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Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.state.sc.us/patpt/

Excerpt:

The centerpiece of Patriots Point is the world famous aircraft carrier USS YORKTOWN, a heavily decorated warship that was at the "tip of the spear" in America's victory in the Pacific during World War II. Find out more about the ships of Patriots Point, the magnificent aircraft, and the rest of the exhibits that make Patriots Point one of the most visited attractions in the Carolinas! Click on the image to the right to take a tour of the flight deck!

Annotation:

This site mostly offers information about the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum itself. It does not offer online archives or histories. Exploring the site one can view a number of photographs of naval content.

National Maritime Museum Association

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.maritime.org/

Excerpt:

Visit the historic vessels at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and USS Pampanito submarine museum & memorial at Fisherman's Wharf and discover your connection to San Francisco's maritime heritage.

Annotation:

The National Maritime Museum site offers several area of potential interest for research, particularly for naval historians. A copy of The Fleet Type Submarine, a post-WW II training manual, has been reproduced. Papers from the Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels are made available. The site also lists submarines lost during World War Two and their casualties. Finally, a detailed history of the USS Pampanito is recounted and features an interactive blueprint which includes QuickTime Virtual Reality movies of the compartments.

National Museum of American History

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

Excerpt:

The Museum offers three floors of exhibitions that explore the rich diversity of American history, from "First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image" to "America on the Move."

Annotation:

This is the website for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The site is impressively done with many virtual exhibits. Its appeal ranges from interactive games for kids and to advanced search engines for scholars.

United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum and USS Salem (CA 139) Online

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.uss-salem.org/

Excerpt:

Welcome to the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum Online. Located in historic Quincy, Massachusetts. The USNSM is home to the USS Salem, the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. We are located in the former Quincy Fore River Shipyard, once one of the Nation's largest Shipbuilding Enterprises.

Annotation:

This site features a brief history of the USS Salem, as well as its specifications, photographs, and images of crew artwork.

Steamboat Arabia Museum

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.

URL:

http://www.1856.com/

Excerpt:

Unbelievable treasures and fascinating history await. Explore our museum and learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856 and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact. This exhibit, in Kansas City, Mo, is many things: history, ingenuity, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, preservation and a tribute to the pioneer spirit.

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Online presence for the Arabia Steamboat Museum, located in Kansas City, featuring brief histories of steamboat transportation, the Arabia,/em>, and the efforts which recovered the ship and its artifacts 132 years after its sinking. Several images accompany the accounts.

USS Lexington Museum

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
Contemporary (Post-WWII)

Images

Industrial/Military Technology

Links

Modern (18th-20th Century)

Museum

URL:
http://www.usslexington.com/

Excerpt:
During the 1980's, the U.S. Navy came to the realization that keeping in service its last remaining World War II Essex Class aircraft carrier was becoming increasingly expensive and that the LEXINGTON would have to be replaced by a more modern ship. In August of 1990, the Secretary of the Navy announced that the USS FORRESTAL would replace LEXINGTON as the Navy's training carrier

Annotation:
This site largely contains information about the museum located in Corpus Christi and the educational programs held there. However, it does contain specifications on a number of aircraft which the museum exhibits and a page where former crew members can sign in and leave contact information. There are also links to other Lexington and naval-related sites.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
Aviation/Space Exploration

Contemporary (Post-WWII)

Images

Museum

Video

URL:
http://www.spacecamp.com/museum/

Excerpt:
At the U. S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, we have the greatest collection of rockets and space memorabilia anywhere. Click on the objects on our site map above to read about some of our exhibits and archives. Some of this information you can only learn about here on our Web site!

Annotation:
Mainly an informational site for the museum, with downloadable museum guides and other materials.

Museum of Broadcast Communications

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
Consumer Technology

Contemporary (Post-WWII)

Exhibit

Images

Modern (18th-20th Century)

Museum

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Video

URL:
http://www.mbcnet.org/

Excerpt:
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is one of only three broadcast museums in America. It opened to the public on June 13, 1987, after five years of development, led by Chicago broadcaster Bruce DuMont. The MBC will move from its current home in the Chicago Cultural Center into its new home at State & Kinzie Street in downtown Chicago, which will open in 2005.

Annotation:
Lots of goodies. Popular culture through sights and sounds of radio and TV.

Enola Gay Exhibition

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
Aviation/Space Exploration

Contemporary (Post-WWII)

Images

Industrial/Military Technology

Museum

Video

URL:
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal103/gal103.html

Author:
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Excerpt:
The Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber used in the atomic mission that destroyed Hiroshima, went on display June 28, 1995 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The display commemorates the end of World War II,

Annotation:
Documents the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's exhibit of the Enola Gay which ran from June 28, 1995 to May 18, 1998. Includes a narrative describing the contents of the exhibit and the history behind its creation. The site also features QuickTime Virtual Reality movies of the cockpit and the fuselage, as well as crew lists, a photo gallery and B-29 specifications. Links are provided to other Air and Space sites including some concerning the B-29.

Thomas A. Edison Papers

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
Biographical

Consumer Technology

Images

Industrial/Military Technology

Library/Archive

Links

Modern (18th-20th Century)

Museum

Primary Source

University

URL:
http://edison.rutgers.edu/

Author:
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, National Park Service, New Jersey Historical Commission, Smithsonian Institution
Excerpt:
The extensive collection of papers preserved in the archive at the Edison National Historic Site—approximately 5 million pages in all—is the product of Thomas Alva Edison's sixty-year career as inventor, manufacturer, and businessman. Until now, the sheer size and organizational complexity of the archive have deterred researchers from delving extensively into its wealth of documentary resources. With the publication of the selective microfilm and book editions, these historically significant papers are for the first time readily available to scholars and other researchers. Because the arrangement of the documents on the microfilm parallels the organizational structure of the archive itself, it is helpful to understand how the records of Edison's laboratories and companies were generated during his own lifetime and how the archivists entrusted with their guardianship have subsequently treated them.

Annotation:
This site is a vast database of Thomas Edison's papers including 71,000 pages of correspondence and 12,000 pages of technical drawings. Processes for searching the site are complicated and visitors are recommended to read a 3,000-word guide to searching it. The site may be searched by name, date, or document type, by Folder/Volume, or by Series notes. Series collect documents in groups, such as scrapbooks and legal papers. The site includes over 2,000 facsimiles of Edison patents from 1868 to 1931 for products such as the electric lamp and the phonograph. More than 7,000 clippings from 103 journals and newspapers discuss Edison's achievements. Journals range from the American Engineer to the Westminster Gazette. "Document Sampler" contains over 20 documents including Edison's wife's design for a light bulb and a list of 19 different possible names for the phonograph. A collection of photographs, maps, and prints depict Edison, his environs, and his inventions. There are two chronologies of Edison's life on the site, the longer one running 13,0000-word. The site offers an 8,000-word essay on Edison's companies and over 20 pages about Edison and the development of the motion picture industry. A 70-item bibliography and a shorter 10-item version direct visitors to books and articles about Edison. The site links to 20 Edison-related websites. Because it is somewhat difficult to search, this site will be most useful to experienced researchers.