This interactive collection search contains objects that are featured in the exhibition "On the Water: Stories from Maritime America: Stories from...
West Point graduates had diverse careers and interests. They were not only military officers, but also inventors, builders, managers, and businessmen.This...
Near the end of the Civil War, veterans of the Army of the Cumberland commissioned the artist William D. T. Travis to memorialize the career of General William...
Thomas Alva Edison changed our world! His genius gave us electric lights in our home and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical power. He was...
Ocean liners were ships of transport for immigrants and machines of leisure, status, and national prestige. This section of "On the Water: Stories from...
The U.S. Army played a key role in exploring the nation's vast new lands acquired through purchase and conquest during the first half of the nineteenth...
The Civil War forced West Point graduates to make difficult choices regarding family and friends, and regional and national loyalties. Whether they fought for...
Travel back in time to visit five of the families who lived at 16 Elm Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts over the past 200 years in this interactive game from...
Explore features of the Star-Spangled Banner using this interactive flag included in the online exhibition entitled "The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag...
The country's vast system of rivers and lakes has helped people settle the land and create communities. The realities of life and work on the inland...