The Declaration of Independence is a foundational American document. Franklin knew that clothing conveyed messages and ...

“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

From the 1880s to the 1910s, Americans took to the wheel, sparking a nationwide bicycle craze. In the era before automobiles, bicycles were a means of affordable personal mobility. This nationwide ...

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Object Details Keywords Agouti,SMH,Small Mammal House,Species: leporina,Genus: Dasyprocta,Family: Dasyproctidae,Order: Rodentia,Class: Mammalia,Phylum: Chordata,Kingdom: Animalia,Brazillian Agouti,Red ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high.Getting Here FAQ Group SalesShowtimes are published on the ...

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This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

Object Details Collector J. G. Mead Ocean/Sea/Gulf North Atlantic Ocean Notes Rotten-stranded alive 21 july 1974, Herring River, Eastham, Mass. Towed off and released. Skull and baleen at b, baleen ...

Description Painting of the national flag of Ghana against a dark backdrop. The flag consists of three parallel stripes of equal size oriented horizontally. The top stripe is vermilion, the middle a ...