Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution: National Air and Space Museum
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution: Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Freer Gallery of Art; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; National Museum of African Art; National Museum of American Art; National Portrait Gallery; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; Office of Horticulture
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural History, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Official Guide to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Third Edition
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588342670
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588342670
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.
Fly Now!
Author: Joanne Gernstein London
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426202902
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Traces the history of human flight and air travel through 180 years of poster art, in a celebration of the hot air balloons of the mid-nineteenth century to the sleek, high-tech airliners of the present day.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426202902
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Traces the history of human flight and air travel through 180 years of poster art, in a celebration of the hot air balloons of the mid-nineteenth century to the sleek, high-tech airliners of the present day.
Smithsonian Civil War
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, Smithsonian Civil War combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. Smithsonian Civil War takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, Smithsonian Civil War combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. Smithsonian Civil War takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.
Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of American History
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A Guide to Research in NASA History
Author: Alex Roland
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The Imperfect Image
Author: Centre for Photographic Conservation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographs
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographs
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Center
Author: Christina K. Schaefer
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806315157
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This book's aim is simple: to identify resources in the Washington, DC area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors. In meeting that goal, it shows the researcher precisely what genealogical resources are available in the nation's capital and where they can be found. More than a tool, this book is a resource in itself.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806315157
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This book's aim is simple: to identify resources in the Washington, DC area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors. In meeting that goal, it shows the researcher precisely what genealogical resources are available in the nation's capital and where they can be found. More than a tool, this book is a resource in itself.