Travel Back in Time with Historical Artifacts

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快速：那这些对象都有一个共同点？

• 饲料袋连衣裙
• 约翰·布朗的利器步枪
• 爱迪生会说话的玩偶
• 迷幻饭盒
• 猴子听的斯科普斯审判

Stumped? They’re all in史密森主要来源在美国历史– a wonderful, curated collection of original sources, with hundreds and hundreds from the Smithsonian archives and museums. You can browse by era to find all kinds of fascinating documents and artifacts, or search for something specific. A search on “Lincoln” shows an Abraham Lincoln life mask, Mary Todd Lincoln’s mourning watch, a Lincoln tea ad (who knew?), and prison hoods of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, among other items. A click on the “Cold War Era” reveals items such as Tiki glasses, the Atlantic Charter document, Apollo 11 Command Module, and a TV tray table. Details follow each primary source image, noting its historical relevance, and Quick Facts and Critical Thinking Questions are provided as well. For curious minds, Related Items of interest point you to more incredible finds.

这个很难（硬not查看该注入生命我们过去的这些罕见的，有形的物品时，在历史上被逮住了。为什么林肯阴谋做出戴头套？二战是如何鼓励蒂基玻璃的普及？是谁给了玛丽·托德·林肯哀悼手表，她又是怎么长的穿呢？所有这些问题都在这个回答的资源，为那么多的。对于一个学生写关于公民权利的时代，看看格林斯博罗午餐柜台可能启示。陈冠希的说话玩偶展示他的巧思，并可能激发新的发明家。20世纪60年代迷幻饭盒可以比作20世纪60年代G.I.乔饭盒，把光有意义的见解的学生。

So grab a hat and travel back in time through this treasure trove—from the 1450 Pre-Colonial Era to the present—experiencing the highs and lows of the United States’ history through Westward Expansion, the Civil War, Industrialization, the World Wars, the Great Depression, and more, and experience life as it was lived through these collections from the Smithsonian.

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¹房子拖车。美国：n.p，1934年史密森原始资料的美国历史。网页。2016年9月13日。
²爱迪生会说话的娃娃。西奥兰治，新泽西州，美国：n.p，C。1890年史密森主要来源在美国历史。网页。2016年9月9日。
³A Monkey Listening to the Scopes Trial. Washington, D.C., United States: n.p, 21 July 1923. Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History. Web. 9 Sept. 2016.
⁴Mills, Clark. Abraham Lincoln Life Mask by Clark Mills, 1865. Washington, D.C., United States: n.p, 1865. Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History. Web. 9 Sept. 2016.