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Physical Description:

goatskin (hide material)

iron (overall material)

paint (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 26 cm x 26 cm x 6.5 cm; 10 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in x 2 9/16 in

Object Name:

drum

Place Made:

Puerto Rico: San Juan, San Juan

Location where used:

Puerto Rico

Date made:

ca 1954

Subject:

Music  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Rafael Cepeda Atiles

ID Number:

1983.0686.01

Accession number:

1983.0686

Catalog number:

1983.0686.01

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Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

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Artifact Walls exhibit

Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition:

Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0033-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_681731

Maker:

Knight, Margaret E.  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6 3/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 12 3/16 in; 16.2052 cm x 17.145 cm x 30.9372 cm

Object Name:

patent model

Object Type:

Patent Model

papermaking

Date made:

ca 1879

Patent date:

1879-10-28

Related Publication:

Harris, Elizabeth M.. Patent Models in the Graphic Arts Collection

National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

Credit Line:

Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kirk, Kimball, and Dodge

ID Number:

1980.0004.01

Accession number:

1980.0004

Catalog number:

1980.0004.01

GA*89797.220925

Patent number:

220925

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Food

Patent Models, Graphic Arts

Communications

Work

Industry & Manufacturing

National Treasures exhibit

Patent Models

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-df53-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_214303

User:

Fuller, Jesse  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 107 cm x 40 cm x 10 cm; 42 1/8 in x 15 3/4 in x 3 15/16 in

Object Name:

guitar

Place Made:

United States

Date made:

ca 1962

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Robinson

ID Number:

1994.0053.01

Accession number:

1994.0053

Catalog number:

1994.0053.01

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Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Guitars

Music & Musical Instruments

Artifact Walls exhibit

Exhibition:

Sounding American Music

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-449b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_607587

Maker:

Auto-Bus, Inc.  Search this

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

rubber (seal material)

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 20 in; 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

window

Other Terms:

window; Road

Credit Line:

Gift of Auto-Bus, Inc., through Robert E. White

ID Number:

1983.0457.01

Accession number:

1983.0457

Catalog number:

1983.0457.01

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road

Government, Politics, and Reform

Cultures & Communities

Transportation

Road Transportation

Many Voices, One Nation

Artifact Walls exhibit

Exhibition:

Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-88d4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_844489

Maker:

unknown  Search this

Physical Description:

ceramic, stoneware (overall material)

kaolin (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 5 in x 3 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm

Object Name:

face vessel

Place Made:

United States: South Carolina, Edgefield

Associated Place:

United States: South Carolina, Edgefield

Date made:

mid 1800s

Credit Line:

The Estate of Mary Elizabeth Sinnott

ID Number:

CE.324313

Accession number:

68233

Catalog number:

324313

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Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2cf9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1329694

Issuing authority:

Diner's Club of America  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall materials)

Measurements:

overall: 5.7 cm x 9.7 cm x .2 cm; 2 1/4 in x 3 13/16 in x 3/32 in

Object Name:

credit card

Place of issue:

United States

Date made:

1953-04-30

Related Publication:

Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America

Credit Line:

Bloomingdale, Alfred

ID Number:

NU.72.66.36

Catalog number:

72.66.36

Accession number:

301409

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

American Enterprise

Coins, Currency and Medals

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5f99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1341579

Associated Name:

LUCASFILM Ltd.  Search this

Object Name:

movie costumes, droids

Subject:

Star Wars  Search this

Related Publication:

National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

Credit Line:

LUCASFILM Ltd. (through Howard Roffman)

ID Number:

COLL.DROIDS.006000

Accession number:

1984.0302

Catalog number:

1984.0302.01

1984.0302.02

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Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Popular Entertainment

Engineering, Building, and Architecture

Work

Industry & Manufacturing

Science & Mathematics

National Treasures exhibit

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-38c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1329734

Owner:

Woodworth, John M.  Search this

Maker:

Ford, William F.  Search this

Physical Description:

rosewood (overall material)

steel (overall material)

ivory (overall material)

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 23.7 cm x 50.2 cm x 29.5 cm; 9 5/16 in x 19 3/4 in x 11 5/8 in

Object Name:

surgical set

Place Made:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

1870-1879

1871-1874

Subject:

Surgery  Search this

Credit Line:

Transfer from U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare. Public Health Service

ID Number:

COLL.SURGKIT.000002

Accession number:

1980.0349

Catalog number:

1980.0349.09

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Government, Politics, and Reform

Health & Medicine

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8061-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_725455

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

paint (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 39 3/4 in x 21 in; 100.965 cm x 53.34 cm

Object Name:

sign

Date made:

1800 - 1830s

Subject:

Eagles  Search this

Credit Line:

The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection

ID Number:

CL.65.0974

Accession number:

256396

Catalog number:

65.0974

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Cultural and Community Life: Folk Art

Cultures & Communities

Advertising

Art

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-2691-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_894818

Physical Description:

copper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 66.2 cm; x 26 1/16 in

Object Name:

weathervane

Place Made:

United States

Date made:

1850 - 1900

Credit Line:

The Eleanor and Mabel van Alstyne Marsh American Folk Art Collection

ID Number:

CL.65.0924

Accession number:

261195

Catalog number:

65.0924

Collector/donor number:

T-5

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Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-26b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_894829

Physical Description:

gold (overall material)

plating (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

chalice: 8 1/2 in x 4 5/8 in; 21.59 cm x 11.684 cm

Object Name:

chalice

Used:

United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport

Date made:

ca 1915

Credit Line:

Gift of Holy Cross Church

ID Number:

CL.314681.02

Catalog number:

314681.02

Accession number:

314681

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Cultural and Community Life: Religion

Cultures & Communities

Religion

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0a2f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_315345

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

paint (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 158 cm x 48 cm x 3 cm; 62 3/16 in x 18 7/8 in x 1 3/16 in

overall: 49 in x 153 in x 20 in; 124.46 cm x 388.62 cm x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

shop sign

Place Made:

United States

Location where used:

United States

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood

ID Number:

CL.388195

Accession number:

182022

Catalog number:

388195

Collector/donor number:

198

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Cultural and Community Life: Folk Art

Advertising

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-a415-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_662011

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

paint (overall material)

nails (part material)

Measurements:

overall: 36 3/4 in x 33 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 93.345 cm x 85.725 cm x 24.13 cm

Object Name:

plaque

Place Made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

ca 1880 - 1920

Subject:

Judaism  Search this

Immigration  Search this

Related Publication:

Grossman, Grace Cohen, with Richard Eighme Ahlborn. Judaica at the Smithsonian: Cultural Politics as Cultural Model

Nation of Nations, A

ID Number:

CL.315408.01

Catalog number:

315408.01

Accession number:

315408

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Cultural and Community Life: Religion

Cultures & Communities

Religion

Artifact Walls exhibit

Exhibition:

Artifact Walls

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-16dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_667712

Physical Description:

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 4 1/2 in x 8 5/8 in x 4 in; 11.43 cm x 21.9075 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

sprinkler, laundry

Place Made:

United States

Date made:

ca 1900

Subject:

Laundry  Search this

Chinese  Search this

ID Number:

CL.311497.01

Catalog number:

311497.01

Accession number:

311497

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Work

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-14a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_674985

Physical Description:

ceramic (overall material)

Measurements:

overall (on stand): 3 1/8 in x 8 in x 4 in; 7.9375 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

ceramic

bowl

Date made:

1750 - 1777

ID Number:

CE.60.651

Catalog number:

60.651

Accession number:

228677

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Food

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Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7ce4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1273602

Physical Description:

ceramic (overall material)

porcelain (overall material)

hard-paste (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 160 mm x 406 mm; 6 5/16 in x 16 in

Object Name:

punch bowl

Place made:

China

Date made:

18th century

Date made:

1785-1795

Related Publication:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin

Mudge, Jean McClure. Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835

Paul A Van Dyke. The Canton Trade: Life and Enterprise on the China Coast, 1700-1845

Ronald W. Fuchs. Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur

Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America

ID Number:

CE.61.8

Catalog number:

61.8

Accession number:

234613

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Cultural and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass

Food

Cultures & Communities

American Enterprise

Domestic Furnishings

Artifact Walls exhibit

Exhibition:

American Enterprise

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-51b8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_587576

Maker:

Goss, Joseph  Search this

Object Name:

barbed wire

Date made:

1883

ID Number:

AG.66A1.045

Catalog number:

66A1.045

Accession number:

264475

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Work

Agriculture

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-9f5c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_856951

Maker:

Glidden, Joseph F.  Search this

Object Name:

barbed wire

Date made:

1874

Credit Line:

Dr. Frank Horsfall

ID Number:

AG.66A1.046

Catalog number:

66A1.046

Accession number:

264475

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Work

Agriculture

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-a360-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_856978

Maker:

Nelson, Jim  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

hand-made (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

overall: 33 1/4 in x 58 in x 18 in; 84.455 cm x 147.32 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

planter, cotton

Place Made:

United States: South Carolina, Greenwood

Date made:

ca 1900

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruben F. Vaughn

ID Number:

AG.37A1

Catalog number:

37A1

Accession number:

145557

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

Work

Agriculture

Artifact Walls exhibit

Exhibition:

Artifact Walls

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-39a4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1330483

Maker:

John Deere  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (part: material)

iron (part: material)

steel (part: material)

Measurements:

overall: 380 mm x 460 mm x 1230 mm; 14 15/16 in x 18 1/8 in x 48 7/16 in

Object Name:

plow

Place Made:

United States: Illinois, Grand Detour

Date made:

1838

Related Publication:

Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History

National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

Credit Line:

Gift of Deere and Company, 1938

ID Number:

AG.38A04

Catalog number:

38A04

F001111

Accession number:

148904

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

National Treasures exhibit

Agriculture

Artifact Walls exhibit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d0b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_857013