number:
G670 1873.A67X 1875
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_314271

Adapting to flexible response, 1960-1968 / Walter S. Poole

Author:
Poole, Walter S. 1943-  Search this
Subject:
United States Department of Defense Procurement History  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 467 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2013
20th century
Topic:
Weapons systems--History  Search this
Nuclear weapons--History  Search this
Cold War  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
Procurement  Search this
History  Search this
Weapons systems  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1022287

Adventure in partnership; the story of Polaris

Author:
Watson, Clement Hayes  Search this
Physical description:
96 p. illus. 21 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1964
Topic:
Polaris (Missile)  Search this
Nuclear submarines  Search this
Call number:
V993 .A24
V993.A24
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_83989

Agency history, 1871-1876

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Polaris Expedition Publication Project  Search this
Subject:
Hall, Charles Francis 1821-1871  Search this
Bessels, Emil 1847-1888  Search this
Polaris (Ship)  Search this
United States North Polar Expedition (1871-1873)  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Place:
Arctic regions
North Pole
Date:
1871
1871-1876
Topic:
Research  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00372
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_235111

Alchemilla glomerulans Buser

Biogeographical Region:
14 - Eastern Europe  Search this
Collector:
Sergei Vasilievich Juzepczuk  Search this
Place:
Peninsula Kolaënsis, montes Chibinae, in vicin. opp. Kirovsk, in piceeto P. obocate (cum betula tortuosa Ledb.) in territ. Horti Botanici Polaris haud procul a lac. B. Vudjavr., Murmansk, Russian Federation, Europe
Collection Date:
4 Aug 1953
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Rosales Rosaceae Rosoideae
Published Name:
Alchemilla glomerulans Buser
Barcode:
03706395
USNM Number:
2333592
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3309abca3-6f3c-411f-af6e-3cc11acd4c5d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15402606

Alchemilla murbeckiana Buser

Biogeographical Region:
14 - Eastern Europe  Search this
Collector:
Sergei Vasilievich Juzepczuk  Search this
Place:
Peninsula Kolaënsis, montortuosa Ledb., in territoio Horti Botanici Polaris haud procul a lac. B. Vudjavr., Murmansk, Russian Federation, Europe
Collection Date:
4 Aug 1953
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Rosales Rosaceae Rosoideae
Published Name:
Alchemilla murbeckiana Buser
Barcode:
03706511
USNM Number:
2333595
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3083acc31-e2cb-4e92-84e3-49b61926844d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15360311

Alnus incana subsp. kolaensis (Orlova) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Biogeographical Region:
14 - Eastern Europe  Search this
Collector:
N. I. Orlova  Search this
Place:
Peninsula Kola, montes Chibiny, in viciniis opp. Kirovsk, in piceeto-betuleto collucato ad ripam fl. Vudjavrjok, in territorio Horti Botanici Polaris., Murmansk, Russian Federation, Europe
Collection Date:
5 Aug 1953 to 10 May 1954
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fagales Betulaceae Betuloideae
Published Name:
Alnus incana subsp. kolaensis (Orlova) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Barcode:
03399443
USNM Number:
3640119
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8154d3a-a021-48fe-9c14-72cd1810342e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14964277

Ammonellipsites (Fascipericyclus) aff. polaris Gordon

Taxonomy:
Animalia Mollusca Cyrtosoma Cephalopoda
Published Name:
Ammonellipsites (Fascipericyclus) aff. polaris Gordon
USNM Number:
PAL118955
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Paleogeneral
Types: Mollusca Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Mollusca Paleozoic Cephalopoda Ammonoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/369d9c29b-61ac-48c4-8d36-8194f0f4289c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3200132

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