May 2003
The National Museum of American History is one part of the Smithsonian Institution. Construction of the NMAH was authorized in the 1950s, and it opened to the public in January of 1964. Some of the exhibits in the museum are permanent, but many others change with the times, such as September 11: Bearing Witness to History, which was on exhibit during my visit in May of 2003.
A brief photo album such as this could never do justice to all that is on display at National Museum of American History. I would encourage you to visit their website, and view many of the other collections that they have online.
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From September 11: Bearing Witness to History A piece of twisted structural steel from the 70th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. |
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From September 11: Bearing Witness to History A door from one of the New York City fire trucks destroyed at Ground Zero. |
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From September 11: Bearing Witness to History The flag that hung on the side of the Pentagon from September 12, 2001, to October 11, 2001. |
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From The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden George Washington's military uniform worn during the Revolutionary War. |
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From The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden A Cheeshead hat worn by a Wisconsin delegate to the 1996 Democratic Convention. It's kind of humorous that the first thing you see entering the exhibit is Washington's military uniform and one the last things you see as you exit is a cheesehead. |
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One of the many historical musical instruments currently on exhibit, Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet and its case. |
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A closer view of Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet. |
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Louis Armstrong's first trumpet. |
