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Ayvad's water wings

Physical Description:
canvas (overall material)
wood (mouthpiece material)
metal (mouthpiece material)
Measurements:
overall: 31 in x 7 1/2 in; 78.74 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
water wings, swimming
Used:
United States: California, Redondo Beach
Date made:
1937
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Swimming  Search this
recreational  Search this
ID Number:
CL.309455.01
Accession number:
309455
Catalog number:
309455.01
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0943-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1068568

Air V Football Helmet

Maker:
Athletic Helmet  Search this
Athletic Helmet  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
gray (overall color)
white (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 9 in x 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 22.86 cm x 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm
Object Name:
helmet, football
Date made:
1988
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Football  Search this
recreational  Search this
Children  Search this
Credit Line:
Athletic Helmet, Inc.
ID Number:
1988.0386.05
Catalog number:
1988.0386.05
Accession number:
1988.0386
Patent number:
3,994,022
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e0da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1066458
Online Media:

The “Gray Areas” of Moonshine Making and Meaning in the Ozarks

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:19:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c0ac89a5dcef7c759625d39f1556ff93

Pioneer Woman

Artist:
Bryant Baker, born London, England 1881-died New York City 1970  Search this
Founder:
Roman Bronze Works, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
32 x 15 x 16 1/8 in. (81.3 x 38.1 x 41.1 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled 1927, cast 1968
Topic:
Recreation\leisure\strolling  Search this
Figure group\female and child  Search this
History\United States\westward expansion  Search this
Dress\historic\pioneer dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1968.126
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79cf5313d-b2a2-44d4-a755-149790ae7c54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.126

Wooden ice skates with leather straps at toe

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
ice skates
Date made:
1850 - 1899
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Faith Bradford
ID Number:
CL.216658.35
Accession number:
216658
Catalog number:
216658.35
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-f892-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067806

Winslow's National Club ice skates

Maker:
Samuel Winslow Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 3 in x 5 in; 27.94 cm x 7.62 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
ice skates
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
Date made:
ca 1875
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
ID Number:
CL.62.351
Catalog number:
62.351
Accession number:
181495
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e00d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_673374

James L. Plimpton Ice Skate

Maker:
Plimpton, James  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 in x 3 in x 9 in; 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
Skate, Ice
ice skate
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1865
Subject:
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
from Miss Elizabeth W. Plimpton
ID Number:
CL.64.1045
Accession number:
270696
Catalog number:
64.1045
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e307-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_673411

Five Pound Dumbell

User:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Physical Description:
metal, cast iron (overall material)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 3 in x 7 1/4 in x 3 in; 7.62 cm x 18.415 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
Weight
weight, dumbell
dumbbell
Subject:
Sports  Search this
fitness  Search this
recreational  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
ID Number:
1982.0110.10
Catalog number:
1982.0110.10
Accession number:
1982.0110
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-2fef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067255

Ice skate worn by Maxine Turquette

User:
Turquette, Maxine Kennedy  Search this
Maker:
M. N. Arnold Shoe Company  Search this
Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
steel (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 24 cm x 8 cm x 24 cm; 9 7/16 in x 3 5/32 in x 9 7/16 in
Object Name:
ice skate
Date made:
1940
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Maxine Kennedy Turquette
ID Number:
1977.0183.03
Catalog number:
1977.0183.03
Accession number:
1977.0183
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0ad1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067859

Ice skate worn by Maxine Turquette

User:
Turquette, Maxine Kennedy  Search this
Maker:
M. N. Arnold Shoe Company  Search this
Physical Description:
leather (overall material)
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 24 cm x 8 cm x 24 cm; 9 7/16 in x 3 5/32 in x 9 7/16 in
Object Name:
ice skate
Date made:
1940
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Maxine Kennedy Turquette
ID Number:
1977.0183.04
Catalog number:
1977.0183.04
Accession number:
1977.0183
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0ad2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067871

Skate Guard used by Maxine Turquette

User:
Turquette, Maxine Kennedy  Search this
Maker:
Bernard Guards  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.5 cm x 33 cm; 31/32 in x 13 in
Object Name:
skate guard, ice skating
Place made:
United States: Minnesota, Saint Paul
Date made:
1950
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Women  Search this
ID Number:
1977.0183.05
Catalog number:
1977.0183.05
Accession number:
1977.0183
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1808-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1067884

Skate Guard used by Maxine Turquette

User:
Turquette, Maxine Kennedy  Search this
Maker:
Bernard Guards  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.5 cm x 33 cm; 31/32 in x 13 in
Object Name:
skate guard, ice skating
Place made:
United States: Minnesota, Saint Paul
Date made:
1950
Subject:
Sports  Search this
Ice Skating  Search this
recreational  Search this
Women  Search this
ID Number:
1977.0183.06
Accession number:
1977.0183
Catalog number:
1977.0183.06
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4a9523046-7d4e-7cba-e053-15f76fa0fb99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1982189

Viburnum odoratissimum Ker Gawl.

Biogeographical Region:
38 - Eastern Asia  Search this
Collector:
Yih-Ren Lin  Search this
Yu-Wen Sang  Search this
Yu-Chuan Lu  Search this
Shi-Ju Liu  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1500  Search this
Place:
Kaohsiung Hsien: Taoyuan Hsiang: en route from entrance of Tengchih Forest Recreation Area to Chuyunshan Nature Reserve, Broadleaf forest., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Asia-Temperate
Collection Date:
4 Feb 1994
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Dipsacales Viburnaceae
Published Name:
Viburnum odoratissimum Ker Gawl.
Barcode:
02766213
USNM Number:
3296780
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e1eac5d5-7e24-4876-9a86-2c193db9332b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13896924

Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
A. R. Purchase  Search this
Place:
County Cochise. Jones Water Recreation Area, Cook Natl. Ter., Arizona, United States, North America
Collection Date:
Transcribed d/m/y: 20/6/37
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr.
Barcode:
04033920
USNM Number:
2478604
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ce0a5e6-2633-4a08-aae7-a8833add6e1f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15862535

Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.

Biogeographical Region:
38 - Eastern Asia  Search this
Collector:
Yih-Ren Lin  Search this
Y. W. Sang  Search this
Yu-Chuan Lu  Search this
Shi-Ju Liu  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1500  Search this
Place:
Kaohsiung Hsien: Taoyuan Hsiang: en route from entrance of Tengchih Forest Recreation Area (X) to Chuyunshan Nature Reserve (X)., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Asia-Temperate
Collection Date:
4 Feb 1994
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Phytolaccaceae Phytolaccoideae
Published Name:
Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.
Barcode:
03667184
USNM Number:
3296775
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b6898ae2-e179-4544-b51b-43c87e644fad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15106144

Oxalis pes-caprae L.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
Barbara J. Ertter  Search this
Place:
Contra Costa Co.: Diablo Foothills Regional Park, just south of concrete pad off Castle Rock Trail SW of Castle Rock Recreation Area, blue oak woodland on E facing slope., California, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1 Mar 1998
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Oxalidales Oxalidaceae
Published Name:
Oxalis pes-caprae L.
Barcode:
03293804
USNM Number:
3692172
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f40f4ab-ee99-48ef-9678-f16cff6f015d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14775891

Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
Ira L. Wiggins  Search this
Place:
Slopes of Brown Mt. Tucson Mountain Recreational Area, 10 mi. SW. of Tucson, Pima County., Arizona, United States, North America
Collection Date:
15 Mar 1933
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Simmondsiaceae
Published Name:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.
Barcode:
03341585
USNM Number:
1589023
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32a0d88c7-e778-40ab-a2e6-83f08b67c17b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14849587

Physconia muscigena (Ach.) Poelt

Collector:
Mason E. Hale Jr.  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1900  Search this
Place:
Livingstone Falls, Livingstone Recreation Area, Banff National Park., Alberta, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
17 Jul 1977
Taxonomy:
Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Caliciales Physciaceae
Published Name:
Physconia muscigena (Ach.) Poelt
Barcode:
02762528
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3112c9907-709b-4e70-9332-8b48c4870cb5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14366578

Eucnide urens Parry

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
R. Kellogg  Search this
Min. Elevation:
549  Search this
Place:
Rampart Cave, Colorado River. Boulder Dam National Recreational Area., Arizona, United States, North America
Collection Date:
8 May 1942
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Cornales Loasaceae
Published Name:
Eucnide urens Parry
Barcode:
03030886
USNM Number:
2310253
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d6dac55-b62c-46c7-b300-a335bac4e152
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14385104

Senna nitida (Rich.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Biogeographical Region:
81 - Caribbean  Search this
Collector:
Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez  Search this
D. Chinea  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Along roadside; serpentine formation with heavy soils  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1000  Search this
Place:
Maricao, reserva forestal monte del estado, ca 5 km s of recreation area, Puerto Rico, West Indies - Neotropics
Collection Date:
28 Sep 1987
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae
Published Name:
Senna nitida (Rich.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
Barcode:
00333029
USNM Number:
3188739
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
West Indies Project
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35fbd6968-7b3f-452a-9839-497a41b1c693
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2586752

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