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Ambrotype of Frederick Douglass
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- collodion and silver on glass photographic plates with leather and velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (12.1 x 9.8 cm)
- Case open: 4 3/4 x 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (12.1 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm)
- Case closed: 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (12.1 x 9.8 x 1.9 cm)
- Type
- ambrotypes
- portraits
- Date
- 1855-1865
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Frederick Douglass wearing a jacket, waistcoat, and bowtie. The wet plate ambrotype plates are housed in a folding leather case with tooled gilt oval mat and red velvet lining.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.36.10ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Drawing of Frederick Douglass
- Created by
- Nock, George, American, born 1946
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
- Date
- after 1946
- Description
- An ink drawing of Frederick Douglass. Douglass is wearing a jacket and bowtie. He has a beard and his hair is combed back in the portrait.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Emancipation
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © George Nock. Permission required for use.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Frederick Douglass' Paper
- Published by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (open): 26 1/2 × 38 in. (67.3 × 96.5 cm)
- H x W (closed): 26 1/2 × 19 1/8 in. (67.3 × 48.5 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 28, 1854
- Description
- The July 28, 1854 issue of Frederick Douglass' Paper, a Rochester-based weekly newspaper published and edited by Frederick Douglass that centered on antislavery efforts and other social reform causes. The title [Frederick Douglass' Paper] is printed in large text across the top, just underneath the title are the issue details printed between two horizontal black lines: [Vol. VII, No. 32, ROCHESTER, N.Y. FRIDAY JULY 28, 1854., Whole Number 344]. The text of the paper is densely concentrated in seven vertical columns and there is both a vertical and horizontal crease through the center. An inscription of the name [Stephen Reeves] is written in black ink at the top right corner of the front page. The last page contains a large advertisement: "Call for a National Emigration Convention of Colored Men to be held in Cleveland Ohio" and is signed in print by Martin R. Delany.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Education
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Frederick Douglass
- Created by
- Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822 - 1895
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 12 9/16 x 10 15/16 x 7/8 in. (31.9 x 27.8 x 2.2 cm)
- H x W (object in frame): 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (14 x 11.7 cm)
- Type
- lithographs
- portraits
- Date
- ca. 1875
- Description
- A lithograph portrait of Frederick Douglass. Douglass is pictured wearing a dark colored suit and jacket with a white, high collared undershirt. He has a mustache. Typed below the portrait is “Eng. by A.H Ritchie. “ Written at the bottom of the portrait in black ink is “Frederick Douglass.”
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Emancipation
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Frederick Douglass
- Created by
- Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 7 1/8 in. (22.9 × 18.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Sheet size): 12 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (30.6 × 26 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Date
- ca. 1895
- Description
- A seated portrait of an older Frederick Douglass. Douglass wears a suit with bow tie, jacket and vest.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.37.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuskegee Archives
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Print of Frederick Douglass
- Published by
- Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, American, 1852 - 1922
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 14 15/16 x 16 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (37.9 x 42.7 x 2.9 cm)
- H x W (object in frame): 7 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (19.1 x 25.2 cm)
- Type
- lithographs
- portraits
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1879
- Description
- A lithographic print of Frederick Douglass. The print is hand colored. Douglass is sitting at a desk and reading a newspaper. His right leg is crossed over his left and he is looking to his right. At the bottom underneath the image is “No. 7.—Our Artistic Correspondent interviewing Frederick Douglass in the District Marshal’s (sic) Office, Washington, D.C..” and “Illustrated Interviews with Eminent Public Men on Leading Topics of the Day.—see Page 258, 1879." The print is matted and framed.
- Topic
- African American
- Emancipation
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
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- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Carte-de-visite of Frederick Douglass
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Douglass, Helen Pitts, American, 1838 - 1903
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Date
- 1862 - 1870
- Description
- This carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse side has a laurel wreath in ink in the center. Text originally inside the wreath is obscured due to paper loss. Below the wreath is an inscription that reads “Helen Douglass.”
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole A. Hyman
- Object number
- 2016.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
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- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pinback button featuring Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- President Lincoln, Abraham, American, 1809 - 1865
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)
- Date
- 1960s
- Description
- A round pinback button featuring a black-and-white photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the proper left and a black-and-white photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass on the proper right. The portraits are in the center against a cream background. A gold colored border surrounds the outside edge of the button with bands of blue with white stars at the top and bottom center and bands of white with red stripes at the right and left center.
- Topic
- African American
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.77.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Received by
- Brown, Mary Ann, American, 1817 - 1884
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Place made
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 30, 1858
- Description
- A letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass from Rochester, New York, on January 30, 1858, to Brown's wife and children. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. The letter is first written by Brown, who does not sign his portion beyond "Your Affectionate Husband and Father." Brown writes of missing his wife and children very much, but of not being able to visit them. He also asks his daughter Ruth about her husband, Henry Thompson, becoming involved in Brown's "school," coded language for Brown's militant abolitionist dealings. He further speaks of recruiting his sons for his work and requests that the family write to him under the name "N. Hawkins: Care of Fred'k Douglas [sic] Esq'r Rochester N[.] Y." Douglass writes on the lower half of the verso page with his words oriented three different directions to fit the page. He speaks of his friendship with the Brown family and invites any of them to his home, where John Brown is staying, signing as "Fred. Douglass."
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Correspondence
- Domestic life
- Fatherhood
- Government
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.26.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson, Joseph Douglass
- Photograph by
- Bourdon, Denis, Canadian
- Notman Photo Company, American, 1866 - 1894
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Douglass, Joseph Henry, American, 1871 - 1935
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- albumen prints
- Place made
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 10, 1894
- Caption
- This carte-de-visite is found in Series 6 of the Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection. This collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd as well as her related family members from various areas throughout the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This collection is comprised of correspondence, ephemera and photographs discussing family life, religion, race, education as well as the family relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is available for research by contacting NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu or see our collections in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives available here: https://goo.gl/Rwckpe.
- Description
- A cabinet card of Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph Douglass. Frederick Douglass is featured on the right side of the image and sits in a chair holding papers in his hands atop his lap. Joseph Douglass, in the left side of the image, sits atop a table and holds a violin in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is resting on the back of his grandfather. The bottom of the card has a maker's mark and address for Notman Photographic Company in Boston.
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Fatherhood
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Charlene Hodges Byrd
- Object number
- A2010.26.29.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photographic souvenir of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home in Anacostia, D.C.
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Talbert, Mary Burnett, American, 1866 - 1923
- National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 18 in. (20.3 x 45.7 cm)
- Type
- souvenirs
- Place depicted
- Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Description
- A rectangular, framed photographic souvenir poster of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home in Anancostia, D.C. The poster features three black-and-white photographs against a tan background. In the center is a rectangular photograph of the exterior of the Frederick Douglass house. To the proper left is an oval photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass, where he appears in profile from the chest up. Underneath the portrait is the text [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / Anti-Slavery Orator, Publicist and Journalist. Nominated for the "Hall of Fame."]. To the proper right is an oval photographic portrait of Mary B. Talbert, where she appears standing in profile, looking down at a white flower she holds in one hand, her other hand resting against the back of a chair. Beneath the portrait of Talbert is printed [MRS. MARY B. TALBERT / Of Buffalo, N.Y., Life Member, Trustee Board, Douglass Home. Under her administration and direction the Douglass Home was redeemed.].
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
- Subject of
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1845
- Description
- A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Identity
- Literature
- Men
- Resistance
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Broadside for "Men of Color" Recruitment
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- printing ink on rag paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 95 × 48 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (241.3 × 123.5 × 7 cm)
- H x W: 93 3/4 × 46 1/4 in. (238.1 × 117.5 cm)
- Type
- broadsides
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1863
- Description
- Large three-sheet broadside promoting "Men of Color" to enlist in the Army; text printed in relief with carved wood type and cast letterpress/metal type. Text reads "MEN OF COLOR To Arms! To Arms!"
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- 201Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.133
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization Vol XXVII, No. 1405
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 23 1/2 x 18 1/16 x 15/16 in. (59.7 x 45.9 x 2.4 cm)
- H x W: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- November 14, 1883
- Description
- The front page of Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization, Vol. XXVII, No. 1405. It has a full-page portrait of Frederick Douglass. Douglass is wearing a suit in the portrait. Typed below the image is "FREDERICK DOUGLASS - [See Page 743]."
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Emancipation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
My Bondage and My Freedom
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Miller, Orton & Co.
- Subject of
- Smith, Gerrit, American, 1794 - 1874
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (19.1 x 14 x 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (IN SPECIALLY MADE STAND): 5 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 18.6 × 19.1 cm)
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1857
- Description
- Hardcover book entitled "My Bondage and My Freedom" with an illustration of Frederick Douglass as frontispiece. This slave narrative is dedicated to Gerrit Smith.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Identity
- Literature
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The North Star, Vol. I No. 37
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Published by
- Dick, John, British
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in. (33.5 × 47 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 8, 1848
- Description
- The September 8, 1848 issue of the North Star, an antislavery newspaper published in Rochester, New York by Frederick Douglass. The paper is printed with black text on yellowed newsprint. The masthead reads [THE NORTH STAR. / RIGHT IS OF NO SEX-TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR-GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BRETHREN. / ROCHESTER, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1848.] On the left side of the masthead is [FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / M. R. DELANY, / EDITORS / VOL. 1. NO. 37.] Printed on the right side of the masthead is [JOHN DICK, PUBLISHER / WHOLE NO.-37.]. The main text is organized into seven columns of small print. At the top of the column on the far left, above the publisher's notices and list of agents, is printed: [The object of the NORTH STAR will be to attack SLAVERY in all its forms and aspects; advocate UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION; exalt the standard of PUBLIC MORALITY; promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the COLORED PEOPLE; and hasten the day of FREEDOM to the THREE MILLIONS of our ENSLAVED FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.] This issue contains several anti-slavery essays and letters, including a letter from Douglass to his previous enslaver Thomas Auld, titled [To My Old Master], as well as a critique of the Liberian colonization movement, news of the rebellion in Ireland, poetry, notices of anti-slavery society meetings around the region, and general advertisements.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Social reform
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.151.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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Handbill for a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Printed by
- Tucker Printing House, American
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Twain, Mark, American, 1835 - 1910
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm)
- Type
- handbills
- Place printed
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- A paper handbill advertisement for a performance by the Jubilee Singers on March 23, 1875 at City Hall in an unnamed location. One side of the handbill has the printed title [A SONG FROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS] at the top and then recounts a visit of the Jubilee Singers with Frederick Douglass where he shared a spiritual that he sang while enslaved that inspired him to seek freedom in the North. The lyrics of the song are printed in the center of the handbill. The details for the upcoming performance are printed at the bottom center in large text [CITY HALL / ON THE EVENING OF / TUESDAY, MARCH 23D, 1875. / Tickets now on sale at Stockbridge's]. At the bottom left corner in small print is [Tucker Printing House, Portland.]
- The other side of the handbill has printed a letter to [Theo. F. Seward, Esq.] from Samuel Clemens recounting how much he enjoys performances by the Jubilee Singers. At the top of the page in large text is printed [MARK TWAIN / AND THE / Jubilee Singers]. At the bottom center of the page is the text [CITY HALL, / TUESDAY EVENING!].
- Topic
- African American
- Amusements
- Folk (Music)
- Resistance
- Singers (Musicians)
- Slavery
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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Republican Notification Committee, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 20th, 1892
- Photograph by
- Prince, Fotografer, American, 1847 - 1929
- Subject of
- President McKinley, William, American, 1843 - 1901
- President Harrison, Benjamin, American, 1833 - 1901
- Harris, Charles Oscar, American, 1852 - 1913
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and albumen on photographic paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
- H x W: 15 x 21 1/2 in. (38.1 x 54.6 cm)
- Type
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1892
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of men seated and standing in front of a doorway. They wear coats, many wear ties, and several hold bowler and top-hats. At the bottom right of the photograph is the address, "11th and Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C." Below the photograph is written "Republican Notification Comittee / Washington, D.C., / Monday, June 20th 1892." Frederick Douglass stands at the back, just left of the doorway.
- Topic
- African American
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Charles Oscar Harris
- Object number
- 2010.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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- Media Arts-Photography
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Life Vol. 65, No. 21
- Created by
- Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
- Published by
- Time Inc., American, founded 1922
- Written by
- Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
- Butterfield, Roger, American, 1907 - 1981
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1/4 in. (34.6 x 26.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- November 22, 1968
- Description
- A copy of LIfe Magazine from November 22, 1968. The cover of the magazine features an image of a photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass inside an ornamental gold and wooden frame set against a black background. At the top left is the LIFE title in white text against a rectangular red background. At center, in white text is [The Search / for a / BLACK PAST]. The issue is the first in a new series on "Negro History." The series is introduced on page 91 with the text [Here LIFE begins a new series which, taking a fresh look at Negro history, is an effort to place in proper perspective this richly significant segment of the American experience.]. The introduction is followed by an article written by John Hope Franklin titled "Rebels, Runaways and Heroes: The Bitter Years of Slavery." There are numerous illustrations, photographs, and artifacts. The magazine has 120 pages and the back cover is an advertisement for Pall Mall cigarettes.
- Topic
- African American
- Education
- Identity
- Mass media
- Race relations
- Slavery
- United States--History
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, Inc. Permission required for use.
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- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Hayes, Roland, American, 1887 - 1977
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Spaulding, Charles Clinton, American, 1874 - 1952
- Moton, Robert Russa, American, 1867 - 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: H x W: 21 1/4 x 15 5/16 in. (54 x 38.9 cm)
- Frame: H x W: 23 1/4 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (59.1 x 42.9 x 2.5 cm)
- Type
- advertisements
- Date
- 1906-1950
- Description
- Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown ink. One side is titled "Amazing Progress of Colored Race / - improved appearance responsible" at the top. Underneath are portraits of Booker T. Washington, Roland Hayes, Cab Calloway, C. C. Spaulding, Dr. Moton and Frederick Douglass arranged in a semi-circle around the text "Good Looks, Neatness / Were Very Important Essentials / in the Success of these People." Each portrait is accompanied by a short note about the individual pictured. The bottom half of the page features a portrait of Madam C. J. Walker next to an images of a cabin and her home, Villa Lewaro. The images accompany text under the title "From Slave Cabin to Mansion / - the Greatest Benefactress of Our Race." The page also features an image of Walker's Wonder Pomade for men and other advertising text.
- The reverse has tan text in a dark brown box at the top that reads "Look Your Best to Succeed / The Choicest Gifts of Society and Business / Go to Those Who Prepare Themselves and -- / "Look the Part"." Underneath, the page features illustrations of a beauty salon and portraits of multiple women in various poses. At the center of the page is a tan oval with brown text advertising Madam Walker’s beauty treatments. The advertisement is housed in a gold-painted wooden frame with clear glass on each side.
- Topic
- African American
- Advertising
- Beauty culture
- Business
- Men
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
- Object number
- 2013.153.11.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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