title: Photograph of the Cotten family

medium: ink on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Photograph
Photography
American south
American west
Family

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: Postcard of a shrimp peddler

creator: Bayard Wootten, American, 1876 - 1959

date: early 20th century

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Postcard
Crustaceans
American south
Cooking
Dinner and dining

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

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


title: <I>Tom N. Wills of Arizona, a Great Roaper</I>

creator: Taylor, Platt & Company, American, founded 1907

medium: lithographic ink on paper (fiber product) with ink

country: Germany, Europe

subjects:
Chromolithograph
Germany, europe
Photography
American west
Sport


title: Cotton eyelet dress with black flocking

creator: Unidentified

medium: cotton, twill, synthetic taffeta, syntehtic faille, ribbon, synthetic velvet, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: Locket with photographs of Harriette and Harry T. Moore

date: early to mid 20th century

medium: metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Locket
Resistance
Women
Segregation
Violence
Clothing and dress
Civil right

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Juanita Evangeline Moore, daughter; "Skip" Pagan, grandson; and Darren Pagan, great-grandson


title: <I>THE ONLY ORIGINAL University Singers of New Orleans</I>

creator: Edward W. Bogardus, American, 1838 - 1890

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Education
Music
Singer (musicians)


title: CDV of Thomas Henderson servant of Lt. Col. C.B. Lamborn of 15 Penn. Cavalry

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

country: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
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 Mary Anna Longstreth

creator: Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown, American, 1866 - 1884

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

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

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


title: <I>9506 Picking Cotton on a Mississippi Plantation.</I>

creator: Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972

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

country: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1855 for Porter No. 69

creator: William O'Connor, American

medium: metal

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: Beverage service from Wormley's Hotel

creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831

medium: Pot: silver-plated metal and ivory;

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

subjects:
Coffee service
Cooking
Dinner and dining
Business

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


title: Flier for "Skate Fever’s 1st Annual Speed Skating Contest"

creator: Buddy Esquire, American, 1959 - 2014

date: October 30, 1983

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Design
Nightlife
Graphic arts
Hip-hop (music)
Roller skating
Amusement
Urban life
Sport


title: Grey fascinator with bow and veil

creator: Salinger's Hats Inc.

medium: wool felt, synthetic velvet, nylon net, petersham rayon ribbon, metal wire and glass beads

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

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Hickory nut doll made by formerly enslaved man, Obadiah Beverly

creator: Obadiah Beverly, American

medium: hickory nut with wood, cloth, lace and thread

country: Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Doll Slavery Family Children Emancipation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Douglas Groseclose in memory of Virginia Dare Vawter Groseclose


title: <I>Newark Daily Advertiser Vol. XXVII No. 207</I>

creator: William Burnet Kinney, 1799 - 1880

date: September 8, 1858

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

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

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


title: Arm patch for the 758th Tank Battalion owned by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls

medium: thread on canvas

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Italy, europe
Patche (costume accessories)
Ww ii
Men
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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


title: Pink wool felt hat with detached feather brim

medium: a. wool, rayon, adhesive, elastic, plastic, steel, and wire


title: Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in a suit

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

subjects: Portrait Photography


title: Photographic print of Eunice Jackson, Owen William and an unidentified woman

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie

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


title: Turntable used by Grand Wizzard Theodore

creator: Vestax, Japanese, 1977 - 2014

medium: plastic, metal, felt and rubber

subjects:
Turntable (sound device component)
Hip-hop (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Wizzard Theodore


title: Shuttle

date: late 19th century

medium: wood

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Shuttle (textile working equipment)
Slavery
Domestic life
Labor union


title: Cabinet card of a young woman holding a fan

creator: David D. Dare, American, died 1909

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

country: Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west


title: <I>Jessamine</I>

creator: Artie Hall, American, died 1906

medium: ink on paper

country: 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: Brown velvet cloche with black ribbon

medium: synthetic fiber velvet , cotton fabric, metal wire, and buckram

subjects:
Cloche
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Lensatic military field compass and pouch owned by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls

creator: W. & L. E. Gurley Company, American, founded 1845

medium: a. ink on metal and glass;

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

subjects:
Compasse (direction indicators)
Ww ii
Military
World war, 1939-1945


title: Beaded coat made by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

date: early 1960s

medium: silk satin with glass and pearl beads

subjects:
Coat
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, In memory of Benjamin and Ione Stoddard of Madeleine Couture inc., New York, New York


title: Name plate for Army uniform worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775

medium: plastic

subjects:
Nameplate
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: <I>Some Glimpses of Alabama State</I>

creator: Alabama State University, American, founded 1867

date: August 1937

country: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Yearbook Education


title: Insignia shoulder patch for the 93rd Infantry Division

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

date: after 1917

medium: thread and canvas

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Photographic postcard of Rev. Nelson W. Jordan

creator: Unidentified

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Religion


title: <I>Git Up - Dar, Buck</I>

creator: Russell Bros., 1883-1941

medium: silver and albumen on photographic paper

country: Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Agriculture


title: <I>The North Star, Vol. I No. 37</I>

creator: The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859

date: September 8, 1848

medium: ink on newsprint

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

subjects:
Newspaper
Black press
Social reform
Communitie
Fugitive enslaved
Free communitie of color
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Freedom
International affair
Abolitionist movement
Self-liberation
Mass media
Antislavery
Colonization movement


title: Photographic postcard of an unidentified young girl

subjects: Portrait Photography Children


title: <I>Proceedings of the Special and Annual Communications of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, 1914-1915</I>

creator: Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, American, founded 1847

country: Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Pamphlet
Communitie
Freemason
Association and institution
Communication

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts


title: Boulder sign for Rock Rest Tourist Home

creator: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976

medium: stone and paint

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

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

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1856 for Servant No. 1254

creator: William Veronee, American

medium: metal

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

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


title: Streamer for Southwest Asia Service owned by Gen. Colin Powell

medium: rayon with silk and metal

country: Asia

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


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: Wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010

date: late 20th century

medium: steel alloy, rubber, and ink

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete

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


title: Patch for the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States

creator: International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States, American, founded 1931

medium: felt

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Patche (costume accessories)
Women
Tenni
Association and institution
Sport

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


title: <I>V26123 A Humble but Happy Home down South in Dixie Land.</I>

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

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

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
Slavery
Rural life
American south
Domestic life
Family
Agriculture
Children

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


title: Photographic postcard of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey in uniform

creator: Alfred Phillip Mighell, English American, 1878 - 1943

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

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

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


title: Photograph of a man in a dark colored jacket

creator: Thomas H. Kennedy, American, born 1857

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Receipt for "the carriage of two familyes [sic] of negroes to Culpeper"

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: January 1808

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Financial record
Finance
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Business

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


title: Woven straw hat with braided drawstring cord

medium: straw, metal, vinyl, wood, and synthetic

subjects:
Hats
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: <I>M91 A round up crew ready to "set out".</I>

country: Germany, Europe

subjects:
Portrait
Germany, europe
Photography
American west
Labor union
Agriculture


title: Lapel pin for Honorable Discharge issued to Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps

country: Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Insignia Medicine Women Nursing Segregation 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: Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

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


title: Pink jacket with East Asian inpsired brocade pattern

medium: synthetic silk brocade, synthetic lining, metallic thread, and metal

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jacket
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic print of a woman

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper, adhered to glass

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie


title: <I>Space is the Place</I>

creator: North American Star System Production, American

medium: lithographic ink on paper

subjects:
Poster
Afrofuturism
Musical film
Motion picture
Jazz (music)


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

creator: The #BLAIRISMS, American, founded 2016

date: December 15, 2020

medium: 2021.18.2a: ink on polyester with elastic

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

subjects:
Protective wear
Justice
Activism
Health
Clothing and dress
Civil right
Politic
U.s. history, 2001

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


title: <I>George Scott Winslow</I>

creator: Edmonia Lewis, American, 1844 - 1907

medium: marble

country: Rome, Italy, Europe

subjects:
Bas-relief
Rome, italy, europe
Art


title: Drum sticks owned by Terri Lyne Carrington

creator: Avedis Zildjian Company, American, founded 1623

medium: ink on wood

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Terri Lyne Carrington


title: Grey three-piece evening ensemble

creator: Mary Lou Chandler, American, died 1974

medium: silk organza, silk twill, nonwoven stiffener, synthetic, synthetic net, metal, synthetic twill, monofilament thread, and glass rhinestones

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Belt (costume accessories)
Design
Black enterprise
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Committee of Safety musket

creator: Unidentified

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

country: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Device for Army Officer’s cap worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: gold and metal

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

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


title: <I>The Battle between Crib and Molineaux</I>

date: October 3, 1811

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

country: Rutland, East Midlands, England, Europe

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


title: Swinging doors from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse

medium: wood and metal

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

subjects:
Cocktail lounge
Nightlife
Black interior
Segregation
Domestic life
Society
Urban life

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


title: Oyster can used by H. B. Kennerly & Son, Inc.

creator: H. B. Kennerly & Son, Inc., American, 1935 - 2005

medium: metal, plastic

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

subjects:
Cans
Black enterprise
Cooking
Communitie
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Business


title: <I>Help for Midwives</I>

creator: Virginia Department of Health, American

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

subjects:
Pamphlet
Medicine
Women
White supremacy movement
Black enterprise
Rural life
Discrimination
Communitie
Government
Health
Segregation
Race
Midwifery

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver


title: Ambrotype portrait of Creed Miller with star-shaped military identification pin

medium: collodion and silver on glass photographic plates with a leather, velvet, and wood case

country: United States, North and Central America


title: Press release for the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania to the United Nations

creator: Pan Africanist Congress, South African, founded 1959

medium: ink on paper with metal

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

subjects:
Press release
Pan africanism
Mass media
Black power
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair


title: Pink floral lace dress with ruffled skirt

creator: Tutti's Fashions, American

medium: synthetic organza, synthetic satin, plastic sequin, machine lace, ribbon, synthetic tulle (likely nylon) elastic, and metal

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


title: Letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis to Congressman William McCulloch

creator: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American, 1929 - 1994

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Correspondence
Civil right
Politic
U.s. history, 1969-2001

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


title: Kourt King croquet game set mallets from Rock Rest Tourist Home

creator: Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932

date: mid 20th century

medium: paint on wood

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

subjects:
Croquet sets
Description and travel
Black enterprise
Black interior
Recreation
Segregation
Business
Sport


title: Bill of sale for two enslaved women, Nelly and Milley, and their six children

creator: Thomas N. Clark, American, 1763 - 1847

medium: ink on rag paper

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

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


title: Letter from US Representative Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. to Carl Lewis

creator: Representative Kenneth Bentsen, Jr., American, born 1959

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Track and field
Athlete
Sport

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


title: Omega Psi Phi Colonel Charles E. Young Service medal and bracelet

creator: Monet, American, founded 1919

medium: gold

subjects:
Bracelet (jewelry)
Women' organization
Education
Sororitie
Association and institution

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


title: GAR Memorial Certification of Honorable Discharge for Charles Davis

creator: Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956

medium: lithographic ink on paper

country: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Chromolithograph
U.s. history, 1865-1921
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Association and institution
Military
United state colored troop


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: Photographic print of a woman in an ox cart at McLeod's Amusement Park

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

country: McLeod's Amusement Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Photograph
Amusement
American south
American west
Communitie

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


title: <I>The Holy Bible</I>

creator: C. H. Robinson & Co., American

date: after 1900

medium: ink on paper, cardboard, leather, plastic, and duct tape

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

subjects:
Bible
Black interior
Domestic life
Religion
Family
Faith

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


title: <I>Hold That Rent Ceiling</I>

creator: New Century Publishers, American

date: January 1947

subjects:
Pamphlet
Social reform
Politic
Mass media
Housing
Urban life

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: Pointe shoe and tights worn by Ingrid Silva of Dance Theatre of Harlem

creator: Chacott Co., Ltd., Japanese, founded 1950

medium: Shoe: satin cloth and ribbons, elastic, leather, paper, cloth, adhesive, and cosmetics;

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

subjects:
Toe shoe
Costume
Ballet
Clothing and dress

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


title: Photographic postcard of man and a seated woman in western wear

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
American west


title: Dress designed by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

medium: silk satin, silk faille, lace, tulle, cotton, plastic trimming, elastic, and metal fasteners

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


title: Dark grey velvet dress designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

date: mid 20th-late 20th century

medium: velvet, silk, and metal zipper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cabinet card of three unidentified girls 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: Paper tuxedo dickey with bowtie for "Waltz of the Stork" in 1982

creator: Unidentified

medium: paper, synthetic satin, and metal

subjects:
Tuxedoe
Design
Costume
Clothing and dress
Musical theatre


title: Photograph of an unidentified Buffalo Soldier medic

creator: Hamilton's Photo Gallery, American

country: Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Medicine
Photography
American west
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Pulpit chair 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:
Chair
Religion
Worship service

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: Muhammad Ali v. Floyd Patterson boxing ticket

creator: Inter-Continental Promotions, Inc.

country: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Admission ticket
Athlete
Sport

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


title: Gold pearl coil bracelet from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: plastic and wire

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

subjects:
Bracelet (jewelry)
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Beauty culture
Business

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


title: "Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

creator: United States Mint, American, founded 1792

medium: copper alloy

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

subjects:
Coin
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Discrimination
Communitie
Violence
Race
Race riot
Tulsa race massacre

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


title: Broadside calling for violence against abolitionist George Thompson

date: October 21, 1835

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Broadside
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Violence
Men
Politic
Antislavery


title: Tuxedo pants designed by Sy Devore and worn by Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues

creator: Sy Devore, American, died 1966

date: September 30, 1957

medium: wool and silk with plastic buttons

country: Studio City, California, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Trouser
Design
Music
Costume
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Men
Musical film
Motion picture


title: Tintype of a Buffalo Soldier

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Blue wool tweed jacket and skirt

creator: Pasternak, American, 1903 - 1961

medium: wool tweed, plain weave lining, silk crepe, abalone shell, metal, canvas, and padding

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

subjects:
Jacket
Shells & molluscs
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: October 23, 1832

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: Photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and family

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Family
Politic

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


title: Coral satin evening dress with black velveteen bodice

medium: silk satin, synthetic velveteen, cotton, synthetic, synthetic tulle, metal, and synthetic lace

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Corals & anemones
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cream satin wedding dress with grommet embellishments and train

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

medium: cellulose acetate satin, tulle, cotton twill, and metal

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


title: Cabinet card of two unidentified newlywed couples by Ball & Sons

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Marriage
Business


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

creator: M. C. Taylor

date: December 28, 1840

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

subjects:
Money
Slavery
American south
Men
Correspondence
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Bill of sale for a 16-year-old girl named Polly

creator: H. B. Boston

date: December 23, 1835; modified 1851

country: Jackson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Fancy girl trade
American west
Finance
Domestic slave trade
Children
U.s. history, 1815-1861

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


title: <I>The Soul City Sounder Vol. III, No. 5</I>

creator: Soul City Company, American, 1974 - 1979

date: July 1976

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

subjects:
Newsletter
Design
Architecture
Communitie
Urban planning
Black geographie
Housing
Communication

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


title: Horse saddle used by stuntman Ernest "Ernie" Robinson

medium: leather, cloth, wool, thread, metal

subjects:
Saddle
Television
Actor and actresse
Labor union
Men
Professional organization
Motion picture
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Teresa Robinson Fisher in honor of Ernie Robinson


title: Photographic postcard of Harriet Tubman's great nieces, Eva and Alida Stewart

subjects: Portrait Photography Family

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


title: Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal awarded to Ck2c George Francis Bland

creator: United States Navy, American, founded 1775

medium: ribbon with bronze and metal

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frank Bland in memory of George Francis Bland


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

creator: Force Manufacturing Company, American

medium: cotton and polyester with plastic buttons and Velcro (TM)

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


title: Cabinet card of Eva Mae Rhodes

creator: Reeves Photography, American, 1888 - 1980s

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women


title: Advertisement for the Cathrell Printing Company

creator: Cathrell Printing Company, American

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

subjects: Advertisement Photography Family Business Communication


title: Football program for Booker T. Washington High School

date: November 27, 1930

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

subjects:
Program
American south
American west
Education
Athlete
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: Black shawl with pink fringe

medium: velveteen, synthetic cording, and tape

subjects:
Shawl
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: George III silver sugar sifter ladle

creator: Solomon Hougham, English, 1746 - 1818

medium: sterling silver

country: London, England

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


title: <I>The Colored Man is No Slacker</I>

creator: E.G. Renesch, American

medium: lithographic ink on paper

subjects:
Chromolithograph
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Ww i
Art
World war, 1914-1918
Segregation
Military


title: Photographic postcard of Andrew and Allen Austin

creator: Unidentified

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects: United states, north and central america

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


title: Sword from the Civil War era

creator: Ames Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1791

medium: brass (alloy) and steel

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


title: George III sterling silver sugar bowl with interior gold wash

creator: William Fountain, English

medium: sterling silver with gold wash

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


title: Payment receipt for the hiring of enslaved persons owned by Apphia Rouzee

date: January 2, 1802

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system


title: Photographic print of a woman on a stylized background of a scroll and snowscape

date: early 20th century

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

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie

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


title: Photograph of a young woman wearing a black 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: Photograph of a woman wearing a dress decorated with lace

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


title: Tintype of Adela Harden

creator: John Green, American

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

country: Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Tintype
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Charleston slave badge from 1855 for Porter No. 1066

creator: William O'Connor, American

medium: metal

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

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

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


title: 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: Asymmetrical pale mauve hat with fabric flowers and leaves

creator: Martha Gerald

medium: synthetic velvet, adhesive, paper, metal wire, synthetic net with stiffened coating, and synthetic petersham ribbon

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Carte-de-visite of Preston Taylor as a drummer with the 116th USCT

creator: Louis Isaac Prince, 1832 - 1867

medium: albumen and silver on wove paper

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

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

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


title: Yellow woven pillbox with veil

creator: Clover Lane

medium: synthetic raffia, synthetic fiber, nylon net, adhesive, metal wire, and synthetic yarn

subjects:
Hats
Design
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of Hazel Scott at age three

date: 1923; printed later

medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, North and Central America

subjects:
Chromogenic color print
Photography
Children
Entertainer
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Adam Clayton Powell III


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: Hammond B-3 organ owned by James Brown

creator: Hammond Suzuki USA, Inc., American, founded 1934

medium: vinyl, wood, metal

country: Illinois, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Electronic organ
Soul (music)
Funk (music)


title: Photograph of Billie Holiday

date: December 1943

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Nightlife
Photography
Actor and actresse
Theatre
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)


title: Red straw hat with pleated hat band

date: late 20th century

medium: straw, synthetic satin ribbon, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: <I>Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense </I>

creator: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982

medium: lithographic ink on paper with linen backing

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

subjects:
Portrait
Justice
Resistance
Politic
Black power (black pride)
Black power


title: Letter to Richard Howard from Vice Pres. Richard Nixon, October 22, 1960

creator: Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967

date: October 22, 1960

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

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Track and field
Olympic
U.s. history, 1953-1961
Athlete
Sport

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


title: Tintype of a young girl in a paper radio frame

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography Children


title: Program for Cafe Zanzibar

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


title: Tartan wool knit beret

medium: wool


title: Photograph of a woman holding a guitar

creator: Orlando Scott Goff, American, 1843 - 1916

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Music


title: Black pillbox hat with veil and pom poms

medium: wool felt, synthetic fiber, nylon net, buckram, petersham rayon ribbon, metal wire, and plastic

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Blue and yellow hat with silk flowers

creator: Ronnie

medium: rayon faille, silk crepe, straw, silk organza, silk synthetic blend, synthetic fiber, tape, elastic and metal


title: Photograph of an unidentified woman

creator: Frank G. Smith Jr., American, 1895 - 1940

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Youth


title: Cheetah print jacket designed by Willi Smith

creator: Willi Donnell Smith, American, 1948 - 1987

medium: cotton and plastic with thread

subjects:
Jacket
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Pink floral headband with tulle veil

creator: Unidentified

medium: synthetic tulle, synthetic taffeta, plastic, metal wire, paper, and adhesive

subjects:
Headband (headgear)
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship


title: Tintype of four unidentified men

date: September 21, 1899

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

country: Lincoln Street, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Tintype
Photography
Arts and music festival
American west
Holiday and festival
Business


title: <I>Neglected Genius.</I>

medium: ink on photographic paper on card stock

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Presiding chair used by Reverend Dr. Clay Evans at Fellowship Baptist Church

creator: Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, American, founded 1950

medium: wood with cloth upholstery

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

subjects:
Chair
Social reform
Communitie
Preaching
Religion
Gospel (music)
The black church
Civil right
Worship service
Singer (musicians)
Urban life

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Clay Evans


title: Boudoir photograph of Buffalo Soldiers escorting a stage coach

creator: Frank J. Haynes, American, 1853 - 1921

medium: albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper cardboard


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

medium: ink on paper

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

creator: United States Forest Service, founded 1905

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

subjects:
Canteen (vessels)
Nature
Cooking
American west
Government
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Agriculture

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


title: World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal

creator: Bailey Banks & Biddle, American, founded 1832

medium: 2019.16a (medal): copper and copper alloy and silk (textile)

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Commemorative medal
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Family
Motherhood
Military


title: Theatre program for 12 Miles Out

creator: William A. Brady, American, 1863 - 1950

subjects:
Theater program
Broadway theatre
Actor and actresse
Drama (theatre)

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


title: Program from a Mrs. Coretta Scott King recital on September 30, 1956

creator: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877

date: September 30, 1956

medium: ink on paper with metal and graphite

country: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Souvenir program
Amusement
American south
Classical (music)
Religion
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)


title: Wallet belonging to Harry T. Moore

date: early to mid 20th century

medium: pigskin

country: New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Resistance
Segregation
Violence
Men
Family
Hate crime
Civil right

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Juanita Evangeline Moore, daughter; "Skip" Pagan, grandson; and Darren Pagan, great-grandson


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

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

medium: cardboard

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

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


title: <I>Organization of Afro-American Unity Inc. Aims and Objectives</I>

creator: Organization of Afro-American Unity, American, 1964 - 1965

subjects:
Leaflet
Black nationalism
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Politic
Pan africanism


title: Pinback button for the Harriet Tubman Home

creator: National Harriet Tubman Shrine Committee, American

medium: metal , cloth

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

subjects:
Portrait
Social reform
United state history
Association and institution
Housing

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


title: Swim cap worn and signed by Simone Manuel at the 2016 Olympics

creator: Speedo International Ltd., Australian, founded 1914

medium: rubber with metallic ink

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

subjects:
Bathing caps
Olympic
Clothing and dress
Athlete
U.s. history, 2001
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Simone Ashley Manuel


title: <I>3d Bn. 366 Inf. - 92nd Div. at Gas Mask drill - Ainvelle, Vosges, France - Aug 8, 1918</I>

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

date: August 8,1918

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Vosges, Ainvelle, Lorraine, France, Europe

subjects: Vosges, ainvelle, lorraine, france, europe


title: Net and lace child's dress with satin floral ribbon

medium: silk net, silk lace, silk, silk damask ribbon, starched cotton, paper, adhesive, metal wire, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

creator: Gideon Welles, American, 1802 - 1878

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Correspondence
Family
Fatherhood


title: Hat worn by Dr. Isaac Greggs with The Human Jukebox marching band

creator: Bayly, Inc., American, founded 1865

medium: polyester, plastic, cord, paper, ink, vinyl, metal thread, and felt

country: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Caps (headgear)
American south
Clothing and dress
Conductor (musicians)
Association and institution
Marching band (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mrs. Rose Greggs in loving memory of her husband Dr. Isaac Ben Greggs


title: Cash register used by The Chicago Defender

creator: National Cash Register Company, American, founded 1884

date: mid 20th Century

medium: metal

subjects:
Cash register
Black press
Technology
Mass media
Business
Communication

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company


title: Photograph of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey with his son, Lawrence McVey Jr.

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and ink

subjects: Photograph Photography Recreation Family Children Fatherhood

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


title: T-shirt worn by Rahiel Tesfamariam at a protest commemorating Michael Brown

creator: Hands Up United, American, founded 2014

medium: ink on cotton (fiber)

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

subjects:
T-shirt
Justice
Activism
Police brutality
Violence
Black live matter
Clothing and dress
Civil right
U.s. history, 2001
Race relation
Group identity

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


title: Broadside for Blind Tom

creator: Jacob Dux & Co., American, founded 1875

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

subjects:
Broadside
Slavery
Composer (musicians)
Emancipation
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Advertising


title: Sign from Shearer Cottage

creator: Shearer Cottage, American, founded 1903

date: 20th century

medium: wood, glass, metal, and glue on wood board

country: Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Sign Recreation Family Business

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1836 for Servant No. 531

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

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

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

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


title: Pennant from a Negro League East vs. West All-Star Game

creator: Unidentified

medium: ink on felt , thread

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

subjects: Pennant Baseball Segregation Athlete Sport

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


title: Cabinet card portrait of Josephine Sampson seated in a wicker chair

creator: C. Q. Brown's Art Studio, American

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

country: Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Portraits
Photography

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


title: Black velvet belt with gold metallic thread by Jay Smith

creator: Jay Smith, American, 1942 - 1986

medium: velveteen, cotton twill, batting, and metallic thread

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Belt (costume accessories)
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: Broadside for the sale of enslaved persons and other property of William Bland

creator: T. H. Gunter & Co., American

medium: ink on paper, cardboard , metal and glass

country: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Broadside
Slavery
Finance
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Letter to Mr. Carroll Wilson from Countee Cullen

creator: Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Literature
Education
Harlem renaissance (new negro movement)
Correspondence


title: Charleston slave badge from 1816 for Mechanic No. 39

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man

creator: Lewis Horning, American, 1834 - 1909

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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: Two tone straw hat with star underbrim

creator: Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979

medium: straw with rayon and adhesive

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

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic postcard of two unidentified women

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

subjects: Portrait Photography


title: Flight helmet worn by Thunderbird pilot Gen. Lloyd W. Newton

creator: Shepard Airtronics, Inc., founded 1960

medium: plastic , leather , metal , nylon , cloth

subjects:
Helmet
Clothing and dress
Vietnam war, 1961-1975
U.s. history, 1969-2001
Race relation
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Lloyd "Fig" Newton


title: Photograph of a man with a mustache wearing a dark jacket

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

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

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


title: Brown hat with strap and net veil

medium: wool felt with metal, cotton, synthetic fiber, and elastic


title: Black skullcap with corded triangular panels

medium: cotton and linen blend with buckram, Petersham ribbon, rayon blend and silk wrapped piping


title: Photograph of a man and woman standing on a sidewalk

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic gelatin

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Flier promoting S.S. Jones farewell meeting

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

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Description and travel
American south
American west
Communitie
Men
Religion

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


title: Flyer advertising a demonstration in solidarity with Zimbabwean liberation

creator: ZANU Solidarity Committee, American

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


title: Bottle used to christen the S.S. Harriet Tubman

medium: silk (fiber) , glass , oak , metal

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

subjects:
Bottle
Slavery
Women
Activism
Ww ii
Social reform
Self-liberation
Emancipation
Freedom
World war, 1939-1945


title: Tintype of a woman

creator: E. C. Stowe, American

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects: Tintype Photography


title: Blue belt with knots

date: mid to late 20th century

medium: synthetic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Belt (costume accessories)
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Broadside for Kairrissah at Front Street Theatre, Baltimore

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

subjects:
Broadside
Tragedy (theatre)
Segregation


title: Pamphlet advertising a Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee march

creator: Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Activism
Social reform
Anti-war movement
Vietnam war, 1961-1975
Civil right
Politic
International affair
Military


title: <I>Troop A, Ninth U.S. Cavalry -- Famous Indian Fighters</I>

creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901

medium: albumen and silver on paper with cardboard

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
American west
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Green circular hatbox with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: pasteboard, paint, cotton, and metal

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

subjects:
Hatboxe
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Fashion
Business

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


title: Pinback button advocating for Home Rule

date: before 1973

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Activism
Politic

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


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

creator: Rouzee Family, American

date: October 23, 1825

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: List of enslaved persons to be brought to Rouzee plantation from North Carolina

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

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


title: Will of Frederick Smith leaving an enslaved girl named Betty to his wife

creator: Frederick Smith, American

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

subjects: Will Slavery Finance Family

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


title: <I>Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 1</I>

creator: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

date: July 1971

medium: ink on newsprint

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

subjects:
Newsletter
Activism
Anti-apartheid movement
American south
Labor union
Religion
Politic
Sport
Communication


title: Cabinet card of two unidentified children by Ball & Sons

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: <I>Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last</I>

creator: Samuel Warner

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Pamphlet
Resistance
Violence
Anti-slavery movement
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery


title: Cyanotype of a porter from the Hotel Palomares

creator: Unidentified

medium: Prussian blue on photographic paper and paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Cyanotype
Photography
Description and travel
American west
Labor union
Men

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


title: <I>Still Life with Roses</I>

creator: Charles Ethan Porter, American, 1847 - 1923

medium: oil paint on linen (material)

subjects:
Oil painting
Roses
Art
Men


title: Pinback button with “Power to the Haitian People”

creator: The Campaign for Peace and Democracy, American, founded 1982

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

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Activism
Politic
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair

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


title: Molder made by John A. King

creator: John A. King, American

date: mid 18th to mid 19th century

medium: wood with iron

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: Lanyard worn by Baba Chuck

date: late 20th-early 21st century

medium: synthetic fiber and metal

subjects: United states, north and central america

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ngoma & Normadien Woolbright in memory of Dr. Chuck Davis


title: Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

creator: J. Wright Co., American

date: late 19th century - early 20th century

medium: tin and tin alloy

country: Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Tins
Resistance
American south
Violence
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery


title: Cabinet card of Mary Agnes Dulgar in a Christening gown by J.P. Ball & Son

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

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


title: <I>The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Henry Winston</I>

creator: Harlem Committee to Free Henry Winston, American, 1958 - 1961

subjects:
Pamphlet
Justice
Civil right
Political organization
Politic
Mass media

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


title: Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cato

creator: J. P. Lapier

country: Jefferson, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Bill of sale
Slavery
Law
Men
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Charleston slave badge from 1838 for Porter No. 758

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

medium: metal

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

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

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


title: <I>The Struggle for Afro-American Liberation</I>

creator: New Outlook Publishers, American

subjects:
Pamphlet
Discrimination
Race
Political organization
Politic
Mass media
U.s. history, 1969-2001


title: Photograph of a woman sitting in a wicker chair

date: late 19th century

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

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


title: Tintype of a man wearing a suit with a pendant on the lapel

date: early 20th century

country: United States, North and Central America


title: Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young

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

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

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Men
Correspondence


title: Lobby card for Go Down, Death!

creator: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979


title: Business card case

subjects:
Card case
Business

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


title: Beige silk satin top with buttons

creator: Lloyd Smartwear Co., American

medium: silk satin, synthetic faille, silk organza, metal, and interfacing

subjects:
Shirt
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: <I>Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health, Commonwealth of Virginia, Governing the Practice of Midwifery</I>

creator: Virginia Department of Health, American

date: April 1, 1980; printed 1983

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

subjects:
Photocopie
Medicine
Women
Black enterprise
Rural life
Communitie
Government
Health
Midwifery

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver


title: Charleston slave badge from 1853 for Mechanic No. 171


title: Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia

creator: James E. Larkin, American

date: December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862

medium: albumen and silver on paper

country: Volusia Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Slavery
Women
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Domestic life
Family
Children
Motherhood


title: Cream and silver double breasted jacket

medium: synthetic brocade, synthetic, metallic thread, and plastic

subjects:
Jacket
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Bond from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden

creator: Charles W. Crouch, American, 1807 - 1880

date: February 16, 1838

medium: ink and graphite on paper

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

subjects:
Bond (negotiable instruments)
Slavery
American south
Domestic slave trade
Urban life
Business


title: Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
Photography
American south
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877


title: Funeral program for John Wesley Williams

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

subjects:
Program
American south
Funeral rite and ceremonie
American west
Communitie
Religious ritual and ceremonie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church

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: Suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons

creator: Rita Riggs, American, born 1930

medium: Jacket: wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic

country: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Ensemble (costume)
Sitcom
Actor and actresse
Costume
Clothing and dress


title: Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016

medium: cotton thread, plastic, wood, and metal

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

subjects:
Spool
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Business

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


title: Amplifier used as part of a DJ setup

creator: BGW Systems, American, founded 1971

medium: metal and plastic

subjects:
Amplifier
Hip-hop (music)

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


title: Handwritten formula for pressing oil

creator: Unidentified

medium: ink on paper

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


title: Barstool with red vinyl cover from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse

medium: wood, vinyl, padding and metal

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

subjects:
Cocktail lounge
Nightlife
Black interior
Segregation
Domestic life
Society
Urban life

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


title: Blue ankle length skirt with slit

medium: synthetic satin, synthetic organza, and metal

subjects:
Skirt
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cabinet card of Eva Mae Rhodes

creator: Reeves Photography, American, 1888 - 1980s

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women


title: Sign from Hope School

medium: wood, paint, iron alloy

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

subjects:
Sign
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: <I>51-Sugar Cane Plantation, La.</I>

medium: photographic paper , cardboard

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
American south
Agriculture
Children
Sugarcane

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


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: Photograph of two men and three women.

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Family


title: Beaded blue chiffon fabric fragment

creator: Agnes Levy Johnson, American

medium: chiffon, rhinestone, Glass beads, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship


title: <I>The Undertaker</I>

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

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

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


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified infant in a christening gown seated in a chair

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Gold pencil and case owned by the Terrell family

medium: gold, leather, metal, lining

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

subjects:
Mechanical pencil
Domestic life
Correspondence

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: Charleston slave badge from 1811 for Servant No. 180

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

medium: metal

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


title: Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint

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

subjects:
Banner
Women
Activism
Communitie
Women' organization
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
American west
Women' club movement
Association and institution
Civil right
Political organization
Politic
Communication


title: <I>Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil</I>

creator: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) and cardboard

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Hardcover book
Spirituality
Literature
Discrimination
Race
Religion
Poetry
Politic
Group identity


title: Program for The Women at Forest Neighborhood House

creator: Forest Neighborhood House, American

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

subjects:
Program
Theatre companie
Comedy (theatre)

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


title: Albumen print of U. S. Colored Troops at Ft. Douglas

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

country: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American west
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Navy and cream straw hat with cream buckle

creator: Anita Pineault, Canadian, 1917 - 2009

medium: straw, plastic, adhesive, and synthetic petersham ribbon

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

subjects:
Hats
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Distortion pedalboard owned by Vernon Reid

medium: plywood, plastic, adhesive, metal and plastic

country: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Equipment for music
Rock and roll (music)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)

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


title: Decorative bunny from the porch of the Powell family vacation cottage

medium: paint on wood

country: Oak Bluffs, Duke County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

subjects:
Ornament & design
Architecture
Architectural element
Black interior
Recreation
Family

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Isabel Washington Powell Foundation


title: Civil war shelter tent half owned by George Thompson Garrison

creator: H. S. McComb, American

date: circa 1863

medium: cotton (textile), bone, thread

country: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Tent
Skeletons & bones
Abolitionist movement
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Antislavery
Military

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


title: Tribute certificate from City of Los Angeles in memory of Onie B. Granville

creator: City of Los Angeles, American, founded 1835

date: September 9, 1998

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Certificate
Activism
American west
Government
Finance
Labor union
Urban life
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Natalie Finney Mallard in memory of her Uncle Onie Burnett Granville


title: Blue Star flag

medium: thread and fringe on silk (textile)

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 Alan Laird


title: <I>Frederick Douglass' Paper</I>

creator: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Newspaper
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Education
Self-liberation
Fugitive enslaved
Mass media
International affair
Antislavery
Colonization movement

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


title: Photograph of Florence Page

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women


title: Pledge bucket hat from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

medium: synthetic fiber and adhesive on canvas with thread and metal

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

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

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Bailey Solomon


title: Dress designed by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

medium: silk taffeta, silk faille, and metal fasteners

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

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: Container of spare graphite from a drafting tool kit used by John S. Chase

date: mid-late 20th century

medium: ab: plastic;

country: Germany, Europe

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

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


title: Photograph of people standing in a line on a street in Tulsa, Oklahoma

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American south
American west
Communitie

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: Second Lieutenant bar insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

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

subjects:
Insignia
Medicine
Women
Ww ii
Nursing
Tuskegee airmen
Segregation
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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: <I>The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs</I>

creator: J. B. T. Marsh, American, 1840 - 1887

medium: ink on paper with cardboard

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

subjects:
Hardcover book
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Education
Folk (music)
Spiritual (music)
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Singer (musicians)


title: Cellulose nitrate powder box lid from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

creator: Agalin, French

date: mid 20th Century

medium: Bakelite (TM)

subjects:
Lids
Actor and actresse
Singer (musicians)


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

creator: J. Thierry

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography


title: Tintype of two seated men in wooden and velvet case

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer and metal, velvet, and wood with paint

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


title: Photograph of a woman

creator: A. Smith

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

country: Montana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Masonic apron from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

creator: Unidentified

date: late 18th century

medium: pigment on cloth

country: Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Ceremonial costume
Communitie
Freemason
Clothing and dress
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts


title: Cast list for the Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

creator: Shearer Players, American, founded 1946

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

subjects:
Program
Amusement
Theatre companie
Communitie
Theatre


title: Oyster can used by H. B. Kennerly & Son, Inc.

creator: H. B. Kennerly & Son, Inc., American, 1935 - 2005

medium: metal, plastic

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

subjects:
Cans
Black enterprise
Cooking
Communitie
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Business


title: Gold wireless microphone and black case used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

creator: Shure, founded 1925

medium: .1ab: plastic, metal, gold plate, wire, and foam;

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

subjects:
Case (containers)
Television
Actor and actresse
Entertainer
Mass media

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


title: Flyer advertising a talk by Tapson Mawere

creator: ZANU Solidarity Committee, American

date: September 16, 1976

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


title: Matted tintype of Bachus

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer, paper

subjects: Tintype Photography Slavery

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mary Moody Northen Endowment


title: Black dress with red and green sequins

medium: synthetic organza, plastic sequins, monofilament thread, metal, and plastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of Annie May Stamps

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Children


title: Training boxing glove signed by Cassius Clay

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

medium: leather, thread, and elastic

subjects: Glove Athlete Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Image courtesy of Henry Leutwyler, NYC


title: Raffia crochet beret with bead strands

medium: synthetic raffia, petersham rayon ribbon, plastic beads, and elastic

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified child

creator: George E. Rogers, American, 1858 - 1923

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Children

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


title: Typewriter used by B.C. Franklin

creator: Remington Rand, American, 1927 - 1955

date: March 1947

medium: metal, plastic, rubber

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

subjects:
Typewriter
U.s. history, 1919-1933
American south
Law
American west
Technology
Race riot
Tulsa race massacre
Communication

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin


title: <I>No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children</I>

creator: J. A. Palmer, American, died 1896

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Family
Children
Motherhood

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


title: Photograph of E. M. C. Inge

creator: Calvert Bros. & Taylor, 1896 - 1900

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Men


title: Gold sequined green dress with matching jacket cape and belt

medium: viscose size chiffon, synthetic satin lining, sequin, plastic, metal, tape, and monofilament thread

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship


title: Photograph of Chase County High School (Kansas) baseball team

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Baseball
American west
Education
Segregation
Youth
Athlete
Race relation
Sport

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


title: <I>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)</I>

creator: Mark Twain, American, 1835 - 1910

medium: ink, metal, paper and cloth on cardboard;

subjects:
Hardcover book
Slavery
American south
Literature
Language and language
Children
Race relation


title: Photograph of John Wiebenson and others building a structure

creator: Thomas O'Halloran

medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)

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

subjects:
Black-and-white photograph
African american - latinx solidarity
Activism
Poor people' campaign
Poverty
Architecture
Black geographie
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Civil right
Housing

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson


title: <I>Eighteen Original Negro Spirituals by Sister Rosetta Tharpe</I>

creator: Mills Music Incorporated, 1919 - 1965

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Songbook
Religion
Spiritual (music)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)

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


title: Broadside for the auction of 10 enslaved families in New Orleans

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

subjects:
Broadside
Women
Cooking
Skilled labor
Architecture
Health
Midwifery
Cotton
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Medicine
Black enterprise
American south
Labor union
Dinner and dining
Men
Family
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Children
Business

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


title: Program from a concert featuring Roland Hayes

creator: Gallery of Fine Arts Little Theater, American

medium: ink on paper with metal

subjects:
Portrait
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Singer (musicians)


title: Rabbet 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: Miniature copy of First Lady Truman's evening gown by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

medium: silk charmeuse, silk charmeuse damask, silk, synthetic fiber, metal, and metal thread

subjects:
Dresse
Design
Black enterprise
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Politic


title: Program for Shearer Summer Theatre's production of Cooling Waters

country: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

subjects:
Program
Amusement
Theatre companie
Communitie
Drama (theatre)

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


title: Metal bottle opener carried by Robert Thomas

medium: metal

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 Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn


title: <I>The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments</I>

creator: A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961

medium: leather, metal, ink on book paper

subjects: Bible Religion Family Faith

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams in memory of Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray and her mother Emma Shearer Thomas


title: <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25</I>

creator: The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865

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

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


title: List of bonds due for the hire of enslaved persons owned by Apphia Rouzee

creator: Rouzee Family, American

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

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Business

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


title: Building brick from the White House

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

medium: building brick and mortar

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

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


title: Crown molding plane made by Francis Nicholson

creator: Francis Nicholson, American, 1683 - 1753


title: Tintype of a woman wearing a dress with hat and bag

creator: Unidentified

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Tintype
Fashion


title: Poster for The Black Moses of Soul, Isaac Hayes Special

creator: Creative Cinema Campaigns

medium: lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)

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


title: Photograph of a man

creator: Lucius Harper, American, 1867 - 1920

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Men


title: Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls

date: 19th century

medium: glass, metal

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

subjects:
Lamp (lighting device components)
Design
American south
Black interior
Domestic life
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Ornamentation


title: Member badge for the I.B.P.O.E. of W.

creator: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

date: 20th century

medium: metal and silk

country: Newport News, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Badge
Communitie
Fraternal organization
Men
Association and institution


title: Ruling pen from a drafting took kit used by John S. Chase

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

medium: metal, plastic

country: Germany, Europe

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

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


title: Helmet worn by Peter L. Robinson, Sr. during World War I

medium: steel, leather, burlap, string and net

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

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson


title: Iron key ring from a plantation in North Carolina

date: late 18th - mid 19th century

medium: iron

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

subjects:
Keys and key component
Slavery
American south

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


title: Cream knit gloves with pin tucks

date: mid-20th century

medium: knitted synthetic

subjects:
Glove
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: White elbow length gloves with pearl fastenings

date: early to mid-20th century

medium: kid leather and glass faux pearls


title: Green hat worn by Alicia Keys on the album cover of Songs in A Minor

medium: wool felt and metal

subjects:
Hats
Hip-hop (music)
Classical (music)
Millinery
Neo-soul (music)
Costume
Music
Clothing and dress
Composer (musicians)
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Jazz (music)
Singer (musicians)
Rhythm and blue (music)


title: <I>Hanbuch der Ornamentik</I>

creator: Franz Sales Meyer, German, 1849 - 1927

medium: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard

country: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, North and Central America

subjects: Book Design Architecture Craftsmanship Ornamentation

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: Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation

medium: pewter

country: Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Button (fasteners)
Slavery
Middle passage
Business


title: Account of hires of enslaved persons belonging to Apphia Rouzzee for 1812

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Business
Slave hire system


title: Affidavit of apprehension of James and John, property of Harriot Rouzee

subjects:
Financial record
Resistance
Slavery
Law
Self-liberation
Finance
Agriculture
Fugitive enslaved
Freedom
Business


title: Transcript of court record regarding payment for the hire of enslaved persons

date: September 18, 1817

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Law
Finance
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system


title: Photographic postcard of three unidentified women

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

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Women
Clothing and dress
Gender issue


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

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

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: Pinback button which reads "Respect and Protect the Black Woman"

medium: metal

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Women
Politic


title: <I>Woman in national dress. St. Lucia. W. I.</I>

creator: Minivielle & Chastanet, Saint Lucian, founded 1864

country: Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Portrait
Description and travel
Women
Colonie
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Freedom
African diaspora
Photography
French colonialism
Correspondence
Race relation
Gender issue
Group identity


title: Flier with segregationist voting guide

creator: Mothers' League of Central High School, 1957 - 1959

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
White supremacy movement
Education
Segregation
U.s. history, 1953-1961


title: Black pigeon breast bodice with cording applique

medium: silk taffeta, silk satin, lace, cotton cording, silk chiffon, baleen, and metal

subjects:
Bodice
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Craftsmanship


title: Pinback button that reads "Be Black Baby"

date: late 20th century

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

subjects: United states, north and central america

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