title: <I>Untitled</I>

creator: Lewis Wickes Hine, American, 1874 - 1940

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Medicine
Photography
Nursing
Education

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


title: <I>The Sub-Committee of Management and Counsel of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (1907-1908)</I>

creator: Unidentified

date: January 16, 1908

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Communitie
Fraternal organization
Men
Association and institution

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr. and Dr. Rosemary Jagus


title: Pink knit top and matching mid length skirt

medium: wool knit and elastic

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: Photograph of Leroy Kelley

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

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography

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


title: Navy velveteen circle skirt by Jay Smith

creator: Jay Smith, American, 1942 - 1986

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

subjects:
Skirt
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic print of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma

date: before 1921

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

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

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


title: Letter to Oscar W. Price from Charles Young

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

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
Correspondence
Military


title: U.S. Army Marksmanship badge issued to Pvt. John Roland Anderson

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

date: late 19th-early 20th century

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 William and Gregory Gwaltney


title: Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox

creator: Lester Maddox, American, 1915 - 2003

medium: wood

country: Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Handle
American south
Discrimination
Segregation
Violence
Race
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Civil right
Politic

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


title: Pink felt hat with green top stitching

creator: Vito Fabrizio, American, 1889 - 1985

medium: wool felt with rayon, adhesive, Petersham ribbon, paper, and metal wire

subjects:
Fedora
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Servants at a Pump</I>

creator: Nicolino Calyo, Italian American, 1799 - 1884

medium: oil paint on canvas , wood

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

subjects:
Oil painting
Women
Art
Communitie
Men
Children
Free communitie of color


title: Branding iron with "S" head

medium: metal, wood

country: Georgia, United States, Lowcountry, North and Central America

subjects: Brand Slavery Violence

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


title: Astragal molding plane made by Francis Nicholson

creator: Francis Nicholson, American, 1683 - 1753

medium: wood with iron

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

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


title: Sweatshirt worn by Michael Holman

medium: cotton (fiber)

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

subjects:
Sweat shirt
Hip-hop (music)
Clothing and dress
Dance
Break dancing


title: Blue tunic with floral embroidery and matching belt?

date: mid-to late 20th century

medium: wool twill, cotton embroidery thread, and metal

subjects:
Tunic
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: American Defense Service Medal and ribbon bar awarded to George Francis Bland

creator: Joseph A. Kiselewski, American, 1901 - 1988

medium: ribbon 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: <I>Darkwater</I>

creator: Harcourt, Brace & Howe, American, founded 1919

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Book
Literature
Discrimination
Race
Religion
Spiritual (music)
Poetry
Politic

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


title: Slave whip owned by British abolitionist Charles James Fox

date: late 18th century

medium: leather and hide

country: Caribbean

subjects:
Caribbean
Whip (slavery artifacts)
Abolitionist movement
Violence
Antislavery


title: Cabinet card of a woman named Lucy

creator: Spencer Judd Photography, American, 1888 - 1920

date: late 1880s-early 1890s

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Women


title: Four buttons from a Pullman Porter uniform

creator: Scovill Mfg. Co., American, 1850 - 1970

date: early 20th-mid 20th Century

subjects:
Button (fasteners)
Segregation
Labor union
Transportation
Pullman porter


title: Piece of a photographic postcard of an unidentified woman in a jacket and pants

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Clothing and dress
Gender issue


title: Green conical crochet hat

medium: wool and synthetic dye

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Official pass for the Monterey Jazz Festival

subjects:
Passe (tickets)
Amusement
American west
Jazz (music)


title: <I>LITTLE AFRICA ON FIRE TULSA RACE RIOT JUNE 1ST. 1921.</I>

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

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

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

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


title: Carte-de-visite of a couple

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography


title: <I>Le Code Noir</I>

creator: Pierre Prault, French

medium: ink , paper , cardboard , leather

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


title: Accounting record for the Rouzee family with notes on hires of enslaved persons

creator: Rouzee Family, American

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Financial record
Slavery
Finance
Agriculture
Business
Slave hire system

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


title: Writ of execution to collect damages issued by Wentworth Cheswill

creator: Wentworth Cheswill, 1746 - 1817

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

country: Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Writ
Slavery
Law
Government
Free communitie of color
U.s. history, 1783-1815


title: Letter announcing meeting to oppose US intervention in Angola

creator: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001

date: December 30, 1975

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


title: Orange dress with mermaid silhouette and rhinestone straps worn by Mable Lee

creator: Unidentified

medium: satin, synthetic plain weave, cotton (textile) twill, metal, and rhinestone

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Broadway theatre
Actor and actresse
Costume
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Dance
Musical theatre
Entertainer


title: Photograph of a man wearing a suit, derby hat and holding a suitcase

date: late 19th century - early 20th century

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


medium: hide and wood


title: Photograph a man with a mustache wearing a suit

creator: J. Louis Schlegel, American, 1850 - 1909

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

country: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America


title: White lab coat worn by Dr. Ben Carson

creator: Uniflair Inc., American

medium: cotton and polyester blend cloth, plastic buttons

subjects:
Jacket
Medicine
Clothing and dress

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


title: Page from a photograph album with five mounted photographs

date: early 20th century

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper 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: Insignia pin for the 10th Cavalry Regiment

date: after 1866

medium: brass

subjects:
Insignia
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Photograph of a Moses Bowden

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Men


title: Photograph of Hall Johnson and the Negro String Quartet

creator: S. Tarr, American, active 1920s

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

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

subjects:
Photograph
Classical (music)
Instrumentalist (musicians)

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


title: Bedframe owned by the Ellis family

date: late 19th century

medium: wood

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

subjects:
Double beds
American south
Black interior
Domestic life
Family

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


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman wearing a cameo by J. P. Ball & Son

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: U.S. Army Air Force pilot badge owned by Lt. Louise Lomax

medium: sterling silver

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

subjects:
Insignia
Medicine
Women
Ww ii
Nursing
Tuskegee airmen
Segregation
U.s. history, 1945-1953
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: Charleston slave badge from 1858 for Servant No. 63

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: Charleston slave badge from 1822 for Porter No. 705

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849


title: Blue and green dress with jacket by Zelda Wynn

creator: Zelda Wynn, American, 1905 - 2001

medium: silk chiffon, silk crepe de Chine, synthetic twill, plastic, synthetic ribbon, buckram, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Black enterprise
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Postcard of a man posing in a Western scene in a photography studio

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

country: United States, North and Central America


title: Cotton petticoat with floral eyelet trim

date: mid-20th century

medium: cotton

subjects:
Petticoat
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Wooden stereoscope

medium: wood, glass, and metal

subjects: Stereoscope Photography

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1844 for Servant No. 1322

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


title: Pinback button stating "Justice Or Else 10-10-2015", from MMM 20th Anniversary

creator: Justice or Else, American, founded 2015

medium: ink on paper with plastic laminate and metal

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

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


title: Orange damask hat with elephant print

medium: cotton damask, synthetic fiber, interfacing, metallic paint, and metallic thread

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: Plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

date: mid 20th century

medium: varnish on mahogany

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

subjects:
Botany
Plant stand
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: Photograph of Billie Holiday

creator: Robin Carson, American

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

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


title: Brick from the Chattahoochee Brick Company

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

medium: brick

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

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

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


title: White shirt with rhinestones worn by Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire

medium: cotton muslin, cotton thread, rhinestones, and adhesive

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

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


title: Photographic postcard of WWI soldier with French and American flags

country: France, Europe

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

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


title: Crown molder made by Cesar Chelor

creator: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784

medium: wood with iron

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

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


title: Streamer for Navy Unit Commendation owned by Gen. Colin Powell

creator: United States Navy, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

subjects:
Banner
Ornamentation
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: Baseball bat used by Willie Mays

creator: Adirondack Bats, Inc., American

medium: white ash

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

subjects: Bats Baseball Athlete Sport


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

creator: Waterbury Button Company, American, founded 1812

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


title: Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

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

medium: ink on leather and rubber

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

subjects: Football Sport


title: <I>A Memorial of the Martyred Lovejoy</I>

creator: David Root

medium: ink on paper

country: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Sermon
Oratory
Violence
Anti-slavery movement
Religion
Mass media
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Antislavery


title: Wood chair used at Club Harlem, Atlantic City

creator: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986

medium: wood and metal

country: 32 North Kentucky, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Side chair
Nightlife
Segregation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of CBBHFI-Henrietta Shelton


title: Broadside advertising "Valuable Slaves at Auction" in New Orleans

creator: C. E. Girardey, French, born 1812

date: February 3, 1859

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Broadside
Slavery
Women
Fancy girl trade
American south
Skilled labor
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Business


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified girl

creator: Henry Smith, American, active 1899 - 1910

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Children

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1812 for Servant No. 426

medium: metal

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


title: Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan with his unit in the Philippines

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

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

country: Philippines, Asia

subjects:
Photographic postcard
Philippines, asia
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Athlete
Military


title: Member badge for the Deborah Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star

creator: Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850

date: 20th century

medium: metal, paper, plastic

subjects:
Badge
Women
Communitie
Fraternal organization
Association and institution


title: Pair of long silver gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Unidentified

medium: synthetic fiber

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

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

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


title: <I>National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XX, No. 19</I>

creator: National Anti-Slavery Standard, American, 1840 - 1870

date: September 24, 1859

medium: ink on newsprint

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

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


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Ann Donaldson

creator: Julius Ulke, German American, 1833 - 1910

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

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


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Elizabeth J. Thomas

creator: Alexander S. Thomas, American

medium: albumen on wove paper and cardboard

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Portraits Photography Family


title: Petticoat used by the Black Fashion Museum as a prop

creator: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

date: late 20th century

medium: synthetic organza

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Petticoat
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic postcard of an infant in a wooden chair

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

subjects: Portrait Photography Children


title: Glass stemware with gold decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: glass and metal

subjects:
Stemware
Women
Black enterprise
Cooking
Millinery
Dinner and dining
Ornamentation
Business


title: Ticket envelope for Song of the Lusitanian Bogey and Daddy Goodness

creator: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967

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

subjects:
Envelope
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: Brown pinstripe suit jacket and skirt

medium: wool, plastic, synthetic crepe, cotton interfacing, metal, and cotton twill tape

subjects:
Suit
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Tintype of a unidentified young girl in a mailing card

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

subjects: Tintype Photography Children


title: Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

date: January 1885

subjects:
Biography file
Slavery
Family
Emancipation


title: Red hat with self-fabric bow

creator: Frances Adams, American, died 1968

medium: synthetic satin, synthetic petersham ribbon, elastic, metal, buckram, synthetic net, and metal wire

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Carte-de-visite of Mr. Trimble

creator: Lee Photographic Gallery, American, 1860s - 1890s

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Men


title: Photograph of a man wearing a suit, vest and necktie

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Isabel and Herbert Howland

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Ticket to an annual sightseeing tour held by Georgetown Camp No. 4

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

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Ticket
Amusement
Association and institution
Societie

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


title: <I>Juba (Dance)</I>

creator: Clayton F. Summy Company, American, 1894 - 1988

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

subjects:
Sheet music
American south
Folklife
Ragtime (music)
Composer (musicians)
Dance
Instrumentalist (musicians)


title: Carte-de-visite of Mattie Gray Anthony

creator: C. S. Judd, American, 1844 - 1892

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

subjects: Cartes-de-visite Photography Women


title: Letter from Nelson Jordan to Julia Womack with an envelope

creator: Rev. Nelson W. Jordan, American, 1842 - 1922

date: November 16, 1909

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

subjects: Envelope Finance Correspondence Family


title: Identification tag for C.P. More [sic]

medium: gold , brass (alloy)

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


title: Harmonica used by Arthur Lee

creator: Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG, German, founded 1857

medium: metal and plastic

country: Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

subjects: Trossingen, baden-württemberg, germany, europe

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Diane Lee in memory of Arthur Taylor Lee


title: <I>P-V2091 Cars Loaded with Cotton Bales on Levee, Near Cotton Growing District, Texas</I>

creator: Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972

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

country: Texas, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Stereograph
Photography
American south
Labor union
Transportation
Agriculture
Cotton


title: Address stamp from the studio of H.C. Anderson

medium: wood, rubber, plastic and ink on paper

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

subjects:
Stamp (tools)
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Green and gold makeup box from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Prince Matchabelli Inc., founded 1926

medium: paper, foil, and plastic

subjects:
Boxe (containers)
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Fashion
Beauty culture
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: Sign from Women's March on Washington with "For such a time as this, Esther 4:4"

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

subjects: Poster Resistance Women Activism Feminism Religion Politic


title: Handwritten manumission document for thirteen enslaved persons

creator: John Berry, American

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

subjects:
Free paper
Slavery
American west
Family
Emancipation
U.s. history, 1815-1861
Freedom

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


title: Pilot flight suit and gear owned by Charles F. Bolden

creator: Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946

medium: Flight Suit: aramid, metal, leather;

subjects:
Uniform
Clothing and dress
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)


title: Panoramic photo of the Officers 366th Infantry, 183rd Brigade at Camp Dodge

creator: Craft Studio, American, 1918 - 1922

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

country: Johnston, Polk County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1851 for Porter No. 892

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

medium: metal

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

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

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


title: Cabinet card studio portrait of a woman posing with a striped parasol

creator: Leo Weintrob, American, 1870 - 1940

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Portraits
Photography

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


title: Blue and white jockey silks worn by Marlon St. Julien

creator: Custom Made Silks, founded 1987

medium: synthetic fiber, metal snaps, and Velcro (TM)

subjects:
Jacket
Kentucky derby
Clothing and dress
Athlete
Horse racing
Sport

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marlon St. Julien


title: Pinback button for the 50th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor owned by Ck2c Bland

creator: Houston Franklin James, American, 1924 - 2015

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

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Ww ii
Military
World war, 1939-1945

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: Pinback button supporting Keep Biafra Alive

creator: Unidentified

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

country: Biafra, West Africa, Africa

subjects:
Biafra, west africa, africa
Button (information artifacts)
Activism
Humanitarianism
U.s. history, 1961-1969
Politic
U.s. history, 1969-2001
International affair

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


title: Photograph of a man wearing a suit

country: Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

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


title: B-flat trumpet used by the Florida A&M University Marching Band

creator: Holton (Leblanc), American, 1898 - 2008

medium: brass (alloy), metal and mother of pearl

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

subjects:
Brass instrument
Education
Instrumentalist (musicians)
Marching band (music)

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster


title: Cap from Fruit of Islam uniform

creator: Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933

medium: polyester with cotton (textile) , patent leather

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


title: Tweeter box speakers used as part of a DJ setup

medium: leather and plastic and metal

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

subjects:
Loudspeaker
Hip-hop (music)

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


title: Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby

creator: J. N. Barker, American

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

subjects:
Citizenship paper
War of 1812, 1812-1815
Free communitie of color
Military


title: Stereograph of deceased Confederate soldiers near a fence at Antietam, Maryland

creator: Alexander Gardner, Scottish, 1821 - 1882

medium: albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive

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

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

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


title: Georgia marriage license between Ezekiel Leonard and Marry Hammond

date: January 8, 1869

medium: ink on paper

country: Talbot County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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


title: <I>Fifteenth Amendment</I>

creator: Francis Preston Blair Jr., American, 1821 - 1875

date: February 15, 1871

medium: ink on wove paper

subjects:
Speeche
Slavery
White supremacy movement
Oratory
Law
Discrimination
Government
Race
Civil right
Politic
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877


title: Jersey for the Cleveland Browns worn and signed by Jim Brown

creator: King O'Shea, American, founded 1910

medium: cotton, thread, paper, plastic

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

subjects:
Jersey
Clothing and dress
Athlete
Football
Sport


title: Wrist watch worn by Harriette Moore

date: early to mid 20th century

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

subjects:
Wrist watche
Women
Education
Segregation
Violence
Clothing and dress
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: Tintype of man saluting against a backdrop of Grant's Tomb

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

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

subjects: Tintype Photography Gesture Military


title: Tintype of a Buffalo Soldier

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


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

creator: Mosser & Snell, American

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

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

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


title: 6-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: PING, American, founded 1959

medium: steel alloy, rubber, ink, and plastic

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete

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: Cabinet card of an unidentified boy 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: Veteran ID Shield owned by Daniel Hammond

medium: nickel silver

country: Maryland, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Medal
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Military
United state colored troop

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


title: Basketball used in American Basketball Association games

creator: Rawlings, American, founded 1887

medium: rubber and leather


title: Blue headband with bow, feathers, and veil

medium: synthetic velveteen, feather, nylon net, wool felt, buckram, and adhesive

subjects:
Headband (headgear)
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: Mailing tube addressed to Lucille Brown

creator: Poro College, American, 1918 - 1950s

country: Weir, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Negative of a house with fence

medium: acetate film

subjects:
Photography
Domestic life


title: Necklace associated with the Boa Morte sisterhood of Cachoeira

date: 19th - 20th century

medium: brass (alloy)

country: Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America

subjects:
Necklace
African diaspora
Women
Clothing and dress
Beauty culture
Religion

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris


title: <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6</I>

creator: The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865

date: February 8, 1856

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: Table used at Club Harlem, Atlantic City

creator: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986

medium: particle board and metal

country: 32 North Kentucky, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cocktail table
Nightlife
Segregation

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of CBBHFI-Henrietta Shelton


title: Upholstered side chair from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: velvet and wood

subjects:
Side chair
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Business

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


title: Document listing telephone numbers in the greater Miami area

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

date: February 1964

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

subjects:
Telephone directorie
Mass media
Athlete
Sport

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


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

creator: William Travilla, American, 1920 - 1990

medium: crêpe synthetic fiber and metal closures


title: Grand Army of the Republic medal owned by Marquis Peterson

medium: bronze, ribbon


title: Photo postcard of Addie Waites Hunton and Kathryn M. Johnson at a YMCA camp

creator: Guilleminot, French, 1858 - 1994

medium: silver and photographic gelatin and ink on paper

country: Chambéry, France, Europe

subjects:
Portrait
Chambéry, france, europe
Women
Ww i
Activism
World war, 1914-1918
Social reform
Men
Religion
Military


title: Red collared dress with pink lining

creator: Gunter Project 2, German, 1968 - 1979

medium: synthetic plain weave, synthetic faille, plastic, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


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

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

medium: ink on cardboard with wood

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

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

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


title: Gelatin silver print of a man with a moustache wearing a hat

creator: Unidentified

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography


title: Photographic print of 4 women sitting in front of a sofa

date: early 20th century

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: Black brimless hat with glitter and rhinestones

medium: rayon velveteen, glitter, glue, metal, cardboard, plastic boning, and acetate

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Charleston Neck slave badge from 1849 for Porter No. 277

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

medium: metal

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

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

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1813 for Porter No. 86

creator: John Joseph Lafar, American, 1784 - 1849

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


title: Advertisement for the Cathrell Printing Company

creator: Cathrell Printing Company, American

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects: Advertisement Photography Family Business Communication


title: <I>No. 1018, White Man's Bar</I>

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

medium: ink on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Photogravure
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
American south
Cooking
Discrimination
Segregation
Dinner and dining
Race
Race relation


title: Cabinet card of Rev. G.H.S. Bell

creator: C. M. Bell Studio, American, 1873 - 1916

date: February-March 5, 1894

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Religion

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: Flier for demonstration against Portuguese imperialism in Africa

creator: Hunter College Black Student Union, American, founded 1970s

date: November 1971

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

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


title: Program for three plays by Shearer Summer Theatre

creator: Shearer Players, American, founded 1946

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: Black and pink circular straw purse

medium: straw, raffia, metal, synthetic satin, and paper

subjects:
Purse (bags)
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Geometric print hat with bow

medium: cotton and plastic fishing lines


title: Pink satin scarf with brocaded flowers and fringe from Mae's Millinery Shop

medium: silk satin, synthetic fiber, and fringe

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Flowers
Scarve (costume accessories)
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Business

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


title: Postcard of Buck Leonard Baseball Hall of Fame plaque

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

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

subjects: Postcard Baseball Segregation Athlete Sport

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


title: Bill of sale for Flora, a woman enslaved in Connecticut

creator: Margaret DeWitt Dwight, American, 1765 - 1824

date: December 13, 1796

medium: ink on laid paper

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

subjects:
Botany
Bill of sale
Slavery
Women
Finance
Domestic slave trade
U.s. history, 1783-1815

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative


title: Placard reading "JUSTICE 4 FREDDIE GREY" used at Baltimore Protests

creator: Peoples Power Assemblies, American

date: April 2015

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

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

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

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


title: <I>Scenery on Rio de Los Reyes, or Kings River, Sierra Nevada Mountains</I>

country: Kings River, California, United States, Sierra Nevada, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Landscapes
Nature
Photography
Cooking
American west
Dinner and dining

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


title: Photograph of a seven year-old named Thomas

creator: Staley Bros., American, 1887 - 1931

date: late 19th-early 20th century

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

country: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Children


title: US Forest Service Ocala National Forest name badge worn by Melody Starya Mobley

creator: United States Forest Service, founded 1905

medium: ink on metal

country: Ocala National Forest, Florida, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Uniform
Nature
American west
Government
Labor union
Agriculture

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


title: Eyeglasses from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Sherman Optical USA, American, founded 1939

medium: plastic and metal

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

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


title: Photograph of George Harold Falkener

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography

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: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ladder badge worn by a unknown veteran

medium: silver on nickel with silk (textile)

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Badge
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Clothing and dress
Military
United state colored troop

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


title: Photographic print of two couples standing outdoors

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie


title: Black sequin hat

medium: plastic, sequins, cotton, canvas, synthetic fiber, and plastic thread

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: Photograph of Madam C.J. Walker

creator: Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Women
Black enterprise
Social reform
Beauty culture
Business

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


title: Tintype of a Buffalo Soldier with musket

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Floral brocade jacket and skirt with fringe hem

medium: cotton synthetic blend, silk, synthetic, interfacing, wool synthetic blend yarn, metal, and synthetic petersham ribbon

subjects:
Jacket
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>WAR VIEWS-ARMY OF THE POTOMAC No. 2056 CAMP DINNER.</I>

creator: E. & H. T. Anthony, American, 1852 - 1901

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

subjects:
Albumen print
Slavery
Cooking
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Dinner and dining
Race relation
Military

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


title: Pink cowl neck halter dress by Stephen Burrows

creator: Stephen Burrows, American, born 1943

medium: silk crepe de chine, elastic, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Black enterprise
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Broadside offering reward for the capture of the enslaved man Richard Low

creator: James B. Belt, American

medium: ink on paper, wood, glass

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

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


title: Boxing trunks worn by Evander Holyfield

creator: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910

medium: synthetic fiber

country: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Athletic short
Clothing and dress
Athlete
Sport


title: Bill of sale for Will, an enslaved man

creator: A. J. Burke, American, born 1817

medium: iron gall ink on laid rag paper

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

subjects:
Mortgage
Finance
Men
Domestic slave trade
U.s. history, 1815-1861


title: Flyer advertising a protest against slaughter in Rhodesia

creator: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961

date: January 29, 1972

medium: ink on paper

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


title: Photographic print of an unidentified child

creator: Unidentified


title: Pink hat with abstract feather

creator: Betmar, American, founded 1933

medium: wool felt, cotton thread, synthetic fiber ribbon, metal wire, buckram, and synthetic dye


title: White brimmed hat with lace trim and bow

medium: plastic net, synthetic lace, cotton organdy, and adhesive


title: Postcard of men, women, and children outside of a dwelling

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
American west
Communitie
Domestic life
Race relation


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man next to a tree branch 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
Trees
Photography
American west
Business


title: Football program for Booker T. Washington High School

date: December 1, 1934

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

subjects:
Program
American south
American west
Education
Football
Sport

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


title: Cabinet card of two unidentified women photographed by J. P. Ball & Son

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business


title: White tailcoat with satin lapel

date: mid-20th century

medium: silk satin, synthetic faille, silk polyester blend, metal, and lambswool

subjects:
Dinner jacket
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Barack Obama

creator: The White House, founded 1792

medium: (a) ink on photographic paper

subjects:
Frame (furnishings)
Photography
Government
Politic
U.s. history, 2001
Military

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


title: Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

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


title: Leopard print corduroy accessory

date: mid to late 20th century

medium: cotton corduroy

subjects:
Accessorie
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Yellow A-line dress with cap sleeves

medium: synthetic, synthetic net, synthetic ribbon, and metal

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry and Rescue of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill, July 2nd, 1898</I>

creator: Kurz & Allison, American, founded 1880

medium: lithographic ink on paper

country: San Juan Heights, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Chromolithograph
Art
Colonie
Spanish-american war (1898)
Spanish colonialism
Race relation
Military


title: Light grey wool dress designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

date: mid 20th-late 20th century

medium: wool with glass buttons

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Flyer advertising "Afrika Night & Dance" benefit for a free Zimbabwe

creator: Zimbabwe Relief and Development Fund, INC., American, founded 1970

date: March 1972

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


title: Photographic postcard of a young boy

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

subjects: Photograph Photography Children


title: Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase at Dooky Chase's Restaurant

creator: Leah Chase, American, 1923 - 2019

medium: polyester and cotton (fiber) with plastic

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

subjects:
Menus
Women
Activism
American south
Cooking
Communitie
Clothing and dress
Dinner and dining
Business

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase Restaurant Inc. and Chase Family


title: Charleston slave badge from 1842 for Fisher No. 46

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: Fishing hat from the Powell family vacation cottage

date: mid 20th Century

medium: dye and wicker

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

subjects:
Hats
Black interior
Recreation
Clothing and dress
Family

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


title: Glasses of Henry W. Dennis with eyeglass case

creator: Henry W. Dennis, American, 1815 - 1882

date: mid-19th century

medium: metal, crown glass, cloth, and rubber

subjects:
Eyeglasse
Clothing and dress
Family
U.s. history, 1815-1861

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


title: Molder made by I. Iones

creator: I. Iones

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: <I>No. 50, Ox & Mule Team</I>

creator: A. W. Möller, British American, 1867 - 1922

medium: albumen and silver on paper mounted on cardboard

country: Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Labor union

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Sandra Lindley


title: Cotton petticoat with eyelet and lace trim

medium: cotton and metal

subjects:
Petticoat
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Iron shackles

date: 18th century

medium: iron

country: Shenandoah Valley, Carroll County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects: Handcuff Slavery Violence


title: Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys

creator: Eagle Regalia Company, American, founded 1910

medium: celluloid and metal

country: Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Justice
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Anti-lynching movement
Law
Discrimination
Race


title: Photographic postcard of a church congregation

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Portrait
Photography
Communitie
Religion
The black church


title: Swan shaped ring holder owned by Ginger Smock

date: late 20th century

medium: silver, metal, felt

subjects:
Holder
Instrumentalist (musicians)

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


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman

creator: Jesse Starr, American, active ca. 1878-1910

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography

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


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

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

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

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


title: Photograph of Preston Bond

creator: Hooks Bros. Photography, American, 1907 - 1979

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

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Men

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


title: <I>Josephine, My Jo.</I>

creator: James T. Brymn

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Sheet music
Minstrel (music)

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


title: List of locations visited by Company D 807th Pioneer Infantry

creator: Unidentified

date: September 1918 - June 1919

country: France, Europe

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


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

creator: Weintraub Brothers Company, Inc., founded 1917

medium: synthetic fiber with plastic and metal fasteners

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Trouser
Women
Clothing and dress
Military

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


title: Complex molder made by Cesar Chelor

creator: Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784

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


title: Red fedora with striped ribbon hat band

creator: Betmar, American, founded 1933

medium: wool and rayon ribbon

subjects:
Fedora
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Receipt given to the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

creator: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

medium: ink and graphite on paper

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

subjects:
Receipt
Rural life
Communitie
African methodist episcopal
Religion
The black church
Agriculture
Business

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


title: Bill of sale for Charlotte and her daughter Kate to John Rouzee

creator: Muscoe G. Hunberg

date: September 26, 1805

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

subjects:
Financial record
Finance
Family
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Motherhood

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


title: Chair with corn husk seat woven by Johnnie Ree Jackson

creator: Johnnie Ree Jackson, American, born 1904

medium: wood , husk

country: Talbot County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Seat and seat component
Design
Women
American south
Craftsmanship
Furnishing

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


title: Print of Frederick Douglass

creator: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, American, 1852 - 1922

medium: ink on paper, wood, glass

subjects:
Lithograph
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Social reform
Politic
Emancipation
Mass media

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


title: Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

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


title: Free status certification, payroll, and discharge for Richard Gale

creator: James Graves, American

medium: iron gall ink on wove rag paper

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

subjects:
Payroll record
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Finance
Emancipation
Military
United state colored troop

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


title: Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar owned by Bootsy Collins

creator: Washburn Guitars, American, founded 1883

date: July 2002

medium: Guitar: brass (alloy), alloy steel, plastic , crystal (lead glass), paint and mother of pearl on mahogany and maple;

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 Bootsy Collins


title: Pinback button for the Scottsboro United Front Defense

medium: plastic and metal

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Justice
Anti-lynching movement
Labor union
Civil right
Race relation


title: Nation of Islam Sister Clara Muhammad School uniform beret worn by Medina Rowell

medium: polyester

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

subjects:
Beret
Women
Education
Clothing and dress
Nation of islam
Religion
Urban life

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


title: Registration certificate for an enslaved man named Eustaquio

date: February 19, 1870

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

subjects:
Form (documents)
Slavery
Colonie
Spanish colonialism


title: Pinback button supporting African Liberation

date: October 1973

medium: ink or paint on metal

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

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

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


title: Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan in the Philippines

creator: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889

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

country: Philippines, Asia

subjects:
Photographic postcard
Philippines, asia
Photography
Ww i
World war, 1914-1918
Athlete
Military


title: Pinback button for promoting voting registration

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

medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Women
Activism
Suffrage
U.s. history, 1969-2001


title: Pinback button for the Philadelphia Stars

medium: ink, metal and plastic

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Baseball
Segregation
Sport


title: Photographic print of Joseph Phillipps

creator: Thomas B. Cowan

date: early 20th century

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

country: Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography


title: Pink hat with feathers, fabric flowers, and ribbon

medium: feathers, rayon ribbon, metal wire, paper, adhesive, synthetic velveteen, polyester, cellulose acetate, and buckram

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion

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


title: Cream wool cape designed by Arthur McGee

creator: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

medium: wool with plastic buttons

subjects:
Cape (outerwear)
Design
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Hat with white daisies and ribbon

medium: nylon, rayon ribbon, synthetic fiber, polyester velvet, cotton, adhesive, metal wire, and paper

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Walter W. Johnson

creator: Henry Ulke, German American, 1821 - 1910

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

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

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

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


title: <I>Democracy and the Negro People Today</I>

creator: National Negro Congress, American, founded 1935

medium: ink on paper

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

subjects:
Pamphlet
Activism
Association and institution
Civil right
Political organization
Politic
U.s. history, 1933-1945
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: Poster for Harlem on the Prairie

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

medium: lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)


title: Brass stencil for William Hill

creator: Unidentified

medium: brass (alloy)

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


title: Cabinet card of Laura E. Singleton

creator: W. H. Farley, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Holiday and festival


title: Photographic postcard of Daniel Hendricks in Masonic regalia

date: early 1920s

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard

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

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
Freemason
Men
Family
Association and institution

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robin J. Boozé Miller


title: Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen

creator: Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Black-and-white photograph
Photography
Opera (music)
Actor and actresse
Musical theatre


title: Albumen print of an unidentified woman

creator: Jelley & Duke, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper

country: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography


title: Deacon’s chair used by Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

creator: Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austrian, 1849 - 1914

medium: bentwood , wood and metal

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

subjects:
Chair
Segregation
Religion
The black church
Worship service

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia


title: <I>Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 2745</I>

creator: Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791

date: November 22, 1787

medium: laid rag paper

subjects:
Newspaper
Slavery
Self-liberation
Domestic slave trade
Fugitive enslaved
Mass media


title: Nurse's uniform dress worn by Pauline Brown Payne

creator: Angelica Corporation, American, founded 1904

medium: cloth, thread, plastic (organic)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dresse
Medicine
Women
Nursing
Education
Clothing and dress

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


title: George III sterling silver tea pot

creator: Daniel Pontifex, English, 1768 - 1826

medium: sterling silver with wood and brass

country: London, England

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

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


title: Photograph of Lola Autry

creator: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Women
Education


title: Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference

creator: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982

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

subjects:
Flier (printed matter)
Resistance
Activism
Poverty
Social reform
Communitie
Health
Politic
Black power (black pride)
Black power
Urban life


title: Braided straw hat

medium: straw, wire, and synthetic petersham ribbon

subjects:
Hats
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Plate with Uncle Tom's Cabin illustration

date: after 1852

medium: ceramic

subjects:
Plate (dishes)
Design
Resistance
Abolitionist movement
Violence
Antislavery


title: Gelatin silver print of a man with sleeves rolled up

medium: silver nitrate and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography


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

creator: Mark Hopkins Strong, American

medium: albumen on wove paper and cardboard

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

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


title: Photographic postcard of WWI soldier

country: France, Europe

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


title: <I>Y. & M. V. R. R. Station Egremont, Miss. 5-2-27</I>

creator: Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851

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

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


title: Prison issue baseball cap with black panther drawing worn by Herman Wallace

creator: Nissin Caps & Bags, American, founded 1995

date: after 1972

medium: cotton (textile) and plastic with ink

country: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Baseball caps
Justice
Prison
Activism
American south
Clothing and dress
Men
Political organization
Black power (black pride)
Group identity

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


title: Pink dress shirt from a suit worn by Reverend Ike

creator: Brioni, Italian, founded 1945

medium: cotton (textile) and plastic

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Dress shirt
Italy, europe
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Preaching
Religion
Radio

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)


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

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

date: January 21, 1918

medium: ink on paper

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

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


title: <I>Frederick Douglass</I>

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Social reform
Anti-slavery movement
Antislavery


title: <I>Folks At Home</I>

creator: O. Pierre Havens, American, 1838 - 1912

country: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

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


title: Leather tool basket

creator: Unidentified

date: mid 19th-mid 20th century

medium: leather, wood and metal

subjects:
Basket
Slavery
Labor union
Agriculture


title: NASA flight jacket owned by Charles Bolden

creator: Barrier-Wear, American

date: after 1985

medium: cloth with metal

country: Barrier-Wear Inc., Colorado, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Bomber jacket
Aeronautic
Clothing and dress
Science
Military

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)


title: Theatre poster featuring Ira Aldridge performing in Lovers of Bourbon

creator: Theatre Royal, Halifax, British, 1789 - 1933

medium: ink on newsprint

country: Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

subjects:
Poster
Drama (theatre)


title: Badge for Joint Chiefs of Staff worn by General Colin L. Powell

creator: United States Department of Defense

medium: enamel on brass (alloy)

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

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


title: Metal leatherworking riveter by Little Giant

creator: Wells Brothers & Co., founded 1876

medium: iron

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

subjects:
Tool
Skilled labor
Black interior
Labor union
Craftsmanship

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald


title: Tin for Madam C. J. Walker's "Tan-Off"

creator: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906

medium: metal, dyes

country: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Canister
Beauty culture
Business
Colorism


title: Pink hat with hatband and feathers

creator: Betmar, American, founded 1933

medium: wool felt, feathers, synthetic petersham ribbon, plastic, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Pink flower hat with velvet bow and pin

medium: synthetic velvet, synthetic satin, synthetic, nylon net, synthetic fabric covered wire, pipe cleaner, plastic, paper, metal, glass, and adhesive

subjects:
Hats
Flowers
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: <I>Lynching Negro Children in Southern Courts</I>

creator: International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946

subjects:
Pamphlet
Justice
Anti-lynching movement
American south
Civil right
Political organization
Politic
Mass media


title: Button from The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School

creator: The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School, American, 1895 - 1973

date: April 1909

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

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

subjects:
Button (information artifacts)
Medicine
Education
Urban life

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ladene Miles Bourne


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman

creator: Herstein Gallery, American, 1873 - 1904

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: Landscape photograph of Cumberland River

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Landscapes
Nature
Photography


title: Cabinet card of a young man

creator: James N. Furlong, American

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

country: Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified man wearing a striped bowtie 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: Portfolio owned by Chris Dundee

creator: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910

medium: leather , cloth

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

subjects:
Portfolio (containers)
Sport
Business

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


title: Danish Free Black Citizenship Commemorative Medal

creator: Frederik Christopher Krohn, Danish, 1806 - 1883

medium: bronze

country: Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Medal
Colonie
Civil right
Free communitie of color
Ornamentation
Freedom
Dutch colonialism
International affair
Antislavery

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


title: Photograph of a man with a beard wearing a dark colored suit and vest

date: late 19th century - early 20th century

medium: Albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

subjects:
Cartes-de-visite
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: <I>Utilities & Transportation</I>

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

medium: ink on paper

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

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

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


title: 35mm camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson

creator: Vivitar, founded 1938

medium: plastic and metal

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

subjects:
Photography
Black enterprise
American south
Communitie
Segregation
Business


title: Streamer for U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary owned by Gen. Colin Powell

creator: United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775

medium: rayon with silk and metal

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


title: Cabinet card photograph of Matt Gray

creator: Richards Photography, American

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

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Black polypropylene straw pillbox hat

creator: Unidentified

medium: polypropylene, metal wire, monofilament thread and synthetic cotton blend petersham ribbon

country: Taiwan, Asia

subjects:
Pillboxe (hats)
Taiwan, asia
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: Manuscript of Emancipation Proclamation on card

medium: ink on paper, paperboard

country: United States, North and Central America

subjects: United states, north and central america


title: Dress designed by Ann Lowe

creator: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981

medium: silk faille, nylon net, tulle, linen gauze, silk organza, metal, metal boning, cotton thread, and elastic

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

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


title: <I>Rolling Fork, Miss. 5-2-27</I>

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

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


title: Photograph of Lucius Harper, Jr. "off to school"

creator: Lucius Harper, American, 1867 - 1920

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

subjects:
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Education
Children


title: Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth

creator: Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper with cardboard


title: Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress

date: late 19th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography


title: Bass guitar used by Norwood Fisher in the band Fishbone

creator: Peavey Electronics, American, founded 1965

medium: hardwood with polyurethane , maple, rock , steel , nickel silver , chrome , polycarbonate and nylon

subjects:
Double basse
Punk (music)
Rock and roll (music)
Funk (music)

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


title: <I>The Sale</I>

creator: Henry Louis Stephens, American, 1821 - 1886

medium: lithographic ink on cardboard

subjects:
Color lithograph
Domestic slave trade
Caricature and cartoon


title: Grey and cream faux fur hat with brown ribbon

date: mid-20th century

medium: faux fur, elastic, metal, plastic, and synthetic ribbon

subjects:
Hats
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Wood 4.5 golf club used by Ethel Funches

creator: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010

date: late 20th century

medium: wood, metal, rubber, and ink

subjects:
Golf club (equipment)
Amusement
Sport
Golf
Athlete

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


title: <I>You'll Never Need a Doctor No More / Eve Cost Adam Just One Bone</I>

creator: Bert Williams, American, 1874 - 1922

medium: shellac, ink on paper

subjects:
Long-playing record
Skeletons & bones
Minstrel (music)
Mass media
Vaudeville

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris


title: Pair of arm length purple gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Van Raalte, American, 1907 - 2000

medium: rayon with glass buttons

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

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


title: Cotton patchwork hat with bow

medium: cotton, silk organza, plastic, and synthetic grosgrain ribbon


title: Gold sequined dress with matching hat and purse

medium: synthetic faille, cotton, twill, buckram, padding, sequin, metal, plastic, and elastic

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Purse (bags)
Millinery
Clothing and dress


title: <I>U.S. 10th Cavalry on March</I>

creator: F.R. Tims, English

medium: ink and paper

country: Chittendon County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Postcard
Photography
Buffalo soldier
Military


title: Albumen print of a woman and two children in front of a log house in Georgia

creator: H. S. Clark, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper

country: Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Albumen print
Photography
U.s. history, 1865-1921
Rural life
American south
Domestic life
Family
Children
Housing

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


title: Medal ribbon bar with three ribbons issued to John Roland Anderson

creator: United States Army, American, founded 1775

medium: silk with metal

credit_line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and Gregory Gwaltney


title: <I>Company C 367th Infantry "Just back from France"</I>

date: March 1919

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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


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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Business

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


title: Pennant for the New York Cuban Stars

medium: paint on felt

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

subjects: Pennant Baseball Segregation Sport


title: Wood 4 golf club used by Ethel Funches

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


title: Muster roll for Company K of the 24th Infantry Regiment

date: December 31, 1873

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

subjects:
Muster roll
Buffalo soldier
Reconstruction, u.s. history, 1865-1877
Military


title: Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family

creator: Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s

medium: ink on cardboard

subjects:
Boxe (containers)
Social reform
Abolitionist movement
Association and institution
Societie
Antislavery

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


title: China tea cups from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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

medium: paint on leaf (metal) porcelain

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

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

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


title: Brown wool hat with ribbon band

creator: Maison's, American

medium: wool, cotton synthetic blend petersham, and buckram

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


title: Cabinet card of H. L. Cunningham

creator: W. W. Fox, American

medium: albumen and silver on paper on card mount

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Men


title: Key for rigid speed handcuffs manufactured by Hiatt and Company

creator: Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780

medium: nickel

country: Birmingham, England, Europe

subjects:
Keys (hardware)
Birmingham, england, europe
Prison
Slavery
Law


title: Printed lyrics for the Song of the First of Arkansas

creator: Lindley Miller, American, 1834 - 1864

medium: ink on paper

subjects:
Song
Slavery
U.s. history, civil war, 1861-1865
Music
Emancipation
Military


title: Cap for a sleeping car porter

creator: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, American, 1847 - 1980

medium: leather, plastic, metal

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

subjects:
Caps (headgear)
Segregation
Labor union
Clothing and dress

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


title: White panel with repeating face pattern by Moshood

creator: Moshood, Nigerian American

medium: linen and cotton blend with paint

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Panel (costume components)
African diaspora
Design
Black enterprise
Fashion
Religion


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

creator: Schutz Photo, American, founded 1918

date: April 1942

medium: silver and photographic gelatin

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

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

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


title: Nine-patch pattern quilt owned by the Russell family of Lyles Station

creator: Katie Mariah Hardiman, American, 1877 - 1954

medium: cotton

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

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile
Design
Rural life
Communitie
Domestic life
Family

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


title: Black floral brocade handbag

creator: Unidentified

medium: synthetic velvet, yarn, synthetic leather, synthetic faille, cardboard, and metal

subjects:
Purse (bags)
Flowers
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photographic postcard portrait of Margarette Davenport in costume

medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

subjects: 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: Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Letter (correspondence)
U.s. history, 1919-1933
Labor union
Correspondence
International affair
Military


title: Cabinet card of an unidentified child in a white dress by Ball & Sons

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Cabinet photograph
Photography
American west
Children
Business


title: Tintype portrait of a man wearing a fur hat

medium: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer


title: Photographic print of funeral floral arrangements for Samuel M. Jackson Jr.

creator: The Blanch Randle Studio, American, active 1920s

date: September 1928

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

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

subjects:
Photograph
Flowers
American south
Funeral rite and ceremonie
American west
Communitie
Family
Children

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


title: Danish Free Black Citizenship Commemorative Medal

creator: Frederik Christopher Krohn, Danish, 1806 - 1883

medium: silver

country: Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, North and Central America

subjects:
Medal
Colonie
Civil right
Free communitie of color
Ornamentation
Freedom
Dutch colonialism
International affair
Antislavery

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


title: Charleston slave badge from 1800 for Fisher No. 14

creator: Ralph Atmar Jr., American, 1767 - 1809

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: Photographic print of Eunice Jackson, Samuel M. Jackson Jr and two women

medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

subjects:
Photograph
American south
American west
Communitie
Family
Children


title: <I>An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair</I>

creator: William Henry Furness, American, 1802 - 1896

medium: ink on paper (fiber product)

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

subjects:
Sermon
Anti-slavery movement
Antislavery


title: Sale agreement for a lot in colonial New Spain

creator: Diego Basquez

date: January 19, 1682

medium: ink on wove paper

country: Puebla, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

subjects:
Slavery
Law
Colonie
Spanish colonialism
Urban life


title: Hand-colored albumen portrait of Princess Dagmar

medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

country: Denmark, Europe

subjects:
Albumen print
Denmark, europe
Portraits
Photography
International affair

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


title: Uniform coat owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

creator: Wanamaker & Brown, American, 1861 - 1986

medium: wool, metal, plastic

subjects:
Coat
Labor union
Transportation
Clothing and dress

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: Photographic postcard of William Naylor Buckner Jr.

subjects: Portrait Education


title: Order form from Newsflash, Inc

creator: Newsflash Inc., American, founded 1934

subjects:
Order form
Photography
Business


title: Cotton envelope chemise with lace trim

medium: cotton plain weave batiste, cotton Valenciennes lace, glass pearlized buttons, and silk satin ribbon

subjects:
Chemise (underwear)
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: Black velvet belt with gold trim 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


title: Singer sewing machine and table from Mae's Millinery Shop

creator: Singer Corporation, American, founded 1851

medium: metal and wood

subjects:
Sewing machine (equipment)
Women
Black enterprise
Millinery
Labor union
Business

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


title: Black nightgown with lace bodice and pleated skirt

medium: machine lace with synthetic knit

subjects:
Nightgown
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Golf shoe belonging to Ethel Funches

creator: FootJoy, American, founded 1857

medium: leather, rubber, metal, plastic, ink, and thread

subjects:
Shoe (footwear)
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: High crown fabric hat with multicolored palm tree print

medium: cotton, synthetic silk, adhesive, synthetic dye, and buckram.

subjects:
Hats
Palms
Trees
Millinery
Clothing and dress
Fashion


title: Photograph of an unidentified Buffalo Soldier with a mustache

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

subjects:
Cabinet photograph
Photography
Buffalo soldier
Military