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Proposed Transformer Room, plan, elevations, and section

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Map-folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
5/8/1936
General note:
25" x 18 3/4"
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 7: Drawings / 7.17: Chestnut Street Station
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c35590fb-faed-433a-a063-7e428ca1be9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref1483

Photographs of Robert Adams

Artist:
Adams, Robert 1937-  Search this
Author:
Greenough, Sarah 1951-  Search this
Writer of afterword:
Williams, Terry Tempest  Search this
Host institution:
National Gallery of Art (U.S.),.)  Search this
Nevada Museum of Art  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Robert 1937-  Search this
Physical description:
332 pages illustrations 30 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
20th century
21st century
20e siècle
21e siècle
Topic:
Landscape photography  Search this
Photographie de paysages  Search this
PHOTOGRAPHY / General  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158636

History of Black futures

Title:
Afro futurism
Editor:
Strait, Kevin Michael Angelo  Search this
Conwill, Kinshasha  Search this
Writer of foreword:
Young, Kevin 1970-  Search this
Writer of introduction:
Strait, Kevin Michael Angelo  Search this
Writer of supplementary textual content:
Anderson, Reynaldo 1964-  Search this
Barber, Tiffany E  Search this
Curtis, Ariana  Search this
Ewing, Eve L  Search this
Fleming, Tuliza K  Search this
Hendryx, Nona  Search this
Jemisin, N. K  Search this
Jennings, John 1970-  Search this
Lewis, Steven  Search this
Neal, Mark Anthony  Search this
Nichols, De  Search this
Nichols, Elaine  Search this
Pretzer, William S  Search this
Shindell, Matthew  Search this
Tate, Angela  Search this
Wilkinson, Michelle  Search this
Womack, Ytasha  Search this
Wormsley, Alisha B  Search this
Writero of supplementary textual content:
Boyd, Herb 1938-  Search this
Writer of afterword:
Nelson, Alondra  Search this
Interviewee:
Reid, Vernon  Search this
Issuing body:
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.),.)  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
216 pages color illustrations 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Catalogs
Expositions
Exhibition
Exhibition catalogs
Bildband
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2023
21st century
21e siècle
Topic:
Afrofuturism  Search this
Fantastic, The  Search this
African American arts  Search this
Black people in art  Search this
Black people in popular culture  Search this
Afrofuturisme  Search this
Fantastique  Search this
Arts noirs américains  Search this
Personnes noires dans l'art  Search this
Personnes noires dans la culture populaire  Search this
Afrofuturist  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies  Search this
HISTORY / African American & Black  Search this
ART / American / African American & Black  Search this
Pop-Kultur  Search this
Person of Color  Search this
Afrofuturismus  Search this
Outer space / In art  Search this
Black people in popular culture / United States  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) / Catalogs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162215

Unapologetically Maya: Ubaldo Sánchez’s Ephemeral Alfombras

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_a0656c2bd5129c1cf2ad97ee4c062f21

A Look into the World Premiere of Faith in Blackness: An Exploration of Afro-Latine Spirituality

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:31:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_e020973bef045e883af9e77518a56cf9

Women and Water: Connections in Caribbean Music and Spirituality

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_63eda4bce43509c45c5b730cd6e1c532

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 5:52-54

Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.3 x 21.4 cm (12 11/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Afghanistan
Date:
11th-12th century
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
eastern kufic script  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 5  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.56
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/ye3b6974195-8c84-4109-bf12-0676e97b2dfa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.56
Online Media:

The Washington Family

Artist:
Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817  Search this
David Edwin, 1776 - 1841  Search this
Copy after:
Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis, 30 Apr 1781 - 10 Oct 1857  Search this
Martha Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, 31 Mar 1779 - 15 Jul 1852  Search this
Possibly:
William ("Billy") Lee, c. 1750 - c. 1828  Search this
Christopher Sheels, 1776 - after 1802  Search this
Medium:
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 46.8 x 62.3 cm (18 7/16 x 24 1/2")
Type:
Print
Date:
1798
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Printed Material\Map  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
Home Furnishings\Globe  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Boots  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Boots  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Female  Search this
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Visual Arts\Artist\Silhouettist  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Male  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Service worker\Domestic worker\Servant  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Martha Washington: Female  Search this
Martha Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis: Male  Search this
George Washington Parke Custis: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Christopher Sheels: Male  Search this
Christopher Sheels: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.79.112
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm449605a38-9b64-47e7-b0b3-d8caefece793
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.112

Eli Terry Tall Case Clock

Maker:
Terry, Eli  Search this
Physical Description:
cherry (movement, wheels material)
oak (movement, plates material)
wood (movement, pins material)
silver-plated brass (dial plate material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 84 1/4 in x 18 in x 12 1/4 in; 213.995 cm x 45.72 cm x 31.115 cm
weight: 7 in x 2 1/4 in; 17.78 cm x 5.715 cm
weight: 7 3/4 in x 2 in; 19.685 cm x 5.08 cm
pendulum bob: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.255 cm x 1.27 cm
pendulum rod: 36 3/4 in x 1/2 in x 3/16 in; 93.345 cm x 1.27 cm x .508 cm
weight, donut: 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 4.445 cm
weight, donut: 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 4.445 cm
seat board screw: 1 1/2 in x 3/16 in; 3.81 cm x .508 cm
movement dand dial: 16 1/2 in x 12 in x 7 1/2 in; 41.91 cm x 30.48 cm x 19.05 cm
hood: 23 in x 18 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 58.42 cm x 46.355 cm x 28.575 cm
small bag of sand from weight: 7 in x 4 in; 17.78 cm x 10.16 cm
overall: crate: 101 in x 43 in x 34 in; 256.54 cm x 109.22 cm x 86.36 cm
Object Name:
tall case clock
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Plymouth
Date made:
ca 1795
Credit Line:
James Arthur Collection, New York University
ID Number:
1984.0416.006
Accession number:
1984.0416
Catalog number:
1984.0416.006
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Work and Industry: Mechanisms
Industry & Manufacturing
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-74a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1204775

Pedro Miguel locks, transformer roam number 765 high tension oil switch bank and bus structure with one power transformer

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 37, Item 25
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1913-07-17
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.9: Canals / 1.9.2: Panama Canal
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f552d2c6-ee0a-4209-b72a-71f5f4662b91
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref3196

Dakhká Khwáan Dancers 1

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-11-13T15:27:47.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_076wGsVz4wE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Transformative Teaching|Día de Pueblos Indígenas: Enseñanza transformativa

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-10-10T17:00:12.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
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edanmdm:yt_6tyPrvDk_s0

Transforming Teaching and Learning about American Indians: 4 Sarah Shear

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-11-09T14:20:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_7GxPbYfVnu0

Dakhká Khwáan Dancers 2

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-11-19T21:55:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
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Indigenous Youth Poet Warriors | Youth in Action

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-04-01T17:00:13.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_CnfuxtKXzWk

Transforming Teaching and Learning about American Indians: 7 Discussion with Symposium Speakers

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-11-09T14:20:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_L5Mokfq7P0M

Ecological Knowledge in Pacific Coastal Communities | Youth in Action

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-05-26T18:43:37.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_M-nATo0kePo

Vantage Point -- Rick Bartow, Deer Dancer for Hyacinth (2001) and From the Mad River... (2004--05)

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-08-05T15:18:30.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
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edanmdm:yt_NLD4_igBH4g

Indigenous Food Sovereignty | Youth in Action

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-11-24T01:52:37.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_S70de55VfaY

Youth in Action: Film Futures | Juventud en acción: Futuros del cine

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-04-03T16:06:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
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