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The Enola Gay

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National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
Lesson Plans
YouTube Videos
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2020-09-04T20:30:00.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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How 1950s Las Vegas Sold Atomic Bomb Tests as Tourism

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2017-03-31T11:00:01.000Z
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The Effect of the Atomic Bomb That No One Expected

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2012-05-23T13:59:07.000Z
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Harrowing Accounts from Hiroshima Survivors

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2015-08-19T15:58:53.000Z
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A Rare Look at the Secret Site of the Atomic Bomb

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2013-07-29T16:02:37.000Z
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This Is the Only Color Photo of the First Atomic Explosion

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2015-07-31T04:00:01.000Z
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Harrowing Accounts from Hiroshima Survivors

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2015-08-21T04:00:00.000Z
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A Navigator Reflects on Dropping the Atomic Bomb

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2012-05-23T14:00:06.000Z
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Capturing a Photograph of an Atomic Bomb Blast

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this
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2019-07-03T15:30:03.000Z
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These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs

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2019-08-17T15:30:05.000Z
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Grumman F6F-3K Hellcat

Manufacturer:
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation  Search this
Dimensions:
Overall: 338 x 1021cm, 4092kg, 1304cm (11ft 1 1/16in. x 33ft 5 15/16in., 9021.2lb., 42ft 9 3/8in.)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1943
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Navy.
Inventory Number:
A19610107000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
World War II Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91bb187c4-ac70-437c-8bf7-fbac1766cab4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19610107000
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"Iconography of Desolation"

Collection Creator:
Smithson, Robert  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1961
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, holds the intellectual property rights, including copyright, to all materials created by Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt with the exception of the following items: two holiday cards found in box 11, folders 22-23. For these two items, copyright held by Holt/Smithson Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Requests for permission to reproduce should be submitted to ARS.
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers / Series 4: Writings / 4.1: By Robert Smithson
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw975d5dad2-4ff1-4fed-a4f6-4146973a0372
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-smitrobe-ref177
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Bombsight, Norden M-9, Enola Gay

Manufacturer:
Victor Adding Machine Company  Search this
Materials:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
3-D: 45.7 x 38.1 x 33cm (18 x 15 x 13 in.)
Type:
ARMAMENT-Sights & Controls
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Inventory Number:
A19470009000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94cf4ce0d-ed76-49a4-8538-cc23bd8783c3
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edanmdm:nasm_A19470009000
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Model, Spacecraft, Orion Nuclear Pulse

Manufacturer:
General Atomics Division, General Dynamics Corporation  Search this
Materials:
Mainly wood; aluminum base at end of top section of model; brass support rod in this section, with brass screws; brass rod in second or middle section, and six brass rods protruding from this section; last section, wood; support, wood, with felt underneath.
Dimensions:
Overall: 1ft 10in. x 1ft 7 1/4in. x 8in. x 4in., 1.3lb. (55.88 x 48.9 x 20.32 x 10.16cm, 0.6kg)
Type:
MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19790892000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Rockets & Missiles
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93dbeeed7-4347-4168-bc43-7192aee79727
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edanmdm:nasm_A19790892000

Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-17C

Materials:
OVERALL - ALUMINUM
Type:
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Donated by the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Inventory Number:
A19970538000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar:
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv962ee7f70-08e3-45cc-b656-6109ae411cd0
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edanmdm:nasm_A19970538000
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Creator:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this
Names:
Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation  Search this
Keystone Aircraft Corp  Search this
Extent:
212.29 Cubic feet (598 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Reports
Drawings
Financial records
Date:
1868-1972
bulk 1925-1949
Summary:
This collection consists of the corporate records of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Included in the collection are technical and engineering reports of Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division's operations in St. Louis (Robertson), MO (1935-1945) and Buffalo, NY, (1932-1945), as well as AAS Material Division and AAF Air Technical Services Command memorandum reports collected by Curtiss-Wright's St. Louis and Buffalo technical reference libraries. The collection also contains the files of Curtiss-Wright's Patent Department, which hold records of patents filed by Curtiss-Wright and patent-infringement cases involving Curtiss-Wright. Also included in the collection are specifications issued by and photos commissioned by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation (Huff-Daland Airplanes, Inc. until March 1927), which had been acquired by Wright in 1928 along with Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corp., and formed the Keystone Division of Curtiss-Wright until 1932 when Keystone's Bristol, PA factory closed its doors. The collection also contains financial records of the Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation, which was liquidated in 1936, as well as an extensive negative collection featuring Curtiss-Wright aircraft from the 1930s and 1940s, concentrated especially on the war years.
Scope and Contents:
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records collection contains approximately 212 cubic feet of material. The collection contains the following material:

Army Air Service Material Division & Army Air Force Technical Services Command Memo

Reports & Technical Reports which include testing of various Curtiss-Wright models of aircraft and/or various parts of aircraft

Technical & Engineering Reports from the St. Louis, MO plant [Robertson] & Buffalo, NY plant

Patents, Patent Dockets, Patent Serial numbers, Suits, License Agreements, Patents filed by Curtiss-Wright & Patent Infringement Cases [1800s to 1940s]

Miscellaneous Research Files

Corporate & Financial Records [1923 to 1972]

Correspondence

Blueprint Drawings

Advertisements from Newspapers & Magazines in Scrapbooks

Engine Decals

Photographs

Negatives & Glass Plates
Arrangement:
This collection was arranged into Series and Subseries:

Series I: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Subseries I: Corporation Reports\Records Subseries II: Patents Subseries III: Patent Serial Numbers Subseries IV: Patent Application/Dockets Subseries V: Patent Litigation Subseries VI: Aircraft & Engine Designations arranged by Designation Subseries VII: Photographs Subseries VIII: Keystone Aircraft Corporation Subseries IX: Oversize Scrapbooks of Advertising Material, Newspaper Clippings

Series II: Technical Reports

Subseries I: Air Corps Materiel Division, Reports [ACMR] Subseries II: Buffalo Reports Subseries III: St. Louis

Series III: Glass Format Photography

Series IV: 1969 Accretion - Listing of Archival Material

Series V: Master Print Books [this part of the collection has not been processed]
Historical note:
An historic event in aviation occurred on June 26, 1929 when two major aircraft companies: the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. After this merger, the former Wright organization took over all of the engine and propeller manufacture while Curtiss concentrated on airplanes. This merger was completed by organizing two major divisions under their original names, but under the direction of a corporate headquarters located in New York City. However, there was a recognized separation of spirit as well as specialized facilities that was never completely resolved in succeeding years. The election of former Wright personnel to key corporate positions soon led to Wright becoming the dominant division. At the height of the Lindbergh Boom during the 1920s and 1930s, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation was made up of the following identified organizations: The Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company; The Curtiss-Caproni Corporation; The Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company; The Keystone Aircraft Corporation; The Moth Aircraft Corporation; The Travel Air Manufacturing Company; The Wright Aeronautical Corporation; Curtiss-Wright Flying Service; The Curtiss-Wright Sales Corporation; The Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation. Curtiss-Wright was quickly becoming the 'General Motors of the Air' until the great depression in October 1929. Sales dropped and Curtiss-Wright was forced to close certain satellite plants and transfer some of their product lines to the St. Louis facility. It looked like even the Buffalo plants would also have to close when Curtiss-Wright received an order from Colombia, South America for Hawks and Falcons. This was the largest military order to Curtiss since the war. The Colombia sale saved the Curtiss-Wright organization at this low point in its history. This order kept the production lines going until new military and civil markets began to open up as the depression waned and the build-up for World War II began. During the U.S. military build-up prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, all existing Curtiss-Wright plants were expanded and new aircraft factories were built at Columbus, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. The dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan resulted in an unexpected early end to World War II. All of the major U.S. airplane builders including Curtiss-Wright were hit by massive contract cancellations because of the Japanese surrender. In 1946 Curtiss-Wright had only two experimental military models at hand for postwar delivery and no assurance of production orders. Curtiss-Wright was forced to shut down all airplane plants and transfer all units of the Aeroplane Division to their Columbus Plant. The eventual sale of the Airplane Division to North American included design rights to the former Curtiss-Wright airplanes. The Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes, finally closed down in 1951.
Provenance:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, gift, XXXX, 1969
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
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.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Curtiss, General, Aircraft  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this
Curtiss-Wright aircraft  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Genre/Form:
Motion pictures (visual works)
Reports
Drawings
Financial records
Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0067
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Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21b19fbef-7db3-4c81-be86-3bb02ecbfee0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"

Manufacturer:
Boeing Aircraft Co.  Search this
Martin Co., Omaha, Nebr.  Search this
Materials:
Polished overall aluminum finish
Dimensions:
Overall: 900 x 3020cm, 32580kg, 4300cm (29ft 6 5/16in. x 99ft 1in., 71825.9lb., 141ft 15/16in.)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1945
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force
Inventory Number:
A19500100000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
World War II Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91c5e59f6-1856-4c9a-b06d-1842df77f226
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19500100000

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Ji-2) FAGOT B

Manufacturer:
Mikoyan-Gurevich  Search this
Materials:
Natural metal, People's Republic of China (PRC) markings.
Dimensions:
Overall: 11ft 2in., 8819.9lb. (3.404m, 4000.7kg)
Other: 11ft 2in. x 36ft 3 1/4in. x 33ft 15/16in. (3.404m x 11.056m x 10.083m)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
China
Date:
1947
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A19860066000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Korea and Vietnam Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c6e79641-19db-428c-8ef4-f86e3ef49a2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19860066000
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Albert Einstein

Artist:
Max Westfield, 1882 - 1971  Search this
Sitter:
Albert Einstein, 14 Mar 1879 - 18 Apr 1955  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 102.9 x 77.5cm (40 1/2 x 30 1/2")
Frame: 123.2 x 97.8 x 9.5cm (48 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 3 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1944
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this
Albert Einstein: Male  Search this
Albert Einstein: Literature\Writer\Scientific  Search this
Albert Einstein: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
Albert Einstein: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist  Search this
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Scientific Theorist  Search this
Albert Einstein: Nobel Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist
Object number:
NPG.67.16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Max Westfield
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 321
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f2885c95-f3b4-4c7d-83cc-7cbf206ade22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.67.16

Forever Chien-Shiung Wu single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 5557
Medium:
paper; ink
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
2/11/2021
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2021.2010.77
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm800b63b1b-e5c5-4b12-ae53-0aa5912930a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2021.2010.77

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