Exhibitions

An American History Sampler

April 1, 1986 – June 1, 1986

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, Center

See on Map Floor Plan

On view is a selection of objects from the MAH collections, many of them recent acquisitions. Included are "The Great Historical Clock of America;" a railroad hand car; a chair believed used by President Lincoln; a velocipede; a parlor stove; "R2-D2," the robot automaton from the "Star Wars" movie; Odex I, one of the first walking robots ever built; and Unimate, an industrial robot arm.