A 1297 version of the Magna Carta issued by King Edward 1. Note: No flash photography was allowed which is why the pictures are so dark.

Art work in the rotunda for the charters of freedom

The US Constitution

Constitution signitures

The 45.52 carat Hope Diamond. Now on display in the Gem Museum located in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

The Peterson Tanzanite Brooch. Tanzanite pair ar 15 carats each surrounded by 24 carats of diamonds

Tiara presented to Marie-Louise by Napoleon Bonaparte.

1 of 6 additonal displays in the Gem Museum.

Early Apollo EVA (Extra Vehicular Activites) Space suit

Modern US Air Force Full Pressure Suit. Common use was for SR-71 pilots flying at altitudes of 80,000 ft.

Apollo 15 EVA suit

Examples of aircraft on display in the Simthsonian's National Air & Space Museum.

Apollo Soyuz test project of 1975. Hooking up in space.

In the background is a full scale model of the Hubble Telescope

Center left-SkyLab space station; Center Right-Solar panels

Spirit of St. Louis

Mercury 6 capsule piloted by John Glen in 1962

Early American Airways plane with Eastern Airlines DC-3 in background

WW2 aircraft

Aircraft amunition from WW2. L to R, Italy, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, and US.

Medals awarded to General Doolittle. He led first carrier based bombing run on mailand Japan in 1942.

Foreground-Spirit of St. Louis; Background-Spaceship One A project funded by Paul Allen (Microsoft) to launch a vehicle into space.

Apollo Project Lunar Module (LM)

Model of Saturn 5 rocket used during Apollo project missions.

Apollo 15 Lunar Rover

Early Wright Brothers glider

Voyager Aircraft- Flew nonstop around the globe in 1986.