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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

Suffrage Sash, c. 1910

Suffrage Sash

Abraham Lincoln’s Coffee Cup, 1887

Abraham Lincoln’s Coffee Cup

Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart, 1969

Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart

Muhammad Ali Headgear, 5th Street Gym, circa 1973

Muhammad Ali Headgear

Harriet Tubman’s Personal Hymn Book

Harriet Tubman’s Personal Hymn Book

Hand-Held Door Knocker for Mail Carriers, 1863

Door Knocker

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 1956

Martin Luther King Speech

“Soapman,” c. 1800s

Soapman

Inuit Tuilli or Woman’s Inner Parka, ca. 1925, Nunavut

Inuit Parka

Montgomery Ward Department Store “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Book, 1939

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Bells, Gemini VI, 1965

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Bells from Gemini VI

Astronauts Walter "Wally" Schirra and Tom Stafford played "Jingle Bells" with these bells in 1965.

Pablo Picasso’s List, 1912

Pablo Picasso List

Rosa Parks’ Dress, 1955

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Rosa Parks’ Dress

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper, Postmark: Nov. 8, 1958

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Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper

Jeweler Harry Winston sent the fabled gem by registered first-class mail.

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