From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

He later wrote that Tookoolito asked, "Are you cold Mr. Hall?" Charles Francis Hall: I answered, "My feet are almost frozen. I cannot get them comfortable." Quickest thought, Tookoolito made passage ...

World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings ...

Cut + Paste: Experimental Japanese Prints and Photographs Cut + Paste showcases seventeen Japanese artists who pushed the limits of printmaking and photography and whose experimental works blur ...

Because the Smithsonian museums are free, we cannot base our visit tallies on a number of tickets sold. The counts sometimes include staff, as well as visitors who leave the museum and return. A ...

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An illustrated descriptive list of all postage stamps. This list gives the date of issue, color, shape and value, together with a full description of every postage stamp that has ever been issued by ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bert is a hand-rod puppet originally ...

Rand's role in the evolution of balloon and satellite observation systems and related U.S. space technology / Merton E. Davies, William R. Harris ...

Ranas de vidrio, Costa Rica / Brian Kubicki ; [traductores, Luis Chaves, Meritxell Serrano ; fotografías, Brian Kubicki] = Glass frogs, Costa Rica / Brian Kubicki ...