George Washington's Camp Stool at NMHT

ID: 75-16111

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1975

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder January 1976

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Summary

Folding camp stool used by General George Washington during the American Revolution which was recently acquired by the Division of Military History, National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History. The stool went on display at the museum in the Armed Forces Hall in Washington's tent where it might have been used originally.

Subject

  • Washington, George 1732-1799
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in TORCH, January 1976

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder January 1976

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1975
  • Revolution, 1775-1783

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Artifacts
  • National Museum of History and Technology. (U.S.)
  • Exhibitions
  • History
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.)
  • National Collections
  • Presidents

Place

United States

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Object

ID Number

75-16111

Physical description

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

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