Smithsonian Museum of American History
"Old Glory" - the flag which flew over Fort McHenry during the British bombardment of 1814 and inspired the "Star-Spangled Banner", 1978 photo
John Bull, 1832 locomotive
Jupiter locomotive, 1876, Santa Cruz RR, California, narrow gauge, to Guatemala 1883
plantation locomotive, 1978 photo
pioneer locomotive John Bull, 1832, 1978 photo
John Bull, 1832 locomotive, 1990s photo
pioneer locomotive, 1990s photo
2-2-2 and Southern #1401, Smithsonian, Jun 30, 1992
Rochester, Hudson River steamboat, 1836
19th century streetcar, Capital Traction Company
Hansom cab, c. 1900
1903 Winton, 1st car to drive across United States
Southern Railway 4-6-4 locomotive #1401
Oakland sedan, 1929
Ford Model AA stake truck, 1931
Plymouth business coupe, 1939
1930s trailer
Dodge 36-passenger school bus, 1936 body with 1939 chasis
Buick sedan, 1950
GMC pickup truck, 1949
Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe, 1950; Harley-Davidson motorcycle, 1942
1939 Ford street roadster & GMC Silversides bus, 1947, designed by Raymond Loewy
Ford Century Squire station wagon, 1955
CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Transit Car, 1959
CTA Fageol Twin Coach liquefied propane gas powered bus, 1950
CHP (California Highway Patrol) Kawasaki motorcycle, 1976
Skinner "Universal Unaflow" engine, 1926
early money in Europe, China, & India
experimental robotic motorcycle
robotic automobile
American bison
Denis Kearny battle cry on cap pistol, THE CHINESE MUST GO, California politician who influenced 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
reproduction 19th century medieval armor for newly rich to show off
M1877 Gatling gun used against labor strikers
prison treadmill model
George Washington 1841 statue by Horatio Greenough (America's first Washington Monument)
George Washington 1841 statue by Horatio Greenough
Choates' House, 1760s, Ipswich, Massachusetts
First Lady Jackie Kennedy's dress
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower's dress
First Lady Abagail Adams' fan
First Lady Martha Washington's silk gown
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln's mother-of-pearl handled tableware
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln's silk dress
First Lady Dolly Madison's silk gown
weapons from French & Indian War
lobsterback uniform of British Lieutenant, late 1700s
Chinese imported tea service, 1751-1783
British retreat to Boston following battles of Lexington & Concord, 1775
British looting colonial house during retreat to Boston following battles of Lexington & Concord, 1775
George Washington's waistcoat & breeches, 1783 & 1789
Revolutionary War weapons & doctor's kit
George Washington's camp chest during Revolutionary War
George Washington's camp stool during Revolutionary War
18th century bloodletting set
coat of U.S. Colonel Peter Gansevoort
General Andrew Jackson's uniform during Battle of New Orleans, 1815 (War of 1812)
General Sam Houston's calibre .36 pill-lock rifle (Texas Revolution, 1836)
Mexican War (1846-47) sabre of Major Samuel Ringgold, killed in action at Palo Alto
calibre .54 U.S. Model 1841 used by Col. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi Volunteers, Mexican War, & .44 Walker pistol, Army's 1st revolver, & .58 English flintlock carbine used by Mexican cavalry
Mexican army frock coat & saddle; English flintlock blunderbuss pistol
Creek Indian War, 1813
Trail of Tears, expulsion of Southeast Indian nations by U.S. Army & democratic voice of American people, 1830s
U.S. Army M1841 6-pounder cannon, mfg by Ames, 1845, Mexican War
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, 1859, failed attempt to foment slave uprising
Zuoave uniform & .52 cal M1859 Sharps rifle
Casualties of War (War Between the States, 1861-65)
Northern (Union) weapons & uniform, 1861-65
Southern (Confederate) flag, rifle, & uniform, 1861-65
Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), 1862
leaders of Army, Cavalry, & Navy, 1861-65
Model 1850 staff & field officer's sword and campaign hat worn by General William Tecumseh Sherman
Confederate Infantry uniform, 1861-65
camp table & weapons, 1861-65
Union uniforms & articles, 1861-65
music in War Between the States, 1861-65
uniforms of War Between the States, 1861-65
belt & cartridge box plates, War Between the States, 1861-65
General Phil Sheridan's horse "Winchester" (2011 photo)
battlefield relics, 1861-65
battlefield relics, 1861-65, 2011 photo
Lee's surrender at Appomattox: furniture from McLean House; Lee's chair (R) & Grant's chair (L), 1865
Indian Wars: George A. Custer's buckskin jacket
Indian Wars: Lakota artifacts
Indian Wars: Buffalo Soldier's uniform & helmet
Indian Wars: buffalo robe & sword
Spanish-American War, 1898: nameplate from USS Maine
Spanish-American War, 1898: bugle from USS Maine
USS Brooklyn, Commodore Schley's flagship at Battle of Santiago, 1898
weapons & uniform of Cuban land campaign, 1898
cap & coat worn by Capt. Charles Gridley at Battle of Manila Bay, 1898, & chapeau bras of Commodore George Dewey
flag of Philippine sultanate, homemade rifle, & .30 cal Krag rifle
World War I, 1914-1918, the "War to End all Wars"
Liberty 12-A V-type 450hp aircraft engine, WWI
World War II Japanese katana sword & Arisaka rifle
Nazi field marshall's baton (Blomberg)
World War II German Schmeisser & carbine
World War II U.S. Army Air Force officer's cap
U.S. weapons of World War II
M1 Garand 30.06 rifle, cal. .45 automatic pistol, helmet, ammo belt, canteen, & telephone, World War II
U.S. Army jeep (general purpose vehicle), World War II
Tank warfare of World War II
U.S. M3 "grease gun" submachine gun, World War II
Korean War map, 1950-53
Korean War map, 1950-53, 2011 photo
Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter, Vietnam War
U.S. uniforms & weapons, Vietnam War
Viet Cong flag & VC/NVA AK-47
VC flag & NVA (North Vietnamese Army) uniform
U.S. weapons & uniforms, Vietnam War
uniform of General Colin Powell, Gulf War I
uniform of General Norman Schwarzkopf, Gulf War I
uniforms of Generals Colin Powell & Norman Schwarzkopf, Gulf War I, 2011 photo
artifacts from 9-11 terrorist attack, 2001
remnants of Twin Towers, World Trade Center, New York, destroyed 9-11, 2001, by Muslim terrorists
Medal of Honor recipient's sword & hat
Medal of Honor, United States' highest award for courage beyond the call of duty
U.S. Army ambulance wagon
Revolutionary War gunboat Philadelphia, built & sunk on Lake Erie, 1776
cloisonne vase given to President Grant by Li Hongzhang on his visit to China after retiring from Presidency, late 1870s
silver junk given to President Theodore Roosevelt by Empress Dowager Cixi, 1900
uniform of General of the Army Dwight David Eisenhower
hat worn by President Abraham Lincoln
"The Genuine Rail" split by Abraham Lincoln in 1829-1830
model for patent granted to Abraham Lincoln in 1849 for a means of lifting boats over shoals
cast of hands and face of Abraham Lincoln
Henry Rifle given to Abraham Lincoln in 1862
Prison hoods & shackles worn by Lincoln conspirators
Prison hoods worn by Lincoln conspirators
Prison shackle worn by Lincoln conspirator
Abraham Lincoln mask made 2 months before his death
mask of Lincoln
stringed instruments made by Stradivarius
Faith Bradford's doll house miniatures
Walt Disney's Dumbo Disneyland ride
Alexander Graham Bell telephone prototype, 1876
History and Technology Museum, Smithsonian, 1978 photo
colonial weapons & armor, 17th century, 1978 photo
The Philadelphia and the American War of Independence, 2011 photo
Continental gunboat Philadelphia, built & sunk 1776, 1978 photo
Continental gunboat Philadelphia, built & sunk 1776, 2011 photo
colonial ship's gun, mid-18th century, 1978 photo
Continental gunboat Philadelphia, 12-pounder bow gun, 1978 photo
Continental gunboat Philadelphia, built & sunk 1776, the ball which actually sank the ship, 2011 photo
artifacts from Continental gunboat Philadelphia, built & sunk 1776, 2011 photo
George Washington the Lawgiver (see other photos in this album), 1978 photo
pistols used at Battle of New Orleans, 1815, 1978 photo
early American rotary drilling with mule, 1978 photo
Colt revolver, 1978 photo
USS Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship at Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864, 1978 photo
19th century cigar store Indians, 1978 photo
American patriotic statues, 1978 photo
American statues, 19th century, 1978 photo
19th century carrousel animals, 1978 photo
19th century carrousel lion, 1978 photo
European & American paperweights, 1978 photo
American cut glass, 1978 photo
USS Chicago, 1885 cruiser used in Spanish-American War, 1898, 1978 photo
patriotic montage, 1978 photo
Japanese Samurai warrior, 1978 photo
carved Indian chariots, 1978 photo
Indian war elephant, 1978 photo
Order of the Red Eagle, Prussia, 1978 photo
World War II 105mm howitzer, 2002 photo
Sam and Friends, the first Muppets, 2011 photo
The Doll's House (1951), 2011 photo
Faith Bradford's Doll House, 2011 photo
