BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SIAHIN_220508_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2022_05_08D2_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (2 photos from 05/08/2022)
2. SIAHIN_220410_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2022_04_10D1_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (2 photos from 04/10/2022)
3. SIAHIN_211128_01.JPG: Holiday tree in the lobby.
4. SIAHIN_211128_21.JPG: These were apparently installed before the pandemic as tools for the visually impaired.
5. SIAHIN_211128_26.JPG: These were at the visitor services desk for the holidays.
6. SIAHIN_210906_05.JPG: The volunteer manning the information desk said the exhibition team had assembled the barriers to protect the volunteers' social distancing space.
7. SIAHIN_210829_006.JPG: 1East is temporarily closed
8. SIAHIN_210829_022.JPG: Lots of Blank Panther graphic novels
9. SIAHIN_210829_028.JPG: Wonder Woman stuff
10. SIAHIN_210829_031.JPG: Batman stuff
11. SIAHIN_210829_080.JPG: Brazen: Rebel Women Who Rocked the World Penelope Bagieu
12. SIAHIN_210829_090.JPG: Lies Across America What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong James W. Loewen
13. SIAHIN_210829_101.JPG: The President and Me John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead Deborah Kalb
14. SIAHIN_210524_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2021_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (63 photos from 2021)
15. SIAHIN_210524_09.JPG: Hi, my name is Paula and I'm here to help They're doing visitor assistance via remote docents.
16. SIAHIN_210524_20.JPG: The pop-up store wasn't open.
17. SIAHIN_200925_004.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2020_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (33 photos from 2020)
18. SIAHIN_200925_006.JPG: National Museum of YOUR American HiSTORY We believe that American History belongs to everyone. What does this mean? In our museum, we strive to be the most inclusive, relevant, accessible, and sustainable public history institution in the nation. We support and encourage critical thinking, as it provides insight and understanding. We treat each other with respect, dignity, and open-mindedness, and we do not tolerate hate speech and harassment.
19. SIAHIN_200925_011.JPG: Think With Us Welcome back! Here at the museum, we study history, but like you we also live it. We are living through a historic moment as the country faces multiple crises: a global pandemic, political turmoil, economic uncertainty, climate change, and widespread protests against racial injustice. Just as you are dealing with these issues, so too are we as the museum's staff. We're thinking a lot about what we collect, what we exhibit, and what we present. You'll see signs in the galleries pointing out areas where we're focusing our attention. We want you to think with us about how we might respond as history shifts around us. Send us your thoughts at s.si.edu/thinkwithus We'll gratefully read all submissions but won't share them without your approval.
20. SIAHIN_200925_015.JPG: To our visitors, I am so pleased to welcome you back to the Smithsonian. We have missed you. As we open our doors again, it is essential we all do our part to put safety first. During your visit, you will see new health and safety measures in place to protect our visitors, our staff, our volunteers, and our collections. Our staff will: Stay home when sick Wear face coverings Practice social distancing Wash hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene Our public spaces will have: Limited capacity Increased cleaning and sanitization Social-distancing signage and directions Our visitor guidelines are: Maintain a safe social distance Wear a face covering Wash hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene Thank you for your support of the Smithsonian and for doing your part to keep our community safe. Please come back soon. Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
21. SIAHIN_200925_022.JPG: Visitor assistance is provided by staff operating remotely.
22. SIAHIN_200925_038.JPG: All the interactive displays are disabled or marked with "No touch" icons.
23. SIAHIN_200925_053.JPG: To keep us all safe, this area is temporarily closed. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
24. SIAHIN_200925_060.JPG: Hand sanitizer can be activated by either hand or foot.
25. SIAHIN_200925_067.JPG: To limit the spread of disease, this activity is closed. Visit our website for online content.
26. SIAHIN_200925_075.JPG: To keep us all safe, we recommend filling your water bottle. Please wash your hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene.
27. SIAHIN_200925_089.JPG: All of the stores are closed except for a pop-up one upstairs.
28. SIAHIN_200925_093.JPG: To keep us all safe, this area is temporarily closed. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
29. SIAHIN_200925_096.JPG: The pop-up store is open.
30. SIAHIN_200925_110.JPG: Cashless payments preferred Stand on the floor marker in front of the cashier Follow directional arrows as you exit the store
31. SIAHIN_190624_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2019_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (8 photos from 2019)
32. SIAHIN_190624_20.JPG: Someone had rearranged the letters... Fire Deptinarve
33. SIAHIN_190624_26.JPG: Donation bins are popping up around the Smithsonian museums.
34. SIAHIN_160307_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2016_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (2 photos from 2016)
35. SIAHIN_150723_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (5 photos from 2015)
  Proudly Made in America Out museum store gift selection is Proudly Made in the USA
36. SIAHIN_150723_04.JPG: The store features all gifts made in America. Proudly made in America.
37. SIAHIN_140512_05.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2014_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (7 photos from 2014)
  Columbia, 1860s This figure decorated the pilothouse of the Hudson River side-wheel steamboat Mary Powell for more than a quarter-century. "Columbia" was widely recognized as the female personification of the United States. The name derived from the Latin for "land of Columbus." By 1920 the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor replaced Columbia as the symbol of America, welcoming waves of immigrants to new lives in a new homeland.
38. SIAHIN_140512_13.JPG: Apache violin, 1989 The apache violin, or fiddle, was played particularly for ceremonials, but also for personal enjoyment and expression. National Heritage Fellowship Award winner Chelsey Wilson crafted this instrument and presented it to the Smithsonian. The origins of the tsii'edo'a'tl (Apache for "wood that sings") are unclear. It may be modeled after European violins, which appeared with Spain's colonization efforts in 18th- and early-19th-century Alta California and the American Southwest.
39. SIAHIN_140512_21.JPG: Menorah, late 1980s Manfred Anson left Nazi Germany in 1939 for Australia, and immigrated to the United States in 1963. To mark the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, Anson combined symbols of his new nation with those of his Jewish religious and cultural heritage. Each small Staue of Liberty is engraved with the name of a person or an event of liberation central to Jewish history.
40. SIAHIN_140512_34.JPG: Billboard, 1941 Poster art mobilized the nation. These images -- on factory bulletin boards, store windows, and billboards -- warned against complacency, inspired patriotism, and called for sacrifice from every citizen. This image, said to be the most popular poster design of World War II, appeared as a billboard in 1941. Carl Paulson created the design under the direction of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc., for a U.S. Treasury Department campaign promoting the widespread public ownership of defense bonds and stamps. After the US entry into the war on December 8, 1941, the words on this flag poster changed from "defense" to "war" bonds. To demonstrate the power of advertising while selling Treasury bonds, the billboard industry displayed this image at more than 30,000 locations in some 18,000 cities and towns across the country in march and April 1942. It was brought back for campaigns in July 1942 and July 1943. To meet public demand for copies of the billboard, the Government Printing Office printed 4 million small color reproductions. In May 1942, the War Savings section of the US Treasury Department developed a "quota campaign" asking Americans to set aside 10 percent of their salaries and wages for war bonds. Exhibited here is one of nine billboard designed posted in communities across the country dramatizing the kind of war equipment that each community's "quota" would buy.
41. SIAHIN_120212_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2012_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (1 photo from 2012)
  Kenneth E. Behring Businessman, Patriot, Philanthropist
42. SIAHIN_110704_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2011_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (3 photos from 2011)
43. SIAHIN_110704_06.JPG: The Smithsonian was forced by Congressional complaints to introduce a store in the museum with products made only in the US. A bill was later introduced requiring that *all* products sold in all the Smithsonian stores be made in the US.
44. SIAHIN_100621_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2010_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (10 photos from 2010)
45. SIAHIN_081121_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2008_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (8 photos from 2008)
46. SIAHIN_060428_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2006_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (7 photos from 2006)
  The gold area above the Pentagon 9/11 flag is going to end up being a sunroof when the museum is reopened.
47. SIAHIN_060428_09.JPG: Sunstone Capitol from the Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois: The temple was completed by 1846, a majestic building on a hilltop overlooking the Mississippi River. This capital was one of thirty original capitals that crowned pilasters surrounding the temple. Under a pair of handheld trumpets, a radiant face rises above a bank of clouds. Temple architect William Weeks probably based his drawings for "sunstones" on directions from church founder Joseph Smith. Carved temple stones symbolized "the times and seasons of the last days" when heavenly beings -- shown by the faces on the sunstones -- visited Smith "to restore Christ's gospel."
48. SIAHIN_040820_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2004_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (1 photo from 2004)
49. SIAHIN_030305_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2003_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (1 photo from 2003)
  This picture was shot from the bottom floor of the museum, looking up at the flag that was hung on the Pentagon after September 11. The odd starburst design used to be where pins were set up for the Foucault Pendulum that used to hang in front of the Star Spangled Banner. They took the pendulum down when the flag came down for repairs. As the day wore on, the pendulum used to knock the pins down in a circle as it illustrated how the rotation of the earth was effecting the pendulum. I remember as a kid finding waiting for a pin to drop being a lot more exciting than waiting for the guards to change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
50. SIAHIN_010918_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2001_DC_SIAH_Int DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots (2 photos from 2001)
51. SIAHIN_010918_02.JPG: The first of the security checkpoints opened after 9/11. This one was in the National Museum of American History, Bering Center.
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