title: John Francis O'Mahony

subjects:
Design
Interior decoration
Costume
Men
Mustache
Outerwear
Overcoat
Portrait
Facial hair
Coat


title: Ulysses S. Grant

creator: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894

medium: Glass plate collodion negative

subjects:
Business and finance
Congressional gold medal
Cabinet member
Farmer
Government
Interior decoration
American civil war (1861-1865)
Natural resource commerce
Portrait
Facial hair
Civilian award
Secretary of war
Design
Agriculturist
Civil war, 1861-1865
Military and intelligence
Men
Public officer
Politic
President
Beard
Officer

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

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


title: John Drew

creator: Unidentified Artist

medium: Gelatin silver print

subjects:
Photograph
Theater
Theater manager
Arts and culture
Costume
Men
Mustache
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Stage actor
Facial hair
Entertainer
Eyeglasse

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution


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

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

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


title: Mary Todd Lincoln

medium: Albumen silver print

subjects:
Photograph
Women
Chain
Government
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Portrait
Presidents' spouse
First ladie
Brooch
Design
Bracelet
Costume
Politic
First lady of us


title: Lola Has Come!

creator: David Claypoole Johnston, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov 1865

medium: Lithograph on paper

subjects:
Print
Women
Arts and culture
Literature
Writer
Interior decoration
Portrait
Society figure
Dancer
Mistress
Cartoon
Design
Theatrical
Actor and actresse
Dance
Stage
Entertainer


title: Henry William Mathew Meade

medium: Tintype

subjects:
Photograph
Neckwear
Art
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Mustache
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Facial hair
Design
Bowtie
Costume
Men
Photographer
Necktie
Artist
Daguerreotypist

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons


title: Ulysses S. Grant

creator: Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896

country: United States\Virginia\City Point

subjects:
Photograph
United states\virginia\city point
Business and finance
Neckwear
Mustache
Natural resource commerce
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Secretary of war
Symbol & motif
Chair
Star
Seating
Military and intelligence
Necktie
Public officer
President
Military
Congressional gold medal
Cabinet member
Farmer
Architecture
Government
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Facial hair
Civilian award
Military camp
Furnishing
Headgear
Tent
Agriculturist
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Men
Politic
Beard
Officer

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, in memory of Kenneth G. Murphy


title: Joseph Clay Neal

creator: John B. Neagle, 4 Nov 1796 - 17 Sep 1865

medium: Oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
Art
Arts and culture
Literature
Magazine publisher
Writer
Newspaper editor
Satirist
Men
Magazine editor
Portrait
Artist
Journalism and media


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
Chain
Neckwear
Book and reading
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Furnishing
Printed material
Design
Costume
Tablecloth
Curtain
Men
Necktie
Table


title: Samuel Ringgold

creator: John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857

medium: Quarter-plate daguerreotype

subjects:
Photograph
Design
Military engineer
Chair
Interior decoration
Seating
Military and intelligence
Men
Portrait
Home furnishing
Cased object
Furnishing
Officer

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of William Woodville, VIII


title: Charles Fisher

subjects:
Neckwear
Glove
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Furnishing
Headgear
Design
Chair
Actor and actresse
Seating
Costume
Music
Men
Necktie
Hats
Entertainer
Musician


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
Design
Symbol & motif
Star
Costume
Interior decoration
Ring
Men
Mustache
Jewelry
Portrait
Facial hair


title: Alexander Johnston Cassatt

creator: Samuel Sartain, 1830 - 1906

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects:
Print
Business and finance
Chain
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Businessperson
Railroad executive
Kentucky derby
Mustache
Natural resource commerce
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Design
Chair
Bowtie
Gentleman farmer
Seating
Insurance agent
Necktie
Civil engineer
Business executive
Broker
Farmer
Interior decoration
Portrait
Facial hair
Furnishing
Horse racing
Science and technology
Agriculturist
Recreation
Costume
Men
Engineer


title: Unidentified Girl

subjects:
Design
Women
Necklace
Shawl
Bracelet
Rope
Costume
Interior decoration
Tassel
Outerwear
Jewelry
Portrait


title: John Jacob Astor, IV

creator: Carlo de Fornaro, 1871 - 1949

medium: Relief print on paper

subjects:
Print
Caricature
Nature
Business and finance
Book and reading
Arts and culture
Literature
Writer
Businessperson
Mustache
Tool
Coat of arms
Pickaxe
Portrait
Facial hair
Ecology
Heraldic motif
Printed material
Science and technology
Symbol & motif
Animal
Inventor
Men
Axes
Skin

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Gabriel Laderman


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
Glove
Neckwear
Interior decoration
Mustache
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Facial hair
Eyeglasse
Furnishing
Design
Monocle
Rope
Chair
Seating
Costume
Curtain
Tassel
Men
Necktie
Beard


title: John Hancock

creator: Joseph H. Seymour, active 1791 - c. 1822

medium: Etching and engraving on paper

subjects:
Print
Birds
Nature
Business and finance
Merchant
Government
Businessperson
Portrait
Ecology
Heraldic motif
Governor
Symbol & motif
Colonial statesman
Animal
Wig
Statesman
Costume
Men
Signer of declaration
Public officer
Politic
Hair accessory


title: Fred J. Wittrock

subjects:
Photograph
Neckwear
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Carte-de-visite
Headgear
Design
Criminal
Costume
Men
Necktie
Hats
Photographic format
Law and crime

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Pinkerton's, Inc.


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

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


title: Henry B. Nones

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Chain
Neckwear
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Union
Design
Chair
Bowtie
Seating
Military and intelligence
Curtain
Necktie
Interior decoration
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Facial hair
Furnishing
Headgear
Civil war, 1861-1865
Costume
Men
Hats
Beard
Officer


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

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Botany
Singer
Neckwear
Person with dwarfism
Book and reading
Arts and culture
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Flower
Person with a disability
Printed material
Design
Sculpture
Bowtie
Curtain
Necktie
Table
Entertainer
Musician
Nature
Women
Glove
Interior decoration
Statuette
Portrait
Ecology
Plant
Furnishing
Costume
Music
Men
Handkerchief


title: Unidentified Man

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Book and reading
Architecture
Interior decoration
Portrait
Home furnishing
Furnishing
Printed material
Design
Column
Tablecloth
Curtain
Men
Table


title: George Brinton McClellan and Wife [Ellen Marcy]

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Presidential candidate
Mustache
Jewelry
Home furnishing
Governor
Design
Symbol & motif
Major general
Chair
Column
Star
Seating
Military and intelligence
Curtain
Public officer
Women
Architecture
Government
Interior decoration
Portrait
Facial hair
Furnishing
Costume
Politic
Officer


title: George Peabody

creator: Tappan & Bradford Lithography Company, active 1848 - 1854

subjects:
Print
Business and finance
Social welfare and reform
Congressional gold medal
Merchant
Book and reading
Railroad
Businessperson
Quill
Portrait
Home furnishing
Financier
Industrialist
Dry-good merchant
Civilian award
Drafting & writing implement
Furnishing
Printed material
Curtain
Men
Table
Philanthropist
Pens


title: Charles Lindbergh and Alexis Carrel

creator: Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 3 Dec 1948

subjects:
Painting
Social welfare and reform
Arts and culture
Writer
Physician
Dress accessorie
Biology
Eyeglasse
Reformer
Pulitzer prize
Test tube
Social reformer
Military and intelligence
Novelist
Laboratory equipment
Medical personnel
Congressional gold medal
Literature
Beaker
Portrait
Peace activist
Civilian award
Air pilot
Pince-nez
Headgear
Science and technology
Brigadier general
Medicine and health
Nobel prize
Inventor
Costume
Men
Literary award
Hats
Scientist
Officer


title: Henry B. Anthony

subjects:
Legislator
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Government
Interior decoration
Newspaper editor
Pocket watch
Dress accessorie
Jewelry
Portrait
Facial hair
Governor
Design
Costume
Men
Necktie
Watch
Senator
Public officer
Politic
Journalism and media
Beard


title: Samuel Clay Williams

medium: Charcoal on paper

subjects:
Drawing
Business and finance
Neckwear
Businessperson
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Lawyer
Industrialist
Tobacco
Costume
Men
Necktie
Manufacturer
Law and crime

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine


title: Mrs. Henry W. (Elizabeth Hamilton) Halleck

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Design
Women
Glove
Architecture
Column
Interior decoration
Costume
Curtain
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Bow


title: Frederick W. Seward

country: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

subjects: United states\district of columbia\washington


title: Daniel Clark

subjects:
Chain
Legislator
Neckwear
Mustache
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Home furnishing
Design
Chair
Seating
Necktie
Table
Public officer
Drape
Top hat
Government
Interior decoration
Portrait
Facial hair
Lawyer
Furnishing
Headgear
Costume
Men
Senator
Hats
Law and crime
Judge
Politic


title: Gustave P. Cluseret

subjects:
Design
Chain
Symbol & motif
Costume
Interior decoration
Men
Mustache
Jewelry
Portrait
Facial hair
Medal
Beard


title: Carrie Gardner

subjects:
Women
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Portrait
Home furnishing
Snood
Furnishing
Headgear
Design
Chair
Actor and actresse
Seating
Costume
Tassel
Hats
Entertainer


title: Calvin Coolidge

medium: Charcoal and chalk on paper

subjects:
Drawing
Legislator
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Writer
Dress accessorie
Governor
Public official
Columnist
Necktie
Public officer
Journalism
Vice-president
President
Literature
Government
Portrait
Lawyer
Costume
Men
Senator
Law and crime
Politic
Lieutenant governor
Journalism and media
Mayor

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern


title: Charles Fisher

subjects:
Glove
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Furnishing
Headgear
Design
Chair
Actor and actresse
Seating
Costume
Music
Men
Necktie
Hats
Entertainer
Musician


title: Unidentified Woman

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Women
Shawl
Interior decoration
Outerwear
Jewelry
Portrait
Home furnishing
Stole
Design
Rope
Costume
Curtain
Tassel


title: Alfred W. Ely

subjects:
Legislator
Congressmen
Government
Interior decoration
Pocket watch
Goatee
Jewelry
Portrait
Home furnishing
Facial hair
Furnishing
Design
Costume
Men
Watch
Public officer
Politic
Beard


title: Leopold Kahn

subjects:
Chain
Person with dwarfism
Arts and culture
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Portrait
Home furnishing
Person with a disability
Furnishing
Headgear
Design
Chair
Costume
Seating
Men
Hats
Entertainer
Top hat


title: Thurlow Weed

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Business and finance
Chain
Legislator
Neckwear
Arts and culture
Dress accessorie
Jewelry
Home furnishing
Printer
Eyeglasse
Design
Chair
Seating
Curtain
Necktie
Table
Public officer
Newspaper publisher
Government
Interior decoration
Newspaper editor
Portrait
Tradesman
Furnishing
Rope
Costume
Tablecloth
Tassel
Men
Politic
Journalism and media


title: Unidentified Woman

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Women
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Bow
Furnishing
Brooch
Design
Chair
Costume
Seating


title: Album of Portraits of Celebrities

creator: Shoppell, active c. 1882

medium: Pamphlet containing wood engravings on paper

subjects: Book Portraits


title: Possibly Voutikoff

subjects:
Architecture
Interior decoration
Mustache
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Facial hair
Home furnishing
Design
Symbol & motif
Weapon
Belt
Sword
Column
Costume
Curtain
Muttonchop
Men
Medal


title: Unidentified Man

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


title: Unidentified Woman

subjects:
United states\new york\kings\new york
Women
Architecture
Interior decoration
Jewelry
Dress accessorie
Portrait
Home furnishing
Bow
Brooch
Design
Column
Costume
Curtain


title: George Edward Pickett

subjects:
Photograph
Design
Civil war, 1861-1865
Interior decoration
Military and intelligence
Men
American civil war (1861-1865)
Portrait
Confederate army
Mexican war, 1846-1848
Officer


title: All Quiet on the Hudson

creator: Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902

date: October 27, 1877

medium: Wood engraving on paper

subjects:
Print
Presidential candidate
Major general
Government
Military and intelligence
Men
Portrait
Public officer
Politic
Governor
Officer


title: Clara Barton

creator: Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar, 31 Jan 1862 - May 1927

medium: Plaster

subjects:
Sculpture
Women
Social welfare and reform
Medicine and health
Humanitarian organization founder
Nursing
Humanitarianism
Portrait
Philanthropist
Humanitarian organization administrator
Death mask
Mask
Reformer

credit_line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Anton A. Benson


title: Cream pencil skirt with pleats

creator: Unidentified

medium: linen synthetic blend, cotton, synthetic ribbon, metal, and plastic

subjects:
Skirt
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: Memorandum of enslaved men and women hired or not hired for 1794

creator: Rouzee Family, American

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system

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


title: Flyer advertising film viewings for Katatura and Namibia- A Trust Betrayed

creator: University Christian Foundation of N.Y.U., American

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

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

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


title: Stone slave auction block from Hagerstown, Maryland

date: early 19th century

medium: marble and metal

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

subjects:
Pedestal
Slavery
Domestic slave trade
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Partial Gift of Mr. & Mrs. P. Sean Guy


title: Speed bag gloves used by Muhammad Ali

creator: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910

medium: leather, elastic, suede, padding and ink on satin

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Sadiron from Deltaville, Virginia

date: Late 19th century

medium: iron

country: Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Iron
Slavery
Domestic life
Labor union
Emancipation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Leonard H. Powell


title: Red straw hat with heart shaped brim

creator: Frederick Jones, American, born 1948

medium: straw, synthetic petersham ribbon, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow

creator: M. Julian, American, 1975 - 2000

medium: leather, synthetic fiber, metal, and elastic

subjects:
Jacket
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 Kurtis Walker PKA Kurtis Blow


title: Photographic postcard of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

creator: Breitkopf & Härtel, German, founded 1719

medium: silver bromide and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and card stock

country: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
London, england, united kingdom, europe
Classical (music)
Composer (musicians)


title: Bill of sale for a boy named Hall to Jerome B. Annis

creator: William Cardin, American

date: January 16, 1854

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Receipt
Domestic slave trade
Children

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tammy Quackenbush and Teri Fotheringham


title: <I>Capture of a Slaver off the Coast of Cuba</I>

date: 19th century

country: Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Print
Slavery
Illegal slave trade

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


title: Poster for the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia

creator: Mother Bethel AME Church, American, founded 1794

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

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Communitie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church
Free communitie of color
U.s. history, 1783-1815


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
Skilled labor
Education
Labor union

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


title: List of attendees of the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman

creator: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964

country: South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Attendance list
Slavery
Women
Ww ii
Social reform
Women' club movement
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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


title: Private contract musket

creator: Clark of London, English

date: late 18th century

medium: walnut, brass (alloy), iron and steel

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

subjects:
Musket
U.s. history, revolution, 1775-1783
Military


title: Green bodice and skirt with brown stripe accents

medium: silk twill, silk faille with looped pile, silk satin, glazed cotton, cotton, cotton knit, cotton twill ribbon, lambswool, metal, wood, linen twill ribbon, boning, and wool ribbon

subjects:
Bodice
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Dress designed by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

medium: silk, chiffon, taffeta, net, metal, and elastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Women
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Society


title: Charleston slave badge from 1820 for Servant No. 375

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

medium: metal

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

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

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


title: Pennant for Wilberforce University

date: after 1856

medium: felt with thread and printing ink

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

subjects: Pennant Education

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


title: Carte-de-visite of a young girl 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
American west
Communitie
Family
Children


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

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

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: Letter of invitation from the Committee to Free the SASO 9

creator: Committee to Free the SASO 9, American

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Activism
Anti-apartheid movement
Correspondence
Pan africanism
Black power
Decolonization
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Length of white machine lace and cardboard spool

creator: Astor Lace & Trimmings, American, 1949 - 2001

date: mid-late 20th century

medium: synthetic net lace, cardboard, and adhesive

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Molder made by Cesar Chelor

creator: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784

medium: wood with iron

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

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

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


title: <I>The Nation's Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4</I>

creator: Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1842

medium: ink on paper

country: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Newsletter
Segregation
Religion
U.s. history, 1953-1961
Mass media
Communication

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1847 for Porter No. 365

creator: Unidentified

medium: copper

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

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

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


title: Black shawl with floral embroidery and fringe from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: synthetic fiber and fringe

subjects:
Shawl
Flowers
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: Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

creator: Universal Negro Improvement Association, American, founded 1914

medium: bronze and leather

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

subjects:
Medal
Social reform
Association and institution
Pan africanism


title: Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson Joseph Douglass

creator: Denis Bourdon, Canadian

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Family
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Fatherhood

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Charlene Hodges Byrd


title: Typewritten formula for Poro hair rinse

creator: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s

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

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


title: Singer model 66 treadle sewing machine and motor from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

creator: Singer Corporation, American, founded 1851

medium: paint on iron and wood with plastic and metal

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

subjects:
Motor
Description and travel
Amusement
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: Delta "In-Flight Service Coordinator" pin worn by Eugene Harmond

creator: Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925

medium: paint on brass (alloy)

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 Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond


title: Pinback button advocating against drugs

creator: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Activism
Law
Social reform
Health

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


title: Wooden school desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

medium: wood and metal

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

subjects:
Desk
Design
Education
Segregation
Religion
The black church

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Ann Phillippi and the Dr. George M. and Betty Phillippi Family


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


title: <I>Robbing the Eagle's Nest</I>

creator: Robert S. Duncanson, American, 1821 - 1872

medium: oil on canvas , wood

subjects:
Oil painting
Art
U.s. history, 1815-1861

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


title: Negative of the President's Mansion of Roger Williams University

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film

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


title: Cabinet card studio portrait of a young woman standing

creator: George G. Donaldson, American, 1873 - 1930

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

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


title: Photographic print of a toddler girl sitting and smiling at the camera

date: late 19th-early 20th century

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

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: Court petition regarding the children of Harriet, a freedwoman

creator: Jeremiah Fuller, American, 1810 - 1877

date: November 4, 1867

country: Madison County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Legal document
Slavery
American south
Law
Family
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Children
Emancipation
Motherhood


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: October 1829

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: Yellow wide brim hat with applique flowers

medium: Silk organza, metal wire, cotton, plastic crin, rayon ribbon, and adhesive.

subjects:
Picture hats
Flowers
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: Splitting maul owned by Melody Starya Mobley

country: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Maul
Nature
Rural life
American west
Government
Labor union
Agriculture

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


title: Poster reading "Jail Darren Wilson 4 Murder" used at Baltimore protests

creator: Peoples Power Assemblies, American

date: April 2015

medium: ink on paper, tape and metal

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

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

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


title: Placard for the 300 Men March

creator: COR Health Institute, American

subjects:
Placard (information artifacts)
Justice
Activism
Police brutality
Communitie
Violence
Black live matter
Men
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation


title: Drafting compass owned by Julian Abele Cook Sr.

creator: Theodore Alteneder & Sons, American, founded 1850

date: mid 20th century

medium: silver and lead

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

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: Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944

creator: Hattye T. Yarbrough, American

medium: ink on rock

country: France, Normandy, Europe

subjects:
Souvenir
France, normandy, europe
Ww ii
Military
World war, 1939-1945

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hattye Thomas Yarbrough


title: US Navy fatigues worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

creator: Propper International, Inc., founded 1967

medium: military uniforms

subjects:
Military uniform
Women
Clothing and dress
Military

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


title: Cabinet card portait of Izetta Alexander

creator: Goodman Photographer, American, active ca. 1888 - 1889

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

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


title: Postcard of Judy Johnson Baseball Hall of Fame plaque

creator: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, American, founded 1936

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects: Postcard Baseball Segregation Athlete Sport

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


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

creator: J. Crew, American, founded 1983

date: October 13, 2014

medium: .1: wool cloth, rayon and polyester blend cloth, and plastic buttons;

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

subjects:
Blazer
Resistance
Activism
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 Nelson Jordan Jr. and Nelson Jordan to Julia Womack

creator: Rev. Nelson Jordan Jr., American

date: February 4, 1910

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

subjects: Envelope Religion Correspondence Family


title: Tintype of a woman seated

creator: Unidentified

medium: silver on iron photographic plates

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: <I>6946. Morning start in Cotton Field.</I>

creator: Benjamin West Kilburn, American, 1827 - 1909

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

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
American south
Labor union
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Straw hat with pink hat band and bow

medium: straw with synthetic silk and cotton blend, metal wire, rayon ribbon, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Jersey for the St. Louis Cardinals worn by Curt Flood

creator: Rawlings, American, founded 1887

medium: synthetic fiber, rayon thread, felt, and plastic

subjects:
Jersey
Baseball
Clothing and dress
Athlete
Sport


title: Pinback button for the Milwaukee 14

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

country: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Justice
Activism
Vietnam war, 1961-1975


title: Graduation program for the Homer G. Phillips Hospital School of Nursing

creator: Homer G. Phillips Hospital, American, 1937 - 1979

date: September 5, 1947

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

subjects: Program Medicine Nursing Education

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


title: Warrant ordering a slave patrol in Loudon County, Virginia

medium: iron gall ink on paper

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

subjects:
Warrant
Slavery
American south
Law
Violence
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Holiday card from William Grant Still

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

subjects:
Greeting card
Opera (music)
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Composer (musicians)
Holiday and festival
Orchestral (music)


title: Peach straw hat with fabric flowers

date: mid-20th century

medium: coated straw, silk organza, synthetic satin, silk velvet ribbon, metal wire, synthetic petersham ribbon, adhesive, synthetic satin ribbon, and paper with coating

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Racing shirt for the New York Pioneer Club worn by Ted Corbitt

creator: Wilton, American

medium: fleece on cotton

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

subjects:
Shirt
Track and field
Clothing and dress
Association and institution
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gary Corbitt in memory of Ted Corbitt


title: Photograph of a woman wearing a white 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: Sheet music for the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society's Jubilee

creator: Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society, American, 1861 - 1920

subjects:
Sheet music
American south
Social reform
Education
Music
Association and institution


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified girl with a jump rope by the Globe Studio

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Purple polka dot blouse with scarf collar

medium: synthetic, cotton, and metal

subjects:
Blouse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Tintype of William H. Morris

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: Press kit for the film Black Gold

creator: Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928

country: Tatums, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Press kits
Actor and actresse
American west
Communitie
Race film
Motion picture
Western film


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

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


title: Envelope addressed to Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Townsend

medium: ink and graphite on paper

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

subjects:
Envelope
Religious leader
Correspondence

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


title: Negative of four men in suits

medium: acetate film

subjects: Photography Men


title: A group portrait of young men from the High School YMCA Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Portraits
Photography
American south
American west
Education
Men
Religion
Youth
Association and institution


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:
Letter (correspondence)
American west
Violence
Race riot
Correspondence
Family
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Race relation
Military


title: Carte-de-viste of officer's quarters at Fort Brown

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

country: Fort Brown, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
Women
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Domestic life
Buffalo soldier
Children
Military


title: Tie pin worn by Pullman porter Philip Henry Logan

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

medium: brass

subjects:
Stickpin
Labor union
Transportation
Clothing and dress

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of In Honor of Philip Henry Logan, From The Descendants of Garfield Logan


title: Rifle and case owned by Lt. Colonel Charles Blackwood

creator: Winchester Repeating Arms Company, American, 1866 - 2006

date: early 20th century

medium: wood and metal with leather and thread

subjects:
Rifle (long guns)
Ww i
Ww ii
World war, 1914-1918
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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: <I>13962 A colored brigade building trenches at Camp Devens, Mass.</I>

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

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

country: Camp Devens, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Photograph of a young woman wearing a white dress with a dark colored collar

creator: Anderson and Webb, American


title: Envelope for The Nation's Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4

medium: ink on paper

country: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Envelope Religion Correspondence Communication

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


title: CDV of John Hines, formerly enslaved and cook of Company K, 15th Penn. Cavalry

medium: albumen and silver photographic paper with ink on card mount

country: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Cooking
Self-liberation
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Dinner and dining
Emancipation
Military

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


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Emperor Maximilian

creator: Andrew Burgess, American, 1837 - 1908

date: 1864; printed later

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Photography
Colonie
French colonialism
International affair

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


title: Guild Thunderbass amplifier

creator: Guild Guitar Company, American, 1952 - 1995

date: before 1978

medium: plastic , metal , wood , cloth , plant fiber

subjects:
Botany
Amplifier
Punk (music)
Rock and roll (music)
Funk (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, From the Heart of the Family Hood, a Gift to the Ever Expanding Present


title: Wire oyster basket

creator: Unidentified

date: 20th century

medium: metal

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

subjects:
Gathering basket
Black enterprise
Communitie
Labor union


title: Desk from the Hope School

creator: A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865

medium: iron and hardwood

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

subjects:
Desk
American south
Education
Segregation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: September 1803

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: Magazine clipping advertising The Plantation Club, NYC

creator: Vogue Magazine, American, founded 1892

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

subjects:
Advertisement
Nightlife
Music
Dance
Musical theatre

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


title: Albumen portrait of Charlotte S. Poulton mounted on paper

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Blue gray floral patterned dress with sequined bodice and matching belt

medium: synthetic gauze, (possibly polyester or rayon), cotton lining, metal, synthetic twill, linen, cording, and plastic sequin

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship

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: Ambrotype of a Civil War soldier

medium: collodion and silver on glass photographic plates

subjects:
Ambrotype
Photography
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Military
United state colored troop


title: <I>The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court</I>

creator: Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, American, 1777 - 1964

medium: ink on paper with string

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

subjects:
Report
Slavery
Law
Discrimination
Government
Race
Civil right
Politic
Emancipation
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: <I>The Messenger and Educator Vol. 3 No. 6</I>

creator: Kittrell College, American, 1885 - 1975

date: March 1908

country: Kittrell, Vance County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Periodical
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church
Mass media

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


title: Postcard of two men posing in a Western scene in a photography studio

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink


title: Letter from the Committee to Free the SASO 9

creator: John Akpan

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Activism
Anti-apartheid movement
Religion
Correspondence
Pan africanism
Black power
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Ivory button down dress with wide collar

creator: B. Altman and Company, 1865 - 1989

medium: synthetic satin crepe, plain weave cellulose acetate, and metal

country: New York, United States, Oceania

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
New york, united states, oceania
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>When The Moon Shines</I>

creator: Bert Williams, American, 1874 - 1922

country: Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sheet music
Minstrel (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts


title: Oyster knife

medium: metal, wood

subjects:
Oyster knive
Black enterprise
Cooking
Communitie
Labor union
Dinner and dining


title: Invoice for weaving and the hiring of an enslaved woman, Philice

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Labor union
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified infant in a Christening gown 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: Undershirt worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

creator: Soffe, American, founded 1946

medium: cotton and polyester

subjects:
Military uniform
Women
Clothing and dress
Military

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


title: <I>The Ballad of a Brown Girl: An Old Ballad Retold</I>

creator: Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946

subjects:
Book
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Poetry
Race relation
Group identity


title: Cream knit mohair beret

medium: mohair with rayon/cotton blend grosgrain ribbon, and Petersham ribbon

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Corn planter used by the Madison family

medium: wood and iron alloy

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

subjects:
Hand tool
Rural life
Communitie
Family
Agriculture

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


title: Cabinet card of Minerva Singleton

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
Women


title: Costume worn by Nona Hendryx of Labelle

creator: Dorian Blakely

medium: Headdress (.1): feather, satin, wood, metal, leather, and Velcro™

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nona Hendryx of Labelle


title: Pink pleated bustier with ruffled hem

creator: Jay Smith, American, 1942 - 1986

medium: cotton twill, synthetic crin, plastic, metal, and synthetic felt

subjects:
Bustier
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Creamer from Wormley's Hotel

creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831

medium: silver-plated metal

country: Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Creamer
Design
Black enterprise
Cooking
Dinner and dining
Craftsmanship
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis


title: Fruit of Islam uniform

creator: Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933

medium: polyester with cotton (textile) , patent leather

subjects: United states, north and central america

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


title: Tintype portrait of a man wearing a hat and suit

creator: Unidentified

medium: collodion and silver and iron with lacquer


title: Photograph of a woman in a white dress with black ribbons on the left side

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

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Boxing pennant for Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries

medium: wool felt with paint and printed cotton

subjects:
Pennant
Athlete
Race relation
Sport


title: <I>Revised Code of Mississippi</I>

creator: Mississippi Legislature, American, founded 1817

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials


title: Black fur hat with woven trim and bow

creator: Linda Page, American, died 1998

medium: fur felt, rayon Petersham ribbon, silk, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Design
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Flowers
Photography
American west
Business


title: Jack 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: <I>No. 1036, Cabin in the Corn</I>

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Rural life
American south
Domestic life
Agriculture

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


title: Male doll with tan clothing

creator: Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American

medium: cotton (textile)

country: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Doll
Play
Suffrage
Mississippi freedom summer
Political organization
Children
Business

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


title: China bread and butter plates/dessert plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

creator: Noritake Co., Limited, Japanese, founded 1876

medium: paint on leaf (metal) porcelain

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

subjects:
Dinner service
Description and travel
Black enterprise
Cooking
Black interior
Recreation
Segregation
Domestic life
Dinner and dining
Craftsmanship
Ornamentation
Business

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


title: Cabinet card of Buffalo soldier wearing buffalo coat

creator: John C. H. Grabill, American, 1849 - 1903

medium: albumen and silver nitrocellulose on cardboard

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Clothing and dress
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Light taupe dress with beaded embellishments

medium: synthetic net, synthetic organza, plastic beads, glass beads, plastic rhinestones, metal, and plastic sequins

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of Mary Lou Williams playing piano with Andy Kirk and his orchestra

creator: Gordon Conner Studio, American

date: 1930s; autographed 1980

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Conductor (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)

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


title: Folder for The Committee For The Negro In The Arts, Art Workshop Folio

medium: ink on cardboard

subjects:
Folder (containers)
Activism
Art
Association and institution


title: <I>"Right to Work" Laws - A Trap for America's Minorities</I>

creator: A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Pamphlet
African american - latinx solidarity
Labor union
Chicano movement / el movimiento
Association and institution
Politic
Mass media
Multilingual communication
Race relation

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: Photograph of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper

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

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

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


title: <I>One Room For 9 of us - Georgia</I>

country: Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Rural life
Poverty
Domestic life
Family


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

creator: Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

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

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


title: <I>Sharp's Language Drills and Test: Fifth Grade</I>

creator: Webster Publishing Company, American

medium: ink and graphite on paper

country: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Workbook Education Children

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


title: Table knocker from the Paradise Club

medium: pigment on wood

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

subjects:
Musical instrument
Nightlife
Amusement
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Music
Jazz (music)

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


title: Conductor's baton owned by Cab Calloway

date: mid 20th-late 20th century

medium: paint on wood

subjects:
Baton (music equipment)
Conductor (musicians)
Composer (musicians)
Dance
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

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


title: Flyer advertising demonstration in support of liberating Southern Africa

creator: Communist Cadre, American

date: March 1976

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

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


title: Invitiation for a event hosted by the Black Studies Department of UNCC

creator: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Afro-American Studies, American, founded 1976

country: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Invitation
Education
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man

creator: Ideal Portrait Co., American

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

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


title: Porcelain hatpin holder from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: paint on porcelain

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

subjects:
Holder
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Ornamentation
Business

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


title: Picture postcard to Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend

creator: George S. Graves Co., American

date: 1914; sent September 1917

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

subjects:
Picture postcard
Photography
Religious leader
Domestic life
Correspondence


title: Box holding pin from the Philadelphia Cotillion Society for Mary Church Terrell

creator: Unidentified

medium: silk,cardboard, batting

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

subjects:
Boxe (containers)
Social reform
Communitie
Youth
Association and institution
Society

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


title: Samsonite hat box suitcase from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Samsonite, American, founded 1910

medium: plastic, metal, synthetic fiber, and elastic

subjects:
Luggage
Description and travel
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Business


title: Photograph of the Greenwood District burning during the Tulsa Race Massacre

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


title: Beaded purse used by Dinah Washington

creator: Jorelle Bags, Belgian

medium: glass beads, metal, and silk satin

subjects:
Purse (bags)
Music
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)
Rhythm and blue (music)

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


title: <I>New-York Mirror Vol. XI No. 14</I>

creator: George Pope Morris, 1802 - 1864

date: October 5, 1833

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Newspaper
Literature
Poetry
Mass media
Antislavery

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


title: Bill of Sale for Chloe from Z. B. Oakes to Elias N. Ball

creator: Walker, Evans & Co., American, 1855 - 1982

date: October 25, 1862

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

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Women
American south
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Domestic slave trade

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


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: 8 iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: PING, American, founded 1959

date: late 20th century

medium: steel alloy, rubber, ink, and plastic

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: China fruit/dessert bowls from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

medium: paint on leaf (metal) porcelain

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

subjects:
Dinner service
Fruits
Description and travel
Black enterprise
Cooking
Black interior
Recreation
Segregation
Domestic life
Dinner and dining
Craftsmanship
Ornamentation
Business

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


title: Green net hat with velvet bow

medium: nylon with, synthetic silk, synthetic velvet , rayon Petersham ribbon, metal wire, adhesive, and cotton organdie

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: Medal for United Spanish War Veterans

creator: United Spanish War Veterans, American, 1904 - 1992

date: after 1904

medium: bronze and ribbon

country: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Medal
Spanish-american war (1898)
Military

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


title: Magnalite pot used by Chef Leah Chase at Dooky Chase restaurant

creator: World Kitchen, LLC, American, founded 1998

date: after 2001

medium: aluminum , metal

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

subjects:
Pots
Cooking
Dinner and dining

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase's Restaurant and Chef Leah Chase


title: Left gold heeled sandal with ankle strap

medium: synthetic satin, imitation leather, leather, metallic thread, rubber, adhesive, and metal

subjects:
Open-toed shoe
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


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

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

medium: ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood

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

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

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


title: <I>Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly</I>

creator: Harriet Beecher Stowe, American, 1811 - 1896

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Book
Literature
Abolitionist movement
Self-liberation
Domestic slave trade
Fugitive enslaved
Stereotype
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Race relation
Antislavery


title: Teapot made by Peter Bentzon

creator: Peter Bentzon, American, ca. 1783 - after 1850

medium: silver and wood

subjects:
Teapot
African diaspora
Design
Craftsmanship
Free communitie of color
Ornamentation
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Press Release from the Lincoln Motion Picture Company

creator: St. Louis Argus, American, founded 1912

date: January 5, 1917

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

subjects:
Press release
Black press
Race film
Motion picture
Business


title: Piano bench owned and used by Thelonious Monk

creator: Baldwin Piano Company, American, founded 1862

medium: wood, metal, foam, vinyl

country: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Benche
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T.S. and Gale Monk in memory of Thelonious Monk


title: Pinback button featuring a campaign portrait of Senator William B. Nash

medium: metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Portraits
Slavery
American south
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Emancipation

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


title: Photographic print of a woman on a porch

creator: William O. Turner

country: W. Burke Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Collodion print
Photography


title: Iron cooking pot hook from the Brock Plantation

date: 19th century

medium: iron

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

subjects:
Pothook
Slavery
Cooking
Domestic life
Labor union
Dinner and dining

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


title: Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

creator: Anderson and Webb, American

date: late 19th century

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Envelope addressed to James Baldwin from Alex Haley

creator: Alex Haley, American, 1921 - 1992

date: mid-20th century

country: 36 Tedworth Square, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

subjects: Envelope Literature Communication

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


title: Letter to the captain of the Convenção from the Rio de Janeiro Police

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

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Slavery
Law
Colonie
Portuguese colonialism
Business


title: Flier for The Beastie Boys with Fishbone at the Hollywood Palladium

creator: Goldenvoice, American

date: February 7, 1987

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

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


title: Shackles

creator: Unidentified

date: 18th - early 19th century

subjects: Shackle Slavery Violence


title: Wide pink scarf with metallic border from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: synthetic fiber

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Scarve (costume accessories)
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: Pinback button for Herman B. Ferfuson's campaign for Senate

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Activism
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Politic
Black power (black pride)

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


title: <I>Plan of Group Insurance for Employes of The Pullman Company</I>

creator: The Prudential Insurance Company of America, American, founded 1875

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Carte-de-visite of women and children in a cotton field

creator: J. H. Aylsworth, American

medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper


title: <I>Washington, D.C. Government Charwoman (American Gothic)</I>

creator: Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Government
Labor union
Urban life


title: Voting machine used in the 2000 Presidential election

creator: Computer Election Systems, Inc., American, founded 1969

medium: aluminum, metal, plastic, paper, glass, rubber, and elastic

country: Lee County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Ballot boxe
Suffrage
Technology
Politic
U.s. history, 1969-2001


title: Hollow-cut silhouette of Jane Miller Dickey

medium: wove paper

country: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Silhouette Slavery Art Family


title: Fixed kneeling altar from Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans

date: 20th century

medium: wood, cloth, metal

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

subjects:
Altar
Religion
Worship service
Prayer

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans


title: Photographic postcard of James J. Jeffries staggering away from Jack Johnson

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with card stock and adhesive

country: Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photographic postcard
Photography
Athlete
Race relation
Sport


title: Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston

creator: Intercontinental Promotions Inc., American

country: Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Admission ticket
Athlete
Sport


title: Army mess dress blue jacket worn by Louis J. Beasley

creator: Kenzar, Japanese

date: mid 20th Century

medium: wool knit, synthetic fiber lining, gold-colored passementerie and metal buttons

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dress uniform
Segregation
Clothing and dress
Men
Religion
Military

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


title: Letter to Rev. Clarence Long from Reverend S.S. Jones during trip to Jerusalem

creator: Rev. S. S. Jones, American, 1869 - 1936

date: February 1, 1925

medium: ink on paper (fiber product), plastic laminate

country: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Asia

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Jerusalem, israel, middle east, asia
Description and travel
American south
American west
Communitie
Correspondence

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1854 for Porter No. 918

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: Pink velveteen hat with decorative pleated knot

creator: Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995

medium: synthetic velveteen, synthetic petersham, synthetic faille, buckram, and metal wire

subjects:
Ornament & design
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: 3-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: PING, American, founded 1959

medium: steel alloy, rubber, ink, and plastic

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete


title: Photograph of unidentified woman

date: early 20th century

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Holiday and festival


title: Beige A-line dress with jacket

creator: Jean Louis, French, 1907 - 1997

medium: silk twill, metal, horsehair, silk taffeta, elastic cord, synthetic lining, and wood

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Black straw hat with cream net

medium: coated straw, synthetic velvet ribbon, synthetic knit net, metal wire, and synthetic petersham ribbon

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>The Homesteader</I>

creator: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

medium: ink on paper with buckram

country: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Book
Literature
American west
Men
Race relation


title: Postcard of a produce vendor

creator: Adolph Selige Publishing Company, American, 1900 - 1920

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Postcard
Cooking
Dinner and dining


title: Carte-de-visite of a Buffalo Soldier from the 24th Infantry Regiment

creator: Mosser & Snell, American

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

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

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Buffalo soldier
Military


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

creator: Sugarman Uniforms, American

medium: Jacket: polyester with metal buttons and pins

subjects: United states, north and central america

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1855 for Porter No. 523

creator: William O'Connor, American


title: Brown pillbox with faux fur trim

creator: Unidentified

medium: silk synthetic satin, synthetic fur, buckram, and petersham ribbon

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Poster for Oct/Nov 1966 performances at Slugs’ Saloon / Slugs' in the Far East

creator: Slugs' in the Far East, American, 1964 - 1972

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

subjects:
Poster
Nightlife
Jazz (music)


title: Pink cotton velvet fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: cotton velvet rolled on pasteboard

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Business


title: Couch from the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Harpo Studios

creator: Dakota Jackson, American, born 1949

date: 2002; reupholstered 2015

medium: leather, cloth, polyurethane foam, wood frame, metal springs and Velcro (TM)

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

subjects:
Sofa
Television
Entertainer
Mass media
Communication

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


title: Itinerary for Col. Charles Young's trip from Wilberforce, OH to Washington, DC

creator: Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922

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

subjects:
Itinerarie
Resistance
Ww i
Discrimination
World war, 1914-1918
Race
Correspondence
Military


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified child standing on a chair by Ball & Sons

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

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Brown faux ostrich leather purse with mirror

medium: faux leather, metal, synthetic, paper stiffener, and glass

subjects:
Purse (bags)
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Folding tab button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign

creator: Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004

medium: ink on metal

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Civil right
Politic
U.s. history, 1953-1961

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


title: Masonic certificate signed by Arturo Schomburg

creator: Most Worshipful Stringer Grand Lodge of Freemasons, Prince Hall Affiliation, founded 1873

medium: ink on wove paper

subjects:
Engraving
Design
Architecture
Fraternal organization
Freemason
Men
Craftsmanship
Association and institution

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


title: Program for Club Ebony

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

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

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


title: Tintype of a man in bow tie and waistcoat

medium: silver on iron photographic plates

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Tan T-strap heeled shoes with cut outs

creator: Selby Shoe Co., American, founded 1928

medium: leather, synthetic leather, leather suede, adhesive, nylon, painted canvas, elastic, and metal

subjects:
Shoe (footwear)
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: Afro hair comb with black fist design

creator: Eden Enterprise, Inc., American, founded 2002

medium: plastic and metal

subjects:
Comb (grooming tools)
Hair
Black power
Group identity
Black is beautiful

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


title: Carte-de-visite of A. G. Cowery

creator: J. H. Emerson, American, 1827 - 1895

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

country: Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Men


title: Ambrotype of a young woman holding two white children

medium: silver nitrate on glass photographic plates with metal and textile materials

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Ambrotype
Photography
Slavery
Children


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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Flier advertising an evening with Gordon Parks, Jr.

creator: Loisaida Center, American, founded 1975

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Nightlife
Communitie
Music
Bam (black arts movement 1965-1976)
Motion picture
Poetry
Urban life
Nuyorican movement


title: Orange dress with corded pocket and collar

medium: linen synthetic blend, cotton, metal, plastic, and synthetic twill ribbon

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Elleanor's Second Book</I>

creator: Elleanor Eldridge, American, 1784 - 1845

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with cloth

country: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Hardcover book
Women
Feminism
Literature
Discrimination
Race
Free communitie of color


title: Combat Infantryman Badge worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: enamel on sterling silver

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: Invitation for commencement at Fisk University

creator: Hemphill Press, American

medium: ink on paper and imitation leather

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

subjects:
Invitation
American south
Education
U.s. history, 1945-1953
Society

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


title: Combat boots worn by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War

creator: Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1904

medium: leather, nylon, rubber, metal

country: Al-Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

subjects: Al-fallujah, al anbar, iraq, middle east, asia

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


title: Brick from a cistern found at Florida A&M University

medium: building brick and mortar

country: Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Block (shaped masses)
Architecture
Education
Segregation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Florida AandM University


title: Wedding portrait of Lollaretta Pemberton and Grover Allen

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Portraits
Photography
Women
American west
Men
Migration
Marriage

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


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

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: Order of Commendation from the Commander of the French Armies of the East

creator: French Republic, French, founded 1792

medium: ink on paper with ink on plaster

country: France, Europe

subjects:
France, europe
Order (military records)
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Military

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


title: Streamer for Joint Meritorious Unit Award owned by Gen. Colin Powell

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

subjects:
Banner
Ornamentation
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Military


title: Black cassock with band collar

creator: Abbey Brand, American, founded 1947

date: mid to late-20th century

medium: cotton polyester blended fabric and metal

subjects:
Cassock
Clothing and dress
Religion


title: Negative of Polk Fountain

creator: Unidentified

medium: acetate film

subjects:
Photography
U.s. history, 1815-1861


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

creator: Bob Mackie, American, born 1940

medium: wool twill with metal hooks

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Sugar cane cutter

medium: metal and wood


title: Tintype depicting woman in white shawl

date: after 1870s

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Photograph of Maggie Hickman in a cap and gown

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Education


title: Lobby card for The Bronze Venus

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

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)


title: Mbira and acoustic transducer owned by Pete Cosey

medium: wood, iron or iron alloy, paint, chromium, cork (bark), rubber and plastic

subjects:
Kalimba
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karumah, Dunni, Ishmak, Aribania and Mariama Cosey in memory of Baba Pete Cosey


title: George III silver sugar tongs

creator: Thomas Wallis II, English, active ca. 1778 - 1809

medium: silver

country: London, England

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


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

medium: metal


title: Plaque for Vietnam War service presented to Major Colin L. Powell

creator: 1st Infantry Regiment

date: September 1969

medium: metal on wood

country: McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

subjects:
Plaque
Vietnam war, 1961-1975
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair
Military


title: Letter to M. C. Taylor from T. Heatherly regarding the slave trade

creator: M. C. Taylor

date: December 19, 1840

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Slavery
Women
Fancy girl trade
American south
Correspondence
Domestic slave trade
Children
Business


title: Hafltone print portrait of an unidentified soldier

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: Record of taxable property, included enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: October 22, 1841

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: Carte-de-visite of a woman with a young boy

medium: albumen, silver and paper on card mount

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Slavery Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda and Artis Cason


title: Iron lock and set of keys owned by members of the Ellis family

date: late 19th-early 20th century

medium: iron and brass

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

subjects:
Padlock
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: Receipt for "dinners, servants dinners, and horses fed" at the Farmers' Hotel

date: September 8, 1819

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

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


title: Black diamond shape pillbox with veil

medium: wool and nylon with synthetic fiber ribbon

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


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: Camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson

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

medium: wood and metal

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

subjects:
Camera
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Leopard print corduroy top

date: mid-late 20th century

medium: cotton and plastic

subjects:
Blouse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of men running with a football in front of two houses

creator: Unidentified Man or Men

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Play
American south
American west
Communitie
Domestic life
Youth
Children
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: 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: Streamer for Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation owned by Gen. Colin Powell

creator: United States Navy, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

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


title: Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough

creator: Sand-Knit, American, 1921 - 1984

medium: wool and Acrylic blend, with metal zipper and elastic

country: Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sweat suit
Women
Track and field
Clothing and dress
Sport

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1803 for Mechanic No. 137

creator: Charles Prince, American

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: Upright acoustic double bass owned by Stanley Clarke

creator: Stanley Clarke, American, born 1951

date: late 20th century

medium: wood, metal and steel

subjects:
Double basse
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)

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


title: Tongue 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

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


title: Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby

medium: silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates

subjects: Daguerreotype Photography Slavery Children


title: Pin with U.S. insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax as part of ANC uniform

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


title: Map of Al-Fallujah, Iraq used by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War

creator: National Imagery and Mapping Agency, American, 1996 - 2003

country: Al-Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

subjects: Al-fallujah, al anbar, iraq, middle east, asia


title: Pink velveteen hat with purple feathers

creator: Unidentified

medium: silk synthetic blend velveteen, synthetic velveteen, polyester plain weave, buckram, polyester organza, feathers, wire, petersham rayon ribbon, adhesive, and metal wire

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: Photographic print of a man in military uniform

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie
Military

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


title: Green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles

medium: synthetic taffeta, synthetic plain weave

subjects:
Coat
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Straw hat with fabric daisy

creator: Julius Garfinckel & Co, American, 1905 - 1990

date: mid-20th century

medium: straw, synthetic, synthetic velvet, synthetic net, synthetic petersham ribbon, wool blend cut pile fabric, metal wire, stiffener board, paper, elastic, and plastic

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


title: Photograph of a Buffalo Soldier holding a pair of gloves

creator: A. Millen

date: late 19th century

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Purple hat with rhinestone star

medium: a. acetate, silk acetate, petersham rayon ribbon, buckram, and metal wire


title: <I>The Mount Carmel Bulletin Vol. 2 No. 83</I>

creator: Mount Carmel Baptist Church, American, founded 1876

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Church bulletin
Religion
Communication

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


title: Crochet cap with leather flowers

medium: wool and leather

subjects:
Caps (headgear)
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: US Army green service uniform shirt worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: Martin Manufacturing Company

medium: polyester and wool blend cloth with plastic buttons

subjects:
Military uniform
Clothing and dress
Persian gulf war, 1991
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret)


title: Red floral sleeveless qipao

creator: Dynasty, Chinese, founded 1953

medium: silk synthetic damask and metal

subjects:
Dresse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Print of Cab Calloway and dancers performing

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

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


title: RCA connector cord used as part of DJ setup

medium: wire with rubber , plastic and metal

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

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

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


title: Diploma cover for Booker T. Washington High School's Willie Williams

medium: suede, cardboard

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

subjects:
Cover (overlying objects)
American south
American west
Communitie
Education


title: Charleston slave badge from 1854 for Servant No. 831

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

medium: metal

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


title: Gelatin silver print of Paul Monday playing the piano

country: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)
Rhythm and blue (music)


title: <I>Gladys Bentley: America's Greatest Sepia Player -- The Brown Bomber of Sophisticated Songs</I>

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Music
Entertainer
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)


title: Red felt bag for gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

medium: felt

subjects:
Bags (containers)
Women
Women' organization
Sororitie
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.


title: Costume worn by Cindy Herron in "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" video

creator: Danny Flynn

medium: Dress: synthetic fiber and spandex

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Women
Actor and actresse
Music
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Singer (musicians)

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


title: Black cotton bathing shoes with white laces

medium: cotton, twill, canvas, leather, metal, and adhesive

subjects:
Bathing suit
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Bahamian bill of sale for enslaved individuals, Trim and Flora

creator: James Stevens, Bahamian

date: February 8, 1799

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America

subjects:
Botany
Bill of sale
Slavery
Finance
British colonialism
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Broadside for the Black Star Line

creator: Black Star Line, Inc., American, 1919 - 1922

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

subjects:
Broadside
Black enterprise
Labor union
Transportation
Black nationalism
Business