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1. SIAHST_140325_004.JPG: Miss Piggy 1974 debuted on the television show Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Unlike the PBS television show Sesame Street, which introduced Jim Henson's muppets to pre-school audiences, The Muppet Show (1976-1981) was aimed at a wider age range. Puppeteer Frank Oz brought Miss Piggy to life, making her a star of television and in feature films.
2. SIAHST_140325_032.JPG: Celia Cruz's shoes 1997 worn by the Cuban "Queen of Salsa" Fidel Castro's 1959 overthrow of the Cuban government and subsequent alliance with the Soviets meant an end to the United States' long involvement in the economy and politics of the island nation. As the political landscape changed dramatically in Cuba, many fled the country, including singer Celia Cruz, who found her place in New York City's thriving Latino music scene and never returned to her country of origin.
3. SIAHST_140325_043.JPG: Music manuscripts 1964 for John Coltrane's A Love Supreme Jazz saxaphonist John Coltrane (1926-1967) recorded his masterpiece, a Love Supreme, fifty years ago. He dedicated the album to God in thanks for his 1957 spiritual awakening and recovery from drug addiction. Although he embraced Christianity, Coltrane was deeply interested in world religions and cultures, and was said to own over 1,000 books primarily on Jewish and Islamic mysticism. He increasingly introduced African and Indian elements into his music in the 1960s.
4. SIAHST_140325_053.JPG: Boxing gloves about 1974 autographed by Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali's religious conversion to the Nation of Islam made him a symbol of the black power movement that grew out of the quest for civil rights in the 1960s. Stripped of his boxing license and heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing on religious grounds to be drafted into the US Army, he was eventually reinstated and went on to fight many history matches.
5. SIAHST_140325_063.JPG: Bob Dylan's leather jacket about 1965 worn during a performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival Musician Bob Dylan's poignant and poetic lyrics made him a leader of America's acoustic folk revival during the early 1960s. At the Newport Festival, he defied audience expectations and performed with electric instruments for the first time. While this infuriated many folk purists, it proved Dylan's individuality as an artist, and remains a defining moment in the history of American popular music.
6. SIAHST_140325_080.JPG: Wedding-cake toppers 2008 used at the wedding of David DeFelice and Paul Scherbak in San Francisco The expansion of civil rights to LGBTQ people, begun decades ago, continues to be debated in the United States. Soon after California legalized gay marriage in June 2008, David DeFelice married Paul Scherbak. Five months later, voters passed Proposition 8 and limited marriage to opposite-sex couples. In June 2013, the US Supreme Court let stand the right for same-sex couples to marry in California, but did not address laws banning same-sex marriage in other states.
7. SIAHST_140325_088.JPG: Alice Paul's Equal Rights Amendment charm bracelet 1972 representing eleven of the thirty-five states that ratified the ERA Women's roles in the home, at work, and in society changed dramatically between 1923, when Alice Paul first proposed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution, and 1972, when Congress passed it. But the ERA fell three states short of ratification, ending the last serious quest for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing that men and women are granted equal rights under the law.
8. SIAHST_140325_097.JPG: Straw hat 1972 worn by Joel Gray in the film Cabaret A dark and daring story set in pre-World War II Berlin, Cabaret challenged audiences' expectations about stage and music musicals. Actor Joel Grey portrayed the enigmatic emcee on Broadway in 1966 and in the 1972 Bob Fosse film version.
9. SIAHST_140325_123.JPG: Integrated circuit (1958) 1958 created by Jack Kilby Jack Kilby's demonstration of the first working integrated circuit in 1958 revolutionized the field of microelectronics; he received a Nobel Prize for physics in 2000 for his efforts. Initially invented for military use, microchips can contain millions of diverse components. Continually improved by hundreds of innovations, they eventually made possible the development of the computers and handheld devices that have helped shape and define communication in the digital age.
10. SIAHST_141014_001.JPG: Toy train hologram with model 1963 developed by Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks at the University of Michigan Scientists at an April 1964 conference gazed in awe at this experimental hologram, Toy Train. Physicists Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks used a laser to make the three-dimensional image from the model train displayed above. While not the first, Toy Train proved that high-resolution holograms were possible and inspired other researchers to extend the technology. Leith and Upatnieks split a red laser beam and aimed half at the glass photographic plate, the other half reflected off the model and onto the plate. When recombined the beams created a pattern of light waves on the plate. The image only appears when a precisely aimed laser lights, the plate. Today, holograms can be seen in ordinary light appear on credit cards and security tags.
11. SIAHST_141014_011.JPG: Toy train hologram with model 1963 developed by Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks at the University of Michigan Scientists at an April 1964 conference gazed in awe at this experimental hologram, Toy Train. Physicists Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks used a laser to make the three-dimensional image from the model train displayed above. While not the first, Toy Train proved that high-resolution holograms were possible and inspired other researchers to extend the technology. Leith and Upatnieks split a red laser beam and aimed half at the glass photographic plate, the other half reflected off the model and onto the plate. When recombined the beams created a pattern of light waves on the plate. The image only appears when a precisely aimed laser lights, the plate. Today, holograms can be seen in ordinary light appear on credit cards and security tags.
12. SIAHST_141014_029.JPG: Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs and table and Archie's hat about 1970 The relationship between Archie and Edith Bunker, played by actors Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton, was the heart of the situation comedy All in the Family. Archie typically responded to transformations in the world around him with a bigotry that was offset by Edith's sweet-tempered openness to change. Archie's chair along with Edith's smaller chair and the table between them were the focal point of the show's set.
13. SIAHST_141014_055.JPG: Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs and table and Archie's hat about 1970 from the CBS television show All in the Family, 1971–79 As the post–World War II baby boom generation matured in the 1970s, many questioned the accepted view of the United States as an ideal and fully free society. Television began to reflect the growing awareness of social injustice with shows like the often-controversial All in the Family. It dealt with race, ethnicity, changing social mores, and the women's liberation movement.
14. SIAHST_141014_073.JPG: Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves about 1974 worn in the 1974 fight in Zaire against George Foreman Muhammad Ali's religious conversion to the Nation of Islam made him a symbol of the black power movement that grew out of the quest for civil rights in the 1960s. Stripped of his boxing license and heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing on religious grounds to be drafted into the U.S. Army, he was eventually reinstated and went on to fight many historic matches.
15. SIAHST_141014_095.JPG: Sony Walkman compact cassette player about 1980 made in Japan By the 1960s, European and Asian manufacturers had taken the lead in producing and marketing innovative audio technology. Japan's Sony set a new standard for portability with its popular Walkman, introduced in 1979. Promoted as a music player and sold with lightweight headphones, the Walkman helped change where and how we listened to music.
16. SIAHST_141014_101.JPG: RCA-Victor 45-rpm turntable about 1949 made in the United States As in many areas of manufacturing, the United States dominated the photograph industry through innovation, mass production, and competitive pricing up to the mid-1900s. But as demand for record players grew after World War II, European and Asian makers took advantage of existing technologies and lower labor costs to sell less-expensive machines. By 1970, Japanese manufacturers had captured a majority of the US photograph market.
17. SIAHST_141014_107.JPG: Generation 4 iPod 2004 designed by Apple in California, assembled in China In the 21st century, America has re-emerged as a leader of innovation in music-playing technology. Apple's introduction of the iPod in 2001 demonstrated the consumer products in the digital age could be well-designed, easy to use, and portable. Its success fueled the growth of the digital marketplace, which has revolutionized how we purchase music and countless other goods.
18. SIAHST_141014_112.JPG: Uranium 235 1940 produced by Jesse Beams at the University of Virginia This is believed to be the first substantial sample of enriched uranium 235, produced by physics professor Jesse Beams before the United States entered World War II. Although the enrichment method Beams used, a special centrifuge, was somewhat successful, it was not perfected until long after the war. Now it dominates all other methods.
19. SIAHST_141014_159.JPG: NBC microphone 1930s used by Franklin Roosevelt for his Fireside Chat radio programs In his twelve years as president, Franklin Roosevelt led the country through two major crises: the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt used the radio to appeal directly to the public to boost morale, clarify complicated concepts and events, and build public support for government, ushering in a modern approach to media outreach.
20. SIAHST_141014_188.JPG: Penicillin was first produced and distributed on a large scale starting in 1943, to meet the needs of injured soldiers during World War II.
21. SIAHST_141014_196.JPG: Mirror apparatus 1924-26 used by Albert A. Michelson to measure the speed of light The growing accuracy of scientific methods and observations in the late 1800s and early 1900s led to an extraordinary profusion of information about the natural world. Albert A. Michelson, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in science. His work on the speed of light helped set the stage for Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
22. SIAHST_141014_205.JPG: Iron factory gates until 1870 from the Dobson Textile Mile, Philadelphia In the 1800s many Americans found jobs in factories where they experienced new forms of managerial control over their work. In the quest for increased productivity, factory owners attempted to regulate their workers. They erected gates and fences not just to protect property but also to keep employees on the property during the workday and to catch late arrivals.
23. SIAHST_141014_212.JPG: Even the all-American game of baseball did not escape the effects of racial prejudice; black players were segregated until 1947 Baseball 1929 signed by Babe Ruth As Americans gained more leisure time and disposable income in the early 1900s, the popularity of spectator sports boomed. In the 1920s, professional sports became a big business and successful athletes became national celebrities. Babe Ruth, one of America's greatest sports heroes, helped turn baseball into the popular, power game it is today.
24. SIAHST_141014_221.JPG: Even the all-American game of baseball did not escape the effects of racial prejudice; black players were segregated until 1947. Baseball about 1930 used by Negro League pitcher Sam Streeter Segregation and racial violence throughout the United States in the early 1900s led black Americans to create separate institutions. Prohibited from playing on white baseball teams, black players formed their own teams and leagues. Negro League games drew millions of fans until Jackie Robinson integrated the National League in 1947.
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Description of Subject Matter: American Stories
April 12, 2012 – Indefinitely
A chronological look at the people, inventions, issues, and events that shape the American story, this exhibition showcases more than 100 historic and cultural touchstones of American history from the museum's vast holdings, supplemented by a few loans. A changing exhibition space features new acquisitions. Highlights include:
* a fragment of Plymouth Rock
* a section of the first transatlantic telegraph cable
* a sunstone capital from the Latter-day Saints temple at Nauvoo, Illinois
* the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz
* baseballs used by Babe Ruth and Sam Streeter
* a Kermit the Frog puppet
* clothing artifacts, including a “quincea�era” gown worn for a 15th-birthday celebration
* Apolo Ohno’s speed skates from the 2002 Winter Olympics
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2014 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Winchester, VA, Nashville, TN, and Atlanta, GA), Michigan to visit mom in the hospice before she died and then a return trip after she died, and my 9th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, Sacramento, Oakland, and Los Angeles). Ego strokes: Paul Dickson used one of my photos as the author photo in his book "Aphorisms: Words Wrought by Writers". Number of photos taken this year: just over 470,000.
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