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Scrapbook featuring Frances Albrier's work on the Citizenship Education Project

Created by: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987

Medium: Album: cardboard, paper, string, pressure-sensitive tape; Clippings: ink on paper; Photographs: silver or dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: 14 x 12 1/4 x 1 in. (35.6 x 31.1 x 2.5 cm)

Type: scrapbooks

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1956-1957

Caption: This scrapbook was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description: A scrapbook containing clippings and photographs related to Frances Albrier's work on the National Council of Negro Women and the Citizenship Education Project, in San Francisco, California in 1956 and 1957. The scrapbook consists of 47 pages, with notes and inscriptions appearing throughout. The scrapbook was compiled by Frances Albrier herself.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Education; Politics (Practical); Social reform; Suffrage; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection

Object number: 2010.60.1

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896; Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm); H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

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

Object number: 2010.2.2a-d

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Textiles; Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7

Created by: Wollensak, American, 1899 - 1972
Used by: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Mosque No. 7, American, founded 1946

Medium: metal and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/2 x 12 x 10 5/8 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 27 cm)

Type: audio equipment; machine-readable artifacts

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1960

Description: Wollensak Stereo-tape magnetic recorder, Model T-1515. Beige plastic with silver metal. The front of the recorder has several beige buttons to play, record and stop as well as volume and tone controls. There is a counter to track the time of the recording to the left of the buttons. The lid of the recorder lifts off so that tape reels can be placed inside for recording. The lid of the recorder has the words [3M WOLLENSAK]. The handle on the side of the recorder also includes the word [WOLLENSAK].

Topic: African American; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Religious groups; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2011.53

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pew from the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Commissioned by: Unidentified
Used by: Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1844

Medium: wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 × 51 × 29 in., 90 lb. (119.4 × 129.5 × 73.7 cm, 40.8 kg)

Type: pews

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

Date: 1891

Description: A dark-stained oak church pew with decoratively carved top crowns and sculptured ends. A brass plaque on the end identifies it as number 58.

Topic: African American; Craftsmanship; Religious groups

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois

Object number: 2006.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects; Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton

Manufactured by: C.R. Gibson and Company, American, founded 1870
Subject of: Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979; Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984

Medium: leather, ink on paper, newsprint and pressure-sensitive tape
Dimensions: Closed: 10 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27.3 × 20.6 × 1 cm)

Type: scrapbooks

Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America; Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1939

Description: This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside Lollaretta included her wedding invitation, a newspaper clipping of her dream wedding dress, and lists of guests and their gifts.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; American West; Communities; Families; United States--Social life and customs

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

Object number: 2012.30.5

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

Written by: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, American, 1872 - 1906
Published by: Dodd, Mead and Company, American, 1839 - 1990

Medium: cardboard , ink on book paper
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. (16.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm)

Type: hardcover books

Date: 1903

Description: A hardcover, olive green book with gold print and title decoratively framed.

Topic: African American; Literature; United States--History--1865-1921

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

Object number: 2010.42.7

Restrictions & Rights: © 1903 by Dodd, Mead and Company

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Commissioned by: Universal Negro Improvement Association, American, founded 1914
Manufactured by: TharpeRobbins Company, Inc., American, founded 1892

Medium: bronze and leather
Dimensions: 2011.57.18a: 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1/16 in. (4.5 × 4.2 × 0.2 cm); 2011.57.18b: 6 5/16 × 11/16 × 13/16 in. (16 × 1.8 × 2 cm)

Type: medals

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

Date: ca. 1920

Description: A bronze African Redemption medal produced for the Universal Negro Improvement Association (2011.57.18a) with leather strap (2011.57.18b). The medal itself is in the shape of an eight-pointed star with a bar across the top two points for affixing a leather strap. The front of the medal has a five pointed star in relief in the center with the words [AFRICAN / REDEMPTION] above and below the design. Each cardinal orientation has a letter of U.N.I.A. stamped in relief, with [U] on top, [N] on the PR, [I] on the PL, and [A] on the bottom. The back of the medal is bare except for the manufacturer's mark, which appears stamped at the center bottom. The leather strap is black and has a metal buckle clasp and several tooled holes for fastening.

Topic: African American; Africa; Associations and institutions; Social reform

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

Object number: 2011.57.18ab

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. IX No. 3

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927; Simms, Hilda, American, 1918 - 1994; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: November 24, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from November 24, 1955. The cover features a photo of Hilda Simms and Sidney Poitier surrounded by black, white, and orange print. The interior contains an article about the Emmett Till trial.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.10

Restrictions & Rights: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 18

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Rich, Lucille; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: September 8, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 8, 1955. The cover features a photo of Lucille Rich surrounded by black and teal print. The inside has an article about Emmett Till on pages 3-4, titled: [Chicago boy, 14, Kidnaped (sic) by Mississippi Whites]. The cover has ink markings in three places.

Topic: African American; Colorism; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.3

Restrictions & Rights: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 19

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Weathersby, Beverly

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: September 15, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 15, 1955. The cover features a photo of Beverly Weathersby surrounded by black and olive print. The interior contains an article about Emmett Till on pages 6-9. The article is titled "Nation horrified by Murder of Kidnapped Chicago Youth."

Topic: African American; Education; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.5

Restrictions & Rights: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 20

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Williams, Sue

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 20.6 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: September 22, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 22, 1955. The cover features a photo of Sue Williams surrounded by black and magenta print. The interior contains an article about Emmett Till.

Topic: African American; Hair; Hate crimes; Mass media; Race relations

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.6

Restrictions & Rights: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 21

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Holloway, Nancy, American, born 1932; Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 3/8 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.3 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: September 29, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 29, 1955. The cover features a photo of Nancy Holloway surrounded by orange and black print. The interior contains an article about the Emmett Till investigation on pages 8-10. The article is titled "Where is the Third Man in Till Lynching?"

Topic: African American; Hate crimes; Mass media; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.7

Restrictions & Rights: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Candle snuffer depicting a caricature of a man's head

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: brass (alloy)
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 33.7 x 3.5 cm)

Type: candle snuffers

Date: 20th century

Description: A brass candle snuffer depicting a caricature of a man's head. The man is wearing a brimmed hat. The interior of the snuffer is hollow in order to be placed over a lit candle. The handle is a thin piece of brass.

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Domestic life; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.100

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Tools and Equipment-Domestic; Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Figurine in the form of a caricatured African woman and child

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: ceramic , metal , paint
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (15.9 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm)

Type: figurines

Date: 20th century

Description: A figurine in the form of a caricatured African woman and child. Both of the figures are wearing red and white scalloped, striped skirts. The woman is holding a gold spear in her proper right hand and is wearing gold hoop earrings. Woman and child are standing on a purple and teal base. Child is connected to female using two small metal rod attached to the woman's leg and the child's back and head.

Topic: African American; Africa; Caricature and cartoons; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.101

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Bobblehead doll in the form of "Mammy"

Created by: Bouge, Cindee, American

Medium: papier mâché , metal and glass
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (26 x 9.5 x 12.4 cm)

Type: character dolls

Date: 2000-2007

Description: A papier mâché bobblehead doll in the form of "Mammy." The doll's head and body are attached by a metal spring. Her nose, cheeks, and lips are red. The figure has glass eyes with brown irises. A white kerchief with black polka dots covers her head. She has bare feet and is wearing a yellow dress with black polka dots. The dress has a black ruffle over the breast and a black shawl is tied around her neck. Her breasts and backside protrude out from the body. The figure is mounted on a round black base. Signed on the back, at the bottom right [Cindee / Bouge].

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Craftsmanship; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.110

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Papier mâché container in the form of "Mammy's" head

Created by: Bouge, Cindee, American

Medium: paint on papier mâché and cloth
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. (21 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm)

Type: containers

Date: 2003

Description: Papier mâché container in the form of "Mammy's" head. The container is spherical, with a round hole cut out at the top, revealing a hollow inside. The face has a prominent nose and large red lips. Yellow flower-print fabric is adhered around the head and tied as a kerchief. The print features blue, red, and yellow flowers with green stems. The bottom of the container is signed, in black [Cindee / Bouge / 2003]

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Craftsmanship; Domestic life; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.111

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Five figurines in the form of caricatured male musicians

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: ceramic
Dimensions: H x W x D (2007.7.141.1): 2 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (7.5 × 4.9 × 3.8 cm); H x W x D (2007.7.141.2): 2 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.7 × 3.8 cm); H x W x D (2007.7.141.3): 2 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7 × 4.3 × 4.4 cm); H x W x D (2007.7.141.4): 2 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (7 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm); H x W x D (2007.7.141.5): 2 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (6.8 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)

Type: figurines

Date: ca. 1930-1940s

Description: 2007.7.141.1:; A ceramic figurine in the form of a caricatured male musician playing the clarinet while sitting on a red ottoman. The musician is wearing a black suit with a black tie over a white shirt. The man’s skin and hair are painted the same color black as the suit and his lips are painted red. The clarinet is painted gold. There is a hole on the bottom of figurine.; 2007.7.141.2:; A ceramic figurine in the form of a caricatured male musician playing the saxophone while sitting on a red ottoman. The musician is wearing a black suit with a black tie over a white shirt. The man’s skin and hair are painted the same color black as the suit and his lips are painted red. The saxophone is painted gold. There is a hole on the bottom of figurine.; 2007.7.141.3:; A ceramic figurine in the form of a caricatured male musician playing a drum while sitting on a red ottoman. The musician is wearing a black suit with a black tie over a white shirt. The man’s skin and hair are painted the same color black as the suit and his lips are painted red. The drum and drum mallets are painted gold. There is a hole on the bottom of figurine.; 2007.7.141.4:; A ceramic figurine in the form of a caricatured male musician playing the trumpet while sitting on a red ottoman. The musician is wearing a black suit with a black tie over a white shirt. The man’s skin and hair are painted the same color black as the suit and his lips are painted red. The trumpet is painted gold. There is a hole on the bottom of figurine.; 2007.7.141.5:; A ceramic figurine in the form of a caricatured male musician playing the banjo while sitting on a red ottoman. The musician is wearing a black suit with a black tie over a white shirt. The man’s skin and hair are painted the same color black as the suit, his lips are painted red and his teeth have been painted white. The banjo is painted gold. There is a hole on the bottom of figurine.

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Minstrel (Music); Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.141.1-.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pin-back button advertising "Trixy" brand molasses

Attributed to: D.B. Scully Syrup Company, American

Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.9 x 1 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: ca. 1954

Description: A pin-back button advertising "Trixy" brand molasses. The button features a cartoon image of a “Picaninny” girl’s face. The girl has a large red bow with yellow circle decorations under her chin. She has nine small red ties in her hair. The background of the top two thirds of the button is yellow with darker yellow rays. The bottom third of the button has a blue background. Button reads, [TRIXY / LOUISIANA / OLD STYLE COOKING / MOLASSES / D. B. SCULLY SYRUP CO. / CHICAGO, ILL.].

Topic: African American; Advertising; Caricature and cartoons; Cooking and dining; Foodways; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.178

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: paint on wood , metal
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (30.8 x 14 x 11.4 cm)

Type: walking dolls

Date: ca. 1935

Description: A painted, wooden walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter. The porter has a cartoonish face with large, round eyes and a wide white mouth. He is painted wearing bellhop uniform: a gold jacket with four (4) black buttons and the word [SAMBO] under his proper left breast pocket. A hat is painted on top of his head, gold with a red front. His torso is hinged at the waist to his cylindrical, red legs. The porter has large platform feet with curved bottoms that allows the toy to walk. The shoes are painted black, the backs gold. There are circular grooves cut into the porter's lower back.

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.206

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Toys and Games
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: paint on wood
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (35.2 x 13.3 x 14 cm)

Type: walking dolls

Date: ca. 1935

Description: A painted, wooden walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter. The figure has a black cartoonish face with white eyes, a large, red mouth and white teeth. The top of his head is also black, with two orange stripes on the proper left. He is painted wearing a red jacket, white shirt and a black tie. His legs are cylindrical and painted orange. The figure's proper right foot is missing. The proper left foot has a flat top and curved bottom with the front of the foot painted orange, and the back painted black. The back of his head is painted orange at the top with a red body and orange legs. There is a broken orange wooden post coming out of the porter's lower back.

Topic: African American; Caricature and cartoons; Stereotypes

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number: 2007.7.207

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification: Toys and Games
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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