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"A Statement on Craftsmanship in Firearms," 1979

Collection Creator::
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-084, Holman J. Swinney Papers
See more items in:
Holman J. Swinney Papers
Holman J. Swinney Papers / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa94-084-refidd1e3382

"Ancient Pistol", (painting)

Artist:
Hall, G. H.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Still Life--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Control number:
AECI 02420141
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_48292

"Artificers" and merchants : making and moving goods / Colleen E. Kriger

Author:
Kriger, Colleen E  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa, West
Date:
2017
17th century
Topic:
Imports  Search this
Textile trade  Search this
Ironwork  Search this
Metal-work  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Trade beads  Search this
Exports  Search this
Ivory trade  Search this
Slave trade  Search this
Beeswax  Search this
Camwood  Search this
Merchants, Foreign  Search this
Commerce  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
HF3920.Z7 G924 2017
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114855

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Artist:
José María Mora, c. 1847 - 18 Oct 1926  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14.1 × 10 cm (5 9/16 × 3 15/16")
Mount: 16.6 × 10.9 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1875
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.77.155
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4166636be-e2c1-4b63-93ab-cac323ceb378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.155

"Crute" Drill

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
24 7/8 x 32 7/8 in. (63.3 x 83.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1942-1944
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
African American  Search this
Occupation\military\soldier  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Object\weapon\gun  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.600
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76c594e84-1375-4717-8880-48dc34fe34d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.600

"Curley" (Crow Indian name: Cola Wamba)

Artist:
Carlos Ludwig van Berg, 1835 - 1918  Search this
Sitter:
Curly, c. 1859 - 22 May 1923  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 47 x 31cm (18 1/2 x 12 3/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Bead  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this
Nature & Environment\Snow  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Pistol  Search this
Nature & Environment\Mountain  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree\Forest  Search this
Costume\Breechcloth  Search this
Curly: Male  Search this
Curly: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: University of Arkansas Museum
Object number:
UAM 33-56-24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f1809f56-51a6-40de-93d0-26e46cc4d34d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UAM_33-56-24

"Empire" ("Papa") Ray Gun, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Oldenburg, Claes 1929-2022  Search this
Medium:
Newsprint soaked in wheatpaste over wire, painted with casein
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street New York New York 10019 Accession Number: 791.69
Date:
1959
Topic:
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Control number:
IAS 36240366
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_28746

"Firearms and American History," Boise, January 12, 1965

Collection Creator::
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-084, Holman J. Swinney Papers
See more items in:
Holman J. Swinney Papers
Holman J. Swinney Papers / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa94-084-refidd1e3896

"Firearms in American History," Rochester Institute of Technology, October 10, 1981

Collection Creator::
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-084, Holman J. Swinney Papers
See more items in:
Holman J. Swinney Papers
Holman J. Swinney Papers / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa94-084-refidd1e3237

"Go Nuts"

Maker:
Berman, Nina  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 20 in x 28 in; 50.8 cm x 71.12 cm
Object Name:
digital photographic print
Place made:
United States: New York, Bronx
Date printed:
2021
Date made:
2007-05-25
Subject:
Guns  Search this
Men  Search this
Children  Search this
African American  Search this
Soldiers  Search this
Uniforms, Military  Search this
ID Number:
2021.0057.0031
Accession number:
2021.0057
Catalog number:
2021.0057.0031
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Military
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4a4ddad5d-4a8b-4075-9a8f-82ec19677348
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2004988

"Hell was let loose on the country" : the social history of military technology in the Republic of Biafra / Samuel Fury Childs Daly

Author:
Daly, Samuel Fury Childs  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria, Eastern
Nigeria
Date:
2018
Civil War, 1967-1970
Topic:
Violent crimes  Search this
Illegal arms transfers  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Robbery  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
DT1.A1 A26
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1107000

"Hunter" Double Barrel 12 Gauge Shotgun used by James W. Jackson

Associated person:
Ellsworth, Elmer E.  Search this
Brownell  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 45 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 114.3 cm x 6.35 cm
overall: 44 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 113.03 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
shotgun
shotgun, percussion
Other Terms:
shotgun; Firearms; Percussion Fire; 12 Ga; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
Place made:
United Kingdom: England
Web subject:
Civil War  Search this
Subject:
Firearms  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
ID Number:
AF.202728
Catalog number:
202728
Accession number:
22306
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Frank E. Brownell
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-466f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_416523
Online Media:

"Murder by Mistake: The Mythos of the Firearm in Northwest History," January 23, 1973

Collection Creator::
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-084, Holman J. Swinney Papers
See more items in:
Holman J. Swinney Papers
Holman J. Swinney Papers / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa94-084-refidd1e3650

"Salted" So easy. Put salt on their tales

Artist:
W. H. Martin, born 1865-died 1940  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1909
Topic:
Recreation\sport and play\hunting  Search this
Fantasy  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Landscape\weather\snow  Search this
Animal\rabbit  Search this
Object\weapon\gun  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Object number:
2002.79.19
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c3999208-1233-4805-a2ee-cc04a8e44680
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2002.79.19

"Towne of Boston" Flintlock Musket

Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 55 in x 2 3/4 in; 20.32 cm x 139.7 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
musket
Other Terms:
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; Dl; .69 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
Assembled:
United States
Place Made:
United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
Used:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Subject:
Colonial Life  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Related event:
Revolution and the New Nation  Search this
Credit Line:
Ralph G. Packard
ID Number:
AF.43450
Catalog number:
43450
Accession number:
164794
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
Exhibition:
Price of Freedom
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-11de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_414916
Online Media:

#39451 - #39675. Includes correspondence regarding a collection of firearms lent to the USNM by the U.S. Cartridge Company, 1911-1913 (#39655).

Collection Creator::
United States National Museum  Search this
Container:
Box 100 of 672
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 192, United States National Museum, Permanent Administrative Files
See more items in:
Permanent Administrative Files
Permanent Administrative Files / Box 100
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0192-refidd1e2480

$1 National Firearms Act revenue stamp block of 16

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA RY3
Medium:
paper; ink (green) / engraving
Type:
Revenue Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1938
Topic:
The Great Depression (1929-1939)  Search this
Object number:
1998.2013.1712.1.1-16
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8cf12fafe-f940-4007-a963-6cecaf5d9d2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.1712.1.1-16

$1 National Firearms Act revenue stamp block of 25

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA RY3
Medium:
paper; ink (green) / engraving
Type:
Revenue Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1938
Topic:
The Great Depression (1929-1939)  Search this
Object number:
1998.2013.1713.1.1-25
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8dd862d70-1ec5-4c91-b362-7c4941aca00f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.1713.1.1-25

$1 National Firearms Act revenue stamp block of four

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA RY3
Medium:
paper; ink (green)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in. (12.5 x 9.5 cm)
Type:
Revenue Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1938
Topic:
The Great Depression (1929-1939)  Search this
Object number:
1998.2013.4550.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm80d3600f0-d8b3-416c-9828-f57ac94bc321
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.4550.1

$1 National Firearms Act revenue stamp block of nine

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA RY3
Medium:
paper; ink (green) / engraving
Type:
Revenue Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1938
Topic:
The Great Depression (1929-1939)  Search this
Object number:
1998.2013.2914.3.1-9
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8539592f1-aebf-482f-b366-595e90e44470
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.2914.3.1-9

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