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Voltaic pile

Measurements:
overall: 34 in x 10 in x 10 in; 86.36 cm x 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
Battery
voltaic pile
Date made:
ca 1808
Credit Line:
from Dickinson College
ID Number:
EM.327018
Catalog number:
327018
Accession number:
2023.0172
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-695a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1269656

Ceramic coaster, Mineta*Rockefeller Dinner

Title:
Ceramic coaster, Mineta*Rockefeller Dinner
Measurements:
overall: 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in; .9525 cm x 9.2075 cm
Object Name:
Coaster ceramic
Date made:
October 17, 1986
Credit Line:
Gift of Norman Mineta
ID Number:
1987.3058.15
Nonaccession number:
1987.3058
Catalog number:
1987.3058.15
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, General
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-08f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1313936

Technology

Collection Creator:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Ravnitzky, Michael  Search this
Container:
Box 48, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Possible copyright and/or trademark restrictions on material in collection. Consult repository.
Collection Citation:
Archives Center Business Americana Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Archives Center Business Americana Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f71bef55-2ce0-4e9f-a840-165992a121aa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0404-ref1444

How the United States abandoned its best strategic bomber : a technological marvel, years ahead of its time--until an outrageous blunder sent this aircraft to its early death

Author:
Holt, George  Search this
Physical description:
140 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2017
Topic:
B-58 bomber  Search this
B-58 bomber--Design and construction--History  Search this
Bombers  Search this
Airplanes, Military  Search this
Airplanes, Military--Attrition  Search this
Airplanes, Military--Cost of operation  Search this
B-58 (Bombardier)  Search this
Bombardiers  Search this
Avions militaires  Search this
Avions militaires--Obsolescence  Search this
Avions militaires--Frais d'exploitation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162143

The 300 the inside story of the missile defenders guarding America against nuclear attack Daniel Wasserbly

Title:
Three hundred
Inside story of the missile defenders guarding America against nuclear attack
Author:
Wasserbly, Daniel  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Missile Defense Brigade, 100th History  Search this
United States Army Missile Defense Battalion, 49th History  Search this
United States Missile Defense Agency History  Search this
Physical description:
x, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates color illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2020
Topic:
Ballistic missile defenses  Search this
Défense antimissile  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1163490

Oral history interview with G. Peter Jemison, 2021 April 25 and May 3

Interviewee:
Jemison, G. Peter  Search this
Interviewer:
Scott, Nicole, 1988-  Search this
Subject:
Leon Polk Smith Native American Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with G. Peter Jemison, 2021 April 25 and May 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Native American artists  Search this
Seneca  Search this
Theme:
Native American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)22069
AAA_collcode_jemiso21
Theme:
Native American
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_22069

Oral history interview with Richard Haas, 2009 Jan. 13 and Mar. 16

Interviewee:
Haas, Richard, 1936-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Subject:
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Richard Haas, 2009 Jan. 13 and Mar. 16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Trompe l'oeil painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15677
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)282736
AAA_collcode_haas09
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_282736
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Jim Sanborn, 2009 July 14-16

Interviewee:
Sanborn, Jim, 1945-  Search this
Interviewer:
Berman, Avis  Search this
Subject:
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Jim Sanborn, 2009 July 14-16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sculptors -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15700
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)283557
AAA_collcode_sanbor09
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_283557
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Hans Haacke, 2009 Aug. 20-21

Interviewee:
Haacke, Hans, 1936-  Search this
Interviewer:
Richards, Judith Olch  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Hans Haacke, 2009 Aug. 20-21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15712
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)283572
AAA_collcode_haacke09
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_283572

Oral history interview with Robert Bechtle, 2010 February 8-9

Interviewee:
Bechtle, Robert Alan, 1932-2020  Search this
Interviewer:
Richards, Judith Olch  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Robert Bechtle, 2010 February 8-9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painters -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews  Search this
Photo-realism  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15764
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)287544
AAA_collcode_bechtl10
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_287544
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Lowery Stokes Sims, 2010 July 15-22

Interviewee:
Sims, Lowery Stokes  Search this
Interviewer:
Richards, Judith Olch  Search this
Subject:
Elizabeth Murray Oral History of Women in the Visual Arts Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Lowery Stokes Sims, 2010 July 15-22. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American art museum curators  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)15846
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)292616
AAA_collcode_sims10
Theme:
African American
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_292616
Online Media:

Oral history interview with William Conger, 2015 May 18-20

Interviewee:
Conger, William, 1937-  Search this
Interviewer:
Silverman, Lanny  Search this
Subject:
Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project  Search this
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with William Conger, 2015 May 18-20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16264
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)371071
AAA_collcode_conger15
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_371071

Oral history interview with Art Green, 2015 September 17-18

Interviewee:
Green, Art, 1941-  Search this
Interviewer:
Silverman, Lanny  Search this
Subject:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Art Green, 2015 September 17-18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16295
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373761
AAA_collcode_green15
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_373761
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Kenneth Josephson, 2015 September 29-30

Interviewee:
Josephson, Kenneth, 1932-  Search this
Interviewer:
Silverman, Lanny  Search this
Subject:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Kenneth Josephson, 2015 September 29-30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art, American -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)17343
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)380475
AAA_collcode_joseph15
Theme:
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_380475
Online Media:

Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Souvenir Fabric

Associated Name:
Washington, George  Search this
Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
white (overall color)
red (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 23 3/4 in x 26 3/4 in; 60.325 cm x 67.945 cm
Object Name:
Fabric, Length of
fabric
Other Terms:
Fabric, Length of; Commemorative
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1876
Associated dates:
1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Centennial Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0438
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0438
1876T10
Accession number:
1989.0438
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d811-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1063544

Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Souvenir Fabric

Associated Name:
Washington, George  Search this
Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
white (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 23 in x 27 in; 58.42 cm x 68.58 cm
Object Name:
Fabric, Length of
fabric
Other Terms:
Fabric, Length of; Commemorative
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1876
Associated dates:
1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Centennial Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0439
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0439
1876T11
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0697-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1063545

Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Souvenir Tablecloth

Physical Description:
linen, damask (overall material)
gold on gold (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 133 in x 87 1/4 in; 337.82 cm x 221.615 cm
Object Name:
Tablecloth
Other Terms:
Tablecloth; Commemorative
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1876
Associated dates:
1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Centennial Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0444
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0444
1876T16
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-fb59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1063580

1878 Exposition Universelle Souvenir Plate, No. 11 Palais des Tissus et Vetement

Physical Description:
ceramic, ? (overall material)
white (overall color)
brown, reddish (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 17.4625 cm
Object Name:
Plate
Other Terms:
Plate; Commemorative; Side
Place made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Associated place:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
1878
Associated dates:
1878 05 01 / 1878 05 01, 1878 11 10 / 1878 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Exposition Universelle (1878)  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0463
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0463
P1878C01
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d2f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1065416

Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Souvenir Statuette, British Lion

Maker:
Gillinder & Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
glass, frosted (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 2 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 13.97 cm x 6.6675 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
figurine
figurene
statuette
paperweight
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Associated Place:
United Kingdom
Date made:
1876
Associated dates:
1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Centennial Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0309
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0309
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0786-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1065771

Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Souvenir Statuette, Ruth The Gleaner

Maker:
Gillinder & Sons  Search this
Physical Description:
glass, frosted (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
Statuette of Female
figurine
paperweight
statuette
Other Terms:
Statuette of Female; Commemorative
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1876
Associated dates:
1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
Centennial Exposition  Search this
Credit Line:
The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
ID Number:
1989.0438.0311
Catalog number:
1989.0438.0311
Accession number:
1989.0438
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0787-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1065772

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