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Mills, Robert 1781-1855 Board of Regents Committee on Buildings Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) Smithsonian Institution Building Competition Category Historic Images of the Smithsonian Original watercolor rendering is located in SIA (RU 7058, National Institute records, filed in map case #?).
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Fred Heilbron Collection. The news in 1848 of James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's mill in California changed the wealth and reach of the nation. Farmers dropped their plows, sailors abandoned ship, and Chinese and others sailed across the oceans to seek their fortunes in mines and streams.
Steel Mill. Close. Joseph Stella, Steel Mill, ca. 1919-1920, gouache on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Edith Gregor Halpert by the Halpert Foundation, 1975.39.6. Zoom.
Smithsonian Museum. Washington, DC. 2 of 4. Part of a world renowned museum consisting of museums, galleries, and a zoo that bring history, art, science, and culture alive. An admission free experience for all who visit. Institutional. Back to Portfolio.
Smithsonian Museum & Research Centers Information Close Browse records and papers documenting the history and research of major Smithsonian divisions. Pre-set filters help narrow searches by museum or research center. United States National Museum (6694) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (5559) All (5301) National Museum of Natural ...
Mills and actor and activist Paul Robeson were the only two African Americans whom Steichen photographed for full-page spreads in America's most fashionable magazine, Vanity Fair. This original photograph, the issue of Vanity Fair in …
Museum Director G. Brown Goode. On January 30, 1903, the U.S. Congress appropriated funds to the Smithsonian Institution for a new museum, based upon an initial study by William Henry Holmes, Curator of Anthropology at the National Museum.
Jantzen Knitting Mills Collection: 1925-1977. . Carl C. Jantzen and John C. Zehnt founded the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 as a retail store selling knitted products (i.e. sweaters, hosiery, jackets). Carl Jantzen later invented an automated circular knitting machine that allowed the company to make light-weight materials for swimsuits.
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1. National Portrait Gallery. As you'd suspect, the National Portrait Gallery is a museum full of portraits. It's excellent because it's the perfect mix of art and history. The most popular exhibit is "America's Presidents," because it gives visitors a glimpse into the lives of all past presidents in our country's history.There are also other permanent exhibits portraying …
About the Museum. Housed in the former Electric Repair Shop of the Bethlehem Steel plant site on the vibrant SteelStacks arts & culture campus, the National Museum of Industrial History interprets industry past, present and …
Facebook. The old Jamestown windmill, built in 1787, stands high on Windmill Hill in the center of Conanicut Island at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. Known as a smock mill, it is a three-story ...
Mill on a Torrent Close Hermann Herzog, Mill on a Torrent, 1871, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George W. Thompkins, 1976.30
Welcome to the National Museum of Asian Art. Stay updated on the latest visitor information ... Hand mill for grinding tea (chausu) with set of Kuchikiri utensils; Hand mill for grinding tea (chausu) with set of Kuchikiri utensils ... Neither the Smithsonian nor its regents, officers, employees, or agents make any representations about the ...
A US Supreme Court ruling has forced the Smithsonian institution to release classified papers dating from the early 1900's that proves the organization was involved in a major historical cover-up. The cover-up allegedly destroyed evidence showing giant human remains in the tens of thousands had been uncovered all across America. The pieces of ...
It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Since then, some 4 million visitors a year have passed through the doors to enjoy the museum's exhibitions, public programs, educational …
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan ca. 1880 Object number 1979.5.4 Restrictions & Rights CC0 Type Painting Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 14 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (36.1 x 56.4 cm.) See more items in Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection Department Painting and Sculpture On View
Newlin Grist Mill. 219 South Cheyney Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342 - United States. 610-459-2359.
1920: A Year in the Collections. With World War I in the rear-view mirror, a period of great economic growth was underway, along with the dawn of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age—eras of great social change. Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 17. The 19th Amendment giving women ...
Rembrandt's Mill Close Charles Turner, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Rembrandt's Mill, ca. 1823, engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of …
Smithsonian Museum & Research Centers Information Close Browse records and papers documenting the history and research of major Smithsonian divisions. Pre-set filters help narrow searches by museum or research center. United States National Museum (6698)
T he revolution in industrial mechanization that began in the mid-1700's progressed at an astounding pace throughout the 19th century, spurred in part by technological improvements in machining tools, steam engines, and …
Textiles. The 50,000 objects in the textile collections fall into two main categories: raw fibers, yarns, and fabrics, and machines, tools, and other textile technology. Shawls, coverlets, samplers, laces, linens, synthetics, and other …
Inside the museum, the object's function and purpose is often to just stand there and look a certain way, and bear the evidence of history. Outside the museum, the functions can be and often are utilitarian; the chair actually has to hold a large adult safely, and the dining table has to actually resist the attacks of food, alcohol, pets, and kids.
The Gomez Mill House & Dard Hunter Mill is an internationally significant museum and site listed on the National Register of Historic Places and chartered by the NYS Board of Regents ...
