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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

Strawberry Dart Frog, 2009

Strawberry Dart Frog

W. Atlee Burpee & Company Seed Co., 1898

W. Atlee Burpee & Company Seed Co.

Space Tea, 1981

Space Tea

Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart, 1969

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Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart

The first total artificial heart implant in the world took place April 4, 1969, in Houston.

Giant Squid Eye, 2008

Giant Squid Eye

Amelia Earhart Solo Trans-Atlantic Mail, 1932

Amelia Earhart Solo Trans-Atlantic Mail

Eleanor Roosevelt at Tuskegee, 1941

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Eleanor Roosevelt at Tuskegee

Albert Einstein’s Pipe, c. 1948

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Albert Einstein’s Pipe

hair grower tin

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Madam C.J. Walker - Hair Product Tin

The daughter of former slaves, Walker transformed herself into one of the 20th century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs.

Suffrage Sash, c. 1910

Suffrage Sash

china coffee cup with gold edging

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Abraham Lincoln’s Coffee Cup

On the evening of Good Friday, April 14, Lincoln left this coffee cup behind.

Muhammad Ali Headgear, 5th Street Gym, circa 1973

Muhammad Ali Headgear

Harriet Tubman’s Personal Hymn Book

Harriet Tubman’s Personal Hymn Book

Hand-Held Door Knocker for Mail Carriers, 1863

Door Knocker

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 1956

Martin Luther King Speech

“Soapman,” c. 1800s

Soapman

Inuit Tuilli or Woman’s Inner Parka, ca. 1925, Nunavut

Inuit Parka

Montgomery Ward Department Store “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Book, 1939

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Bells, Gemini VI, 1965

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Bells from Gemini VI

Astronauts Walter "Wally" Schirra and Tom Stafford played "Jingle Bells" with these bells in 1965.

Pablo Picasso’s List, 1912

Pablo Picasso List

Rosa Parks’ Dress, 1955

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Rosa Parks’ Dress

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

Berezovka Woolly Mammoth—Flesh in a Jar

Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper, Postmark: Nov. 8, 1958

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Hope Diamond Mail Wrapper

Jeweler Harry Winston sent the fabled gem by registered first-class mail.

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