Foucault Pendulum and the Star-Spangled Banner

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Object Details

Author

Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017

Subject

National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)

Pendulum Hall (MHT)

Summary

Image of the Center Hall of the National Museum of American History, prior to its 2008 renovation. Inside the Center Hall, a group of visitors pause for a look at two favorite attractions of the museum, the Foucault pendulum and the awe-inspiring Star-Spangled Banner.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder: Torch November 1993

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1993

Standard number

93-13286-2 and SIA2008-2449

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Interior

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Earth--Rotation

Entrance halls

Flags

Foucault's pendulum

Museum visitors

Pendulum

Exhibitions

Artifacts

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_7177