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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

Rural Postal Carrier’s Christmas Postcard, 1915

Rural Postal Carrier’s Christmas Postcard

The Wright Brothers’ Flight, 1903

The Wright Brothers’ Flight

Apollo 17 Spacesuit, 1972

Apollo 17 Spacesuit

Ford Model A Automobile, 1931

Ford Model A Automobile

Plymouth Rock Piece, 1620

Plymouth Rock Piece

Giant Sloth Dung, Pleistocene Epoch

Giant Sloth Dung

Quipu, AD 1400 - 1532

Quipu

Edison Light Bulb, 1879

Edison Light Bulb

Harper's Weekly Issue, 1909

Harper’s Weekly Issue

Evel Knievel’s Harley-Davidson XR-750

Evel Knievel’s Harley-Davidson XR-750

Pneumatic Mail Container, 1953

Pneumatic Mail Container

Roberto Clemente’s Baseball Uniform, late 1960s

Roberto Clemente’s Baseball Uniform

Skyhook Mail Container, 1949

Skyhook Mail Container

Duryea Automobile, 1893-94

Duryea Automobile

Anoplogaster cornuta, Fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta, Fangtooth

U.S.S. Enterprise Model, “Star Trek”, 1966

U.S.S. Enterprise Model, “Star Trek”

Historical Lunch Boxes by Thermos LLC through 1985

Historical Lunch Boxes by Thermos LLC

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

Smithsonian Snapshot

Duncan Genuine Yo-Yo

This wooden yo-yo was made by the Duncan Toys Company in the 1930s.

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

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