Smithsonian Institution Collection (page 2)

US Army green service uniform worn by Colin L. Powell, 1989-1993
A US Army green service uniform worn by Colin L. Powell as General and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell, (born 1937), was the first African-American Secretary of State

Sarah Sommer Sims, 1838. Creator: Robert Street
Sarah Sommer Sims, 1838

Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie, ca. 1887; printed 1992
A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie

Boeing T50-BO-8A (502-10VC) Turboshaft Engine, ca. 1950s. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
In the mid-1940s, Boeing engineers conducted research to become familiar with gas turbines, but it became apparent that the research engines were significant in themselves

Junkers Jumo 207 D-V2 In-line 6 Diesel Engine, ca. World War II. Creator: Junkers
Dr. Hugo Junkers started development of his Diesel aircraft engines in a small factory at Dessau, Germany in 1911. His early engines functioned on the two-stroke cycle principle with

Nakajima Mamoru 11, Radial 14 Engine, Circa World War II. Creator: Fuji Koku Keiki
Nakajima provided Japan with its first large radials by building licensed Bristols beginning in the late 1920s, and Gnome-Rhone engines beginning in 1936

RAF flying suit, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
RAF flying suit, 1940s. One-piece " Sidcot" flying suit 1940 Pattern, worn by pilots in Britains Royal Air Force during World War II

Plotting Board, Navy, Mark 3A, 1942. Creator: Felsenthal Instrument Co
Plastic assembly: board, data card, map template; holder: aluminum

Earth Path Indicator, Mercury 4, 1961. Creator: Honeywell
The Mercury space capsule carried this device, designed by the Honeywell Corporation, which allowed the astronaut to see his orbital track and heading

Narco VHT-2 Superhomer VOR Receiver / Indicator, 1950s. Creator: Narco Avionics
Receiving set with damaged knob

NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1983. Creator: Unknown
NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1983. This set of items constitute the NASA Space Flight Medal awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride after her first space flight aboard STS-7 in 1983

Flying gloves, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Creator: Unknown
Flying gloves, United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 2006-2007. Gloves worn by members of the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force

Portrait of Lady Frances Anna Blandy Thomson, Baroness Kelvin (1837-1916), 1876

Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Parvati, Chola dynasty, 10th century

The Unsafe Tenement. One of the Twelve Etchings from Nature. (The French Set), 1858

Woman with Parasol, 1870-1873. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Woman with Parasol, 1870-1873

Crouching Figure. Study for The White Symphony: Three Girls, 1869-1870

Hat from Fruit of Islam uniform, 1950-1959. Creator: Unknown
The Fruit of Islam (FOI) is the security and disciplinary wing of the Nation of Islam, an African American movement and organisation, founded in 1930

Cap from Fruit of Islam uniform, ca. 1960. Creator: Unknown
Navy blue cap with black patent leather bill; Nation of Islam crescent moon and star present at front center. The Fruit of Islam (FOI) is the security and disciplinary wing of the Nation of Islam

Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, 1965. Creator: Unknown
The fight, known as " Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Alis first after changing his name from Cassius Clay

Pinback button featuring "I Believe Anita Hill", 1991. Creator: Unknown
A round pink pin-back button with black lettering that reads: [I Believe / Anita Hill]. African-American lawyer and academic Anita Hill became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S

Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple, 1985. Creator: Unknown
Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple, 1985. The short-sleeved shift dress is made from a single piece of black rayon-cotton blend satin that is folded in half at

Standing Nude (Samuel Murray), c. 1890-1892. Creator: Thomas Eakins
Standing Nude (Samuel Murray), c. 1890-1892

Ariadne, 1888. Creator: Wyatt Eaton
Ariadne, 1888

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858. Creator: John Quidor
The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858

Iowa Farm, n. d. Creator: Ruth Ziegler
Iowa Farm, n.d

The Other Shore, 1923. Creator: Robert Spencer
The Other Shore, 1923

Max Weyl collection, between c1890 and c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Max Weyl collection, between c1890 and c1910. [Paintings by Max Weyl, possibly at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.]

Viewing locomotive at Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Viewing locomotive at Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. (1899?)

A field trip to the Smithsonian Institution, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A field trip to the Smithsonian Institution, (1899?). Washington, D.C. school

Washington, D.C. school children on field trip - at the Smithsonian, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Washington, D.C. school children on field trip - at the Smithsonian, (1899?)

President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D. C. USA, 1989. Creator: NASA
President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts, Washington D.C. USA, 1989. President Bush speaks at the National Air and Space Museums 20th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 Moon landing

NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D. C. October 19, 1983. Creator: NASA
NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D.C. October 19, 1983. President Ronald Reagan addressed NASA employees during NASAs 25th Anniversary celebration at the National Air

Mobile Quarantine Facility, ca. 1969. Creator: Airstream
This Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) was one of four built by NASA for astronauts returning from the Moon. Its purpose was to prevent the unlikely spread of lunar contagions by isolating

Beef and vegetables space food, Mercury Friendship 7 mission, 1962. Creator: Unknown
Beef and vegetables space food, Mercury Friendship 7 mission, 1962. This space food package contains pureed beef with vegetables

Wright Vertical 4, In-line 4 Engine, 1906. Creator: Wright Company
The Wright vertical four-cylinder engine was designed by Orville Wright in 1906. These engines, of which more were built than any other Wright Brothers engine model

Lockheed XP-80 "Lulu Belle", 1943. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Germany and Great Britain went to war in 1939 with jet aircraft programs well underway, but the United States took longer to appreciate and develop the new technology

Model, Space Shuttle, Delta-Wing High Cross-Range Orbiter Concept, 1970s-2000s. NASA used this Space Shuttle orbiter concept model in wind tunnel tests to learn about the flight characteristics of

Allison V-1710-7 (V-1710-C4), V-12 Engine, 1936. Creator: General Motors
In early 1930, Allison manager N. H. Gilman sketched a design for a 559 kW (750-hp), 12-cylinder engine that would incorporate high-temperature glycol cooling and a turbosupercharger. The U.S

Missile, Surface-to-Air, Lark, 1944. Creator: Convair
The Lark was an early U.S. Navy surface-to-air, liquid-propellant, rocket-propelled missile built by the Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation

Binoculars, Friendship 7, 1962. Creator: Hensoldt-Wetzlar
Astronaut John Glenn Jr. carried these binoculars, manufactured by Hensoldt-Wetzlar, into space during the during the flight of Friendship 7, the first U.S

Boeing F4B-4, 1933. Creator: Boeing Aircraft Co
Wing Span 914 cm (360 in.), Length 612 cm (241 in.), Height 285 cm (112 in.), Weight 1, 070 kg (2, 354 lb). The Boeing F4B/P-12 series served as the primary fighter of the U.S. Navy and U.S

Continental Hyper I-1430-11, Inverted V-12 Engine, 1942
In 1932, the Army contracted with Continental for development of a cylinder with high specific power. Using the resulting Hyper No

Student Pilot Badge, Lafayette Flying Corps, First World War, 1914-1919. Creator: Unknown
Student Pilot Badge, Lafayette Flying Corps, First World War, 1914-1919. Gilt wash wreath with wing and star. The Lafayette Flying Corps were American volunteer pilots who flew in the French Air

Camera, Leica, Spectrographic, 35mm, Glenn, Friendship 7, ca. 1962. Creator: Leica
With this camera, a Leica 1g model, astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. carried out the first human-operated, astronomical experiment in space during his pioneering mission on February 20, 1962

Sterling (Sunbeam) Cossack, V-12 Engine, 1917. Creator: Sterling Engine Company
The Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton, England began producing successful automobiles in 1910. Applying the expertise of French Chief Engineer Louis Coatalen

Model, Static, Ellehammer II, 1956. Creator: Unknown
Model, Static, Ellehammer II, 1956. Wood and cloth exhibit model of the 1906 Ellehammer II aircraft, in red frame with natural covering color scheme. 1/14 scale

Penetrometer, Lunar Self Recording (LSRP), Apollo, 1970s. Creator: NASA
The Self-Recording Penetrometer was a device used on Apollo 15 and 16 to measure some mechanical properties of the lunar soil

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