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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

V-Mail Stationery, 1942 Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum

V-Mail Stationery

Hapsburg Imperial Bridal Veil, 1881

Hapsburg Imperial Bridal Veil

Vintage Zoo Guidebook, 1895

Vintage Zoo Guidebook

Sikorsky XR-4 Helicopter, then and now

Sikorsky XR-4 Helicopter

Apollo 10 Space Meal, 1969

Apollo 10 Space Meal

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, 1859

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Draisine, ca. 1818

Draisine

D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Box, c. 1890s

D.M. Ferry & Co. Seed Box

Babe Ruth and other Red Sox Pitchers, 1915

Babe Ruth and other Red Sox Pitchers

Dizzy Gillespie’s B-flat Trumpet, 1972

Dizzy Gillespie’s B-flat Trumpet

Pony Express Mail, 1861

Pony Express Mail

American Garden Glass Lantern Slide, c. 1930

American Garden Glass Lantern Slide

Columbia Light Roadster High-Wheel Bicycle, 1886

Columbia Light Roadster High-Wheel Bicycle

What comes to mind when thinking about spring—taking the bike out for a long ride?

Shortsnout Scorpionfish X-Ray, 1908

Shortsnout Scorpionfish X-Ray

arge Box Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell’s Large Box Telephone

National Museum of American History

Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B

Levi Strauss Jeans, 1875–96

Levi Strauss Jeans

Hoop Skirt, c. 1870

Hoop Skirt

The Beatles' First Appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," 1964

The Beatles' First Appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

Super Bowl XIV Football, 1980

Super Bowl XIV Football

Sonja Henie’s Autographed Ice Skates, c. 1945

Sonja Henie’s Autographed Ice Skates

Apple "Classic" Macintosh Personal Computer, 1984

Apple "Classic" Macintosh Personal Computer

Alaskan Dog Sled Mail Carrier, 1910

Alaskan Dog Sled Mail Carrier

Buck Rogers Ray Gun Toy, 1934

Buck Rogers Ray Gun Toy

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