NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH "Entertainment Nation”/”Nación del espectáculo” Ray and Dagmar Dolby Hall of American Culture ...

An immense clock, 13 feet tall, towers over visitors to the American Democracy exhibition in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. More striking than its size, though, are its ...

The First Ladies explores the unofficial but important position of first lady and the ways that different women have shaped the role to make their own contributions to the presidential administrations ...

We have security measures in place to ensure your safety and the protection of the objects in the museum. You’ll be greeted upon entry by one of our security personnel who will conduct a thorough but ...

Introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 1982, the Commodore 64 was an inexpensive and popular home computer. It used an MOS 6510, 1 mHz processor, and had 64 kilobytes of random access ...

In the course of daily life, individuals and organizations create and keep information about their personal and business activities. Archivists identify and preserve these documents of lasting value.

Obverse Text: MOBILE SAVINGS BANK / PAY THE BEARER TEN CENTS IN CURRENT FUNDS, WHEN THE AMOUNT IS FIVE DOLLARS OR ITS MULTIPLE / CITY OF MOBILE / X / SEPTR. 1861. / CITY OF MOBILE / AGRICULTURE & ...

The Smithsonian's collection of watercraft plans, maintained by the History of Technology Division of the National Museum of American History, is a valuable resource for the maritime historian, the ...

Learn where to eat, shop, and play during your visit to the museum. The main eatery for the National Museum of American History is Eat at America’s Table, serving a changing menu of American regional ...

Analytical balance in a wood case with glass sides and top. The beam is notched and made of an aluminum alloy. The inscription on the ivory scale reads “WM AINSWORTH & SONS INC. / DENVER, COLO. MADE ...

Althea Gibson (1927-2003) used this racquet when winning the woman's singles title at Wimbeldon in 1958. Gibson was the first African-American to play in, and win, Wimbledon. She hoisted the ...

Safety razor in a cardboard box with an inscription that reads in part “THE MILLION DOLLAR RAZOR” and “AutoStrop Safety Razor Co., Inc.” Henry J. Gaisman (1870-1974), inventor and philanthropist, ...