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Smithsonian Snapshot CameraSmithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time
  • 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
    Smithsonian Snapshot

    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
    Smithsonian Snapshot

    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

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