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19th Century Survey Prints
Nearly 40 examples of prints from three government survey expeditions to the American West: the U.S. and Mexico Boundary Survey, the U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, and the U.S. Pacific Railroad Surveys.
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American Samplers
By the 1700s, samplers were being worked by young women to learn basic needlework skills. Samplers are important representations of early American female education and this group features 50 of the 137 American samplers in the Textile Collection.
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Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection
Selected objects from the Museum’s significant collection of patent medicines. Begun in 1930, the collection has grown to over 4,000 products dating from the 19th century to the present day.
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The Father of the Video Game: The Ralph Baer Prototypes and Electronic Games
Ralph Baer donated his video game test units, production models, notes, and schematics to the Museum in 2006. 11 objects are featured in this online collection.
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The Ferris Collection of Prints
A selection of 24 prints collected by Stephen James Ferris (1835–1915), a Philadelphia painter and etcher. The collection includes over 2,000 European and American prints and a variety of artistic subjects, compositions, and styles.
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Mathematical Paintings of Crockett Johnson
Cartoonist, book illustrator, and children’s author David Crockett Johnson painted over 100 works relating to mathematics and mathematical physics. 80 of these paintings are in the Museum's collections.
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Mexican America
"Mexican America" is a sampling of objects from the collections of the National Museum of American History. The stories behind these objects reflect the history of the Mexican presence in the United States.
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National Numismatic Collection
This searchable online collection contains a small sampling of objects from the National Numismatics Collection, which is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects, including over 450,000 coins, medals and decorations and 1.1 million pieces of paper
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National Quilt Collection
The collection contains more than 500 quilts—both quilts made for functional, utilitarian purposes as bedding, and others made mainly for decorative purposes—and quilt-related items.
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Portable Bathtubs: Tub Bathing from the Early 19th and 20th Centuries
Without indoor plumbing, bathing in the early 19th to the early 20th centuries involved filling small portable tubs with water, bucket by bucket. 10 examples of portable bathtubs are featured here.
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Printing Matrices for Narrative of the U.S. Exploring Expedition
This collection features printing matrices—either engraved plates and blocks or lithographic stones—used to print the Narrative of the U.S. Exploring Expedition and its accompanying volumes.
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Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History
Explore Puerto Rico’s history, from the 16th to the 20th centuries, through the eyes of collector Teodoro Vidal. Vidal captured the island’s history by collecting thousands of objects. Over 80 artifacts are featured here.
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