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Michael Yamashita, Inc.
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Yamashita began taking pictures in 1971 while on a self-styled "roots" trip to Japan. What began as a pastime led to a career co...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums is a non-profit membership organization, founded in 1945. The organization represents mu...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Middle Passage: Olaudah Equiano, Enslaved African Man
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Olaudah Equiano s first-person account recalls his terrifying journey as an 11-year-old captive aboard a slave ship from Africa ...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mississippi Rifle
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This gun derives its nickname of the "Mississippi rifle" from the Mississippi Riflemen led by Jefferson Davis. The Mexican-Ameri...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mister Rogers's Sweater
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This red knit cardigan was worn by Fred Rogers, creator and host of the children's program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS, 19...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mobilizing Children on the World War II Homefront
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Take a close look at propaganda cartoons and other primary sources to analyze how young Americans were mobilized for the War. Th...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mobilizing Minds: Teaching Science and Math in the Age of Sputnik
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.In this online exhibition, students will learn how fear of Soviet domination galvanized reform in science and math education dur...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Model 1842 Harpers Ferry Rifle
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Model 1842 Harpers Ferry percussion musket had a smoothbore barrel. After the adoption of the .58-caliber minie bullet in 1855, ...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Model of the Ship Rattlesnake
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The Revolutionary War privateer Rattlesnake was designed in 1779-80 by John Peck. It was built in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in th...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Modern Maritime America 1950-Present
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Maritime activity is as important as ever, and it affects the lives of people everywhere. The importance of shipping to today's...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Montgomery Bus Boycott Comic Artifact Exploration
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Students can guide themselves to a deeper understanding of the Montgomery bus boycott with this 2-page activity sheet. The sheet...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Morse Daguerreotype Camera
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), an artist and inventor of the telegraph, was in Paris in 1839 sharing the scientific and celebri...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Morse Telegraph Register
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This telegraph register, manufactured in accord with the Morse patent, was installed in 1848 in South Bend, reputedly the first ...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mount Vernon
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This is a link to the official website of George Washington s famous Virginia home. The site presents information about life at ...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mourning Picture
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This embroidered mourning picture was embroidered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, about 1816, using silk thread, silk chenille, gold sp...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Movement and Migration: The Gold Nugget That Launched the Gold Rush
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This teacher's resource challenges students to think about the gold nugget that began the California gold rush as a valuable res...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Mr. Lincoln's Hat
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.In this activity, children create top hats out of paper by reading or listening to directions that use simple terms from geometr...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Muhammad Ali's Boxing Robe and Gloves
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Muhammad Ali gained fame for his boxing skills, charisma and the controversy he generated outside the ring...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR)
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This partner reviewed site provides visitors with access to information about Puerto Rican arts and culture. This information is...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0Music and Mobility
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Sstudents can learn about sheet music based on transportation themes from the collections of the Museum's Archives Center. This ...Contributor: National Museum of American HistoryViews: 0Favorites: 0