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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Willa Cather
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1973 to commemorate American novelist Willa Cather. With a short passage on her works and achievements.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1993 to commemorate Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". With a short detailed passage about the plot and themes in the novel.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Robert Penn Warren
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2005 to commemorate Robert Penn Warren, America's first official poet laureate. With a short biographical passage.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Ogden Nash
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 to commemorate Ogden Nash, one of America's most accomplished writers. With a short passage describing his famous works.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Dr. Mary Walker
View the stamp artwork of Glenora Richards honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. Learn about how Dr. Walker helped those in need during the Civil War era.
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National Postal Museum: John Lennon: Lost [Childhood Stamp] Album
Take a look into John Lennon's childhood stamp-collecting album.
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Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Make a Yo Yo From Recycled Stuff
This activity explains how to use materials that might otherwise be recycled in order to create a yo-yo.
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Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Invent Your Own Gelatin Dessert
Students learn about the history of Jello and create their own dessert. They analyze the success of their dessert afterwards and make suggestions on how to improve it. They are also invited to take a photo of their creation and email it...
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Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Build a Speaker
Learn how to build your very own speaker with items usually found around the house. Follow step-by-step instructions and discover how to use your speaker to listen to the radio.
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Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Make a Polymer
Polymers are all around us. Learn how to make your own, then answer scientific questions about your experiment.
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Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Polishing Pennies
Learn about acids and bases during this penny-polishing experiment. Students will hypothesize what substances will polish pennies and then test their hypothesis.
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Smithsonian: Sewing Machine
The Smithsonian offers a brief description of Isaac Singer's sewing machine, along with a picture and patent information.
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Freer | Sackler Galleries: Gallery Guide: The Art of Buddhism
An examination of the aesthetic tradition of Buddhist art in India, China, and Japan, with examples pulled from the Smithsonian galleries devoted to the art of Asia.
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National Postal Museum: Luis Munoz Marin (Governor of Puerto Rico) Issue
Learn about the role that the first governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Munoz Marin, played in bringing about commonwealth status for Puerto Rico from this captioned exhibit of stamps issued in Governor Marin's honor.
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National Postal Museum: Voyages of Columbus
The National Postal Museum publishes a captioned exhibition of U.S. postage stamps depicting Columbus's first voyage to the New World.
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National Postal Museum: Alliance for Progress Issue
Learn why the Alliance for Progress was formed and why it was disbanded from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued in 1963 in commemoration of the program.
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National Postal Museum: Lincoln Sesquicentennial Issue
Special series of stamps recognizing the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
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National Postal Museum: Explorer: Francisco Vazquez De Coronado Issue
Review key aspects of the career of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado from this captioned exhibit of a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1940 in commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of his 1540 expedition through the American Southwest.
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National Postal Museum: Musician: John Philip Sousa Issue
Learn about the life and career of John Philip Sousa from this captioned exhibit of a portrait stamp issued in 1940 to commemorate him.
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National Postal Museum: Frida Kahlo Issue
Learn about key aspects of Kahlo's art from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued in 2001 to commemorate her.
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National Postal Museum: Cinco De Mayo Issue
Learn about the origins of Cinco de Mayo from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued to commemorate the holiday.
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National Postal Museum: Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo Issue
Learn about explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo from this captioned exhibit of a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1992 to commemorate him.
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National Postal Museum: Spanish Settlement of the Southwest Issue
Learn about the Camino Real and the first European settlement west of the Mississippi, San Gabriel, from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Spanish settlement of the U.S. Southwest.
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National Postal Museum: Ponce De Leon Issue
Learn about key aspects of Ponce de Leon's career from this captioned exhibit of a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1982 to commemorate him.