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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

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

Pneumatic Mail Container, 1953

Pneumatic Mail Container

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

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