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RT @airandspace: Today in 1928, "Spirit of St. Louis" was installed in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall.… This tweet was posted on May 13, 2024.

📸: Neo-Classical bedroom in Pompeiian colorway c. 1995 San Francisco Courtesy of @BradburyWalls R2021.1401.019 Ceiling patterns, 1876 Christopher Dresser (1834–1904) Studies in Design Cassell, Petter, and Galpin London Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries R2021.1416.001, .002 This tweet was posted on July 27, 2022.

📸 3/3: Katherine Stinson at the Curtiss Plant, Buffalo, New York 1917 photograph Collection of the National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 86-7260 1993.10.12 a R2020.2405.001 This tweet was posted on March 09, 2022.

"I guess I never talk so much about references, but the references were there. This image was posted on December 09, 2021. #studioglass #glasssculpture #glassblowing #glassart #contemporaryart #marvinlipofsky

Born in Washington, D.C., Nathaniel Mathis began cutting the hair of his friends as a teenager. This image was posted on August 09, 2021. #hairstyle #hair #style #nathanielmathis #hairstylesfom

Rudy Arnold Aviation Photography

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between May 1987 and September 1987 in the E-02 Gate 62 Cultural Wall gallery, located in North Terminal

American Porcelain

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between October 1982 and December 1983 in the F-02 North Connector gallery, located in North Terminal

Aviation Photographs by Hans Groenhoff

This aviation exhibition was on display between July 1988 and December 1988 in the B-02 Gate 26 gallery, located in South Terminal

Aviation Posters and Commercial Aviation in the Bay Area

This aviation exhibition was on display between April 1991 and July 1991 in the D-05 Central South Connector gallery, located in International Terminal

Newborn Ancestors: The Art and Articles of Plains Indian Children

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between March 1997 and February 1998 in the D-05 Central South Connector gallery, located in International Terminal

Sunkawakan: American Indians and the Horse

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between November 1998 and May 1999 in the D-05 Central South Connector gallery, located in International Terminal

RT @airandspace: The Wright Flyer went on display in the Smithsonian's Arts & Industries building in 1948. But why did it take so long? Do… This tweet was posted on December 17, 2019.

Congrats & #MuseumLove to the SF Mexican Museum for their new @smithsonian affiliation! Story via @sfgate: http://t.co/5WQDFbA9 This tweet was posted on February 01, 2012.

Special thank you to Chris Strachwitz, @Smithsonian @Folkways Recordings, and @Arhoolifnd. "Down-Home Music: The Story of #Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46UL9SuX #storyofarhoolie This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

In 1961, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., a construction crew prepared to demolish a historic home in Thurmont, Maryland. This image was posted on January 22, 2020. #zuberscenicwallpaper #wallpaper #zuber #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign #museum #design

In 1961, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., a construction crew prepared to demolish a historic home in Thurmont, Maryland. This image was posted on September 04, 2019. #zuberscenicwallpaper #wallpaper #zuber #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign #museum #design

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” Royalties from the song eventually garnered a significant sum for both McDowell and Chris Strachwitz’s Tradition Music Company, his song publishing wing, thanks largely to the Rolling Stones putting McDowell’s name as composer on the label of their record. This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian

Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian

"The Hangar, Shrine of the Air" was located on 2211 Union Street in Berkeley, California. This image was posted on March 21, 2018. #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks