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Smithsonian Snapshot CameraSmithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time
Scarecrow Costume, 1939

Scarecrow Costume

Shire Velocipede, 1879 – 1889

Shire Velocipede

American Bison at the Castle, 1887 – 1889

American Bison at the Castle

Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo, 1930s
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Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo

This wooden yo-yo was made by the Duncan Toys Company in the 1930s.
Owney the Dog, 1911
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Owney the Dog

The traveling postal dog was a regular feature in newspapers across the country as Owney visited town after town.
Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia," 1969

Apollo 11 Command Module

Dumbo Flying Elephant Disneyland Ride, 1955

Dumbo Flying Elephant Disneyland Ride

Seinfeld’s “Puffy Shirt”, 1993

Seinfeld’s “Puffy Shirt”

Nakhla Meteorite Fragment, 1911

Nakhla Meteorite Fragment

Good Humor Ice Cream Truck, 1938
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Good Humor Ice Cream Truck

Good Humor was created by candy-maker Harry Burt in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1920.
The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation, 1914

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation

Parachute Wedding Dress, 1947

Parachute Wedding Dress

This wedding dress was made from a nylon parachute that saved Maj. Claude Hensinger during World War II.
Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus)

Titan Beetle

Hawaiian Canoe, 2005

Hawaiian Canoe

Pac-Man Telephone, 1982

Pac-Man Telephone

Joe Louis’ Boxing Gloves, 1936

Joe Louis’ Boxing Gloves

Lexington Racehorse, 1878

Lexington Racehorse

Strawberry Dart Frog, 2009

Strawberry Dart Frog

W. Atlee Burpee & Company Seed Co., 1898

W. Atlee Burpee & Company Seed Co.

Space Tea, 1981

Space Tea

Giant Squid Eye, 2008

Giant Squid Eye

Amelia Earhart Solo Trans-Atlantic Mail, 1932

Amelia Earhart Solo Trans-Atlantic Mail

Eleanor Roosevelt at Tuskegee, 1941
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Eleanor Roosevelt at Tuskegee

Albert Einstein’s Pipe, c. 1948
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Albert Einstein’s Pipe

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