title: Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple

creator: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943

medium: rayon and cotton satin, cotton, silk satin, and trimming

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Women
Literature
Lgbtq
Actor and actresse
Violence
Costume
Clothing and dress
Sexuality
Family
Motion picture
Gender issue


title: Plastic brush with box from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: plastic, metal, glass, rhinestones, and paper

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

subjects:
Hairbrushe
Hair
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Fashion
Business

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

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


title: Payment receipt to Elizabeth Noel for "attendance on negro woman Amy"

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: December 23, 1823

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Women
Finance
Agriculture
Business

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


title: <I>Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama</I>

creator: Arthur Rothstein, American, 1915 - 1985

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Domestic life

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


title: Purple leather belt worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic

creator: Tony Lama Boots, American, founded 1911

date: mid 1990s

medium: leather and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume
Afrofuturism
Funk (music)
Clothing and dress
Men

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judie Worrell and Bassl Worrell


title: Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend on a ship

creator: Unidentified

date: most likely 1909

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Ships & the sea
Photography
Description and travel


title: Photographic print postcard of a baby on a blanket

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie
Children

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


title: Tintype of a highly decorated Buffalo soldier

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Plow plane 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: Metal lunchbox used by oysterman Ira Wright

creator: Thermos LLC, American, founded 1904

medium: metal and plastic

country: Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Lunchboxe
Black enterprise
Cooking
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Franklin I. Wright


title: Black cap with ribbon and veil

creator: E.M. Swaim, American

medium: fur felt, silk satin, silk net, petersham rayon ribbon, and elastic

country: New York City, New York, United States

subjects:
Caps (headgear)
New york city, new york, united state
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: <I>Ship in a Storm</I>

creator: Henry Ossawa Tanner, American, 1859 - 1937

medium: oil on academy board

subjects:
Oil painting
Ships & the sea
Nature
Art

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Warren and Charlynn Goins


title: Photograph of a bearded man wearing a dark colored suit jacket

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

date: late 19th century

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: Black A-line dress with pink and white stripes

creator: Styled by Lynbrook, American

medium: cotton, synthetic ribbon, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Framed quote from President Abraham Lincoln owned by Gen. Powell

creator: Stu Purviance, American

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) wood and glass metal cardboard

subjects:
Government
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Politic
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: Brown sunflower print dress and matching jacket

creator: Anna May Nichols, American

medium: silk blend twill, synthetic lining (material) (possibly cellulose acetate), linen (material), metal, and ribbon


title: Carte-de-visite of a young family in Napa, California

creator: James G. Brayton, American, born 1822

medium: albumen on wove paper and cardboard

country: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
Women
American west
Communitie
Men
Family
Children


title: Flashlight used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

creator: Bridgeport Metal Goods, American, 1909 - 2001

medium: metal, plastic, glass

country: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Hand lamp
Labor union
Transportation
Pullman porter


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Emma V. Brown

creator: M.P & A.I. Rice, American, 1874 - 1876

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Women
Abolitionist movement
Communitie
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: Photographic print of a woman and child

date: early 20th century

medium: albumen and silver on paper

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Children


title: Bag for sliding caliper used by Dr. Montague Cobb

date: mid 20th century

medium: cotton

subjects: Medicine Activism Discrimination Education Health Race Science

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Michael L. Blakey


title: <I>The Close of the Battle or the Champion Triumphant</I>

date: October 3, 1811

medium: ink and watercolor on wove rag paper with wood and glass frame

country: Rutland, East Midlands, England, Europe

subjects:
Watercolor
Rutland, east midlands, england, europe
Emancipation
Free communitie of color
Athlete
Sport


title: Carved wooden cane owned by Carl Brashear

date: after 1966

medium: wood, synthetic material, varnish, metal, porcelain

subjects: Cane Health Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Brashear Foundation


title: Knife from the Tubman household

medium: wood and metal

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

subjects:
Knive (culinary tools)
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: Cream lace dress with matching belt and broach

medium: synthetic satin, synthetic lace, metal, synthetic ribbon, and plastic rhinestones

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Graves of 92nd Div - Pont du Mosson, Meuthe et Moselle. Nov. 24, 1918</I>

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

date: November 24,1918

medium: gelatin and silver on photographic paper

country: Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France, Europe

subjects: Pont-à-mousson, lorraine, france, europe


title: Purple fur hat with front brim and chinstrap

creator: Betmar, American, founded 1933

medium: fur felt with wool, silk, synthetic fiber, and buckram

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>14198-The original Buffaloes, 367 Infantry Colored Troops Rifle Practice, Camp Upton, N.Y.</I>

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

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

country: Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, PA

creator: John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885

medium: ink on wove paper

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

subjects:
Envelope
Correspondence
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military


title: Carte-de-visite of a man

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography


title: Blue crayon from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: wax and paper

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

subjects:
Crayon
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Fashion
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.


title: Flier advertising Sneed's Restaurant

creator: Sneed's Restaurant, American,1940s

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Cooking
Dinner and dining
Advertising
Business

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


title: Three spent cases from Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton's funeral volley

creator: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, American, founded 1941

medium: metal

country: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Case (ammunition components)
Funeral rite and ceremonie
Korean war, 1950-1953
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of George "Everett" Penn, Jr.


title: <I>Miniature Black Madonna</I>

creator: Unidentified

medium: paint on metal

subjects:
Religious object
Ww i
Art
World war, 1914-1918
Religion
Military

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


title: Honorary Degree from Wilberforce University awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

creator: Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856

medium: ink on paper on cardboard

country: Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Diploma Engineering Education Science

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


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

creator: The #BLAIRISMS, American, founded 2016

date: December 15, 2020

medium: 2021.18.4a: ink on polyester with elastic

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

subjects:
Protective wear
Justice
Activism
Health
Clothing and dress
Civil right
Politic
Children
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: Yellow cotton handkerchief

date: 20th century

medium: cotton leno weave

subjects:
Handkerchief
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870</I>

creator: Thomas Kelly

medium: lithographic ink on paper

subjects:
Color lithograph
Art
Law
Civil right
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military

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


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified girl

creator: Bundy and Filley, American, 1887 - 1893

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Children

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: Red felt skullcap with beaded band

creator: Styled by Coralie, 1940 - 1970

medium: fur felt with glass rhinestone, metal wire, and rayon Petersham ribbon


title: White knit gloves

date: mid to late 20th century

medium: cotton and synthetic blended fabric and elastic

subjects:
Glove
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Carte-de-visite of an unidentified Union soldier

creator: Henry C. Cushing, American, 1833 - 1896

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military
United state colored troop

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


title: Landscape photographof the bank of Cumberland River

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Cumberland River, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Landscapes
Nature
Photography


title: Panoramic photo of the machine gun company of the 366th Infantry

creator: 366th Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1919

medium: ink on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Photograph
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military


title: White knit hat with flowers

medium: wool, acetate, nylon organza, adheasive, felt, paper, paint, and metal wire

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Building brick from the White House

creator: Jeremiah Kale, American, active late 18th century

medium: building brick and mortar

subjects:
Block (shaped masses)
Slavery
Skilled labor
Architecture
Government
Labor union
Politic
Slave hire system
U.s. history, 1783-1815

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II


title: Black velvet dress with glass bead embellishments

medium: silk velvet, glass beads, 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: Coat brush used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

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

medium: wood and fiber

subjects:
Clothe brushe
Labor union
Transportation
Pullman porter


title: Tintype of a man

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Photograph of a man wearing a light colored jacket, vest and necktie

creator: Louis Janousek, American, 1857 - 1934

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

country: Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Migration
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)


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

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Toras nosing plane 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: Photograph of Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Harlem Hellfighters Brass Band

creator: Harry C. Ellis, American, 1857 - ca. 1928

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Paris, île-de-france, france, europe
Photography
Latin jazz (music)
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Ragtime (music)
Band (music)
Jazz (music)
Marching band (music)
Military


title: Photograph of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
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: Photograph of Lucile Jeffries

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Education


title: Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri

creator: Cole Haan, American, founded 1928

date: October 13, 2014

medium: leather and rubber with cord shoelaces

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

subjects:
Oxford
Resistance
Police brutality
Black live matter
Clothing and dress
Religion
Politic
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pastor Jamal H. Bryant


title: Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt

creator: John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885

medium: ink on wove paper

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

subjects:
Envelope
Correspondence
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military


title: Price list for dealers of Poro products

creator: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Price list
Women
Cosmetic
Beauty salon (beauty shops)
Beauty school
Business


title: Grey pinstriped jacket designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

date: mid 20th-late 20th century

medium: wool

subjects:
Jacket
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Paten in Chaplain Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: brass

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: <I>Mess 317 Supply Train - Belleville Meuse, Oct 12, 1918</I>

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

date: October 12, 1918

medium: gelatin and silver on photographic paper

country: Belleville, Lorraine, France, Europe

subjects:
Photograph
Belleville, lorraine, france, europe
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military


title: Bottle tag from the Cotton Club

creator: Unidentified

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

subjects:
Tags
Nightlife
Cooking
Segregation
Music
Dinner and dining
Dance
Musical theatre
Entertainer
Stereotype

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi


title: Cabinet card of a newspaper carrier

date: mid to late 19th century

medium: silver and collodion on printing-out paper and cardboard


title: Ribbon for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 10461

medium: ribbon, metal

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

subjects:
Ribbon bars
Fraternal organization
Men
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael P. Musick in memory of Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)


title: Cabinet card of two unidentified women in black dresses by J.P. Ball & Son


title: Flag used at the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps

creator: Troy Sunshade Company, American, founded 1887

medium: cotton (textile) and thread with plastic and metal

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Flag
Medicine
Women
Funeral rite and ceremonie
Nursing
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: Photographic postcard of a man in a double-breasted jacket

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

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

subjects: Portrait Photography


title: Matching black velvet dress and jacket with gold basket brooch

medium: synthetic velvet, synthetic silk faille, cotton (textile) twill, metal, plastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Brooche
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Honorable discharge papers for Private George Morrison

country: Camp Meade, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes


title: Baseball stamped with the Negro American League logo

creator: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914

medium: cork, yarn, leather, ink

subjects: Baseball Segregation Sport


title: Pair of light pink gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: cotton

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

subjects:
Glove
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Business

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


title: <I>918. Collecting Remains of the Dead</I>

creator: John Reekie, Scottish, born 1829

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

country: Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military

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


title: Training boxing gloves used and signed by Cassius Clay

creator: Post Manufacturing Co.

medium: leather, cloth, thread

country: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Glove Athlete Sport


title: Pin with Army Nurse Corps insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

medium: metal

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

subjects:
Insignia
Medicine
Women
Ww ii
Nursing
Segregation
U.s. history, 1945-1953
Military
World war, 1939-1945


title: Photograph of a barn and telephone pole

creator: Dawson Kraft Shop, American

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Rural life
Domestic life
Agriculture


title: Tintype of a woman

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: <I>Lift Every Voice For Victory</I>

creator: New Age Publishers, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Ww ii
Politic
U.s. history, 1933-1945
Mass media
Race relation
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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: Burial flag of Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

date: November 5, 2021

medium: nylon

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

subjects:
Flag
Funeral rite and ceremonie
Government
Family
Politic
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 1852 for Servant No. 243

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

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>John A. Raub store, Little Eagle, S.D.</I>

creator: W. D. Odou, American

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

country: Little Eagle, Corson County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
Correspondence
Race relation

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


title: <I>Handbook Outlining the Principles of Senior Management</I>

creator: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Manual
American south
American west
Education


title: Photograph of two men seated on horseback

date: late 19th-early 20th century

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard with adhesive

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west


title: Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Nancy

creator: Mary Witsell, American, born 1782

date: February 1844

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

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Women
Domestic slave trade
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Stockpot used to cook collard greens at the Florida Avenue Grill

country: 1100 Florida Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stockpot
Black enterprise
Cooking
Dinner and dining
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Imar and Tasha Hutchins, Florida Avenue Grill


title: Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

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: Photograph of a man wearing a suit jacket and necktie

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: Double neck guitar/synthesizer owned by Vernon Reid

creator: Starr Labs, American, founded 1986

medium: wood and metal with plastic

subjects:
Guitar
Rock and roll (music)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid


title: Photographic postcard of WWI soldier

country: France, Europe

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
France, europe
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>The Connecticut Courant, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 4461</I>

creator: Hartford Courant, American, founded 1764

medium: ink on newsprint

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

subjects:
Advertisement
Photography
Black enterprise
Mass media
Business


title: Teal waitress uniform worn by Halle Berry in the film Monster's Ball

creator: Executive Apparel, American, founded 1934

medium: a: polyester and cotton blend cloth, plastic buttons;

country: Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Dresse
Fruits
Actor and actresse
Costume
Clothing and dress
Motion picture
Race relation


title: White cotton children's dress

creator: Unidentified

medium: cotton and shell

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume
Shells & molluscs
Clothing and dress
Children

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: Rainbow wig worn by George Clinton

medium: synthetic fiber

subjects:
Wigs
Afrofuturism
Funk (music)
Costume
Clothing and dress
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet


title: Photograph of Regina Egertion Wright with Colored Training School diploma

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Education
Segregation


title: <I>The Clique, Fisk University Campus</I>

creator: Arthur P. Bedou, American, 1882 - 1966

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Education


title: <I>The Life of Mahomet</I>

creator: Edward Gibbon, English, 1737 - 1794

medium: leather, ink, and paper

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

subjects:
Book
Religion
U.s. history, 1783-1815


title: <I>Filling Silo HCC-10-2-11</I>

date: October 2, 1911

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
Labor union
Agriculture


title: Dress worn by Diahann Carroll on the television show Julia

creator: William Travilla, American, 1920 - 1990

medium: taffeta, chiffon, rayon thread, lace, and metal closures

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Cotton drawers with lace trim

medium: cotton, cotton lace, and glass

subjects:
Underpant
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Charleston slave badge from 1837 for Servant No. 310

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


title: Photograph of a woman holding a parasol

creator: Orlando Scott Goff, American, 1843 - 1916

date: early 1890s

country: Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west


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

creator: Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

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

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


title: Photograph of two men on horseback on a hilltop

date: early 20th century

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west


title: Walking plow owned by Joshua Lyles

creator: Brinly - Hardy Company, American, founded 1839

date: after 1915

medium: steel, wood

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

subjects:
Plow (agricultural equipment)
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: <I>Gospel Hymns No. 2</I>

creator: Philip Paul Bliss, American, 1838 - 1876

medium: ink on paper, cardboard

subjects:
Book
Slavery
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Religion
Gospel (music)
The black church
Emancipation
Freedom
Prayer

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


title: Red cloche with netting and feathers

creator: Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979

medium: wool felt, nylon, synthetic fiber, and feathers

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

subjects:
Cloche
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Corner stool from Dundee's 5th St. Gym

medium: wood, paint

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

subjects: Stool Sport


title: Continuous service records for Alton Augustus Adams, Sr.

creator: United States Navy, American, founded 1775

medium: ink on paper, cardboard, fabric, metal

subjects:
Band (music)
Marching band (music)
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alton A. Adams, Jr. Trustee


title: Advertisement tag for the Homestead Grays vs. New York Cubans baseball game

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Tags Baseball Segregation Sport


title: <I>Booker T. Washington</I>

creator: C. M. Battey, American, 1873 - 1927

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Social reform
Education


title: Cabinet card of G. A. Lipscomb

creator: Richards Photography, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Cabinet card studio portrait of a woman standing with a pedestal table

creator: Leo Weintrob, American, 1870 - 1940

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

country: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Portraits
Photography

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


title: <I>Beatrice Coleman and Beatrice Dedman</I>

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper mounted to cardboard

country: Dermott, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

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: Entrenching tool

medium: wood and metal

subjects:
Trenching machine
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: Carte-de-visite of a woman and child in Napa, California

creator: Mark Hopkins Strong, American

medium: albumen on wove paper and cardboard

country: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
American west
Communitie
Family
Children


title: Case for drafting tool kit used by John S. Chase

creator: L. L. Ridgway Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1936

date: mid-late 20th century

medium: metal, plastic, backing

country: Germany, Europe

subjects:
Kits (sets)
Germany, europe
Design
Architecture
Labor union

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Drucie Rucker Chase


title: Cream hat with black flowers and leaves

creator: Henry Margu, American, founded 1951

medium: petersham (ribbon), synthetic plain weave (possibly nylon), polyester, plastic, buckram, metal wire, adhesive, and paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Design
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cabinet card of a Buffalo soldier from Co. G 25th Regiment

creator: Buchholz & Son, American

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

country: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Buffalo soldier
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military


title: Tintype of George H. Mitchell

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: Pants and belt from an S1W uniform

creator: Propper International, Inc., founded 1967

medium: Pants: cotton and polyester with plastic buttons;

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Belt (costume accessories)
Hip-hop (music)
Costume
Clothing and dress

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy


title: Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress

creator: Ira F. Collins, American, 1841 - 1919

date: late 19th century

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Poster for the film Space is the Place

creator: North American Star System Production, American

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Photographic print of Harper Franklin, Beatrice Coleman and Beatrice Dedman


title: <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23</I>

creator: The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Newspaper
Resistance
Activism
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Journalism
Association and institution
Mass media
Societie
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery

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


title: Voucher for Union officer with description of "private servant" Dempsy Riley

creator: Captain James B. Thomas, American

medium: iron gall ink on wove rag paper

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

subjects:
Voucher
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Finance
Labor union
Emancipation
Military


title: Photograph of graduation at Tuskegee Institute

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Education
Military


title: US Cavalry officer's uniform riding pants worn by John H. Alexander

creator: John G. Haas, American

medium: wool, cotton, linen, and silk with metal buttons

subjects:
Pantaloon
Clothing and dress
Buffalo soldier
Military

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1836 for Porter No. 58

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

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>"A close shave" - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse Oct. 12, 1918</I>

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

medium: gelatin and silver on photographic paper

country: Belleville-sur-Meuse, Lorraine, France, Europe

subjects: Belleville-sur-meuse, lorraine, france, europe

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


title: Letter from Julia Jordan to G. H. Womack

creator: Julia Womack, American, 1881 - 1942

medium: graphite on paper

country: Darlington Heights, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Correspondence
Family


title: Photograph of school children with their teacher

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Group portrait
Portraits
Photography
Education


title: White and pink pitcher and washbowl owned by members of the Ellis family

creator: S. Bridgwood & Son, English, 1805 - 1853

medium: porcelain and pigment

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

subjects:
Pitcher
Black interior
Domestic life
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne


title: Field whip

medium: leather and metal

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

subjects:
Whip (slavery artifacts)
Slavery
Violence

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1818 for Mechanic No. 248

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849


title: Photograph of two groups of servicemen in front of a of large, brick building

creator: Unidentified Man or Men

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

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: Drafting compass owned by Julian Abele Cook Sr.

date: mid-20th Century

medium: copper alloy with steel and lacquer

subjects: Tool Design Architecture Craftsmanship

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.


title: <I>Negro Makers of History</I>

creator: Dr. Carter G. Woodson, American, 1875 - 1950

medium: ink on paper with cloth and cardboard

subjects:
Hardcover book
Literature
Education
United state history
Group identity


title: Photographic postcard of Pullman Porter, Omer Ester and his wife Jean

medium: ink on photographic paper

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Segregation
Labor union
Transportation
Pullman porter


title: Beige felt hat

creator: Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970

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

country: Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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: Green coat worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple

creator: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943

medium: wool, cotton/rayon blend, elastic, and plastic buttons

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

subjects:
Coat
Design
Women
Literature
Lgbtq
Actor and actresse
Violence
Costume
Clothing and dress
Sexuality
Family
Motion picture
Gender issue


title: Pass for free woman Harriet Lawson to visit her husband, Caleb

creator: Harriet Lawson, American, born 1803

medium: ink on writing paper

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

subjects:
Legal document
American south
Law
Family
Free communitie of color
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Freedom


title: Lobby card for The Song of Freedom

creator: Hammer Films, British, founded 1934

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Agnes and Slocum Howland

creator: C.E. Van Gorden, American, 1847 - 1925

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Portraits Photography Children Antislavery

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


title: <I>Ruins of the Tulsa Race Riot 6-1-21</I>

creator: Unidentified

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Violence
Race riot
Tulsa race massacre
Race relation


title: Dark grey swing coat designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

medium: wool

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

subjects:
Coat
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Ticket for the Pickwick Theatre

creator: Pickwick Theatre, American, 1935 - 1961

country: Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Admission ticket
Amusement
Segregation
Motion picture

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


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

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: metal

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

subjects:
Insignia
Government
Clothing and dress
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: Flyer advertising a clothing drive for Zimbabwean liberation

creator: Chelsea Women's Health Team, American, ca. 1977 - 1980s

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Activism
Humanitarianism
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Vietnam war, 1961-1975
U.s. history, 1953-1961
Pan africanism
Black power
Decolonization
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Pinback button for Black Solidarity Day

date: after 1969

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

country: Africa

subjects:
Africa
Button (information artifacts)
African diaspora
Activism
Communitie
Family
Pan africanism
Group identity

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


title: Yellow blouse with floral brocade and sheer raglan sleeves

medium: synthetic chiffon, brocade, sytnthetic lining, metallic thread, and metal

subjects:
Blouse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Streamer for Southwest Asia Service, Defense of Saudi Arabia 1990-1991 Campaign

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

country: Saudi Arabia, Asia

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


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Shriner

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Abolitionist movement
Antislavery


title: Streamer for Armed Forces Expeditions, Panama 1989-1990 Campaign

country: Panama, Latin America, North and Central America

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


title: Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade

creator: Samuel M. Fox, American, 1806 - 1864

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

subjects:
Money
Slavery
American south
Correspondence
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Pastry jagger

date: 19th century


title: Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie

creator: Pomegranate Communications, Inc., American

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

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Anti-slavery movement
Correspondence
Antislavery

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


title: Tintype of two women

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Bugle

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


title: Tin box handmade and carried by Joseph Trammell to hold freedom papers

creator: Joseph Trammell, American, 1831 - 1859

medium: tin

country: Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Boxe (containers)
Slavery
Law
Emancipation
Free communitie of color
Freedom
Group identity

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elaine E. Thompson, in memory of Joseph Trammell, on behalf of his direct descendants


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
Labor union

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


title: Bumper sticker endorsing Carl Stokes for Mayor of Cleveland

creator: Stokes for Mayor Committee, American, 1965 - 1967

medium: ink and adhesive on paper (fiber product)

country: 3521 Attica Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Bumper sticker
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Politic
Urban life
U.s. history, 1969-2001

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


title: Photograph of a woman sitting with her legs crossed

creator: Louis Janousek, American, 1857 - 1934

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

country: Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Migration
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)


title: US Model 1842 percussion musket

creator: Springfield Armory, American, 1777 - 1968

medium: metal , wood

country: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Musket
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential primary campaign

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Dorothy and Eugene Bryant


title: Open weave straw hat

medium: straw, synthetic silk, cotton, and plastic

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Black Liberation - Cultural and Revolutionary Nationalism</I>

creator: Radical Education Project, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Civil right
Political organization
Politic
Mass media
Black power (black pride)

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: Cream sequin and beaded top

medium: wool, synthetic fiber, cotton, plastic, glass, and metal

subjects:
Shirt
Clothing and dress
Fashion


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: October 27, 1808

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: Deed of transfer of enslaved persons from the estate of Richard Rouzee

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Women
Law
Finance
Men
Family
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Children
Business


title: Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

medium: walnut

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

subjects:
Balloon-back chair
Design
American south
Black interior
Domestic life
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877

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


title: Cabinet card of Gideon Welles

creator: Mathew Brady, American, 1822 - 1896

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard

country: United States, North and Central America


title: Newspaper clippings about Old Calabar

medium: ink on wove paper

country: Old Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

subjects: Old calabar, nigeria, west africa, africa


title: Pinback button with a black panther on it, from the MMM 20th Anniversary

medium: ink on paper with plastic laminate and metal

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Justice
Activism
Social reform
Black live matter
Men
Civil right
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation


title: Albumen print of Isaiah White

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 two young children

creator: James Boucher Shane, American, 1840 - 1913

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Family
Children


title: Piano from Pilgrim Baptist Church used by Thomas Dorsey

creator: The Cable Piano Company, American, founded 1880

medium: wood, metal, wire and vinyl

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

subjects:
Baby grand piano
Communitie
Religion
Gospel (music)
The black church
Worship service
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Urban life

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Richard C. Keller, Jr., Mr. Edward G. Keller and Ms. Paulene Austin Keller


title: Cabinet card of Blanch E. Townsend

creator: Herstein Gallery, American, 1873 - 1904

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women


title: Photograph of African Americans being detained during the Tulsa Race Massacre

creator: Unidentified

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Communitie
Violence
Race riot
Tulsa race massacre
Race relation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cassandra P. Johnson Smith


date: October 13, 1830

medium: ink on paper


title: Pink hat with two-tone panels

medium: wool felt and synthetic silk with rayon, metal and buckram

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: Carte-de-visite of Marquis Peterson

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount


title: Photographic print of a woman on a brick wall

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography


title: Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride

creator: Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American

medium: jacket: cotton denim, suede, and metal;

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

subjects:
Jean jacket
Country (music)
Clothing and dress
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride


title: Black dress with blue embroidered puff sleeved and peplum

medium: velveteen, synthetic organza, cotton (textile), polypropylene, machine lace, synthetic twill, synthetic tulle, buckram, metal, and plastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Peplum
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Picking Cotton</I>

creator: Wilson & Havens Photography, American, 1870 - 1880

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

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
Rural life
Labor union
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Wood 3 golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914

date: late 20th century

medium: wood, metal, rubber, and ink

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: Photograph portrait of a woman wearing a picture hat

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

subjects: United states, north and central america

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


title: Program for the Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

creator: Shearer Players, American, founded 1946

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

subjects:
Program
Amusement
Theatre companie
Communitie
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: <I>A Semi-Centenary Discourse delivered in The First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the Fourth Sabbath of May, 1857: With a History of the Church from its First Organization, including a Brief Notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its First Pastor</I>

creator: Rev. William T. Catto, American, 1809 - 1869

medium: ink on paper, wood, and leather

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

subjects:
Book
Slavery
Presbyterian
Literature
Preaching
Religion
The black church
Worship service
Free communitie of color
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Tax form for Etta Moten Barnett

creator: State of New York, American, founded 1788

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Tax return
Women
Activism
Broadway theatre
Actor and actresse
Singer (musicians)


title: Framed panoramic photograph of Camp Grant officers

creator: Rockford Illustrating Company, American, 1894 - 1971

date: November 7, 1917

medium: photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood, metal, cardboard and paper

country: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photograph
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Buffalo soldier
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.


title: Charleston slave badge from 1839 for Servant No. 1698

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

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: Cabinet card of an unidentified girl photographed 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
Children
Business


title: Communion cup used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

date: 20th century

medium: aluminum

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

subjects:
Communion sets
Rural life
Communitie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church
Worship service

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


title: Photographic postcard of U.S. Navy sailors and an officer

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

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


title: Photograph of Sister Joanna P. Moore

creator: Thuss Photography, American

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Religious leader
Religion


title: Charleston Neck slave badge from 1848 for Porter No. 70

creator: David H. Deveaux, American

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


title: Pair of leather gloves owned by Tuskegee Airman Woodrow Crockett

creator: Aris Gloves, Inc., American, 1921 - 1921

medium: leather

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Glove
Italy, europe
Ww ii
Tuskegee airmen
Aeronautic
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 Crockett Living Trust dtd May 9, 2002


title: Photographic postcard of unidentified child

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Children


title: Photographic print of an African American soldier standing at attention

medium: photographic paper

subjects:
Photographic print
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Men
Military


title: Pink jersey dress with embroidered shoulder panels by Scott Barrie

creator: Scott Barrie, American, 1946 - 1993

medium: silk jersey, elastic, plastic, nylon net, metallic thread, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Catcher's mitt used by Roy Campanella

medium: leather, padding, metal

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

subjects: Glove Baseball Athlete Sport


title: Football program for Booker T. Washington High School

date: December 1, 1928

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Program
American south
American west
Education
Football
Sport

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: <I>Annual 18th Meeting Minutes of the Grand Lodge, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World</I>

creator: Mooney's, American

country: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Minute
Fraternal organization
Association and institution


title: Charleston slave badge from 1832 for Porter No. 216

creator: Peter J. Mood Jr., American, born 1796


title: Stereograph of troops with marching band

creator: William Richard Cross, American, born 1843

medium: ink on cardboard

country: Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Band (music)
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified child wearing a christening gown

creator: Buckley Photography Studio, American, 1894 - 1906

medium: silver and collodion on printing-out paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Children

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: Cabinet card of an unidentified nude infant by J. P. Ball & Son


title: Cream fur cloche

creator: Gibbe Hat

medium: fur felt, petersham ribbon, and metal wire

subjects:
Cloche
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Bill of sale for four enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina

creator: Unidentified

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

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Women
American south
Men
Domestic slave trade
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Business

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


title: Photographic postcard of four unidentified men

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

subjects: Portrait Photography


title: Photograph of an unidentified man holding a saber

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, pasteboard

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Military


title: Brown leather pants designed by Dapper Dan for Rakim

creator: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945

medium: leather, polyester fleece, and plastic closures

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

subjects:
Trouser
Design
Hip-hop (music)
Rapper (musicians)
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: <I>Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama</I>

creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901

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

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Education

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


title: <I>Leland, Miss. 4-30-27</I>

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

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


title: Turquoise sleeveless dress with flower embroidery

medium: silk synthetic satin, silk blended embroidery thread, plastic beads, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Brown and yellow striped vest

medium: cotton, silk faille, and plastic

subjects:
Vest (main garment)
African diaspora
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship


title: Charleston slave badge from 1838 for Servant No. 2233

medium: metal

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


title: Dining room table from the home of Lucinda Todd

date: early to mid 20th century

medium: wood

country: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Dining table
Education
Segregation
Domestic life
Civil right
U.s. history, 1953-1961

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judge Paul L. Brady


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman

creator: Ramsdell Photo Artist, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Photographic postcard of two WWI soldiers

country: France, Europe

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


title: Purple pleated hat with three-looped bow

medium: silk acetate, synthetic silk, elastic, cotton, buckram, and paint

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Claim awarded by the Confederate state of South Carolina for enslaved man Dick

creator: James Tupper, American

date: November 23, 1864

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

subjects:
Claim
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military

credit_line: 2014.44Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection


title: Sign for authorized agent of Mme. C.J. Walker's

medium: ink on paper on cardboard with string

subjects:
Sign
Women
Beauty culture
Business

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


title: Straw hat with multicolored embroidery

date: after 1960

medium: straw and polypropylene

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: Charleston slave badge from 1815 for Servant No. 689

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

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


title: Cabinet card of Mary Jane Hale Welles in a funeral dress by Elizabeth Keckly

creator: Henry Ulke, German American, 1821 - 1910

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Funeral rite and ceremonie
Clothing and dress
Craftsmanship
Free communitie of color
Motherhood


title: Rice fanner basket

date: before 1863

medium: rush, reed, plant fiber

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

subjects:
Botany
Basket
Rural life
American south
Labor union
Craftsmanship
Agriculture
Rice farming


title: Photographic print of Joseph S. Williams sitting on a chair, right leg crossed

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: Leather bag with tools, whistles, and shells

date: 20th Century

medium: Leather with cowrie shells, wood and iron

country: Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa

subjects:
Burkina faso, west africa, africa
Bags (containers)
Shells & molluscs
Medicine
Clothing and dress
Religion


title: Colonoware pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC

date: 18th century

medium: clay , glue , plaster of Paris and paint

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

subjects:
Pottery
Design
Slavery
American south
Cooking
Folklife
Skilled labor
Domestic life
Dinner and dining
Craftsmanship


title: Marriage certificate with tintypes of Augustus L. Johnson and Malinda Murphy

medium: ink on paper, collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

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

subjects: Tintype Photography Family Marriage

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Louis Moran and Douglas Van Dine


title: Photograph of Tobe Brown

creator: G.W. Ferguson, American, born 1856

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mounting board

country: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Orchestral (music)


title: Three red car bows from the car giveaway episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show

medium: .1: synthetic velvet ribbon, elastic cord, and foam;

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

subjects:
Memorabilia
Television
Entertainer
Mass media
Communication

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


title: Framed photograph of unidentified WWI soldier

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paint, metal, and felt on wood

subjects:
Frame (furnishings)
Photography
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: <I>Prophet Noble Drew Ali, Founder of Moorish Science Temple of America</I>

creator: R. D. Jones, American, active 1920s

subjects:
Architecture
Gelatin silver print
Photography
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Communitie
Men
Religion
Urban life


title: Ornamental brick fragment from the Chattahoochee Brick Company

creator: Chattahoochee Brick Company, American, 1878 - 1970s

medium: brick

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

subjects:
Ornament & design
Block (shaped masses)
Prison
American south
Skilled labor
Architecture
Finance
Labor union
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Daniel Scott, Preservationist


title: Oyster jar from the Thomas Downing oyster house

medium: glaze and cobalt oxide on ceramic with paint and cork (bark)

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

subjects:
Jars
Design
Black enterprise
Cooking
Dinner and dining
Free communitie of color
Urban life
Business


title: <I>Le Boxeur JACK JOHNSON</I>

creator: Maurice-Louis Branger, French, 1874 - 1950

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

country: Paris, France, Europe

subjects:
Photograph
Paris, france, europe
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Sport


title: Flier for “Benefit Show for Police Athletic League Hip Hop Showdown” by Van Silk

creator: VanSilk, American, born 1958

date: January 19, 1985

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

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


title: Cream dress with floral lace and embroidery

medium: silk bobbinet, cotton lace, cotton thread, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Charleston slave badge from 1837 for Porter No. 318

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

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: Cabinet card of a seated woman

creator: Deane, American

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

country: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women
American west


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth

creator: Mathew Brady, American, 1822 - 1896

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military

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


title: Bench with seat cushion from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

date: mid 20th century

medium: stain on wood with foam , wicker , steel , paint and paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Benche
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: Charleston slave badge from 1834 for Porter No. 652


title: Charleston slave badge from 1862 for Porter No. 1128 / 1863 for Servant No. 44

creator: William Veronee, American


title: Pinback button featuring "I Believe Anita Hill"

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Justice
Women
Feminism
Law
Labor union
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Gender issue

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kim Sykes


title: Golf driver signed by Tiger Woods

creator: Nike Golf, American, founded 1984

medium: rubber, graphite, titanium, steel, and plastic

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete


title: Black and white striped pants worn by Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire

creator: Louis Wells, born 1957

medium: synthetic fiber, plastic zipper, metal fastener, and cotton tape with metal snaps

subjects:
Trouser
Design
Soul (music)
Costume
Clothing and dress
Instrumentalist (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Costume Designer Bernard G. Jacobs


title: Pink floral damask pillbox with detached net

creator: Unidentified

date: mid-20th century

medium: synthetic damask, buckram, and nylon net

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Camera stand for NOBA camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson

creator: Espino Barros e Hijos, S.A., Mexican, founded 1961

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

subjects:
Camera
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: <I>GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 7</I>

creator: Edgar Littée, French, 1866 - 1931

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

country: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

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


title: Land conveyance by Heber and Hager Honestman, a free Black couple

country: Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Conveyance
Slavery
Finance
Family
Free communitie of color


title: Pair of black stiletto heel shoes by Charles Jourdan from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Charles Jourdan, French, founded 1919

medium: satin, leather, wood, and metal

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

subjects:
Pump (shoes)
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Business

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


title: Book page with reproductions of Reconstruction-era prints

creator: George Edward Perine, American, 1837 - 1885

date: ca. 1874 and 1876; printed later

medium: ink on paper

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, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials


title: Chair from Metropolitan AME

medium: wood with velvet

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

subjects:
Chair
Communitie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church
Worship service

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Metropolitan AME Church and the Right Reverend William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr., Presiding Prelate, Second Episcopal District, 113th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church


title: Cast iron dictionary stand used by Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph

medium: cast iron and wood

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

subjects:
Bookstand
Women
Activism
Oratory
Literature
Social reform
Suffrage
African methodist episcopal
Domestic life
Preaching
Language and language
The black church

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Florence Spearing Randolph


title: Photographic print of an unidentified woman

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, plastic

country: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography

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


title: Tintype of a woman standing with parasol

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer


title: Photograph of a man with a beard

creator: Louis Janousek, American, 1857 - 1934

date: late 19th century

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

country: Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Migration
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)


title: Purple felt hat with double bow

creator: Betmar, American, founded 1933

medium: felt fur with buckram, metal wire, rayon cotton Petersham ribbon, and adhesive

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: Photograph of theatre production with blackface actors and Oliver Howard Horner

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mounting board

country: Chase County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Musician
Race relation
Blackface

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tyson D. Arnold


title: Pamphlet for the 1977 March on the White House for African Liberation

creator: African Liberation Day Coalition, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Activism
Pan africanism
Black power
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Black fur felt hat with feathers

creator: Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970

medium: fur felt velour, feathers, adhesive, metal wire, and petersham rayon ribbon

country: Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cloche
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Good Night Angeline</I>

creator: James Reese Europe, American, 1881 - 1919

subjects:
Sheet music
Ragtime (music)
Composer (musicians)
Band (music)
Marching band (music)
Military


title: Photograph of a man

creator: Lucius Harper, American, 1867 - 1920

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Men


title: Charleston slave badge from 1819 for Servant No. 525

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

medium: metal

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


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

creator: Schutz Photo, American, founded 1918

date: January 1943

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: Placard calling for an end to police terror used at protests in Washington, DC

creator: Party for Socialism and Liberation, American, founded 2004

medium: ink on paper with wood

subjects:
Picket sign
Justice
Resistance
Activism
Police brutality
Black live matter
Politic
U.s. history, 2001

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


title: Silver container and lid owned by members of the Ellis family

date: late 19th-early 20th century

medium: silver

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

subjects:
Container
Black interior
Domestic life
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne


title: Albumen photograph of Wild West Performers

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


title: Boudoir cabinet card of convict laborers at Swannanoa Cut

creator: Thomas H. Lindsey, American, 1849 - 1927

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper with cardboard

country: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Prison
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Labor union
Men


title: Red leather Delta Sigma Theta jacket owned by Tobi Douglas A. Pulley

creator: La-Rose

medium: leather, metal, polyester

subjects:
Jacket
Women
Women' organization
Education
Clothing and dress
Sororitie
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tobi Douglas A. Pulley, member DST Sorority, Inc.


title: Carte-de-visite of a sailor named Jim

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military


title: Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

medium: Ink, metal and plastic

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Baseball
Segregation
Sport


title: Charleston slave badge from 1834 for Servant No. 1464

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

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: Bass drum from the 25th Infantry Band

creator: 25th Infantry Regiment, American, 1866 - 1946

medium: leather, paint, wood, metal

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, In memory of George M. Langellier, Sr.


title: Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron

creator: Spalding, American, founded 1876

medium: wool, synthetic fiber, plastic

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

subjects:
Jersey
Baseball
Clothing and dress
Athlete
Sport


title: Broadside offering reward for capture of George, Jefferson, Esther, and Amanda

creator: Unidentified

date: January 20, 1840

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Germantown, Mason County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Broadside
Slavery
Law
Self-liberation
Finance
Family
Fugitive enslaved

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1864 for Servant No. 58

creator: William Veronee, American


title: Tintype of a portrait of man

medium: silver on iron photographic plate

subjects: Tintype Portraits Photography


title: Schedule of courses for Black and Puerto Rican Studies

date: July 1972

medium: ink on paper

country: Africa

subjects:
Africa
Schedule (time plans)
African american - latinx solidarity
Education
Black power
Nuyorican movement


title: Lobby card for Gun Moll aka Gun Smashers

creator: Nina Mae McKinney, American, 1912 - 1967

medium: paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Lobby card
Race film
Motion picture

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


title: <I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I>

creator: The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865

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

subjects:
Newspaper
Resistance
Activism
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Journalism
Association and institution
Mass media
Societie
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery


title: Audience chairs from the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show at Harpo Studios

creator: Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986

date: after 1995

medium: cloth, polyurethane foam, plastic, metal and wood

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

subjects:
Seating furniture
Television
Entertainer
Mass media
Communication

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


title: Shield-shaped identification pin for William H. Clay

medium: silver alloy, copper, gold

country: United States, North and Central America


title: First Lieutenant bar insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

medium: sterling silver

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

subjects:
Insignia
Medicine
Women
Nursing
Segregation
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: Photographic print of men and women in front of Vernon AME Church, Tulsa

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church

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


title: <I>King Joe Part I (Joe Louis Blues) / King Joe Part II (Joe Louis Blues)</I>

creator: Okeh Records, American, 1916 - 2000

medium: vinyl

subjects:
Long-playing record
Music
Conductor (musicians)
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)
Athlete
Singer (musicians)
Sport

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


title: Tennis racket used by Althea Gibson

creator: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914

medium: wood, rubber, synthetic fiber

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

subjects:
Racket (sport equipment)
Women
Tenni
Sport

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1806 for Porter No. 36

creator: Charles Prince, American

medium: metal

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


title: Omega stopwatch

creator: Omega SA, Swiss, founded 1848

medium: metal , plastic

country: Miami, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Stopwatche Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Suzanne Dundee Bonner


title: Gelatin silver print of of Roland Hayes

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Composer (musicians)
Singer (musicians)

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


title: Baseball bat used by Frank Robinson

creator: Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884

medium: wood

country: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Bats Baseball Athlete Sport


title: Token with "Am I Not a Woman and Sister"

creator: American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870

medium: copper

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

subjects:
Token
Women
Anti-slavery movement
Emancipation
Antislavery


title: Company contract for Poro College

creator: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s

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

subjects:
Contract
Women
Cosmetic
Beauty salon (beauty shops)
Beauty school
Business


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: Combat helmet from World War I used by the 93rd Infantry Division

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: leather, imitation leather, metal, cloth, cotton, paint, plastic, plant fiber

subjects:
Botany
Helmet
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Clothing and dress
Military


title: Seven piece place setting of stainless steel flatware sold by Salaam

medium: stainless steel

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

subjects:
Knive (culinary tools)
Cooking
Domestic life
Dinner and dining
Nation of islam
Black nationalism
Religion
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Khalid Al Amin


title: Gray beaded capelet with fur collar and trim

medium: (a) wool, glass bead, synthetic cording, silk satin, plastic, synthetic thread, and metal

subjects:
Cape (outerwear)
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: Clock worn by Flavor Flav

date: mid 1980s

medium: plastic , metal , ink and rope

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Flavor Flav


title: Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong

creator: Henri Selmer Paris, French, founded 1885

date: September 1946

medium: brass

subjects:
Musical instrument
Jazz (music)


title: Envelope for a letter from Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. V. Stokes

date: September 16, 1958

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Envelope
Activism
Black press
Religion
Correspondence
Journalism
Politic

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


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: Iron collar and key

creator: Unidentified

date: 18th - mid 19th centuries

medium: wrought iron

subjects:
Keys (hardware)
Slavery
Violence


title: Flier for “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” by Kool Lance

creator: Kool Lance, American

date: February 25, 1982

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Design
Nightlife
Graphic arts
Hip-hop (music)
Rapper (musicians)
Djs (musicians)
United state history
Civil right
Black power (black pride)
Urban life


title: <I>Services</I>

creator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965

country: Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Pamphlet
Design
Graphic arts
American south
Communitie
Urban planning
Black geographie
Housing

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection


title: <I>Untitled</I>

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Education


title: Navy cap with red pom-pom

creator: Derby, American

medium: wool felt, cotton, adhesive, wood, and cord.

subjects:
Caps (headgear)
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Charleston slave badge from 1844 for Fruiterer & etc. No. 80

creator: Peter J. Mood Jr., American, born 1796

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: Carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Ely

creator: Henry C. Phillips, American, 1843 - 1911

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

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

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