Smithsonian Institution Collection

Rolls-Royce Merlin R. M. 14S. M. Mk 100 V-12 Engine, 1944. Creator: Rolls-Royce
Formed in 1906 to produce automobiles, Rolls-Royce was asked to begin designing and building aircraft engines at the outbreak of World War I in 1914

Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758. Creator: William Williams
Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758

Portrait of Lexington, ca. 1857. Creator: Thomas J. Scott
Portrait of Lexington, ca. 1857

Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber
Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. During World War II many materials were unavailable to the public because of government rationing

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches, mid-late 19th century

Review of Rhode Island and Maine Troops, 1861. Creator: James Walker
Review of Rhode Island and Maine Troops, 1861

Curtiss OXX-6, V-8 Engine, ca. 1916. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss

Peonies and willows, Momoyama or Edo period, Early 17th century. Creator: Hasegawa Tonin
Peonies and willows, Momoyama or Edo period, Early 17th century

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893

Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, 1946. Creator: Piper Aircraft Corp
Single engine, two seat, high wing, monoplane, yellow and red, first light aircraft to fly around the world. From August 9 to December 10, 1947

Portrait of Charles Ashmead Schaeffer (1843-1898), 1870s. Creator: Purdy & Frear
Portrait of Charles Ashmead Schaeffer (1843-1898), 1870s

Portrait of Charles Devens (1820-1891), Before 1891. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Charles Devens (1820-1891), Before 1891

Maharao Umed Singh hunting tigers, 1787. Creator: Hans Raj Joshi
Maharao Umed Singh hunting tigers, 1787

Water Lily in Sunlight, ca. 1883. Creator: John La Farge
Water Lily in Sunlight, ca. 1883

Cafe at Biskra, Algeria, 1884. Creator: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Cafe at Biskra, Algeria, 1884

Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon", 1933
Monoplane glider with strut-braced, gull-type wing mounted high on monocoque fuselage; wooden construction with steel and aluminum fittings and controls; fuselage

Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad, Edo period, 18th century
Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad, Edo period, mid-late 18th century

Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying

George Scott Winslow, 1866. Creator: Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is one of the most important American sculptors of the 19th century. The free-born child of an African American man and a Chippewa woman, Lewis was also known by her tribal name

London, Evening, 1897. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
London, Evening, 1897

Samuel Murray, c. 1890. Creator: Thomas Eakins
Samuel Murray, c. 1890

John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph. Creator: Orlando Rouland
John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph

Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs
Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830

Strawberry Bush-"Hearts Bustin with Love"(Euonymus Americanus), 1930
Strawberry Bush-" Hearts Bustin with Love" (Euonymus Americanus), 1930

A mounted man hunting birds with a falcon, early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
A mounted man hunting birds with a falcon, early 18th century

Sunrise over Fishing Waters--Maine, ca. 1880. Creator: William E. Norton
Sunrise over Fishing Waters--Maine, ca. 1880

Samuel Chase, 1811. Creator: John Wesley Jarvis
Samuel Chase, 1811

Roses, 1898. Creator: John Ferguson Weir
Roses, 1898

Drawing on Door, 1887. Creator: A. Rinder
Drawing on Door, 1887

Church Interior, c. 1930s? Creator: Thomas La Farge
Church Interior, c.1930s?

Great Silas at Night, 1890. Creator: Robert Crannell Minor
Great Silas at Night, 1890

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. between 1880 and 1897

Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Glenn Hammond Curtiss was the manufacturer of the Curtiss Airplane

Dinosaur - Mounted Specimen in Smithsonian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Dinosaur - Mounted Specimen in Smithsonian, 1917. Sign: Life-size restoration of the Armored Dinosaur

Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Flags - Huge American Flag, 1914. Shows the "Star-Spangled Banner, " the flag flown during the war of 1812, on display at the Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C

J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916
J. W. Scollick of Smithsonian Institute, 1916. Special osteological preparator at U.S. National Museum

N.R. Wood of Smithsonian Institution - Mounting Birds, 1916. Creator: Unknown
N.R. Wood of Smithsonian Institution - Mounting Birds, 1916

N.R. Wood of Smithsonian Institution - Mounting Birds, 1916. Creator: Unknown
N.R. Wood of Smithsonian Institution - Mounting Birds, 1916

Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary, Smithsonian Institute, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary, Smithsonian Institute, 1913

Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary, Smithsonian Institute, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary, Smithsonian Institute, 1913

Theodore Roosevelt at National Museum, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Theodore Roosevelt at National Museum, between 1914 and 1917. Former US president (third from left) visits taxidermised wildlife display, Washington, D.C

Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914
Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Woman with pinned butterfly specimens

Armchair of the Marquis De Lafayette, In Smithsonian, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Armchair of the Marquis De Lafayette, In Smithsonian, [Washington, D.C.], 1913. [Chair with Egyptian-style decoration, possibly belonging to French aristocrat and military officer Gilbert du Motier

Armchair of the Marquis De Lafayette, In Smithsonian, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Armchair of the Marquis De Lafayette, In Smithsonian, [Washington, D.C.], 1913. [Chair with Egyptian-style decoration, possibly belonging to French aristocrat and military officer Gilbert du Motier

Liberty L-8 (Packard) V-8 Engine, 1917. Creator: Packard Motor Car Company
The Libertys purpose was American mass production of standard units when the U.S. entered World War I. Co-designed in a week in mid-1917 by Jesse Vincent of Packard Motor Car

Bush hat worn by United States Air Force pilot, Vietnam War, 1960s. Creator: Unknown
Bush hat worn by United States Air Force pilot, Vietnam War, 1960s. A non-regulation Australian style bush hat worn by members of the United States Air Force serving in Thailand during the Vietnam

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