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Publisher: National Museum of American History Vote: The Machinery of Democracy 
 This exhibition "explores how ballots and voting systems have evolved over the years as a response to political, social, and technological change, transforming the ways in which Americans vote." Topics discussed include paper ballots, the gear-and-lever voting machine, punch-card ballots, the Florida ballot re-count in the 2000 presidential election, and related ballot and voting issues. Includes a bibliography. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/ Topics: Politics, Technology, The United States Presidency Last updated Aug 10, 2004 Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education
An online companion to a Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary (May 17, 2004) of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision. The site traces the history of segregation, the battle for education, and the events leading to the historic decision. Includes an annotated bibliography, a teacher's guide, and a timeline of events leading up to the decision. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Education, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated May 19, 2004 America on the Move: From the Smithsonian's Bicycle Collection
Exhibit on the history of bicycles, mostly based on the 1974 book "Wheels and Wheeling: The Smithsonian Cycle Collection." Features essays on the history of bicycling and images of vintage bicycles and other bicycle-related materials from the Smithsonian Institution collections. Many of the images link to detailed descriptions of the bicycles (from 1818 to 1965). From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_69_1.html Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Transportation Last updated Aug 31, 2005 Artificial Anatomy: Papier-mâché Anatomical Models
Highlights the National Museum of American History's (NMAH) collection of these models and explores "the history and use of papier-mâché anatomical models, [and] their construction, conservation, and preservation." Includes images of human, veterinary, and botanical models and an interactive quiz. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/anatomy/ Topics: Biology, Plants, Science, Science Last updated Jul 9, 2002 The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
This site from the Smithsonian presents background information on the presidency, the campaigns to achieve it, and the men who have been president. Find brief biographical sketches, lists of achievements, images of items in the Smithsonian's collection, and classroom aids. The "Resources" section includes a list of all the presidential candidates, a list of military service of the presidents, a bibliography, and annotated links to other presidential websites. http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 What's Cooking? Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
Tells the story of how Julia Child "gave her kitchen to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History." Includes diary entries of museum staff responsible for dismantling and packing the more than 1,200 individual items, and highlights a few of the cooking tools found in the kitchen (the "set for three enormously popular public-television series"). Also features cooking stories from Child. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/kitchen/ Topics: Food & Cooking, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Aug 19, 2004 History Explorer: A Timeline of Stories From Our Exhibits, Collections, and Programs
This interactive timeline from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History allows users to browse events by historical era or trace historical developments by themes such as "Art and Culture," "Politics and Reform," "Home, Family, and Community," and "Science, Medicine, and Technology." Images of objects from the museum's online collections and links to online exhibits entice the user to learn more about the shaping of America. http://americanhistory.si.edu/explorer/ Topics: History, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 2, 2005 A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
"This exhibit explores this period when racial prejudice and fear upset the delicate balance between the rights of the citizen and the power of the state." It discusses Japanese immigration to the United States, the relocation of Japanese Americans to camps during World War II, their loyalty and military service, and their post-war struggle for justice. From the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 8, 2004 Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War
Explores how "nuclear powered submarines played major roles in American policy and strategy from the 1950s to the 1990s, the years of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union." Tells how the "machines were built, operated and utilized, [and] what life was like for the sailors on board and their families back home." Also has history of submarines and a Cold War timeline. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/ Topics: Energy, History, Military, Science, Technology, Transportation, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 16, 2002 Taking America to Lunch
View a sampling of metal lunch boxes featured in this exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Includes images of the first generation of lunch boxes from the 19th century, lunch boxes with pictures from television shows, lunch boxes with pictures of cowboys and astronauts, and "cool" lunch boxes from the 1960s and 1970s. http://americanhistory.si.edu/lunchboxes/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Communities & Groups Last updated Mar 30, 2005 ¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
Companion to an exhibit about this Cuban singer who was known as the "Queen of Salsa." The site features an illustrated overview of her life (including her move to the United States in 1961), images of album covers and posters, music and video clips, a discography, and images of some of her costumes. In English and Spanish. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated May 23, 2005 July 1942: United We Stand
Explores the "patriotic conspiracy" of July 1942, when nearly five hundred "magazines nationwide featured the American flag on their covers." Includes background information on the campaign and the slogan "united we stand"; searchable and browsable images of covers; a timeline; related information on the Treasury Department, war bonds, and war savings stamps; an annotated gallery of other objects that featured the flag; and suggested reading. From the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/1942/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Media, Media, September 11 & Beyond, World War II Last updated Jul 15, 2004 Within These Walls... Victory Garden
Article about victory gardens, which were "vegetable gardens planted during the world wars to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops." Features a bibliography, related links, and images. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/yourvisit/victorygarden.asp Topics: Gardening, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Within These Walls...
"Tells the stories of five families who lived in [an Ipswich, Massachusetts] house over 200 years." Explores "how their lives reflected the great changes and events in American history, from colonial times, the American Revolution, slavery and abolition, immigration and industrialization, to World War II." Includes information for teachers. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/ Topics: Architecture, Black Resources, History, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center
This website offers access to some of the collections of this museum (located in Washington, D.C.) that "collects artifacts of all kinds -- from gowns to locomotives -- to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past." View exhibits, and browse collection items grouped in broad categories from advertising to work. Includes sections for children and teachers. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ Topics: Museums by Place: United States, United States History Last updated Jun 13, 2006 America on the Move
This site from The Smithsonian Institution uses "three interconnected routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities." Features an illustrated and annotated timeline, an "online transportation collection [that] includes more than a thousand artifacts and photographs" (browsable by categories, eras, and regions), and a thematic tour of the collection. Also includes games and materials for classroom use. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 23, 2004 Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America
Devoted to "tools used to teach math across American history, from the 1800s to the present." Includes information on slates, blackboards, arithmetic cards, geometric models, numeral frames, textbooks, geometric models, arithmetical frames, slide rules, blackboard dividers and protractors, B.F. Skinner's teaching machine, Cuisenaire rods, the new math, calculators, software, and geoboards. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/teachingmath/ Topics: K-12 Education, Mathematics Last updated Jul 24, 2002 On Time
This online exhibit "explores the changing ways Americans have measured, used, and thought about time." The history is divided into sections: Marking Time - 1700-1820 , Mechanizing Time - 1820-1880 , Synchronizing Time - 1880-1920 , Saving Time - 1920-1960 , and Expanding Time - 1960-Now . From the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 16, 2002 The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
"Americans have gone to war to win their independence, expand their national boundaries, define their freedoms, and defend their interests around the globe. This exhibition examines how wars have shaped the nation's history and transformed American society." Features annotated images of hundreds of artifacts. Searchable, or browsable by conflict or by category of object. Also includes an exhibition guide and teaching materials. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Nov 15, 2004 Smithsonian Jazz
The goals of this program of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, include "preserving and perpetuating jazz as an American national treasure -- through collections, exhibitions, performances, recordings, publications, oral histories, and educational programs." The site provides details and examples about these activities, such as an oral history of Artie Shaw, an interactive Duke Ellington class (with audio), and material about Jazz Appreciation in April. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Feb 16, 2006 America on the Move: Transforming the Waterfront, San Francisco and Oakland, California
This exhibition uses the example of the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to demonstrate the development of shipping container use at U.S. ports. Topics include the container system (as compared to conventional freighters), the longshoremen who work with the containers, varieties of cargo hooks, the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), and more. Part of a larger exhibit on transportation from the National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_17_1.html Topics: Industries, Transportation Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Life and Death in the White House: Assassinations and Mourning
This presentation looks at assassination of U.S. presidents and the role of the U.S. Secret Service in protecting presidents. Discusses assassinations and assassination attempts, including Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Andrew Jackson, and James A. Garfield. Includes a chart listing all of the assassination attempts and outcomes. Part of a larger exhibit on the U.S. presidency by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/PRESIDENCY/3d.html Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 13, 2006 Treasures of American History
Images and descriptions of more than 150 objects from the historical collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The objects "include a mix of the famous and the familiar, the unexpected and the extraordinary." View all of the items by browsing through these categories: creativity and innovation, American biography, national challenges, and American identity. Items include Abraham Lincoln's hat, Kermit the Frog, and the Greensboro lunch counter. From the Smithsonian. http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=143 Topics: United States History Last updated Dec 4, 2007 Quilts, Counterpanes & Throws: A Selection From the National Collection
Images of quilts from the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH). Features 18th-century quilts, pictorial quilts, appliqued inscriptions, patriotic quilts, crib covers, Amish quilts, and more. From the NMAH Division of Textiles. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/quilts/ Topics: Crafts Last updated Mar 12, 2007 Three Mile Island: The Inside Story
Presentation about "America's worst accident at a civilian nuclear power plant [which] occurred on March 28, 1979" on Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Diagrams, photos, and essays recount the details of the incident and its aftermath. Companion to a physical exhibit created for the 25th anniversary (in 2004) of the accident, from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/tmi/index.htm Topics: Energy Last updated Mar 11, 2008 The National Numismatic Collection
Website for the National Numismatic Collection (NNC) of the Smithsonian Institution. "The NNC contains many great rarities in coins and currency, ... as well as fascinating objects such as beads, wampum, dentalia, and other commodities once used as money." View selected coins, currency, and medals from the collection, and virtual exhibits on topics such as on the evolution of American money from gold coins to credit cards. The FAQ section includes references and links. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/ Topics: Money Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Bon Appetit! Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
This exhibit provides a look at chef Julia Child's kitchen, which was donated to the Smithsonian Institution. Features an interactive view of the kitchen (zoom in to learn about appliances and other items), images of selected items in the collection, sample stories from Julia Child (some with audio), and related items about the chef and the exhibit. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Notable People Last updated Aug 11, 2009 Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn: Jazz Composers
Presentation about "two of the greatest composers of jazz ... Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967), ... [who] collaborated on hundreds of works." Find biographies of Ellington and Strayhorn, and an examination of two jazz standards: "'Caravan,' written in 1936 by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol, and 'Take the "A" Train,' composed in 1941 by Billy Strayhorn." Includes audio and video clips. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/ellington_strayhorn_1.html Topics: Musicians Last updated Jun 15, 2009 Jamestown, Québec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings
"This exhibition explores the international origins of the societies of Canada and the United States and commemorates the 400th anniversary of three lasting settlements in Jamestown (1607), Québec (1608), and Santa Fe (1609)." Exhibition sections explore topics such as new economies, labor systems, and spiritual life. Includes material for educators (see "Thinking About" sections in drop-down menu) and related links. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=244 Topics: History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 15, 2009 |
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