Visiting the museum with kids? Do this free activity at the museum.
This is a Sunny character.
In each exhibit room you will find one or more Sunny characters on display. Look for these Sunny spots as you tour the museum. Once you've located one, see the attached sign which designates exhibits and activities that are especially of interest for kids.
Read the sign for activity instructions, which includes watching fun video clips to learn more about the topic.
VIDEOS
1a) Mail By Rail - the Story of RPO clerks
[0:00-:35] original film clips
[0:36-4:10] story of Railway Post Office clerks
1b) Men and Mail in Transit training film
[23:23-25:38] non-stop mail exchange from trackside and onboard views
2a) USS Macon & Sparrowhawks
[1:00-09] biplane skyhook attaching to airship’s trapeze
[1:39-47] skyhook release
2b) Biplane Launch from Airship USS Akron
[0:52-1:10] crane lifting biplane into airship’s belly
[1:40-48] skyhook release
4) Baby chicken hatching from egg
[0:47] first hole pecked
[5:35] chick emerges
7a) You Are My Sunshine Song on Edison Wax Cylinder
[1:35] song starts
7b) Meet Edison's Tinfoil Phonograph from 1877, Smithsonian
7c) 1903 Edison Phonograph Recording Demo, Ford
10) Old Coloma Schoolhouse Tour, Marshall Gold Discovery SHP
