Farrah Fawcett’s iconic swimsuit headed to Smithsonian

I recall seeing the Seinfeld “pirate” shirt in the Museum of American History in D.C.  I guess certain pop culture items become sufficiently well known to be put in museums.

The swimsuit is actually pretty tame compared to what you see people wearing today.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't the swimsuit that caught a young boys eye 😉  😮

I recall seeing the Seinfeld "pirate" shirt in the Museum of American History in D.C.  I guess certain pop culture items become sufficiently well known to be put in museums.

Phid - you've pushed one of my "hot buttons".  the Smithsonian has, in the last 25-30 years really shifted from offering the "Museaum of American History" to offering the "Museum of American Pop-Culture".  One of the icons of American history, for me, was the tree trunk of the 22 inch oak that was chopped down by small arms fire at the apex of the Muleshoe salient at the battle of Spottsylvania in the Civil War.  I identified with it because, as a little kid, my Dad stood me in front of it's glass display case at the Smithsonian and told the story.  My Dad had grown up with it all because at one time, my grandfather owned much of the battlefield (including the Muleshoe) and actually lived for a while in the McCoul house (Lee's headquarters).  My granfather donated many items to the Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville museums as well as the Smithsonian.The last time I went to the Museum of American History (and admittedly, it's been over a decade and a half) it took me minutes to find Fonzie's leather jacket and Archie Bunker's chair, but I searched for hours before I found the Spottsylvania tree in it's glass case, tucked over in a corner like a potted palm, completely out of context, nowhere near any Civil War exhibits, and with no signage - just a nameless curiosity - a novelty.