Military

The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.

The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.

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Location
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date made
ca 1854
year used
1854 - 1855
ID Number
DL.222250
catalog number
222250
accession number
41356
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Location
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date made
1875 - 1900
ID Number
DL.61.0619
catalog number
61.0619
accession number
234565
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Location
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date made
ca 1910s
ID Number
1986.3048.1742
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1742
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Location
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date made
before 1907
ID Number
1986.3048.1710
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1710
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Location
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date made
1907-1910
ID Number
1986.3048.1727
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1727
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Location
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ID Number
1986.3048.1738
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1738
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Location
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date made
1910-07-04
Associated Date
1910-08-02
ID Number
1986.3048.1728
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1728
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Location
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date made
ca 1910s
ID Number
1986.3048.1729
nonaccession number
1986.3048
catalog number
1986.3048.1729
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007448
accession number
255885
catalog number
7448
This intriguing ambrotype shows what appears to be a soldier in a Zouave uniform advancing with weapon in hand. The man shown here-- whether he was a soldier or a civilian portraying one is unknown-- was actually posing for photographer and abolitionist T.P.
Description
This intriguing ambrotype shows what appears to be a soldier in a Zouave uniform advancing with weapon in hand. The man shown here-- whether he was a soldier or a civilian portraying one is unknown-- was actually posing for photographer and abolitionist T.P. Collins, likely as a study for a painting.
Location
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date made
1860-1865
ID Number
PG.004697
catalog number
4697
accession number
189067
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007450
accession number
255885
catalog number
7450
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007445
accession number
255885
catalog number
7445
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007447
accession number
255885
catalog number
7447
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007446
accession number
255885
catalog number
7446
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007451
accession number
255885
catalog number
7451
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Location
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referenced
Washington, George
ID Number
PG.66.25.35
accession number
263090
catalog number
66.25.35
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007449
accession number
255885
catalog number
7449
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Location
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date made
1944-06-06
maker
Capa, Robert
ID Number
PG.007452
accession number
255885
catalog number
7452
Charcoal and watercolor on paper. The painting depicts four American soldiers aiming a Howitzer toward search lights in a night sky.Currently not on view
Description
Charcoal and watercolor on paper. The painting depicts four American soldiers aiming a Howitzer toward search lights in a night sky.
Location
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date made
Circa 1919
1919
ca 1919
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59708M
catalog number
59708M
accession number
216896
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Location
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date made
1919
Circa 1919
Circa 1919
ca 1919
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59710M
catalog number
59710M
accession number
216896
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Location
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date made
1919
Circa 1919
ca 1919
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59728M
catalog number
59728M
accession number
216896
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Location
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date made
1918
1918-07-17
Circa. 1918
ca 1918
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59718M
catalog number
59718M
accession number
216896
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Location
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date made
1918
Circa 1918
ca 1918
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59711M
catalog number
59711M
accession number
216896
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Location
Currently not on view
date made
1918
Circa 1918
ca 1918
associated date
1917 - 1918
associated person
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
Stanley-Brown, Katharine
artist
Stanley-Brown, Rudolph
ID Number
AF.59732M
catalog number
59732M
accession number
216896

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