Popular Entertainment

This Museum's popular entertainment collections hold some of the Smithsonian's most beloved artifacts. The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz reside here, along with the Muppet character Kermit the Frog, and props from popular television series such as M*A*S*H and All in the Family. But as in many of the Museum's collections, the best-known objects are a small part of the story.

The collection also encompasses many other artifacts of 19th- and 20th-century commercial theater, film, radio, and TV—some 50,000 sound recordings dating back to 1903; posters, publicity stills, and programs from films and performances; puppets; numerous items from World's Fairs from 1851 to 1992; and audiovisual materials on Groucho Marx, to name only a few.

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ID Number
2016.0032.084
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.084
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date made
1991
ID Number
2016.0032.079
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.079
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date made
1986
ID Number
2016.0032.080
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.080
This object is comprised of a wood framed poster printed with various labels of Hohner harmonicas.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This object is comprised of a wood framed poster printed with various labels of Hohner harmonicas.
Location
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maker
Hohner
ID Number
1988.0783.638
accession number
1988.0783
catalog number
1988.0783.638
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ID Number
2016.0032.082
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.082
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date made
1987
ID Number
2016.0032.077
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.077
This object is comprised of a wood framed poster printed with various labels of Hohner harmonicas.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This object is comprised of a wood framed poster printed with various labels of Hohner harmonicas.
Location
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maker
Hohner
ID Number
1988.0783.637
accession number
1988.0783
catalog number
1988.0783.637
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date made
1989
ID Number
2016.0032.078
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.078
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ID Number
2016.0032.071
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.071
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Date made
1969
associated institution
Woodstock Music and Art Fair
ID Number
1987.0717.10
accession number
1987.0717
catalog number
1987.0717.10
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ID Number
2016.0032.070
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.070
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ID Number
2016.0032.064
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.064
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date made
1985
ID Number
2016.0032.072
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.072
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date made
1988
ID Number
2016.0032.073
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.073
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associated date
1960 - 1970
associated user
Kempf, Deborah Lynn
referenced
Jefferson Airplane
associated institution
University of Maryland
ID Number
1987.0717.05
accession number
1987.0717
catalog number
1987.0717.05
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date made
1993
ID Number
2016.0032.083
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.083
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date made
1975
ID Number
2016.0032.065
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.065
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date made
1986
ID Number
2016.0032.075
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.075
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date made
1992
ID Number
2016.0032.074
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.074
Poster from the final week of concerts at the Filmore West in San Francisco, California. June 30 – July 4, 1971. The concerts produced by concert promoter Bill Graham, featured the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Quicksilver Messenger Service.Currently not on view
Description
Poster from the final week of concerts at the Filmore West in San Francisco, California. June 30 – July 4, 1971. The concerts produced by concert promoter Bill Graham, featured the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Quicksilver Messenger Service.
Location
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publishing date
1971
referenced
Grateful Dead
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Santana
ID Number
1996.3034.11359
catalog number
1996.3034.11359
nonaccession number
1996.3034
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ID Number
2016.0032.063
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.063
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ID Number
2016.0032.069
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.069
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ID Number
2016.0032.066
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.066
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ID Number
2016.0032.081
accession number
2016.0032
catalog number
2016.0032.081

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