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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Material Matters: Ways of Knowing Museum Objects
James Smithson’s Crypt
Smithson’s Crypt and the Search for a Proper Memorial
James Smithson’s Remains: A Biological Perspective
Study in Depth, Opus 152
Thomas Wilfred’s Study in Depth, Opus 152: An Artist’s Experiment with Lighting
Silent Music: Thomas Wilfred’s Study in Depth, Opus 152
Kīlauea Volcano
A Not So Gentle History: Violent Explosions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii
Objectifying Pele as Performance, Material Culture, and Cultural Landscape
Stradivarius Stringed Instruments
How to Identify a Stradivarius Stringed Instrument
Violins from the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and Private Collections: A Pilot Comparative Study
Huey 65-10126 Helicopter
Huey Helicopter: Steed for the “Sky Cavalry”
Huey 65-10126: A Curator’s Journey of Discovery
Central African Throwing Knife
A Throwing Knife through Production and Use
A Throwing Knife in Motion: The Journey from the Congo to the Smithsonian
Iron Lung
The Iron Lung in History and Cultural Memory
Whatever Happened to the Iron Lung? Visitor Memories of an Iconic Medical Object
Portrait of John Brown
Augustus Washington: Daguerreotypist of John Brown
In the Service of Abolitionism: Augustus Washington’s Daguerreotype Portrait of John Brown
Ruby Slippers
The “Sole” Survivors: The Smithsonian’s Ruby Slippers
The Amazing Ruby Slippers and Their Magical Travels
September 11, 2001
Collecting a National Tragedy: The National Museum of American History and September 11
September 11, 2001, a Moment in Time: Relevance of the Smithsonian Human Skeleton Collections
Contributors
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