American History at the Smithsonian | History Traveler Episode 16 

So, not a fan of that George Clooney Batman movie? Just kidding.. It makes me think about the nipple armour.. I wonder why that part was not around.. ;)

The lighting is intentionally dimmed to preserve the historical items. Same reason flash is not allowed.

My Grandfather and Clark Gable were in OCS together in Florida.

In Nashville the tubb trcord shop and the wheel bar was used as morgues for battle of Nashville. Born here in 61. Have you toured these places

Ha! Yeah, I was kind of kicking myself after I went back and looked at that footage for making myself look so dumb. I should have been more precise with my complaints. I understood the lighting to preserve the colors in the clothing. It just seemed excessively dark to me and I had assumed that the Smithsonian would have their most important artifact behind some sort of UV glass to protect the items. But yeah, I didn't do myself any favors by acting like such a knucklehead there. It was more my frustrations with trying to film in low light.

@@TheHistoryUnderground Hardly a knucklehead Sir. Great work.

t18amgr - Ha! Thanks. Appreciate that and appreciate you watching. Hope that the videos are meaningful to everyone in some way.

@@TheHistoryUnderground I think the museum had the low lighting to hide the fact that all their displays were old stuff. They were ashamed they didn't have the budget to buy all new displays. :) I enjoy your tours, you are interested in the same things I would go out of my way to find.

The Alamo is the same way, with no flash photography

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Stephen Pruszenski - Yeah, that was kind of a neat piece. Planning on getting out to Appomattox someday. Thanks for watching!

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Glad you enjoyed it! I think that every American would benefit from taking a trip to DC and going through some of these museums. Lots to learn about our history and heritage there.

Ken Rowe - It really is worth it. The whole DC area is pretty amazing. Be sure to give yourself enough time when you do get around to going though. Tons of stuff to see.

Connie - Pretty amazing place.

@@TheHistoryUnderground WHERE are the giant skeletons documented in many newspaper articles, found in mounds across America? The discoveries are well documented and the Smithsonian was noted in these articles as receiving them & displaying them. Nowadays, nobody at the Smithsonian has ever heard of them. why? Where did they go and how come America is deprived of this knowledge of its history?

@@jeanknitter6455 what?!

Completely agree. Thanks!

He was a hero for a lot of us.

Definitely a must see places. Glad that you liked it 🙂

Awesome, thank you!

JA_37D - Definitely a great place to visit. Hopefully the videos can hold you over until you can get over here 🙂

Definitely need to plan at least a half a day there.

Tigers - Thanks! Yes, it’s quite the place. I’ve got several other videos on this channel from DC that you might enjoy as well.

Well said

Interesting. Thanks!

@@TheHistoryUnderground The Museum is located in the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sr. who I'm sure you know was Commander-in-Chief of The Pacific Fleet and all Naval Operations in The Pacific during WWII. It's not far from Austin or San Antonio either. Frederickburg was settled by Germans; there are micro breweries, wineries and distilleries nearby. Peachs and Wine Grapes are grown in this part of the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Incidentally; the legendary little village of Luckenbach, TX is within the Post Office Boundaries of Fredericksburg.

I’ve been there! One of my favorites. Need to go back and do a video.

It really is!

concerned1313 - Ha! That isn’t the first time that that label has been attached to me.

@@TheHistoryUnderground Well, I was a history guy first, then I added guns, because they are history and I enjoy them. I am a revolver guy. There are guns, battles, gunfights, social perceptions and Federal, State, County and City laws concerning the possession, manufacture and use of guns. Guns are one of two political things that I write politicians and administrators on. The Boy Scouts taught me safety and accuracy regarding guns and a whole bunch of things beyond guns. And "yes", I am one of those Eagle Scouts too. In the meantime, I troll and hopefully remain anonymous as I live in (not politically correct anymore to say this) "Indian Country". I personally know an Indian who I consider a friend but he is not a friend because he is Indian. Take care and thanks and keep producing your videos, there great and keep the quality up, not the quantity.

I didn't say anything about it in the video, but I actually found the museum to be a weird hodgepodge of historic items. There are some galleries that were content specific, but in other places, I found the mashup to be a bit jarring.

@J M Hollywood items are how most Americans learned about history unfortunately. They don't read enough. It has nothing do to with Liberals or Conservatives. Not everything is a Deep State plot.

I was a little shocked, and really disappointed to see comic book stuff. Comics definitely have a place, I was just surprised that was one of the first things you see.

Yes, but there are some places (like the Star Spangled Banner) where photography is prohibited. Have fun! There are a few other episodes from the Museum of American History on this channel as well as a bunch of others on Washington DC. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, I get why it's dark, but it was REALLY dark in there. I would have thought that there would be some sort of UV glass that they could get to protect it but maybe not. They're way smarter than I am so I'll trust that they've got it right :)

Very much so.

I don't recall there being any Korean War displays when I was there but I think they switch stuff out from time to time.

I try to keep things family friendly on here. There are just some things that I can’t show 🙂

It's been awhile, so I can't recall. I think that they rotate items regularly though.

Frank Lillyman is credited with being the first paratrooper on the ground. He touched French soil at 12:15 am, June 6, 1944.

@@TheHistoryUnderground oh yeah I thaught it was only just over the other day but they would have been flying before the 6th Surley lol and thanks for the reply great work mate

michael esposito - Very cool. And yes, the historic items there are quite amazing.

Did you actually see it???😅

No, I get that. It just seems like there would some sort of protective UV glass that would allow for better lighting. But hey, maybe not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Thanks! Appreciate that.

I love that museum! I went there a few years ago but it was before I started producing for this channel. My intention is to go back this summer and do a video on it. To date, it's one of the top 3 museums that I've ever visited. I didn't know about the mannequin looking like actual Marines though. Very interesting.

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Nora Gyetko - My pleasure! Thanks for watching. 🙂

Oh wow. Was all of that lost in the fire?

I don't know the full story. I visited the museum for the last time in the early 1970's and there wasn't much to it. So many great military historic artifacts covering all conflicts were gone. It waw quite a place.

The site of the museum was moved in the1980’s to its current location. There is no mention of a fire on its website. ( I remember visiting it prior to the old site closing) It is way larger than it was in the 70’s as the entire collection now is able to be housed in one building. Great place to visit

@@bonniewinograd2356 I didn't know that. Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up! Tons of history in that area.