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  • Pendant for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member's silver anniversary

    Pendant for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member's silver anniversary

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    1 1/8 x 1 x 3/16 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm)
    Type
    pendants (jewelry)
    Date
    after 1933
    Description
    An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pendant with a stickpin back. The pendant is silver in color with the Alpha Kappa Alpha seal at center and a circular border.
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Sororities
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
    Object number
    2013.133.2.6
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago

    Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago

    Illustrated by
    Pious, Robert Savon, American, 1908 - 1983
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 21 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (54.5 × 35 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    1940
    Caption
    The American Negro Exposition took place at the Chicago Coliseum, July 4 through September 2, 1940. The event recognized two important occasions: the 75th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery and the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring the contributions of African Americans to American life since 1865, the Exposition was considered the first Negro World's Fair and the first time that African Americans had the opportunity to present themselves and their stories to the world.
    Description
    A poster for the American Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coliseum. The image on the poster is of a male standing behind a female. They have their heads turned to their right and have their arms raised. In their right hands they are holding a book and a gear. In their left hands they are holding a document and a broken chain. The background is a pink mountain-scape with Abraham Lincoln’s face at center with a blue sky and pink clouds. Agricultural tools are at the bottom. Black text at the top center of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION.] Brown text at the center of the poster reads: [1865] and [1940.] Blue text on a black background at the bottom of the poster reads: [CHICAGO COLISEUM / JULY 4 TO SEPT. 2.] Small black text at the bottom of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION HEADQUARTERS, 3632 SOUTH PARKWAY, CHICAGO.]
    Topic
    African American
    Advertising
    Communities
    Design
    Emancipation
    Festivals
    United States--History--1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gift of Ingrid Rose in Memory of Milton M. Rose
    Object number
    2015.178
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Ku Klux Klan robe and hood worn by Phineas Miller Wilds

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Wilds, Phineas Miller, American, 1850 - 1930
    Used by
    Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
    Owned by
    Rousseau, Richard M., American
    Medium
    synthetic fiber with rayon
    Type
    ensembles (costume)
    Place used
    Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1915-1930
    Description
    An ensemble comprised of a red Ku Klux Klan (KKK) robe and hood.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Clothing and dress
    Fraternal organizations
    Men
    United States--History--1865-1921
    United States--History--1919-1933
    United States--History--1933-1945
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Wilds Family Descendants of Nassau County, Florida
    Object number
    2011.144.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photocollage of entertainers

    Photocollage of entertainers

    Compiled by
    Unidentified
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    collages
    Date
    early 20th-mid 20th Century
    Description
    Black-and-white photocollage of various performers and performances.
    Topic
    African American
    Entertainers
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
    Object number
    2011.145.3.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic print of an unidentified couple

    Photographic print of an unidentified couple

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Date
    early 20th-mid 20th Century
    Description
    A black and white photograph of an unidentified couple. They are standing outside posed smiling in front of a car arm-in-arm facing the camera. The unidentified woman is wearing a dress and fur stole and the unidentified man is wearing pants, a plaid collared shirt, zip-up jacket, hat, and sunglasses. Tall buildings are visible in the background of the photograph.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
    Object number
    2011.145.3.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic print of a seated unidentifed man

    Photographic print of a seated unidentifed man

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Date
    early 20th-mid 20th Century
    Description
    A black and white photograph of an unidentified man seated on a cushioned chair, facing the camera smiling, leaning forward with his elbows resting on his knees. He is wearing a suit coat and slacks, collared shirt with tie, and a hat.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
    Object number
    2011.145.3.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Lying Lips

    16mm motion picture film of Lying Lips
    Directed by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Written by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Subject of
    Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
    Produced by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film;
    16mm Reel (c): metal;
    16mm Reel (d): metal;
    35mm Film Canister (e): plastic
    Dimensions
    Duration: 56 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1000 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Caption
    A nightclub singer is wrongfully convicted of murder. A detective with romantic motivation, sets out to prove her innocence.
    Description
    2015.167.13.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    2015.167.13.1cd: Original metal, 16mm film reels.
    2015.167.13.1e: 35mm Film Canister.
    Nightclub singer, Elsie Bellwood, refuses to go out with two Italian customers who want to sponsor a party with some of the showgirls, despite the urgings of her white boss, Farina. Farina decides to call on her black manager, Benjamin Hadnott, to try to convince her, but Ben refuses and quits his job. That evening, Elsie has dinner with Ben, who tells her that he has been studying to become a detective. Believing he is trying to conceal his unemployment, Elsie decides to take care of Ben until he gets a new job. One evening, Elsie is summoned to her Aunt Josie's, only to find that Josie has been killed. When the police arrive, the white police lieutenant decides to arrest Elsie, even though black detective Wanzer believes she is innocent. Desperate, Elsie gives Ben's address to Wanzer, and he and Ben agree to do what they can to help her. Elizabeth Green, Elsie's cousin, suggests a possible motive for the murder when she tells the police that Elsie had taken out a large insurance policy on her aunt. Meanwhile, Elsie's cousins, "John" and "Clyde," who have been hired by Farina to replace Ben, claim they saw Elsie leave the club for a half hour around the time of the murder. Although she denies their statement, Elsie is convicted of the murder. When Ben and Wanzer learn that "Ned" Green, Elizabeth's husband, was in love with Josie, they question Reverend Bryson, a longtime friend of the family, who tells them the story of Ned: Elizabeth forced Ned to marry her by tricking him into believing that she was pregnant. When Ned found out that she had lied, he left her without waiting for an annulment. Elizabeth and her unscrupulous brothers then followed Ned to the north, where he went to be near his true love, Josie. John and Clyde eventually found Ned and forced him to return to Elizabeth. Now, years later, Ned has disappeared again, and to help find him, Ben suggests that he and Wanzer abduct John and tell him they are taking him for a ride to haunted Tolston Manor. When they accuse John of killing Josie, he admits that he lied to shift the blame to Elsie. Ned, it is learned, decided he would kill Josie if she did not run away with him. When the police realize that the frame-up was planned in order to get the insurance money from Elsie, Elsie is released from prison. Once reunited with Ben, Elsie gives him the money, which he puts into a trust fund for their 'children'.
    Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed August 11, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2284)
    Topic
    African American
    Musicians
    Nightlife
    Race films
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.13.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Midnight Shadow

    16mm motion picture film of Midnight Shadow
    Directed by
    Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
    Subject of
    Dandridge, Ruby, American, 1900 - 1987
    Produced by
    Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 57 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 700 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1240 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Caption
    In a small, quiet Oklahoma community, Prince Alihabad courts young Margaret Wilson. After a mysterious man burglarizes the house and murders Margaret's father, detectives scramble to solve the crime.
    Description
    2015.167.14.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Mr. Wilson, a Texas landowner rich with oil, is murdered. Two young family friends set out to uncover the murderer. They journey to Shreveport where the crime is solved.
    Over her mother Emma's objections, Margaret Wilson, an impressionable small-town beauty, encourages the romantic interests of the refined Prince Alihabad and rejects her longtime admirer, the sincere but poor Buster Barnett. Unknown to Margaret, Alihabad is a charlatan from the vaudeville circuit, whose interest in the East Texas oil field that her father Dan has set aside for her wedding present appears to be more than passing. After Dan shows him where the oil land deed is kept, Alihabad asks Margaret to leave with him on an extended overseas trip. While Margaret debates and finally rejects Alihabad's dubious invitation, a man watches her house. Later the man breaks into the Wilsons' home and, after drugging Emma and Dan, steals the deed. Margaret discovers her father dead the next morning and telephones Ernest Lingley, whose bumbling son Jr. is an aspiring private detective. While Jr. and his equally ineffectual partner, Lightfoot, rush to the crime scene, homicide detective Sergeant Ramsey questions Buster, who casts suspicion on Alihabad. Ramsey, who has learned that Dan had contacted an oil developer in Shreveport, Louisiana, about his land, orders his men to locate Alihabad, Jr. and Lightfoot take off for Shreveport. There they inform John Mason, the oil company agent, to expect a man to approach him with the Wilson deed. Mason notifies the local police, while Jr. and Lightfoot cover the train depot. Later that night, the killer shows up at Mason's office, presents the stolen deed, then demands cash for it at knifepoint. At the same time, Jr. and Lightfoot, having spent the day in fruitless pursuit, return to Mason's office just in time to alert the police and apprehend the killer. The mystery of Dan's death solved, Ramsey then corners Alihabad, who reveals his fakery and loses Margaret to the deserving, faithful Buster.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed August 11, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2243)
    WorldCat. Accessed August 11, 2016 (https://www.worldcat.org/title/midnight-shadow/oclc/15160578&referer=brief_results)
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Business
    Race films
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.14.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Spirit of Youth

    16mm motion picture film of Spirit of Youth
    Directed by
    Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
    Written by
    Hoerl, Arthur, American, 1891 - 1968
    Subject of
    Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
    Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
    Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 65 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1938
    Caption
    "Spirit of You" is a dramatic film based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Joe Louis. The lead character, Joe Thomas, is played by Joe Louis himself.
    Description
    2015.167.19.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Jefferson Thomas, a black foundry worker, is seriously injured when a heavy castor falls on his legs. No longer able to support his family, Jefferson's young son, Joe, decides to leave school and take a job. Many years later, Joe, now grown, gives his family all his savings and leaves Birmingham to make something of himself. Joe hitchhikes to Detroit, where he gets a job as a dishwasher and meets Creighton "Crickie" Fitzgibbons. When Crickie and Joe lose their jobs, they find work at a storage and shipping company, but are soon fired from the job when a foreman hits Crickie and Joe knocks him out with one punch. Impressed with his fighting abilities, Crickie encourages Joe to enter the Golden Gloves boxing tournament, and he is soon billed in the newspapers as the 'Dark Destroyer'. After winning the finals, manager Frankie Walburn offers to handle him as a professional. Joe accepts after consulting with his mother Nora, who now lives in the city, and who tells him to be honest and fair. As Joe wins bouts, Flora Bailey, a nightclub singer at the Bluebird Cafe´, who is in cahoots with gambler Duke Emblin, takes an interest in him. Their involvement worries Frankie, whose concern that he is ignoring his training antagonizes Joe. When Mary and Joe's sister Eleanor, visit Flora, they implore her to help get Joe back on track, but because Duke is now betting against Joe, Flora encourages his nightlife and drinking. Joe is knocked out in a match, and as he prepares for the heavyweight championship bout against Jack Stanley, he confesses to Flora that he loves Mary. When Flora sees that he does not have his heart in the fight, she brings Mary, now a schoolteacher, to the ring, and her presence spurs Joe to defeat Stanley in a knockout. Afterwards, he and Mary are guests of honor at a banquet at which Flora sings"
    Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 12, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2226)
    Consists of: 16mm Flim (a).
    Topic
    African American
    Boxing
    Families
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.19.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Swing!

    16mm motion picture film of Swing!
    Directed by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Written by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Subject of
    Green, Cora, American
    Produced by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 65 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1400 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1938
    Caption
    Preparing for the premiere of his Broadway show, an aspiring producer experiences a number of setbacks due to his leading star.
    Description
    2015.167.20.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    As Amanda "Mandy" Jenkins wakes up to go to work as a cook for the white Hewitt family in Birmingham, Alabama, her husband Cornell returns home from a night of gambling. When Ethel and Liza, Mandy's friends, learn that Cornell is having an affair with Eloise Jackson, the wife of Lem, they agree that wives should stick together when men two-time them. Cornell takes Mandy's money to pay for his entertainment and diverts suspicion by telling his wife that he is an automobile salesman. Liza, however, reveals the truth about Cornell when she informs Mandy that her husband is being driven around in Eloise's car. Mandy goes to a nightclub looking for her husband, and when she finds him dancing with Eloise, a fight ensues. Months later, Eloise is living in Harlem, where she is singing under the assumed name Cora Smith. Although Eloise works for producer Ted Gregory, she pushes him around and intimidates him. When Lena Powell, Gregory's secretary, suggests to her boss that her old friend, Mandy, be hired as the wardrobe mistress, he consents to it. After punching Eloise when she is drunk, Lem delves into New York's underworld, where he soon learns that he can go on relief and be paid for not working. Three days before the show's opening, Eloise becomes intoxicated and breaks her leg, and Gregory replaces her with Mandy. Mandy, who has seen Cornell penniless, has a change of heart and takes her husband back. As Cornell soaks Mandy's tired feet, he realizes that he must stray no more. When the show finally opens, it's a huge success.
    Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 12, 2016.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Musicians
    Nightlife
    Race films
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.20.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Two Gun Man From Harlem

    16mm motion picture film of Two Gun Man From Harlem
    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Written by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 66 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1938
    Caption
    When a cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder, he assumes the identity of a Harlem gangster; to whom he bears a striking resemblance.
    Description
    2015.167.21.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Framed for his boss' murder by the victim's unfaithful wife, Bob Blake (A.K.A. 'The Singing Cowboy') escapes to New York. In Harlem he meets his look-alike, a gangster named Deacon. When Deacon is killed by a rival gang, Bob, disguised as the dead gangster, returns to his home town to clear his name.
    Source:
    WorldCat. Accessed on August 12, 2016 (https://www.worldcat.org/title/two-gun-man-from-harlem/oclc/32249820&referer=brief_results)
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Race films
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.21.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Bronze Buckaroo

    The Bronze Buckaroo

    16mm motion picture film of The Bronze Buckaroo
    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 60 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1200 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 900 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Arizona, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    San Bernardino County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Caption
    A group of cowboys search for their friend, who has recently gone missing. During their search, they uncover a bitter land dispute between their missing friend and his neighbor.
    Description
    2015.167.4.1ab: 16mm Black and White film.
    This film is a roaring round-up of song-studded thrills in this 1938 western featuring an all black cast in a Richard C. Kahn production.
    The film is about five cowboys led by Bob Blake that ride from Texas to help their friend, Joe Jackson, who has moved to Arizona for his health. At the Jackson ranch, his sly assistant, Slim Perkins, throws his voice, using ventriloquism to convince foolish "Dusty" that the mule "Gabriel" talks. Bob learns from Joe's sister Betty that Joe disappeared three weeks before and is reminded that her father had vanished in a similar manner and later had turned up dead. The cowboys drift into town to learn what they can. Dusty and a companion enter a saloon, where brutish cowhand Pete shoots his partner in a card game and then forces Dusty to smoke four cigars at once. Bob enters to interrupt the bully and the two have a fistfight. Dusty, who has purchased Gabriel for twelve dollars, is angry that the mule does not talk for him, but finds Slim's book on ventriloquism. Later, Dusty tells Slim that he is teaching Gabriel to recite poetry, then loses his clothes in a crooked poker game with Slim. Bob visits Buck Thorn, a neighbor of the Jacksons' who has offered to buy their ranch, and employs Pete and some other tough cowhands. While riding together, Bob and Betty encounter Uncle, a codger who informs them that he mailed a letter from Joe to Bob a few weeks earlier, a letter he found unstamped and lying on the ground underneath a window of the saloon. Bob enters the saloon, pretending to be drunk. Upstairs, Buck, Pete and their henchmen try to force Joe to sign a deed to his land over to them because it contains a mine worth one million dollars in gold. Bob finds them and pulls a gun but is knocked over the head by the bartender. A shootout breaks out downstairs when his friends come to his rescue. Returning to the ranch, they discover that Betty is gone. She has left to follow Pete, who carries a message that Joe is hurt, and is captured. Buck has Joe branded with a hot iron, and Betty is threatened with the same treatment. Meanwhile, Betty's horse returns to the ranch and Bob and his friends follow the animal's tracks. They are caught by Pete, but escape when Slim throws his voice to make them think others have arrived. During a gunfight among the rocks, the sheriff and his men are led to the scene by Dusty riding Gabriel, and Dusty shoots Pete. Dusty then wins back his clothes and twelve dollars from Slim by using ventriloquism to impersonate Gabriel reciting a satirical poem, while Bob and Betty ride off together.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 9, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2235)
    Worldcat. Accessed on August 9, 2016 (http://www.worldcat.org/title/bronze-buckaroo/oclc/30820246&referer=brief_results)
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.4.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Dark Manhattan

    Dark Manhattan

    16mm motion picture film of Dark Manhattan
    Directed by
    Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
    Subject of
    Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Stewart, Nicodemus, United States, 1910 - 2000
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film;
    Film Shipping Container (c): cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 77 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1300 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1937
    Caption
    A small time hood becomes the protégé of the biggest mob boss in town. After taking over the criminal operation, trouble ensues as thugs and crooks all fight for control of the Harlem numbers racket.
    Description
    2015.167.5.1ab: 16mm black and white film.
    2015.167.5.1c: Original cardboard film shipping box. No legible inscriptions.
    In "Dark Manhattan", a lad who takes control of the policy racket in Harlem, meets a sweet and clean nightclub singer and falls in love with her. Before they can get married, a rival gang tries to muscle into the numbers racket and, at the end, the lad gets shot-gunned and dies in the arms of his girl.
    When Larry B. "L. B." Lee, the top numbers banker in Harlem, visits the poolroom of one of his accounts, Jack Jackson, he witnesses James A. "Curly" Thorpe break up a knife fight and, impressed with his performance, asks Curly to join his organization, which he emphasizes does not use underhanded methods. Curly quickly distinguishes himself as tough on district operators, whose business is declining, and grows ambitious in his desire to be the most talked about man in Harlem. He also wants to steal the affections of L. B.'s girl friend, Flo Gray, a radio singer who appears at the Club Congo. After L. B., who has been warned by his doctor to take a rest, has a heart attack while dining with Flo, Curly runs the operation while L. B. recuperates. Curly institutes gangster methods to force smaller operations to pay for protection, and doubles the bank's income, which causes ten days of gang warfare and police raids, culminating in a district attorney's effort to smash the numbers racket. Although Curly and Flo keep newspaper reports away from L. B., the heads of the other numbers banks reveal the situation to him, after which he promises to redistribute the money his bank made. Curly, however, refuses to part with the money made since he took over and prevails upon L. B. to take a trip for his health. After Curly tells the bankers' association that he wants twenty percent from every banker for protection, Butch Williams, a rival who operates at the Club Congo, offers protection for five percent. During a shoot out at the club, Curly is mortally wounded, and he dies in the arms of Flo, who has grown to love him.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed August 12, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2228)
    WorldCat. Accessed August 12, 2016 (http://www.worldcat.org/title/dark-manhattan/oclc/57689321&referer=brief_results)
    Consists of: 16mm Flim (a), 16mm Flim (b), and Original Film Shipping Box (c).
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Business
    Race films
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.5.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Double Deal

    16mm motion picture film of Double Deal
    Directed by
    Dreifuss, Arthur, American, 1908 - 1993
    Subject of
    Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
    Composed by
    Tinturin, Peter, American, 1910 - 2007
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 60 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Caption
    Two men vie for the affection of a local Harlem dancer named Nita. When one man frames the other for a crime he didn't commit, Nita sets out to learn the truth.
    Description
    2015.167.7.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    In "Double Deal," two men get mixed up in gangster trouble while vying for the affection of a pretty singer. One of the beaus is a crook who robs a jewelry store and frames the other boyfriend. The girl sorts the truth out for herself.
    Murray Howard owns a nightclub where entertainer Nita Walker dances and sings. Although admired by Dude Markey, she is already in love with Jim McCoy. Snively, the club manager, in turn loves Sally, a cigarette girl and aspiring performer. She, however, likes Slim, who is penniless. Dude and Howard offer Jim's little brother Tommy a job, on condition he ask no questions. Tommy had earlier rejected his brother's offer of a Pullman job, despite it being a respectable position. Tommy discovers to his dismay that Dude is a criminal when he accompanies him on a safecracking job that results in the murder of a night watchman. Dude brings the stolen jewels back to Howard, who puts them in his safe as Dude secretly notes the combination. In the nightclub, after Shelton Brooks sings "Hole in the Wall," Dude asks Snively to fix him up with Nita, who then directs her singing of "Gettin' in Right with You" toward Dude. Jim becomes jealous, and when he goes to Nita's dressing room and Dude enters, a fight ensues between the two men. The fracas is broken up by Lanny, a policeman. Howard warns Dude to lay off Jim. When Jim escorts Sally and Nita to the their rooms, he finds Tommy waiting for him, and an inspector arrives to tell them of the recent robbery and murder. Later, Jim joins Dude and some others in a poker game. Dude removes the jewels, then takes advantage of Jim's presence by accusing him of robbing the safe, having dropped a slip of paper with the combination into his pocket. Jim escapes and, noticing the number 271 on the back of the piece of paper, asks Slim to see if it is someone's "lucky" number. Meanwhile, Nita has found Dude's gun in her dressing room with three cartridges missing. Howard is unhappy that Dude has not caught Jim, and Dude suggests they bring in Tommy instead. Dude tries to convince Nita to elope with him. Slim has found out that Dude was playing the number 271, and Nita tells Howard. However, Dude overhears and shoots Howard through the window, and Tommy is blamed. That night, Jim catches Dude picking up the diamonds where he had hid them, and after a pursuit to Nita's, they fight. Lanny arrives and Dude is shot. With the reward money, Jim becomes the new owner of the nightclub, which clears the way for his marriage to Nita. Slim becomes the new club manager, while Sally becomes the new entertainer.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2256)
    WorldCat. Accessed August 10, 2016. (https://www.worldcat.org/title/double-deal/oclc/148222472&referer=brief_results)
    Topic
    African American
    Entertainers
    Nightlife
    Race films
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.7.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Harlem Rides the Range

    16mm motion picture film of Harlem Rides the Range
    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Written by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 58 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place depicted
    Arizona, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Sindewinder Valley, Apple Valley, San Bernadino County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Caption
    In this American black cowboy film, a cowboy and his sidekick try to help his girlfriend's father from being cheated out of his property.
    Description
    2015.167.9.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    A cowboy and his sidekick that try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.
    Bradley and his henchman, Jim Connors, visit rancher Dennison to remind him that his mortgage is due and announces that they will either take a fifty-percent share of his mine or foreclose on him. When Bradley and Connors inform Dennison that they have stolen his radium samples, a struggle ensues and Dennison is apparently killed by Connors. Connors and Bradley quickly hide the body and flee. Later, two riders from Amarillo, Texas, Bob Blake and his lazy partner Dusty, enter the Dennison ranch hoping to find employment or dinner and discover blood on a table. After discouraging Dusty from stealing a tin of food, Bob sights a picture of a lovely girl and takes it. During target practice on the nearby Watson ranch, Mr. Watson agrees to hire Bob and Dusty for thirty dollars a month plus food. At Watson's ranch, Dusty recognizes Connors' horse as the one he saw fleeing the Dennison ranch and learns that Connors is the ranch foreman. Meanwhile, Cactus, a ranch hand, tells Watson that his buddy Tex has disappeared and leaves to look for him. Noticing Connors leaving late at night, Bob follows him into a trap, but bests him in a fistfight. The next morning, Watson fires Connors and makes Bob the new foreman. After Watson and Bob encounter Cactus burying Tex, they fetch the sheriff to pay a visit to the Dennison ranch. There they find a can of spilled tomato juice and believe that Bob and Dusty mistook for it blood. When Connors demands one hundred dollars from Bradley to keep quiet, Bradley kills him and throws suspicion on Bob. The sheriff arrests Bob, and Dusty insists on accompanying him to jail. When the sheriff tells Bradley that Watson has received a letter from Dennison's daughter Margaret saying that she will be arriving with $6,000 to pay off her father's debts, Bradley decides that she too must be killed. After escaping through the use of a rope trick, Bob sets out to rescue Margaret. Meanwhile, Cactus finds the sheriff locked up and shows him a letter that explains Bradley's duplicity. Bob and Margaret ride from the deserted train station to make their stand against Bradley's men. During the subsequent gun battle, Bob runs out of ammunition, but the sheriff, Watson and others ride up in time to capture Bradley and his men. Cactus then shoots Bradley to avenge Tex. Returning to the ranch, Bob and Dusty find that Dennison has recovered and has been hiding in his mine, and that it was he who spilled the tomato juice on the table. When Bob tries to return Margaret's photograph, she shows her affection for him by giving it back to him.
    Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2234)
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Business
    Race films
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.9.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal

    Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal

    Commissioned by
    United States Congress, American, founded 1789
    Created by
    United States Mint, American, founded 1792
    Subject of
    51st Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1942
    52nd Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1943
    Medium
    Medal: gold;
    Sleeve: velvet;
    Box: cherry wood, velvet
    Dimensions
    Diameter (medal): 3 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 0.5 cm)
    H x W x D (velvet case for medal): 3 7/8 × 5 × 3/16 in. (9.8 × 12.7 × 0.5 cm)
    H x W x D (wooden case for medal): 3 × 6 1/8 × 5 in. (7.6 × 15.6 × 12.7 cm)
    Type
    medals
    Place depicted
    Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2011
    Description
    Congressional gold medal in honor of Montford Point Marines has a relief on its obverse featuring three Marines on the left and three in the forefront with rifles. Text following apex of the medal's arc reads [MONTFORD POINT MARINES / 1942-1949]. On verso is a relief of a troop in formation with a tower in the background on the right; the text reads: [FOR / OUTSTANDING / PERSEVERANCE / and COURAGE / that INSPIRED / SOCIAL CHANGE / in the/MARINE CORPS / 2011 ACT OF CONGRESS].
    A rectangular velvet sleeve encases the gold medal; a small tab at the top of the sleeve assists the medal's removal from the box.
    The storage container is a cherry wood box with a brass hinged lid and push-release button on the front center which opens it. The lid has the gold embossed logo of the U.S. Treasury encircled with text which reads [Treasury / United States Mint] and [United States Mint] is in calligraphic script beneath the logo.
    Topic
    African American
    Military
    Montford Point Marines
    Segregation
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.237ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #3

    J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #3

    16mm motion picture film of J. Max Bond, Sr. home movie #3
    Created by
    Bond, J. Max, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): metal
    Dimensions
    Duration: 13 Minutes
    Length (Film): 350 Feet
    Type
    home movies
    Date
    1939-1941
    Caption
    This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
    Description
    This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond, Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond Sr. was associated.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
    2016.16.3.1a: 16mm film. The film opens with a wide shot of men cheering from a covered grandstand at a homecoming football game. This is followed by pan shots of finely dressed women standing in a line and seated men cheering for the camera. Subsequently, there are wide shots of the football team warming up and of the game itself. Next, there are multiple shots of the Tuskegee marching band performing on the football field. The camera then shoots a man speaking to the crowd. This is followed by more shots of the marching band and the football game. The film then cuts to scenes from a ceramics class. There are multiple shots of ceramic objects and a close up of a bust of Booker T. Washington being sculpted. The following scene depicts children in a classroom with wide shots of the children and a teacher seated in a circle and multiple portrait-style shots of the children and teachers. Next, a weaving class is shown with wide shots of a loom in operation and students showing off objects they've made in the class. This is followed by multiple shots of a cooking class where a teacher is training students in various techniques. The next several shots are out of focus, but appear to depict people formally entering a room. The film ends with multiple shots from a funeral with both wide and portrait-style shots of the mourners.
    2016.16.3.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Cooking and dining
    Education
    Film
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
    Object number
    2016.16.3.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alison Bond
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    Collection title
    J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Bess, You Is My Woman

    Bess, You Is My Woman

    Sheet music from Porgy and Bess
    Published by
    Gershwin Publishing Corp.
    Written by
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Gershwin, Ira, American, 1896 - 1983
    Heyward, DuBose, American, 1885 - 1940
    Illustrated by
    Harris, Ben Jorj
    Subject of
    Mamoulian, Rouben, American, 1897 - 1987
    Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
    Type
    sheet music
    Place printed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1935
    Description
    Sheet music for “Bess, You Is My Woman." The front cover is a black and white illustration with an off-white margin. Across the top margin is the title "BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN." The illustration, done in the style of woodcuts, depicts several vignettes. The foremost vignette is a profile of a man and woman, face to face. Beyond them is a palm tree, under which is the silhouette of a goat-drawn cart. In the cart is a reclining figure of a man with a crutch. Along the right hand side are two wooden cabins with a boat and ocean beyond them. In the top right corner is the outline of a city skyline. There is a large arm, stemming from the profile of the front man, with a large hand pointing toward the city skyline. In the top left quarter are the words "The Theatre Guild presents/ PORGY and BESS/ Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN/ Libretto by/ DUBOSE HEYWARD/ Lyrics by/ DUBOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN/ Production direction by/ ROUBEN MAMOULIAN." At the bottom right corner are the words "Gershwin Publishing Corp. / RKO Bldg. New York, N.Y. / Chappell & Co. Inc. / Sole Selling Agent/ Made in U.S.A."
    Topic
    African American
    Jazz (Music)
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
    Object number
    2013.223.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Some Glimpses of Alabama State

    Some Glimpses of Alabama State

    Created by
    Alabama State University, American, founded 1867
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Type
    yearbooks
    Place made
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 1937
    Description
    The yearbook for Alabama State's class of 1937. The yearbook consists of black ink on white paper, and is filled with black-and-white photographs. The yearbook has fifteen pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    public domain
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Theatre program for Othello

    Theatre program for Othello

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Ferrer, Jose, Puerto Rican, 1912 - 1992
    Hagen, Uta, German, 1919 - 2004
    Webster, Margaret, American, 1905 - 1972
    Monks, James, American, 1913 - 1994
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)
    Type
    theater programs
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1930
    Description
    Theatre program for Othello. White background with red lettering, graphic at center of a four legged beast, possibly a griffin. [PAUL/ROBESON/as/OTHELLO/THE MOOR OF VENICE]
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.105
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture