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Lillian Vernon Collection

Creator:
Vernon, Lillian, 1927-2015  Search this
Extent:
8 Cubic feet (37 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audio cassettes
Cd-roms
Dvds
Sales catalogs
Videotapes
Date:
1974-2008
Summary:
Collection documents Lillian Vernon, entrepreneur who started a catalog business on her kitchen table. Materials include video and audio cassettes, awards, certificates, clippings, and sales catalogs.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 12 cubic feet of material relating to Lillian Vernon, entrepreneur, who started her catalog business at her kitchen table. Materials include video and audio cassettes, awards, certificates, clippings, and sales catalogs, 1987-2008.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in three series.

Series 1: Lillian Vernon Bound Catalogs, 1987-2007

Series 2: Biographical Material, 1989-2004 Series 3: Audio Visual Materials, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Lillian Vernon, born Lilli Menasche (1927-2015), immigrated with her family to the United States from Germany after escaping the Nazi regime of the 1930s. Vernon inherited her family's entrepreneurial spirit and in 1951 when pregnant with her first child, she searched for a way to stay home and yet augment the family budget. Using her combined wedding gifts, Vernon invested $2,000 in the business and placed her first advertisement in Seventeen for monogrammed accessories for teenagers. She received an overwhelming response and her business was launched. In the early years, the size of the business was limited to Vernon and her kitchen table, where she sorted and filled orders.

Vernon grew her enterprise into one of the nation's most successful mail-order catalogs and a major corporation. The Lillian Vernon Catalog, which the company launched in 1956, became an iconic shopping resource for American women. Produced monthly, the catalog was typically 120 pages and usually featured 750 items. In response to a catalog and shopping mall boom in the United States in the 1980s, the company produced a number of specialty catalogs in order to broaden its market, including ones targeted for children and homemakers.

In 1987, Vernon's company became the first business founded by a woman to be publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Responding to the increasingly important online market in the early 1990s, the Lillian Vernon Corporation opened a storefront on AOL in 1995 and followed with an online catalog and website. However, by the end of the 1990s, the company began to struggle to meet online needs, especially after the collapse of the dot-com bubble. Vernon sold the company to Zelnick Media in 2003, but retained the symbolic title of non-executive chairman.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History

The Division of Work and Industry holds related objects: engravo-graph machine, engraving blocks, kitchen table, wood sign, purse, and belt. See accession 2019.0306.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Fred P. Hochberg and David Hochberg, 2019.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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:
American woman entrepreneur  Search this
Business -- History  Search this
Direct marketing  Search this
Mail-order business  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audio cassettes
CD-ROMs
DVDs
Sales catalogs
Videotapes
Citation:
Lillian Vernon Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1495
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Lillian Vernon Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b38cef11-ceea-4f69-b3d7-dad9c94b334b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1495
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United States National Museum Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to Native Americans

Creator:
United States National Museum., Dept. of Anthropology.  Search this
Photographer:
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) (1873-1878) (Hayden Survey)  Search this
Heyn Photo  Search this
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this
Mitchell, McGowan and Company  Search this
Place & Coover  Search this
Addison, George A.  Search this
Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934  Search this
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896  Search this
Bretz, George W. (Fort Sill, Oklahoma)  Search this
Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901  Search this
Fouch, John H., 1849-1933  Search this
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Goff, O. S. (Orlando Scott), 1843-1917  Search this
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930  Search this
Randall, A. Frank  Search this
Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this
Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903  Search this
Publisher:
Rice, Rutter & Co.  Search this
Artist:
Noyes, Francis H.  Search this
Reiss, Winold, 1886-1953  Search this
Extent:
3 Painted photographs
8 Prints (halftone and color halftone)
56 Photographic prints (albumen and silver gelatin)
10 Copy prints
1 Stereograph (albumen)
2 Engravings
2 Color lithographs
Culture:
Sioux  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Ute  Search this
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Chiricahua Apache  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Seminole  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Powhatan  Search this
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this
Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)  Search this
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern States  Search this
Mohawk  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Painted photographs
Prints
Photographic prints
Copy prints
Stereographs
Engravings
Color lithographs
Photographs
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
The bulk of the collection consists of portraits of identified Native Americans and some government officials and interpreters. It includes cabinet cards, other mounted prints, newspaper articles, illustrations, and a photographic postcard. Depicted individuals include American Horse, Oglala; Black Hawk, Sauk; Bob Tail, Cheyenne; Crowfoot, Hunkpapa; Gaul, Hunkpapa; Geronimo, Chiricahua; John Grass, Teton; Chief Joseph, Nez Perce; Little Wound, Oglala; Medicine Bull, Hunkpapa; Osceola, Seminole; Ouray, Ute; Litte Raven, Arapaho; Plenty Coups, Crow; Pocahontas, Powhatan; Rain in the Face, Hunkpapa; Red Cloud, Oglala; Red Iron, Dakota; Short Man, Piegan; Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa; Standing On Prairie, Siouan; Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant), Mohawk; Two Guns White Calf, Piegan; Two Moon, Cheyenne; and Washakie, Shoshoni.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 87-2P
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 87-2P, United States National Museum Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-2P
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United States National Museum Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to Native Americans
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw378544a5f-2448-46cd-90a0-4f00194bb205
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-87-2p
Online Media:

Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west

Photographer:
Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901  Search this
Hook, W. E. (William Edward), 1833-1908  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Parker, Joseph C.  Search this
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912  Search this
Tibbitts, H. C.  Search this
Artist:
Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926  Search this
Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931  Search this
Extent:
5 Prints (halftone)
3 Engravings
37 Prints (albumen)
Culture:
Isleta Pueblo  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Engravings
Place:
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Arizona
Snake River (Idaho)
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
California
Date:
circa 1850-1900
Scope and Contents note:
Scenic views of California, Colorado, Idaho, and Arizona. California images include Mount Shasta, San Francisco, Tehachapi Mountains, Coronado, San Isabell, San Jacinto, Toquich Canyon, and a government school in Agua Caliente. Additional photographs depict Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone River; Shoshone Falls and Snake River, Idaho; Dragoon Mountains, Arizona; Garden of the Gods, Colorado; and an Isleta wine press.

Photographers include Camillus S. Fly, W. E. Hook, William Henry Jackson, Francis Parker, Rheas Brothers (San Diego View Company), Rifenburg and Murphy, I. W. Taber, and H. C. Tibbets. Additionally, there are photographs of Thomas Moran paintings, a William A. Rogers engraving of a Pueblo wind press, an engraving of Portsmouth Square in San Francisco in 1850, and a few other illustrations from publications.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 29
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional Jackson photographs can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo Lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 92-3, the records of the Department of Anthropology, and the BAE historical negatives.
Additional Parker, Hook, and Taber photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24 and Photo Lot 90-1.
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds Camillus S. Fly photographs and negatives from 1886.
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Photograph collection related to California and views of the west, circa 1850-1900
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Citation:
Photo Lot 29, Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.29
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Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bc809fcd-5c67-4a88-bb22-46cc289d7435
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-29

Promptuario manual mexicano que à la verdad podrá ser utilissimo à los parrochos para la enseñanza ; à los necessitados indios para su instrucción ; y à los que aprenden la lengua para la expedicion ... La que con la claridad, y propriedad en el idioma, que pudo, dispuso el P. Ignacio de Paredes de la Compañia de Jesus .

Title:
Platics. y sermones en Mexicano DSI
Author:
Paredes, Ignacio de 1703  Search this
Subject:
Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Apparitions and miracles  Search this
Catholic Church Nahuatl  Search this
Catholic Church Catechisms Aztec  Search this
Catholic Church Liturgy  Search this
Jesuits Missions  Search this
Physical description:
[46], 380, xc pages, [1] leaf of plates illustrations, coat of arms, portrait 21 cm. (4to)
Type:
Sermons
Early works to 1800
Ouvrages avant 1800
Catechisms
Sources
Texts
Textes
Imprints (Bibliotheca Mexicana)
Early works
Place:
Mexico
Mexique
Mexico City (Mexico)
Date:
1759
Topic:
Guadalupe, Our Lady of  Search this
Nahuatl language  Search this
1759  Search this
Nahuatl (Langue)  Search this
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe  Search this
Apparitions  Search this
Missions  Search this
Call number:
PM4068.1 .P37 1759
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_531972

Reglas de orthographia, diccionario, y arte del idioma othomi breve instruccion para los principiantes que dictò el l. d. Luis de Neve, y Molina, cathedratico proprietario de dicho idioma en el Real, y pontificio colegio seminario, examinador synodal, e interprete de el Tribunal de fè en el provisorato de indios de este arzobispado, y capellan del Hospital real de esta corte. Dedicalo al gloriosissimo señor san Joseph, padre putativo del verbo eterno, y bajo su proteccion lo saca à luz

Author:
Neve y Molina, Luis fl. 1767  Search this
Former owner:
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen 1760-1844 DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Hale, Horatio 1817-1896 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[24], 160 pages, [2] leaves of plates 1 illustrations 15 cm. (8vo)
Type:
Dictionaries
Date:
1767
Topic:
Otomi language  Search this
Otomi language--Spanish  Search this
Otomi language--Grammar  Search this
Spanish language--Otomi  Search this
Otomi (Langue)  Search this
OTOMI--DICCIONARIOS--ESPAÑOL  Search this
OTOMI--ORTOGRAFIA  Search this
Call number:
PM4147 .N5 1767X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_766424

Wood's Bible animals a description of the habits, structure, and uses of every living creature mentioned in the Scriptures, from the ape to the coral ... by J.G. Wood ; to which are added articles on evolution, by James McCosh, and research and travel in Bible lands, by Daniel March

Title:
Scripture natural history illustrated
Bible animals
Author:
Wood, J. G (John George) 1827-1889  Search this
Ill:
Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm 1823-1871  Search this
Smith, E. A (Edgar Albert) 1847-1916  Search this
Author:
March, Daniel 1816-1909  Search this
McCosh, James 1811-1894  Search this
Engraver:
Pearson, George fl. ca. 1860  Search this
Former owner:
Spencer, Frank 1941- ,- DSI  Search this
Printer:
Sherman & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.),.)  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (various pagings) ill 25 cm
Type:
Specimens
Place:
Palestine
Middle East
Date:
1877
Topic:
Dummies (Bookselling)  Search this
Evolution  Search this
Nature in the Bible  Search this
Évolution  Search this
Nature dans la Bible  Search this
Call number:
BS663 .W66 1877b
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_795652

Second Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute

Object Name:
Print
print
broadside
Other Terms:
Print; Relief; Wood Engraving
Date made:
ca 1855
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN79761U01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e9f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_780436

The Apple of Discord at the Geneva Tribunal

Maker:
Nast, Thomas  Search this
Object Name:
Print
Other Terms:
Print; Relief; Relief; Wood Engraving
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Date made:
ca 1872
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN79777U00
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-e10e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_780444

Beauties of England and Wales

Object Name:
Print
Other Terms:
Print; Relief; Wood Engraving
Date made:
ca 1850
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN79784U06
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-dcb2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_780452

Borghesi Astronomical Clock

Physical Description:
metal (rope, piece of material)
Measurements:
overall: 89 in x 21 in x 14 in; 226.06 cm x 53.34 cm x 35.56 cm
Object Name:
clock
ID Number:
ME.315198
Catalog number:
315198
Accession number:
219760
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Mechanisms
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-9098-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_850873

Surveyor's Compass

Maker:
Davenport, Anthony  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall length: 13 3/4 in; 34.925 cm
needle: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
overall in case: 4 7/16 in x 15 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in; 11.27125 cm x 40.3225 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
surveyor's compass
Place made:
United States: Maine, Portland
Credit Line:
Elizabeth P. Berry
ID Number:
1989.0541.01
Accession number:
1989.0541
Catalog number:
1989.0541.01
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Surveying and Geodesy
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a050-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_758693
Online Media:

Exhibition of Engravings, Etchings and Mezzotints...

Measurements:
overall: 9 1/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 1/8 in; 23.1775 cm x 14.9225 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
pamphlet
Credit Line:
Douglas D. and Lloyd Morgan
ID Number:
1982.0187.01176
Accession number:
1982.0187
Catalog number:
1982.0187.01176
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-4d29-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_825313
Online Media:

Catalogue, Hoke Engraving Plate Co., St. Louis

Measurements:
overall: 9 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 1/16 in; 23.1775 cm x 15.5575 cm x .15875 cm
Object Name:
Pamphlet
Credit Line:
Douglas D. and Lloyd Morgan
ID Number:
1982.0187.01175
Accession number:
1982.0187
Catalog number:
1982.0187.01175
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-4d2a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_825314
Online Media:

Yaozhou ware vase

Medium:
Stoneware with celadon glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 23.2 x 12.3 cm (9 1/8 x 4 13/16 in)
Style:
Yaozhou ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Yaozhou kilns, Shaanxi province, China
Date:
11th-early 12th century
Period:
Northern Song dynasty
Topic:
Yaozhou ware  Search this
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)  Search this
green glaze  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1919.90
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye345c9ab77-78ad-4d90-ba8c-30007df387d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1919.90
Online Media:

Ornament in the form of a dragon with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11.7 x 34.3 x 0.7 cm (4 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Topic:
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.483
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fffb670d-ae04-4571-9487-fbdfbc8ff085
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.483

Ascension of a Montgolfier Balloon

Artist:
Ethel Rich  Search this
Hugh Barclay Rich  Search this
Medium:
Painting, Oil on Board
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 76.4 × 101.9cm (2 ft. 6 1/16 in. × 3 ft. 4 1/8 in.)
Type:
ART-Paintings
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Inventory Number:
A19370051000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91dcea804-90d7-4950-86db-5764a436c20b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19370051000
Online Media:

Founding Fragments - Freemason's Snuff Box

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-11-20T20:32:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_TveKdW3qE-g

Reading Abstraction: Erosion by El Anatsui

Creator:
Smithsonian Education  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-04-16T14:36:46.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Education  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianEducation
Data Source:
Smithsonian Education
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianEducation
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_JtKlT0r1ihI

Intangible Heritage through Material Culture: The Journey of an Ecuadorian Boat Seat

Creator:
Smithsonian Education  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-04-10T10:19:49.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Education  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianEducation
Data Source:
Smithsonian Education
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianEducation
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_a1TQylLEaFw

Chinese Paper Cutting

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-04-15T00:01:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
People & Blogs  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolklife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_U9Ze6aQYDDY

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