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Mortar and pestle for pounding grain

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Nesting): 56 × 13 1/2 × 14 in. (142.2 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm)
H x W x D (Mortar): 25 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 14 in. (64.1 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm)
H x W x D (Pestle): 38 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (96.5 × 9.5 × 8.3 cm)
Type:
mortars (grinding tools)
pestles
Date:
1840-1940
Topic:
African American  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
American South  Search this
Labor  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number:
2014.312.19.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Exhibition:
Power of Place
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549eb83b7-a6d1-4cc8-a8cb-a4018332b169
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.19.1-.2
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Coin from the 1968 Olympics attached to a chain and worn by Tommie Smith

Issued by:
Mexican Mint, Mexican, founded 1535  Search this
Worn by:
Tommie Smith, American, born 1944  Search this
Medium:
silver and metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 16 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (41.9 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
commemoratives
necklaces
coins
Place used:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
Place made:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black power  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Olympics  Search this
Sports  Search this
Track and field  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.231.3
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Awards and Medals
Coins and Currency
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59271fc10-0601-4685-b6a9-5cb2cb5c875c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.231.3
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Pinback button for Olympic Project for Human Rights owned by Tommie Smith

Manufactured by:
Empress Specialty Co., American  Search this
Owned by:
Tommie Smith, American, born 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
metal and plastic
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 1/2 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
buttons (information artifacts)
Date:
1967-1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black power  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Olympics  Search this
Sports  Search this
Track and field  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.231.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c0ee638-4cb3-417d-ad55-da8309f5fa08
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.231.4
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Olive branch given to Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Tommie Smith, American, born 1944  Search this
Distributed by:
Hellenic Olympic Committee, Greek, founded 1894  Search this
Medium:
plastic, metal, wood, organic material, plant fiber, polyester, paper, tape, and graphite
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (33 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm)
Type:
trophies (prizes)
plants
boxes (containers)
Place collected:
Athens, Greece, Europe
Place depicted:
Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Black power  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Olympics  Search this
Sports  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 Tommie and Delois Smith
Object number:
2016.110.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ff20ad4-1657-4654-9bb9-78138ce2fe8c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.110.5

Picture News No. 3

Depicted (sitter):
Sinatra, Frank  Search this
Goodman, Benny  Search this
Maker:
299 Lafayette Street Corp.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 18.415 cm
Object Name:
program
comic book
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport
Date made:
1946
Subject:
Comics  Search this
Racism  Search this
Nuclear power  Search this
Entertainment  Search this
Music  Search this
Journalism  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0215.0440
Accession number:
2015.0215
Catalog number:
2015.0215.0440
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Comic Books
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-41b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1800558
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General Electric type C, form K circuit breaker

Maker:
General Electric Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 25 in x 13 in x 27 in; 63.5 cm x 33.02 cm x 68.58 cm
Object Name:
circuit breaker
Credit Line:
from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., thru Edward Livingston
ID Number:
1980.0405.04.01
Catalog number:
1980.0405.04
Accession number:
1980.0405
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Exhibition:
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-60d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1339303

Power control panel with two 3-switch sections

Measurements:
overall: 55 in x 17 1/2 in x 6 in; 139.7 cm x 44.45 cm x 15.24 cm
Object Name:
switch panel
Credit Line:
from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., thru Edward Livingston
ID Number:
1980.0405.04.02
Catalog number:
1980.0405.04
Accession number:
1980.0405
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Exhibition:
Lighting a Revolution
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-60d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1339304

Circuit Layouts and Cost Estimates for the Green Machine

Maker:
Osborne, Thomas E.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in x 3 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
documentation
Place made:
United States: California, Berkeley
Date made:
1955-1965
Credit Line:
Gift of Hewlett-Packard Company
ID Number:
1978.0311.08
Catalog number:
1978.0311.08
Accession number:
1978.0311
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-e6b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1370460

Two Photographi Prints and a Slide Showing the Green Machine

Maker:
Osborne, Thomas E.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in x 1 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
documentation
Credit Line:
Gift of Hewlett-Packard Company
ID Number:
1978.0311.11
Catalog number:
1978.0311.11
Accession number:
1978.0311
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-e6b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1370466

Voisin Type 8

Manufacturer:
Voisin Aeroplane Co.  Search this
Materials:
Airframe: Wood
Covering: Fabric
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft)
Length: 10.4 m (34 ft)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft)
Weight: Empty, 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
Gross, 1860 kg (4,101 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
France
Date:
1916-1918
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. War Department
Inventory Number:
A19190007000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d833c1dd-f7e5-4ac8-a538-fb289101f899
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19190007000

[Trade catalogs from Sheffer Corp.]

Company Name:
Sheffer Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
C. Arthur Weaver Co., Inc., Fluid Power Div. (Richmond, VA)  Search this
Notes content:
heavy duty hydraulic cylinder ; air & hydraulic cylinders ; rod aligning coupler ; includes business card
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_36088
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_36088

Worldly saviors and imperial authority in medieval Chinese Buddhism April D. Hughes

Author:
Hughes, April D  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 181 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
China
Chine
Date:
2023
581-960
Topic:
Buddhism--History  Search this
Buddhism and state--History  Search this
Bouddhisme--Histoire  Search this
Bouddhisme et État--Histoire  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Buddhism and state  Search this
Call number:
BQ613 .H85 2023
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1164998

Farquharsonia crenulata Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 23, pl.1,f.1-6;pl.2,f.1,2,tf.7.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Farquharsonia crenulata Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170370
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37826a08b-c9f9-43d4-a0c8-b495aef8a123
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138143
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Heterosalenia ornata Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 37, pl.5,f.2-6;pl.6,f.5-8.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Heterosalenia ornata Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170375
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f694dd9f-664b-4465-b5a9-fcdc75d7078d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138148
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Heterosalenia dhrumaensis Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 35, pl.9,f.2-4.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Heterosalenia dhrumaensis Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170380
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373934fda-4168-4790-87f7-0a68f700fca8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138153
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Pseudosalenia magniprocta Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 40, pl.10,f.1-4;pl.11,f.1-4.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Pseudosalenia magniprocta Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170383
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Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d85ce93-52e4-4251-b0c6-638e0a65567b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138156
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Pseudocidaris raratuberculata Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 42, pl.11,f.5,6;pl.12,f.1-5;tf.17.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Pseudocidaris raratuberculata Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170384
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c88afe93-c83f-485a-a298-7f0c3d6e64cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138157
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Pseudocidaris romani Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 45, pl.13,f.1-5;pl.14,f.1-4,tf.19.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Pseudocidaris romani Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170386
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301eb908b-ec2a-4c48-8cd6-386429454d76
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138159
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Pseudocidaris depressa Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 43, pl.15,f.3-6;pl.16,f.1,2,tf.18.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Pseudocidaris depressa Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170389
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c837edb6-b4ba-4fc8-8ab4-31279d425e62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138162
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Hypodiadema nanituberculata Kier

Collector:
Dr. Erle G. Kauffman  Search this
Powers  Search this
McClure  Search this
Redmond  Search this
Type Citation:
Kier. 1972. Smithsonian Contr.Paleobiology. (n.10): 46, pl.16,f.5-10;pl.17,f.1,2,tf.20.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Collection Date:
1962
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Hypodiadema nanituberculata Kier
USNM Number:
PAL170391
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Paleogeneral
Types: Echinodermata
Echinodermata Echinoidea Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bbabca91-f35f-46cd-acdd-1cbb0c32a835
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138164
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