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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

Shire Velocipede, 1879 – 1889

Shire Velocipede

American Bison at the Castle, 1887 – 1889

American Bison at the Castle

Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo, 1930s

Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo

Owney the Dog, 1911

Owney the Dog

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

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation, 1914

The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation

Parachute Wedding Dress, 1947

Parachute Wedding Dress

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

Eleanor Roosevelt at Tuskegee

Albert Einstein’s Pipe, c. 1948

Albert Einstein’s Pipe

hair grower tin

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Madam C.J. Walker - Hair Product Tin

The daughter of former slaves, Walker transformed herself into one of the 20th century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs.

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