title: Elizabeth Linn Brown

creator: William Dunlap, 18 Feb 1766 - 28 Sep 1839

medium: Watercolor on ivory

subjects: Painting Women Portrait

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; given in loving memory of Katharine Lea Hancock by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee


title: Gideon Welles

creator: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894

medium: Glass plate collodion negative

country: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

subjects: United states\district of columbia\washington

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via Smithsonian Open Access.

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection


title: Charles T. Parsloe, Jr.

country: United States\New York\Kings\New York

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Footwear
Container
Portrait
Shoe
Box
Headgear
Design
Actor and actresse
Costume
Men
Hats
Entertainer


title: G.W.M. Nutt and Minnie Warren

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Women
Chain
Singer
Person with dwarfism
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Portrait
Home furnishing
Person with a disability
Furnishing
Design
Bracelet
Chair
Costume
Seating
Tablecloth
Music
Game
Men
Chess set
Table
Entertainer
Musician


title: Herber Chase Kimball and Jedediah Morgan Grant

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects:
Print
Religion and spirituality
Government
Men
Portrait
Public officer
Politic
Religious leader
Salt lake city, ut
Public official
Mayor

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution


title: George M. Cohan

creator: Harrison Fisher, 27 Jul 1877 - 19 Jan 1934

medium: Pastel on brown illustration board

subjects:
Drawing
Composer
Congressional gold medal
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Literature
Writer
Playwright
Fedora
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Civilian award
Theater producer
Headgear
Theater
Bowtie
Costume
Music
Men
Necktie
Hats
Entertainer
Musician
Vaudeville performer


title: Benjamin Huger

subjects:
Soldier
Interior decoration
American civil war (1861-1865)
Mustache
Portrait
Facial hair
Headgear
Design
Major general
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Military and intelligence
Men
Hats
Beard
Officer


title: Bombastes Preparing for his Crusade to New Orleans

creator: Adalbert John Volck, 14 Apr 1828 - 26 Mar 1912

medium: Etching on paper

subjects:
Print
Presidential candidate
Legislator
Dress accessorie
Governor
Armor
Military and intelligence
Feather
Public officer
Union army
Sport
Congressmen
Government
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Lawyer
Athlete
Headgear
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Men
Yachtsman
Hats
Law and crime
Politic
Officer


title: James Harper

creator: Francis D'Avignon, 29 Oct 1813 - c. 1871

medium: Lithograph on paper

subjects:
Print
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Literature
Government
New york, ny
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Publisher
Eyeglasse
Public official
Bowtie
Costume
Men
Necktie
Public officer
Politic
Mayor


title: John Grubb Parke

subjects:
Interior decoration
American civil war (1861-1865)
Mustache
Portrait
Home furnishing
Facial hair
Furnishing
Design
Symbol & motif
Civil war, 1861-1865
Chair
Star
Seating
Military and intelligence
Muttonchop
Men
Union army
Officer


title: DeWitt Clinton

creator: John Wesley Jarvis, 1780 - 14 Jan 1840

medium: Oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
Legislator
Book and reading
Paper
Home furnishing
Governor
Armchair
Printed material
Public official
Design
Chair
Seating
Public officer
Government
Interior decoration
New york, ny
Portrait
Furnishing
Naturalist
Science and technology
Men
Senator
Politic
Scientist
Lieutenant governor
Mayor

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942


title: D. L. Chase

subjects:
Design
Costume
Interior decoration
Ring
Men
Mustache
Jewelry
Goatee
Portrait
Facial hair


title: John Cabell Breckinridge

subjects:
Print
Presidential candidate
Business and finance
Legislator
Businessperson
Railroad executive
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Secretary of war
Confederate secretary of war
Button
Military and intelligence
Public officer
Business executive
Vice-president
Cabinet member
Government
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Lawyer
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Men
Senator
Law and crime
Politic
Officer


title: Samuel L. Buck

subjects:
Mustache
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Design
Weapon
Glove
Sword
Military and intelligence
Curtain
Table
Union army
Scabbard
Sash
Interior decoration
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Facial hair
Furnishing
Headgear
Belt
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Men
Hats
Beard
Officer


title: William Wilkins

creator: Charles Fenderich, 1805 - 1887

subjects:
Print
Business and finance
Legislator
Neckwear
Cabinet member
Businessperson
Government
Diplomacy
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Lawyer
Banker
Secretary of war
Bowtie
Costume
Men
Necktie
Senator
Public officer
Law and crime
Politic
Judge
Diplomat
Minister


title: William Morris Hunt

creator: Charles Monginot, 1825 - 1900

subjects:
Painting
Muralist
Art
Arts and culture
Portraitist
Painter
Men
Portrait
Genre painter
Facial hair
Artist
Beard


title: George Washington

medium: Etching and engraving on paper

subjects:
Print
Business and finance
Natural resource commerce
Home furnishing
Printed material
Colonial statesman
Statesman
Chair
Seating
Military and intelligence
Table
American revolution (1775-1783)
Public officer
President
Congressional gold medal
Farmer
Government
Portrait
Civilian award
Furnishing
Science and technology
Agriculturist
Surveyor
Men
Politic
Officer


title: Abraham Lincoln

creator: Leonard Wells Volk, 1828 - 1895

medium: Plaster

subjects:
Sculpture
Social welfare and reform
Business and finance
Legislator
Soldier
Activism
Merchant
Congressmen
Government
Businessperson
Portrait
Lawyer
Ecology
Tradesman
Reformer
Boat builder
Surveyor
Military and intelligence
Men
Senator
Public officer
Law and crime
Politic
President
Postmaster


title: Unidentified Boy

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Neckwear
Architecture
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Furnishing
Headgear
Design
Column
Bowtie
Costume
Tablecloth
Curtain
Men
Necktie
Table
Hats


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Design
Architecture
Column
Interior decoration
Curtain
Men
Portrait
Facial hair
Home furnishing
Beard


title: John Hancock

creator: William Smith, 1750? - 1825?

medium: Hand-colored mezzotint on paper

subjects:
Print
Business and finance
Colonial statesman
Merchant
Statesman
Government
Businessperson
Men
Signer of declaration
Portrait
Public officer
Politic
Governor


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
Neckwear
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Facial hair
Furnishing
Design
Chair
Seating
Costume
Curtain
Men
Necktie
Beard


title: G.W.M. Nutt and Minnie Warren

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Women
Singer
Neckwear
Person with dwarfism
Arts and culture
Architecture
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Person with a disability
Furnishing
Design
Chair
Column
Bowtie
Seating
Costume
Music
Men
Necktie
Entertainer
Musician


title: Morton S. Wilkinson

subjects:
Legislator
Neckwear
Congressmen
Government
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Lawyer
Furnishing
Design
Chair
Seating
Costume
Men
Necktie
Senator
Public officer
Law and crime
Politic


title: Unidentified Woman

subjects:
Design
Women
Glove
Costume
Interior decoration
Outerwear
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Cloak
Portrait


title: Andrew Jackson

creator: Edward Williams Clay, 19 Apr 1799 - 31 Dec 1857

medium: Pencil on paper

subjects:
Drawing
Justice
Legislator
Neckwear
Dress accessorie
Eyeglasse
State supreme court justice
Governor
Button
Military and intelligence
Necktie
Public officer
President
Congressional gold medal
Congressmen
Government
Portrait
Lawyer
Civilian award
Costume
Men
Senator
Law and crime
Politic
Judge
Officer

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of J. William Middendorf II


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
Design
Interior decoration
Costume
Muttonchop
Men
Mustache
Outerwear
Cloak
Portrait
Facial hair


title: Edward Stanly

subjects:
Legislator
Neckwear
Congressmen
Architecture
Government
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Facial hair
Lawyer
Design
Costume
Muttonchop
Men
Necktie
Public officer
Law and crime
Politic
Pedestal


title: Certificate of Engineering from State of Ohio awarded to James A. Parsons

creator: Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, American, founded 1933

medium: ink on paper on cardboard

country: Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Ohio, united states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp


title: Faded photograph of an unidentified man

creator: Unidentified

date: late 19th century

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Men

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman photographed by Ball & Sons

creator: J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Program and thank you card for Alpha Kappa Alpha event for Etta Moten Barnett

creator: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

date: November 11, 1936

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with ribbon

country: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Note
Women
Activism
Broadway theatre
Actor and actresse
Sororitie
Singer (musicians)


title: Albumen print of Solomon Frister

medium: albumen and silver on paper

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Men
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt


title: Cabinet card of three unidentified children in a garden scene by Ball & Sons

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Tintype of woman in jacket and dress with hat and muff

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Tintype
Photography
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey


title: Page 20 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

creator: Lewis Curtis Smith, American, 1921 - 1997

medium: paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Ww ii
Tuskegee airmen
Aeronautic
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family


title: Golf ball retriever used by Ethel Funches

creator: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010

date: late 20th century

medium: metal and rubber

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches


title: Program for the West Philadelphia AME Church District Conference

date: October 1919

medium: ink on paper

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Program
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church


title: Photographic print of the Senate of North Carolina, Session of 1889

creator: Cyrus Paisley Wharton, American, 1852 - 1929

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and ink on paper

country: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Politic

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme


title: <I>5005 Profound Meditation</I>

creator: H.C. White Co., American, 1874 - 1915

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
Rural life
Domestic life
Children


title: Multicolor wax print Boubou and pants

creator: Gonfreville, African, 1921 - 1980

medium: cotton with elastic and metal

country: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, Africa

subjects: Abidjan, côte d'ivoire, west africa, africa

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Traveling trunk used by George Thompson Garrison in the Civil War

creator: Crouch & Fitzgerald, American, founded 1839

medium: wood, leather, cotton, metal

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Trunk (containers)
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military


title: <I>Untitled</I>

creator: Lewis Wickes Hine, American, 1874 - 1940

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Education
Agriculture

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg


title: Horn speaker used as part of a DJ setup

creator: Cerwin-Vega, American, founded 1954

medium: metal , plastic and paint

subjects:
Loudspeaker
Hip-hop (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers


title: Lobby card for The Bronze Venus

creator: Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Flier for "The 13th Annual Zulu Nation Anniversary"

creator: Nubian Productions, American

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Nightlife
Hip-hop (music)
Rapper (musicians)
Djs (musicians)
Urban life


title: <I>Selections of Plantation Songs As Sung By Donavin's Famous Tennesseeans</I>

creator: Donavin's Famous Tennesseeans, American, founded 1873

medium: ink on paper, metal

country: Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sheet music
American south
Spiritual (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker


title: Women's US Army Service beret worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown

creator: Custom Hat Corporation, American

medium: wool and metal

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal


title: <I>De Nyew Testament</I>

creator: American Bible Society, American, founded 1816

medium: ink , paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Bible
Folklife
Language and language
Religion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah L. Mack


title: Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Bill Clinton

creator: The White House, founded 1792

medium: (a) ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Black-and-white print
Photography
Government
Politic
Society
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell


title: Charleston slave badge from 1803 for Servant No. 624

creator: Charles Prince, American

medium: metal

country: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
Slave hire system

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants


title: <I>American Sketches: A Negro Congregation at Washington</I>

creator: The Illustrated London News, British, 1845 - 2003

date: November 18, 1876

medium: ink on paper, wood, glass

country: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

subjects:
Print
London, england, united kingdom, europe
Religion
The black church
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Worship service
Emancipation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud


title: George III sterling silver cream jug with interior gold wash

creator: William Fountain, English

medium: sterling silver with gold wash

country: London, England

subjects:
Creamer
London, england
Design
Economic
Slavery
Cooking
Domestic life
British colonialism
Dinner and dining
Sugarcane
Business


title: White leather glove with cutwork

creator: Unidentified

date: early to mid-20th century

medium: kid leather and cotton thread

subjects:
Glove
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Heavenly Days in Dixie: Or, the Time of Their Lives</I>

creator: Political Affairs Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1944

subjects:
Pamphlet
Slavery
American south
Literature
United state history
Politic

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg


title: Gas mask with filter canister worn at demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri

creator: Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., Israeli, founded 1968

medium: gas mask (a): rubber with plastic, metal and ink;

country: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gas mask
Justice
Resistance
Discrimination
Communitie
Violence
Black live matter
Race
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. William Jelani Cobb


title: Photograph of three children, a white cat, a woman and a man

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Graduation portrait of Octavia C. Long

creator: Constant F. Squires, American, 1871 - 1916

date: June 1909

country: Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Portraits
Photography
Women
American south
American west
Communitie
Education

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett


title: Music folder owned by Della Reese

creator: Alpheus-Cameo Music, founded 1972

subjects:
Folder (containers)
Music
Gospel (music)
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Della Reese-Lett and Mr. Franklin Lett


title: Cream quilted bucket hat with bow

medium: silk dupioni, acetate, buckram, petersham rayon cotton ribbon, petersham rayon ribbon, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Yellow blouse with green and blue vertical stripes

medium: cotton gauze and plastic

subjects:
Blouse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>The Grand Jury.</I>

creator: David H. Anderson, American, 1827 - 1905

date: May 1867; printed ca. 1889

medium: albumen on nitrocellulose paper (fiber product) and cardboard

country: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Justice
Photography
Slavery
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Law
Men
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Race relation


title: Gelatin silver print of Curly "Drum Boogie"

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Instrumentalist (musicians)


title: Scythe owned by George Madison

medium: steel, wood

country: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Hand tool
Rural life
Communitie
Agriculture

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation


title: Page 22 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

creator: Lewis Curtis Smith, American, 1921 - 1997

medium: paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Ww ii
Tuskegee airmen
Aeronautic
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family


title: Flier announcing the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the MPLA

creator: MPLA Solidarity Committee, American, 1975 - 1976

date: December 12, 1975

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Pan africanism
Black power
Decolonization
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard

creator: William H. Leeson, American

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Abolitionist movement
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Antislavery
Colonization movement

credit_line: Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress


title: Photographic postcard of the Cleveland Colored Quintet

date: early 20th-mid 20th century

medium: collodion and silver on paper

subjects:
Collodion print
Photography
Gospel (music)
Instrumentalist (musicians)


title: Pinback button which reads "Malcolm X Speaks For Me"

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Politic
Group identity


title: Alesis HR-16 drum machine used by Prince Paul

creator: Alesis, American, founded 1984

medium: plastic with metal, wire, and rubber

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Photograph of FAME Church Members Standing on the Front Steps

date: 1888-1903; printed later

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photomechanical print
Photography
American west
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles


title: Placard reading "Sanction South Africa Now!"

medium: paper, printing ink, string

country: South Africa, Africa

subjects:
South africa, africa
Placard (information artifacts)
Activism
Politic
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair
Communication

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey


title: Letter concerning procurement of whips, personal effects, and bolts of cloth

date: October 19, 1829

country: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Business letter
Slavery
Violence
Finance
Clothing and dress
Correspondence
Agriculture
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family


title: Ring owned by Ginger Smock

medium: gold, pearl

subjects:
Finger ring
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Instrumentalist (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett


title: Pilot Chute from World War II

creator: Pacific Parachute Company, American, 1942 - 1944

medium: nylon , twine and metal

country: San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Parachute
Black enterprise
Ww ii
Business
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herman Warren, Jr. in memory of Howard "Skippy" Smith and Herman Warren Sr.


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Wendell Phillips

creator: Charles DeForest Fredricks, American, 1823 - 1894

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Abolitionist movement
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Antislavery


title: Identification card for Pullman maid Mary Harris

creator: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with plastic and metal

subjects:
Identity card
Women
Labor union
Transportation


title: Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

medium: cardboard

country: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Boxe (containers)
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Pinback button reading "Save the Community Book Store"

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

country: United States, North and Central America

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray


title: Signal flag with pole

creator: United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860

date: early 20th century

medium: thread on fabric and wood

subjects:
Flag
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird


title: Cellulose nitrate hand mirror from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

creator: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010

date: mid 20th Century

medium: Bakelite (TM) and reflective glass

subjects:
Hand mirror
Actor and actresse
Singer (musicians)


title: Member badge

medium: metal and ribbon

country: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Badge
Women
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives


title: Stereoscope

creator: Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s

medium: metal, wood, glass, cloth

subjects: Stereoscope Photography

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey


title: Letter written by William Lloyd Garrison

creator: William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879

country: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Correspondence
Abolitionist movement
Self-liberation
Religion
Fugitive enslaved
U.s. history, 1815-1861
International affair
Antislavery

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly K. Hector-Smith, great-great granddaughter of Rev. Thomas H. Jones


title: Carte-de-visite of W. H. Singleton

creator: A. W. Judd, American, 1846 - 1929

date: late 1870-early 1880s

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

country: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Education Men


title: Tintype of John Spurrier

creator: Unidentified

medium: collodion and silver on iron , lacquer

subjects:
Tintype
Photography
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Men
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt


title: Pink hat with bows

medium: silk with rayon, cellulose acetate, polyester, buckram, adhesive, and metal

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Admission ticket for Joe Louis Training Camp, St. Louis, Missouri

creator: Pine Street YMCA, American, 1919 - 1955

medium: ink on wove paper

subjects:
Admission ticket
Recreation
Athlete
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Trunk used by Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin

medium: wood , paper, iron alloy , copper alloy , leather and paint

subjects:
Trunk (containers)
Ww ii
Tuskegee airmen
Aeronautic
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin


title: Sony microphone used in the studio by Luther Vandross

creator: Sony Corporation, Japanese, founded 1946

medium: a. ink on plastic with metal, rubber, foam, and leather;

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Seveda Williams in Celebration of the Musical Legacy of her Uncle, Luther Vandross


title: Poster from Women's March on Washington reading "Juntos se puede"

creator: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, American, founded 1903

medium: ink on paper

country: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Poster Resistance Women Activism Feminism Politic


title: Letter regarding 54th Massachusetts, U.S. Colored Troops

creator: Unidentified Man or Men

date: December 12, 1866

country: Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Slavery
American south
Correspondence
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military
United state colored troop


title: <I>"Proposal for Republishing by Subscription, Poems by Phillis Wheatley..." in Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette Vol. XX No. 956</I>

creator: Isaiah Thomas, American, 1749 - 1831

country: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Newspaper
Slavery
Women
Literature
Abolitionist movement
Anti-slavery movement
Poetry


title: <I>Jazzmobile: Thirteenth Year of Free Concerts</I>

creator: Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964

country: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Poster
Communitie
Government
Association and institution
Jazz (music)
Urban life


title: Button from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

creator: Waterbury Button Company, American, founded 1812

medium: metal

country: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Button (fasteners)
Medicine
Women
Nursing
Segregation
Clothing and dress
U.s. history, 1945-1953
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pia Marie Winters Jordan in memory of her mother, First Lieutenant Louise Virginia Lomax Winters, Army Nurse Corps; and her uncle, Sgt. Henry James Lomax, U.S. Army


title: Photomechanical print of Jack's Memory Chapel

medium: ink on paper and tape

country: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photomechanical print
American south
Funeral rite and ceremonie
American west
Communitie
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman


title: Strongbox owned by Church and Terrell families

medium: metal, paint

country: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Strongboxe
Domestic life
Finance
Correspondence
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell


title: Insignia pins for 2-Star Major General worn by Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

subjects:
Insignia
Government
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell


title: Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece

medium: lace, tulle and cotton, wire and plastic

country: Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Headband (headgear)
American west
Clothing and dress
Migration
Marriage

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family


title: Culling hammer

date: 20th century

medium: metal, wood

country: Maryland, United States, Chesapeake Bay, North and Central America

subjects:
Hammer (percussion beaters)
Black enterprise
Communitie
Labor union


title: Pinback button reading "Students for Mary Ellen"

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Economic
Justice
Slavery
Activism
Education
U.s. history, 2001

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mélisande Short-Colomb


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Eugene Dowe

creator: Lucius Thompson

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Education
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Antislavery

credit_line: Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress


title: Photograph of the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma

date: before 1921

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Black enterprise
American south
American west
Communitie
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams


title: Press Release from the Lincoln Motion Picture Company

country: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Press release
Race film
Motion picture
Business


title: Photograph of Lucile Blanche Pennington

creator: Staley Bros., American, 1887 - 1931

date: late 19th-early 20th century

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount

country: Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Children


title: Cream fit n flair dress with raglan sleeves

medium: cellulose acetate, elastic, cotton gauze, and twill

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Carte-de-visite of a woman in Martinique

creator: Hippolyte Hartmann, Martiniquan, active 1850s - 1880s

medium: albumen on wove paper and cardboard

country: Saint Pierre, Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
Women
Colonie
Domestic life
Clothing and dress
Fashion
French colonialism

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center


title: Identification tag for drummer “George Washington,” with American eagle

medium: brass (alloy)

subjects:
Badge
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Military
United state colored troop

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection


title: White platform boots for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields

creator: André De Shields, American, born 1946

medium: paint on leather with metal, wood and rubber

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Boot
Design
Broadway theatre
Actor and actresse
Costume
Clothing and dress
Musical theatre
Entertainer

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields


title: <I>International Pamphlets No. 29: Negro Liberation: The American Negroes as an Oppressed Nation; the Struggle for Equal Rights and the Right of Self-determination</I>

creator: International Pamphlets, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Segregation
Politic
Mass media

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg


title: Wedge-arm sash fillister made by Cesar Chelor

creator: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784

medium: wood with iron

country: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects: U.s. history, colonial period, 1600-1775


title: <I>Ocean</I>

creator: Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784

medium: iron gall ink on laid paper

subjects: Poem Slavery Women Literature Poetry


title: <I>Go Pullman</I>

creator: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Promotional material
Segregation
Labor union
Transportation
Pullman porter


title: Grey fur hat

creator: Bachrach's Millinery, American, 1909 - 1983

medium: fur, silk faille, elastic, synthetic fiber, and metal

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Pair of mule style shoes with wooden soles

creator: Unidentified

date: mid 19th-early 20th century

medium: hide, wood, and metal

subjects:
Mule
Slavery
U.s. history, 1865-1921
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Clothing and dress
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Avis, Eugene, and Lowell Robinson


title: Lobby card for The Joe Louis Story

creator: United Artists Corporation, founded 1919

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Lobby card
Actor and actresse
Motion picture
Athlete
Sport


title: Photographic print of a man and a woman standing outside

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie


title: Pinback button reading "Blacks for McGovern"

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray


title: <I>Crockett Riding Mount Toro. Salinas Rodeo, 1919</I>

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper , ink

country: Salinas, Monterey County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
Rodeo

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Donation slip of the Anti- Apartheid Day Committee

creator: May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American

country: South Africa, Africa

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
South africa, africa
Activism
Anti-apartheid movement
Pan africanism
Black power
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Print of Rev. J. H. Hillsman

subjects:
Print
Photography
Religious leader


title: Coronet Automatic 12 electric typewriter owned by Robert Churchwell

creator: Smith Corona, American, 1886

medium: metal, plastic, rubber

country: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Typewriter
American south
Journalism
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mrs. Mary Churchwell and Dr. Kevin Churchwell and Mrs. Gloria Churchwell


title: Albumen print of an unidentified woman sitting on stairs

medium: albumen and silver on paper

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography


title: Document of a biographical sketch of Chris Dundee

creator: Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963

date: February 1964

country: Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Biographie
Mass media
Athlete
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Dwaine Simpson 5th St. Gym Museum Collection


title: <I>What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking</I>

creator: Abby Fisher, American, 1832 - before 1920

medium: ink on paper , cloth

country: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cookbook
Women
American south
Cooking
Dinner and dining


title: Black velvet top hat with veil

medium: silk velvet with nylon, rayon ribbon, cellulose acetate, buckram, metal wire, and adhesive

subjects:
Top hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Tintype of an unidentified man

medium: silver on iron photographic plates

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Theatre program for Song of the Lusitanian Bogey and Daddy Goodness

creator: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967

subjects:
Theater program
Actor and actresse
Drama (theatre)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens


title: Flier for the Sumter Drive In Theatre

creator: Sumter Drive In Theatre, American, 1930s - 1986

country: Bevilles Corner, Sumter County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Amusement
Segregation
Motion picture

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance


title: Photographic postcard of man in a western wear with steamboat backdrop

country: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
American south


title: Molder made by I. Iones

creator: I. Iones

subjects: U.s. history, colonial period, 1600-1775

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Thomas Frazier in memory of Richard DeAvila


title: Roster for Company D 807th Pioneer Infantry, Fourth Platoon

country: Haussimont, Champagne-Ardenne, France, Europe

subjects: Haussimont, champagne-ardenne, france, europe


title: Cane for Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

medium: pressure-sensitive tape on wood with paint and rubber

subjects:
Cane
Education
Men
Association and institution
Fraternitie

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Taalib Abdullah Al 'Ali (Terance Turner)


title: Plow plane made by Francis Nicholson

creator: Francis Nicholson, American, 1683 - 1753


title: Photographic postcard of a man with a pipe, riding a mule

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west


title: Blue suede beret

medium: Synthetic suede, buckram, rayon, Petersham ribbon, and silk faille

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cabinet card of four Lewis family members

creator: Taylor & Wrye, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Family


title: White translucent hat with wide brim

date: late 20th century

medium: synthetic net


title: Photographic print of damaged Jackson Funeral Home ambulance

country: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photograph
American south
Funeral rite and ceremonie
American west
Communitie
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman


title: Flier for the 87 Def Jam Tour at the Oakland Coliseum

creator: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Nightlife
Hip-hop (music)
Rapper (musicians)
Urban life
Rhythm and blue (music)


title: Invitation to a hat rally at Macedonia Baptist Church

creator: Macedonia Baptist Church, American, founded 1874

country: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Ephemera
Women
Communitie
Clothing and dress
Religion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family


title: Streamer for Southwest Asia Service, Southwest Asia Cease-Fire 1991 campaign

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

country: Asia

subjects:
Banner
Asia
Ornamentation
Persian gulf war, 1991
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell


title: Program for Club Ebony

subjects:
Souvenir program
Nightlife
Photography
Theatre
Dance
Entertainer
Jazz (music)


title: Photograph of a woman

creator: Lucius Harper, American, 1867 - 1920

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women


title: Clubman mixer used as part of a DJ setup

creator: Meteor Light & Sound Company, Inc., English, founded late 1960s

medium: metal on wood , rubber on wire

country: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Audiovisual equipment
Hip-hop (music)
Disco (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frank Hiliuk


title: Pinback button of the Pan-African flag

date: after 1955

medium: metal

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
African diaspora
Politic
Pan africanism


title: <I>The Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States, to take effect January 1st, 1863</I>

creator: President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Pamphlet
Slavery
Law
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Emancipation


title: Pennant for Howard University class of 2009

creator: Unidentified

medium: felt

subjects:
Pennant
Women
Women' organization
Education
Sororitie
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.


title: Shackles and key

country: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Keys (hardware)
Slavery
Violence

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey


title: Tennis racquet cover used by Althea Gibson

creator: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003

medium: wood, metal

subjects:
Cover (overlying objects)
Women
Tenni
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family


title: <I>Waiting for the Hour</I>

creator: Heard & Moseley, American

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper

country: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Slavery Law Emancipation


title: <I>The Poems of Phillis Wheatley</I>

creator: R.R. & C.C. Wright, American

medium: ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)

subjects: U.s. history, colonial period, 1600-1775

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family


title: Metallic silver convertible clutch

date: mid-20th century

medium: synthetic lamé twill, synthetic twill, stiffener, and metal

subjects:
Clutch bags
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cream dress with rhinestones and metallic embroidery

creator: Best & Co., American, 1879 - 1970

medium: synthetic crepe, metal thread, rhinestones, and metal

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Commencement announcement for Booker T. Washington High School

medium: ink on paper, tissue paper, suede

subjects:
Announcement
American south
American west
Communitie
Education
Society

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams


title: Tintype of a woman

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: <I>Paterson City Club vs. Baltimore Black Sox</I>

country: Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Program Baseball Segregation Sport


title: Placard reading "community control of police now" used at Baltimore protests

creator: Peoples Power Assemblies, American

date: April 2015

medium: ink on paper and metal, masking tape on wood

subjects:
Placard (information artifacts)
Justice
Resistance
Activism
Police brutality
Black live matter
Civil right
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black


title: Case for chaplain kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: metal, velour, plastic, wood and cord

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Louis J. Beasley Family


title: Pink knit skirt

medium: polyester, satin, and elastic

subjects:
Skirt
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Doubletree harness owned by the Lyles family

medium: wood and iron

country: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Harnesse
Rural life
Communitie
Family
Agriculture

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation


title: US Forest Service water canteen with case used by Melody Starya Mobley

creator: United States Forest Service, founded 1905

country: Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Caps (closures)
Nature
Cooking
American west
Government
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Agriculture

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Melody Starya Mobley


title: Straw hat with blue hat band and bow

creator: Phil Duby Corp., American, founded 1944

medium: straw, cotton and rayon blend petersham ribbon, buckram, adhesive, and metal wire

country: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>The Justices' Practice Under the Laws of Maryland</I>

creator: John Latrobe, 1803 - 1891

medium: ink on paper, leather, and bast fiber string

subjects:
Book
Slavery
Law
Discrimination
Self-liberation
Race
Fugitive enslaved
Free communitie of color

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection


title: Snuff stick

medium: wood

country: Glynn County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America

subjects:
Snuff spoon
Slavery
Tobacco


title: Negative of young child standing in front of trees

medium: acetate film

subjects: Trees Photography Children


title: Black wool cloche

creator: Sandswept

medium: wool felt, petersham ribbon, metal wire, paper

subjects:
Cloche
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Charleston slave badge from 1860 for Fruiterer No. 14

creator: William M. Rouse, American, 1812 - 1888

medium: copper

country: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Slave hire system


title: Film and plate developing hanger from the studio of H.C. Anderson

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

medium: metal

country: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photographic equipment
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Carafe used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

creator: The American Thermos Bottle Company, American, founded 1907

medium: metal, plastic

country: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Coffee pots
Cooking
Labor union
Transportation
Dinner and dining
Pullman porter


title: Tintype of a woman

date: late 19th century


title: Badge from Madam C.J. Walker convention

creator: Bastian Brothers Company, American, founded 1895

medium: brass (alloy), gold, lithographic ink on paper, metal, plastic and nitrocellulose

country: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Women
Black enterprise
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Patricia Heaston


title: Umpire mask worn by Emmett Ashford

creator: Spalding, American, founded 1876

medium: leather, metal, plastic, and elastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Mask (costume)
Baseball
Clothing and dress
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frederick A. King and Family


title: Photograph of World War II soldiers from Company D, 8th Battalion, Ft. Belvoir

creator: Schutz Photo, American, founded 1918

date: November 1942

medium: silver and photographic gelatin

country: Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Panorama
Photography
Ww ii
Men
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alphonso C. Coles, II


title: Cabinet card of Carrie

creator: Johnson Photography, American, 1887 - 1922

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Children


title: Cabinet card of three unidentified children seated on caned sofa by Ball & Sons

creator: J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Holiday and festival
Business


title: Ledger of supply costs for eleven Revolutionary War soldiers

creator: Isaac Goodrich, American

medium: ink on paper

country: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slavery
U.s. history, revolution, 1775-1783
Free communitie of color
Freedom
Military


title: <I>14339-Brave colored officers and men off for France, eager for their share of the struggle</I>

creator: Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s

medium: albumen, sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard

country: France, Europe

subjects:
Stereograph
France, europe
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military


title: Headgear worn by Muhammad Ali

creator: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910

medium: leather with cotton, plastic, metal and ink on satin

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Placard from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A

creator: Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002

medium: ink on cardboard with wood with adhesive

country: Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sign
Justice
Police brutality
Violence
Black live matter
Dance
Politic
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD


title: Carte-de-visite of Mrs. Spinner's house, between Stone Bridge and Centreville

creator: Mathew Brady, American, 1822 - 1896

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Slavery


title: Grey tail coat worn by Cab Calloway

creator: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903

medium: synthetic fiber

subjects:
Tail coat
Design
Costume
Clothing and dress
Conductor (musicians)
Composer (musicians)
Dance
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam


title: White hat with rhinestone bow

creator: Unidentified

medium: satin viscose rayon, glass rhinestones, metal, buckram, synthetic, petersham rayon ribbon and plastic

subjects:
Hatpin
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Reproduction patch with Red Hand emblem

medium: fabric and thread

subjects:
Color patche (military patches)
Ww i
Ww ii
World war, 1914-1918
Buffalo soldier
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird


title: Wash pot used by Manda Caldwell and her daughter Susan Caldwell McGill

medium: iron

country: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cauldron
Slavery
Cooking
Domestic life
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Nichols Family


title: Navy straw hat

medium: plastic coated straw

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Communist Candidate Speaks on Black Liberation</I>

creator: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Pamphlet
Women
Political organization
Politic
Children
Mass media

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg


title: Women's Army Corps uniform worn by Private First Class Ara Belle Brown Jennings

creator: Women's Army Corps, American, 1942 - 1978

medium: wool with metal, plastic, and synthetic fiber

country: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Military uniform
Women
Ww ii
Clothing and dress
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Ara Belle Brown Jennings and Robert Sydnor Jennings (La Vinia Delois Jennings, Executrix) Oct. 2022


title: Special Orders No. 87 from Brooke Army Medical Center

creator: Marvin E. Parker, American

country: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Order (military records)
Segregation
U.s. history, 1953-1961
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marvin E. Parker


title: Broadside advertising pay bounties and pensions for Union troops

creator: M.J. Higgins & Co., American, active 1860s

subjects:
Broadside
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Finance
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military
United state colored troop

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Case for heirloom Saxon violin and bow

medium: wood with metal and cloth

subjects:
Violin
Slavery
Instrumentalist (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence P. Cameron


title: Tintype of a Buffalo Soldier and his wife

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

country: United States, North and Central America


title: US Army subdued star insignia worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: metal

subjects:
Insignia
Government
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell


title: Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

creator: Orcajo Photo Art, American

country: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Nightlife
Photography
American west
Fraternal organization
Correspondence
Association and institution
Jazz (music)


title: Cabinet photograph of young woman

creator: Roeder Bros., American

medium: albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper cardboard

country: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west


title: Cellulose nitrate shoe horn from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

creator: Agalin, French

medium: Bakelite (TM)

subjects:
Shoehorn
Actor and actresse
Singer (musicians)


title: Envelope

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia

subjects:
Envelope
Istanbul, turkey, middle east, asia
Correspondence

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family


title: Print of Cab Calloway in checked suit standing in front of microphone

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Conductor (musicians)
Composer (musicians)
Dance
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)


title: Certificate for French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Cpl. Lawrence L. McVey

creator: French Republic, French, founded 1792

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Certificate
France, europe
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter


title: Picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

country: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Picture postcard
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Correspondence


title: Land deed for property in West Virginia owned by the Crawford family

creator: James T. Crawford, American, 1857 - 1943

date: February 7, 1903

country: Hill Top, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Deed
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Rural life
American south
Law
Family
Emancipation
Housing

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen Crawford and the Crawford Family (including Philip, Anthony, Gregory and Rosalind)


title: Costume vest by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues

creator: Bob Mackie, American, born 1940

medium: wool twill, fur, and silk satin

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Wightman Cup blazer worn by Althea Gibson

creator: United States Tennis Association, American, founded 1881

medium: wool

country: Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Blazer
Tenni
Clothing and dress
Sport


title: <I>Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature</I>

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Political organization
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Race relation


title: Straw hat with yellow band and pink ornament?

medium: straw, synthetic knit gauze, synthetic, metal, and vinyl

subjects:
Ornament & design
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Door with rescue markings from Hurricane Katrina

date: before 2005; altered September 12, 2005

medium: Wood, glass, and paint

country: Broadmoor neighborhood, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Door
Communitie
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Phebe M. Coffin

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

credit_line: Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress


title: Journal for a trip to Yellowstone National Park written by Richard T. Jones

creator: Richard T. Jones, American, 1847 - 1924

medium: paper, cardboard, graphite, cloth

country: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Journal (accounts)
Nature
American west
Communication
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Butcher-Jones Family


title: Flier announcing "free the Saso 9" protest

creator: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Activism
Anti-apartheid movement
Pan africanism
Black power
Decolonization
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Marriage license and certificate for James Trumbo and Catherine Williams

creator: Commonweath of Kentucky, American, founded 1792

date: October 6, 1866

medium: ink on paper, adhesive

country: Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Marriage certificate
Law
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Emancipation
Marriage


title: Pin for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

creator: Unidentified

medium: metal, enamel

country: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Pins (jewelry)
Women
Women' organization
Activism
Social reform
Women' club movement
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell


title: Black velvet pillbox with hat pin

medium: a. synthetic velvet, plastic, cotton, rayon, synthetic silk, elastic, metal, and synthetic dye

subjects:
Hatpin
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Coalition Rule in Danville</I>

country: Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Circular letter
White supremacy movement
American south
Race riot
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Race relation


title: Jacket from Fruit of Islam uniform

creator: Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933

medium: polyester with cotton (textile)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Jacket
Fruits
Clothing and dress
Nation of islam
Association and institution


title: <I>Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre?</I>

creator: Francis Salabert, French, 1884 - 1946

country: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

subjects:
Sheet music
Paris, île-de-france, france, europe
Actor and actresse
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Dance
Entertainer
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker


title: Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend next to a statue

date: most likely 1909

country: Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Description and travel


title: <I>Boston Evening-Post Numb. 1982</I>

creator: John Fleet, English American, died 1806

date: September 20, 1773

medium: ink on newsprint

country: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Newspaper
Slavery
Women
Self-liberation
Fugitive enslaved
Poetry
Mass media


title: Photographic postcard of a baby in a stroller

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on paper , ink on paper

subjects: Portrait Photography Children


title: Hat with an emblem for a fraternal organization

medium: wool (textile) , patent leather , cotton (textile) , metal and silk (textile)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Hats
Fraternal organization
Clothing and dress
Association and institution


title: Adult-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask by The #BLAIRISMS

creator: The #BLAIRISMS, American, founded 2016

date: December 15, 2020

medium: 2021.18.1a: ink on polyester with elastic;

country: Accokeek, Prince George County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Protective wear
Covid-19
Justice
Activism
Health
Black live matter
Clothing and dress
Civil right
Politic
U.s. history, 2001

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The #Blarisms, Blair and Brandon Dottin-Haley


title: Photograph of a woman in profile

creator: D. W. Buchanan, American, 1854 - 1920

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

creator: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, American, 1850 - 1881

medium: lead and lead alloy with paper, gunpowder, and thread

country: Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Minié ball
Resistance
American south
Abolitionist movement
Violence
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery


title: Focus scope from the studio of H.C. Anderson

medium: metal and glass

country: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photographic equipment
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Payment receipt for room and board provided by Mary R. Carter

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: September 12, 1829

medium: ink on paper

country: Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Description and travel
Cooking
Finance
Dinner and dining
Agriculture
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family


title: Charleston slave badge from 1810 for Fisher No. 24

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

medium: metal

country: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
Slave hire system

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants


title: Straw hat with net and cream peony

creator: Hattie Carnegie, American, 1886 - 1956

medium: straw, nylon net, plastic, synthetic velveteen, polyester organza, polyester plain weave, paper, and metal wire

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Straw sombrero hat associated with Civil Rights campaign, Camden, Alabama

medium: ink on straw

country: Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sombrero
Segregation
Clothing and dress
Civil right
U.s. history, 1969-2001

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rosetta M. Anderson


title: <I>651. Cotton is King - A Louisiana Plantation Scene, (Prize Cotton).</I>

creator: Charles L. Wasson, American, born 1866

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount

country: Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
Rural life
American south
Labor union
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Photographic print of a man and woman posing

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman


title: High crown fabric hat with abstract print

medium: cotton and linen

subjects:
Hats
African diaspora
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Letterhead of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, Inc.

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Activism
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Correspondence
Association and institution
U.s. history, 1953-1961
Pan africanism
Black power
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Green medical scrubs worn by Dr. Ben Carson

creator: Standard Textile, American, founded 1940

medium: a: cotton and polyester blend cloth;

subjects:
Shirt
Medicine
Clothing and dress

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD


title: Theatre program for Yellow

creator: Davide T. Nederlander Theatre, American, founded 1921

subjects:
Theater program
Actor and actresse
Drama (theatre)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens


title: Brick from Harriet Tubman Home

medium: clay

country: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Block (shaped masses)
Slavery
Architecture
Social reform
Communitie
Labor union

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc.


title: Advertising card for an event honoring Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan

medium: ink on photographic paper

country: 1704 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Advertising card
Baseball
Athlete
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Brown hat with white pattern

medium: synthetic satin, cotton, and wool

subjects:
Ornament & design
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Albumen print of men, women, and children picking cotton in South Carolina

creator: George L. Cook, American

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Slavery
American south
Labor union
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Gelatin silver print of four 1927 Mississippi River flood images

creator: Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Great migration (african american), 1910-1930


title: Black pillbox with veil and bow

medium: wool felt with nylon, synthetic fiber, adhesive, plastic, and metal

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Bill of sale for Hannah and her children, Clarinda and Stephen

creator: Maurice Simons

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Women
Finance
Family
Domestic slave trade
Children
Motherhood

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Rev. Henry Highland Garnet

creator: George G. Rockwood, American, 1832 - 1911

medium: albumen on nitrocellulose wove paper and cardboard

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Presbyterian
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Anti-slavery movement
Men
Religion
Free communitie of color
Antislavery


title: Marriage license for Gaston Hall and Dido Howard from Talbot County, Georgia

creator: West Georgia Gazette

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Marriage license
Slavery
American south
Government
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Emancipation
Marriage


title: Pocketwatch inscribed to William Lloyd Garrison from George Thompson

creator: Unidentified

medium: gold, metal, glass, paint

country: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

subjects:
Pocket watche
London, england, united kingdom, europe
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Men
Antislavery

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison


title: Cover letter regarding a runaway enslaved person in Cuba

date: November 1, 1857

medium: ink on paper

country: Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Resistance
Slavery
Colonie
Correspondence
Spanish colonialism
Emancipation
Freedom


title: Charleston slave badge from 1809 for Servant No. 64

creator: Charles Prince, American

medium: metal

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
Slave hire system


title: Pinback button with the text "Viva El Boicot"

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Resistance
African american - latinx solidarity
Activism
Education
Government
Urban life
U.s. history, 1969-2001

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray


title: <I>The Fort Pillow Massacre</I>

creator: Kurz & Allison, American, founded 1880

medium: lithographic ink on paper

country: Fort Pillow, Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Chromolithograph
Slavery
Art
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Violence
Race relation
Military
United state colored troop

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker


title: Pinback button promoting black unity

date: mid 20th century

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Politic


title: Wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

medium: paint on wicker with rattan , wood , steel , vinyl and padding (material)

country: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Wickerwork
Description and travel
Black enterprise
Black interior
Recreation
Segregation
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.


title: Lobby card for Imitation of Life

creator: Realart Pictures Inc., American, founded 1948

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Photographic print of unidentified woman and child

date: early 20th century

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Children


title: Minute book from the Fayette Free School

creator: James Pryor Morrison, American, 1832 - 1880

date: April 1872

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with leather

country: Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Minute book
Communitie
Education
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Emancipation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ann Miller Schillinger


title: Ticket for an Informal Spring Frolic given by Georgetown Camp No. 4

creator: Georgetown Camp No. 4, American, founded 1922

country: Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Ticket
Amusement
Association and institution
Societie

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Long Gallery Harlem


title: Scrap quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith

creator: Elizabeth Anne Salter Smith, American, 1850 - 1937

medium: cotton cloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread

subjects:
Quilt
Domestic life


title: First base used in Inaugural Civil Rights Game

creator: Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869

medium: rubber

country: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Ball game equipment
Baseball
Civil right
Sport


title: Bill of sale for a woman, Laurett, and her daughter, Anne

creator: S. E. Lafar, American

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
American south
Finance
Family
Domestic slave trade
Motherhood


title: <I>The New Negro: An Interpretation</I>

creator: Alain LeRoy Locke, American, 1885 - 1954

medium: cloth on cardboard , paper with ink

subjects:
Hardcover book
Art
Literature
Education
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Poetry


title: Metal hatpin with rhinestone bauble from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: metal and rhinestones

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Hatpin
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Fashion
Beauty culture
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick


title: Fork from the Tubman household

medium: wood and metal

subjects:
Fork
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Cooking
Black interior
Domestic life
Dinner and dining

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson


title: Wooden clothes pounder

medium: wood with metal

country: Camden County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Equipment for costume
Folklife
Domestic life

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey


title: <I>Newark Daily Advertiser Vol. 8 No. 176</I>

creator: M.S. Harrison & Co.

date: January 27, 1840

country: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Newspaper
Slavery
Law
Mass media
Illegal slave trade
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Blue and pink short sleeve printed dress with collar

medium: cotton sateen, cotton, synthetic ribbon, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: Cabinet card of three young women

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women
Communitie


title: Carte-de-visite of a woman

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper on card mount

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography


title: Blue looped crochet hat

medium: synthetic raffia

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by John Rouzee

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: November 24, 1823

country: Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Law
Finance
Agriculture
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family


title: <I>Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee</I>

creator: American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999

medium: albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard

country: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Humanitarianism
Education
Religion
Spiritual (music)
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877


title: <I>705. Troop D, 9th Cav., on the Trunk of the Fallen Monarch, Mariposa Grove, Cal., U.S.A.</I>

creator: H.C. White Co., American, 1874 - 1915

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and cardboard

country: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stereograph
Nature
Photography
Women
American west
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man with a mustache by J.P. Ball & Son

creator: J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Photographic postcard of WWI soldier

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family


title: <I>Cotton is King, Plantation Scene, Georgia, U. S. A.</I>

creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Labor union
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Travel Permit for the US Military Duty Train "Mozart"

creator: United States Army Transportation Corps, American, founded 1942

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Vienna, Austria, Europe

subjects:
Permit
Vienna, austria, europe
Transportation
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate


title: <I>Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47</I>

creator: Unidentified

date: February 25, 1881

medium: ink on newsprint

country: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, North and Central America

subjects:
Newspaper
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Violence
Lynching
Mass media


title: Photograph of Roger Williams University's Commencement Hall

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography


title: Photograph of George West, U.S. Representative and paper bag manufacturer

medium: silver and albumen on photographic paper

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography


title: Corona panel designed for NMAAHC (Type C: 75% opacity)

creator: Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, American, founded 2008

medium: cast aluminum coated with vinyl paint

country: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Facade
African diaspora
Design
Architecture
Museum
Ornamentation


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man

creator: Rand, American, 1891 - 1903

country: New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch


title: US Navy dress uniform jacket worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as commander

creator: Weintraub Brothers Company, Inc., founded 1917

medium: synthetic fiber with metal and plastic fasteners

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Mess jacket
Women
Clothing and dress
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy


title: Carte-de-visite of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
Religious leader
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture


title: Pleated beret with rhinestones

medium: wool felt with rhinestones, rayon ribbon and silk

subjects:
Beret
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of integrated American Expeditionary Forces in France

creator: L. Biaud, French

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

country: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France, Europe

subjects: Cosne-cours-sur-loire, nièvre, france, europe


title: Seal of the United States Coast Guard owned by Gen. Colin Powell

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

medium: enamel on metal

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell


title: <I>306 - MARTINIQUE - Yon ti ma coumè zébage</I>

creator: Armand Benoit-Jeannette

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper

country: Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Postcard
African diaspora
Photography
Description and travel
Colonie
Clothing and dress
Fashion
French colonialism
Correspondence
Freedom
Gender issue
Group identity


title: Contact sheet printer from the studio of H.C. Anderson

creator: Brumberger Camera Incorporated, American, founded 1950s

medium: metal, plastic, foam, and glass

country: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photographic equipment
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Photograph of Arthur Melvin Townsend

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Religious leader
Men


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man by J. P. Ball & Son

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Glass fragment from Ground Zero collected by Elizabeth "Queen Ann" Burnett

medium: glass

country: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sherd
Skilled labor
Health
Labor union
Mental health
U.s. history, 2001

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth "Queen Ann" Burnett, Operating Engineer


title: Pink and red abstract print bolero style jacket

medium: synthetic twill and metal

subjects:
Bolero
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>An Elegy, Sacred to the Memory of the Great Divine, the Reverend and Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, Who Departed this Life December 29, 1783, Ætatis 59</I>

creator: Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784

medium: ink on paper

country: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Elegie
Slavery
Women
Literature
Abolitionist movement
Anti-slavery movement
Poetry


title: Deacon's chair from Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville

medium: wood, leather, metal and straw

subjects:
Armchair
Segregation
Religion
The black church
Worship service

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville, TN


title: Badge for Army Air Assault worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: metal

subjects:
Insignia
Government
Clothing and dress
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military


title: Black t-shirt for 300 Men March worn at a rally after the death of Freddie Gray

creator: Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984

medium: cotton

country: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
T-shirt
Justice
Resistance
Activism
Police brutality
Communitie
Black live matter
Clothing and dress
Politic
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Glenard and Sharon Middleton


title: Building brick from Bethune-Cookman University's White Hall

medium: building brick and mortar

country: Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Block (shaped masses)
Architecture
Education
Segregation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bethune-Cookman University


title: Photograph of a woman standing on the porch of a house

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
Domestic life


title: Rose pink shirt dress and belt designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

date: mid 20th-late 20th century

medium: ab: wool

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Roses
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic souvenir of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home in Anacostia, D.C.

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Souvenir
Photography
Women' organization
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Association and institution
Antislavery


title: Skewed thumb molder made by Cesar Chelor

creator: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784

medium: wood with iron

country: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects: U.s. history, colonial period, 1600-1775


title: Poster promoting freestyle event hosted by BMI and Black Rock Coalition

creator: Black Rock Coalition, American, founded 1985

subjects:
Poster
Hip-hop (music)
Rapper (musicians)
Rock and roll (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Rock Coalition - LaRonda Davis, President


title: Charleston slave badge from 1814 for Porter No. 78

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

country: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
Slave hire system

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. DDS, Col. (Ret.) and his Family, dedicated to the individuals these Slave Hire Badges represent and their descendants


title: Charleston slave badge from 1834 for Servant No. 849

country: Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Slave hire badge
Slavery
Skilled labor
Labor union
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Slave hire system


title: List of bonds taken for hire of enslaved persons owned by Richard Rouzee

creator: Rouzee Family, American

country: Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system


title: Brown felt hat with feathers and bow

creator: Knickerbocker Fashions, American

medium: wool felt, feathers, cotton rayon blend petersham ribbon, adhesive, plastic, and metal wire

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic print of Josephine Baker performing at the Folies Bergère

creator: Stanislaw Julian Ignacy Ostrorog, 1863 - 1929

medium: silver and gelatin on photographic paper

country: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Paris, île-de-france, france, europe
Actor and actresse
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Dance
Entertainer
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker


title: Makeup case used by makeup artist Bernadine M. Anderson

creator: Unidentified

medium: metal , plastic , wood , elastic

subjects:
Case (containers)
Discrimination
Labor union
Professional organization
Race
Hollywood (film)
Cosmetic
Motion picture
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernadine M. Anderson


title: Postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend from Willa Ann Hadley Townsend

creator: Walker's Post Card Shop, American

medium: ink and graphite on paper

country: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Postcard Correspondence Family Fatherhood


title: Flyer for Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

creator: New York Esquires, Inc., American

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Theatre companie
Theatre

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Olive Tomlinson in memory of William and Olive Bowles


title: Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by John Rouzee

date: October 2, 1817

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Law
Finance
Agriculture
Business


title: Red had with double rolled brim

creator: Neumann Endler Inc., American, founded 1931

medium: wool felt, rayon petersham ribbon, and metal wire

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane


title: General Collection form for the Brazilian ship Convenção

creator: Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá

country: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America

subjects:
Form (documents)
Ships & the sea
Slavery
Colonie
Portuguese colonialism
Business


title: <I>The Communist Party and the Emancipation of the Negro People</I>

creator: Harlem Section of the Communist Party, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Discrimination
Race
Political organization
Politic
Mass media

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg


title: Turquoise dress with beaded bodice and ribbon waistband

medium: synthetic silk chiffon, gauze, synthetic faille, cotton twill, glass, rhinestone, metal, and plastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic postcard of a bartender and two patrons in a bar

country: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Cooking
American west
Dinner and dining
Race relation