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is upon the various processes by means of whicli printing blocks and 

 later movable type have been used down through the centuries, to- 

 gether with the teclmiques and tools involved. Here is also demon- 

 strated how black-and-white and color pictorial prints have been 

 made, especially in recent years. Examples are shown of the work of 

 some of the great printmakers of the world, including such outstand- 

 ing artists as Rembrandt and Diirer. In the study collections of this 

 division are examples of the work of many of the great printmakers 

 of the last six centuries. 



20. MILITARY HISTORY 



The Military History Hall is divided into two large sections, one 

 devoted to the United States Navy and Marine Corps, the other to the 

 United States Army. Elaborate exhibits of the development of avia- 

 tion, both civil and military, are shown in the National Air Museum to 

 which reference is made below. The Naval-Marine Corps Hall shows 

 the evolution, by the use of models and contemporary prints and charts, 

 of the Navy from the first commissioned vessel of 1775 to the atomic 

 submarine. Many portraits and memorabilia of the great Naval and 

 Marine leaders of our Nation are exhibited. One who studies the ex- 

 hibits of this hall can clearly see how the rise of the modern Navy is 

 related to the evolution of sources of power for naval vessels as 

 illustrated in the nearby Power Hall. Here also can be seen the ves- 

 sels and equipment that led to the emergence of the sea strength of 

 the United States from the small sailing craft of the colonies to the 

 present Navy of this country as a preeminent world power. The 

 change from wooden to steel warships and the development of modern 

 naval armaments are portrayed. Also shown are a few selected ex- 

 amples of objects recovered from the ocean floor by the use of the new 

 techniques of marine archeology. 



The hall showing the rise of the American Army begins with ex- 

 amples of uniforms and equipment of colonial troops. At the entrance 

 is placed the actual field uniform worn by General Washington when 

 he was conducting his great campaigns of the War of Independence. 

 The visitor can also follow the evolution of American arms and equip- 

 ment down through the years. Attention is given to present-day 

 uniforms and the arms used in each of the great wars of the Nation. 

 Outstanding objects here include a beautiful bronze cannon brought 

 to the colonies by General Lafayette, uniforms of both Union and 

 Confederate officers of the Civil War, General Sheridan's horse on 

 which he made his famous ride, a complete display of modern military 

 missiles, including those with atomic warheads, and a very complete 

 display of American military heraldry including the battle ribbons 

 of all the Nation's great Army regiments. 



