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A peek into our collections, one object at a time

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

Ford Model T with Snow Attachment, 1921

Ford Model T with Snow Attachment

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

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