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  • Chromogenic print of the tombstone of Perry William Cloman

    Chromogenic print of the tombstone of Perry William Cloman

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cloman, Percy William, American, 1897 - 1921
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (8.9 × 11.1 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1980
    Description
    A color photograph of the headstone of Percy William Cloman, brother of Eunice Jackson. The gravestone is a stone marker, surrounded by browning grass and some leaves. Carved at the top of the gravestone is a recessed cross. Engraved below the cross is: [PERCY WILLIAM CLOMAN/ OKLAHOMA/ SGT CO M 65 PIONEER INF/ WORLD WAR I/ JUNE 17, 1897 March 19, 1921]. The photograph has curved corners.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Military
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
    Object number
    2014.75.58
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Comet

    The Comet

    Published by
    Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
    Signed by
    W. D. Williams, 1905 - 1984
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm)
    Open Flat: 11 3/8 × 17 13/16 × 2 1/8 in. (28.9 × 45.2 × 5.4 cm)
    Type
    school yearbooks
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948
    Description
    A high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is “Booker T. Washington High School. The back cover is signed “Wm. D. Williams.”
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Education
    United States--History--1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
    Object number
    2013.79.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Tijerina, Reies, 1926 - 2015
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American West
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Race relations
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    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

  • 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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic print of Eunice Jackson in uniform with nurses

    Photographic print of Eunice Jackson in uniform with nurses

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jackson, Eunice, American, 1903 - 2004
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    Photograph: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper;
    Mat: ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (photograph): 5 × 7 1/16 in. (12.7 × 17.9 cm)
    H x W (mat): 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.3 × 24.5 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1950-1960
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8) nurses in the front row are seated with their right leg crossed over left ankle and hands folded in their laps. The eight (8) nurses in the back row are standing at a ¾ turn to the camera. Eunice Jackson is standing at the far proper left of the photograph. Everyone is smiling. The photograph can be removed from the mat.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Medicine
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
    Object number
    2014.75.14ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • The Exile

    16mm motion picture film of The Exile
    Created by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Directed by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film;
    16mm Film (c): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration (Reel 1): 32 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1140 Feet
    Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1000 Feet
    Duration (Reel 3): 19 Minutes
    Length (Film): 700 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Greenwich Village, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    South Dakota, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1931
    Description
    This 16mm black and white feature film, "The Exile", was Oscar Micheaux's first "talkie" (a feature film with a synchronized audio/dialogue track). The film was based on his novel "The Conquest, The Story of a Negro Pioneer" (1913).
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a), 16mm Film (b), 16mm Film (c), Original Film Reel (d)
    2012.79.1.30.1a: Reel 1, 2012.79.1.30.1b: Reel 2, 2012.79.1.30.1c: Reel 3: 16mm film.
    Edith Duval, a former maid, occupies a Southside Chicago mansion after it is abandoned by its wealthy meat packer owner. She is part of a wild crowd that likes to gamble, dance and have a good time. One night, when she throws a huge party for her friends, Jean Baptiste, a sincere young black man, draws her away from the crowd and confesses his love for her. Edith is delighted and tells Jean her plans to turn the house into a gambling club. Outraged by the suggestion, Jean declares his desire to take her away to a farm in South Dakota to earn an honest living. Edith, however, scornfully sends him away. Five years later, Jean has become such a successful farmer that he needs a hand with the chores and asks his new neighbors for help. Jean and the head of the family agree that the son will work for him. Meanwhile, Agnes, the daughter, is very attracted to Jean and, although he returns her love, he breaks off the romance because she is white and he is afraid that she will face a difficult life if they marry. Brokenhearted, Jean returns to Chicago. There, he visits Edith's nightclub, and determined to put Agnes behind him, he proposes to Edith again. This time she happily accepts. Unfortunately, an old lover of Edith shoots her in a jealous rage and Jean is accused of her murder. Upon seeing his name in the paper, Agnes decides to go to his aid. Her father agrees, and before she goes, he tells her that her mother was of Ethiopian descent, so it is all right for her to marry Jean. Just as she arrives in Chicago, she meets Jean, who has been completely cleared of the crime. The two set off for a happy married life in South Dakota.
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Film
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.30.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic print of Eunice Jackson posing outside

    Photographic print of Eunice Jackson posing outside

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jackson, Eunice, American, 1903 - 2004
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (11.4 × 7.1 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1915-1925
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson standing in a driveway, posing. Jackson is dressed in a light-colored jumper dress with a light-colored hat, stockings and shoes. Her right hand is resting on top of her hat, and her left hand is curled at her side, holding her purse or handbag. In the background, other homes in the neighborhood are visible.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
    Object number
    2014.75.59
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

    Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

    Printed by
    Orcajo Photo Art, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Cuban Knights Social Club
    St. Louis Crackerjacks, American, 1938
    West End Hall, American
    Green, Harold
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)
    Type
    portraits
    photographic postcards
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1937
    Description
    A photographic postcard featuring a sepia toned image of twelve (12) young men dressed similarly in white jackets with medium toned lapels, dark pants, and dark ties with tie clips. They are arranged in two (2) rows, with five (5) seated in front and seven (7) standing at the back. The three (3) men in the center of the front row are holding a sign that reads [CUBAN KNIGHTS / Social Club]. The number [3217] is printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner. The back of the postcard has the text [POST CARD] printed at the top in black and traced over by hand in pencil. The left half of the page has black printed text that reads [CORRESPONDENCE / Dear Friend: / You are invited to our / ANNUAL FREE MATINEE / West End Hall / Vandeventer and Finney Aves. / Sunday, April 11, '37 4-8 p.m. / Music by / ST. LOUIS CRACKERJACKS / Admission and Checking Free / Thanking you, / The Cuban Knights / Courtesy fee 15c]. The name of the manufacturer, [ORCAJO PHOTO ART, DAYTON, OHIO], is printed vertically to the left of the text. The right half is addressed [To / Sally Cathell / From / Harold Green], handwritten in pencil.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Correspondence
    Fraternal organizations
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Adviser Weekly vol. 1 no. 3

    The Adviser Weekly vol. 1 no. 3

    Written by
    The Adviser Weekly, American
    Published by
    Congo, JNO. O. Advertising and Printing Services, American
    Edited by
    Congo, JNO. O.
    Subject of
    Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
    Dr. Heard, Albert, American
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 7 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 18.9 × 0.1 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 14 7/8 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 37.8 × 0.1 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 10, 1934
    Description
    The Adviser Weekly vol. 1 no. 3, featuring an open letter from the United Economic & Commercial League (U. E. & C. League) and a photograph of the league’s president, Dr. Albert Heard. The magazine is printed on two (2) sheets of folded white newsprint with black print and black-and-white photographs. The top fourth of the front cover is the masthead. The masthead is in a white field with the magazine title, date, price, and print run quantity in black text that reads, [THE ADVISER WEEKLY / A News Review Magazine / AUGUST 10, 1934 PRICE FREE 5000 THIS ISSUE]. Below and centered is a box with black text advertising a popularity contest held by the magazine. The text reads, [Who Are the Most Pop- / ular Girls in St. Louis? / $100.00 in cash prizes will / be given to the ten most / popular girls in the Adviser / Weekly’s popularity con- / test. >> See rules and entry / blank on page 4.]. On the left side of the box are the news items featured in this issue and on the right side of the box are the news items featured in every issue. The bottom half of the magazine features [AN OPEN LETTER / From the U. E. & C. League] highlighting the one year anniversary of the league and an interview with the league’s founder and president, Dr. Albert Heard. The magazine has articles related to fashion, sport, health, night life, and business, as well as meal suggestions, recipes, and advertisements for local businesses. This magazine issue is eight (8) pages, including the front and back covers.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Business
    Cooking and dining
    Fashion
    Health
    Journalism
    Literature
    Mass media
    Nightlife
    Sports
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.272
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

    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
  • Envelope for the Cathrell Printing Company

    Envelope for the Cathrell Printing Company

    Printed by
    Cathrell Printing Company, American
    Subject of
    Cathrell, Sally J., 1893 - 1970
    Cathrell, Walter B., American, 1884 - 1924
    Medium
    ink on paper with adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2013.46.25.264.1): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 16.5 × 0.1 cm)
    H x W x D (2013.46.25.264.2): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 16.5 × 0.1 cm)
    Type
    envelopes
    Place printed
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    early 20th-mid 20th century
    Description
    Two identical envelopes with a return address for the Cathrell Printing Company. The envelope is white paper with blue text at the top left corner. The text reads, [CATHRELL PRTG. CO. / 4134 FINNEY AVENUE / SAINT LOUIS, MO.]. The back of the envelope is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Business
    Correspondence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.264.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

    Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
    Subject of
    National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
    Medium
    silk (fiber), wood, paint
    Dimensions
    2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm)
    2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 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 and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. 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 (2010.2.1b) 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 a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.
    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
    2010.2.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Crew jacket worn by Bob Minor on the set of Posse

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Bob Minor, American, born 1944
    Medium
    leather, metal, thread, padding (material)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (On form): 35 × 31 1/2 in. (88.9 × 80 cm)
    Type
    jackets
    Place used
    Arizona, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1993
    Description
    A black long-sleeve leather jacket decorated with fringe. Collared, silver zipper down front center with overlapping flap, which extends to a point on the PL top and buttons onto the PR upper chest, cinched at waist and cuffed with stretchy fleece-like fabric. Black leather at the top, with the fringe running at the bottom edge of the leather, from PL to PR shoulder in a wave-like orientation across the front of the chest, around the shoulders, and across the back in the same pointed wave-like line. Fringe also runs down back of each sleeve, and hangs past cuffed sleeve at the bottom. The fringe separates the fabric styles of the jacket: above the fringe is leather, below is mainly fleece-like fabric. Sewn onto the back is a patch (a black circular patch with a gold [P] in the center and bordered around the circumference with gold-colored thread) with [POSSE] in gold-colored thread underneath. The same circular patch is sewn to the PL upper chest of the front of the jacket as well. On interior zipper of PL side of jacket front, handwritten in white paint, reads [-Bob Minor-]. Small interior tag, white with black type, reads [XL] on inside of collar.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    American West
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Labor
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob Minor, Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, 2nd Unit Director, Actor
    Object number
    2014.303.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton

    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

  • Comic illustrating an interaction between cowboys

    Published by
    Newspaper Enterprise Association
    Illustrated by
    Williams, James Robert
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (13.5 × 14.6 cm)
    Type
    comics
    Date
    1940
    Description
    This comic features an illustration of an interaction between a black cowboy and two white cowboys. The black cowboy is on horseback and his holding a hat in his hands. He as a second horse behind him who's reins he has tied to the other horse's tail. The two white cowboys are also on horseback and are wearing hats. Two text bubbles appear above the men and read [WHY, ICK, THET'S / REDICKLUS, KEEPIN/ / A HOSS FROM BUCKIN' / THETAWAY! WHY, TH' / HULL COUNTRY WILL / BE A LAUGHIN' AT / YUH!] and [WELL, I'D SOONER / HAB DEM LAUGHIN' / AT ME ON DE HOSS / DAN ON DE GROUND!]. The title of the comic is printed in the bottom center [THE BRAKE]. Date and copywrite information is printed in the bottom left corner [COPR. 1940 BY NEA Service, INC. T.M. REQ. U.S. PAT OFF]. The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner [J.R. WILLIAMS / 5-3]
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Caricature and cartoons
    Race relations
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.37.35.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Comic illustration of a man who has lost his mule

    Published by
    Newspaper Enterprise Association
    Illustrated by
    Williams, James Robert
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 5 1/4 × 5 5/8 in. (13.3 × 14.3 cm)
    Type
    comics
    Date
    mid 20th century
    Description
    This comic features an illustration depicting a man who has lost his mule out west. The man is holding his boots in his hands and is wearing pants, chaps, shirt and hat. The mule is walking away in the distance. The text bubble at the top of the comic reads [AH GOT TER HAB A / NEW PAIR OB BOOTS / MADE -- AN', BOY, DEY'S / GWINE TER BE MADE / OB MULE SKIN!] The title of the comic is printed at the bottom center and reads [FROM A CERTAIN MULE]. Copyright information is printed in the bottom left corner and reads [REQ. US. PAT. OFF / NEA SERVICE, INC.] The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner J.R. WILLIAMS].
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Caricature and cartoons
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.37.35.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4

    Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4

    16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4
    Directed by
    Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): plastic;
    Film Can (c): metal
    Dimensions
    Duration: 12 Minutes
    Length (Film): 340 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1924-1928
    Caption
    Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
    Description
    A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original plastic film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the fourth in a collection of nine films.
    Inscribed on the outside of the canister in black ink is [#4 / See List]. Handwritten inscriptions on three white adhesive labels read: [Naomi's Father Pictures / Jones], [Country Baptism 4], and [Big City - Dallas? / STC RES], partially illegible. On the center of the can are remnants of a green and white label on top of an imprinted design.
    The film begins with shots of portraits of two young men. The next scene shows a street with houses and a smoke stack in the background. A sign in a window advertises a large group baptism and moving picture, perhaps meaning that S.S. Jones will be filming the baptism. The next scene shows a long procession of the people who will be attending and participating in the baptism. Those that will be baptized are wearing white clothing. The scene after the procession shows a church and some men in uniform standing in a line in the street. There is more footage of a different church in a rural area. There is another processing from the door of the church with those attending and participating in the baptism. Similar to the earlier procession, the crowd walks directly in front of the camera. The next scene shows the people standing on the shore of a small pond. Those that are to be baptized are led out into the water and are baptized by one of the three priests standing in the water. The footage then shows a commercial storefront of a grocery and meat market and store employees bringing products out in front of the store. The footage includes storefronts, signs, and employees for several other businesses: real estate, undertaker and embalmer, barber shop, laundry, and a delicatessen. The next scene shows people leaving a church afar a funeral service. The casket is carried out followed by a large crowd from the church. The footage of the funeral includes the graveside service and the casket being lowered into the ground. The last scene briefly shows a large house with a stone wall.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Barbershops
    Business
    Communities
    Religion
    Rural life
    United States--Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
    Object number
    2011.79.4.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Collection title
    Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Troop A, Ninth U.S. Cavalry -- Famous Indian Fighters

    Troop A, Ninth U.S. Cavalry -- Famous Indian Fighters

    Photograph by
    Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
    Published by
    Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
    Subject of
    9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper with cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and card): 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
    Type
    albumen prints
    stereographs
    Date
    1898
    Description
    A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1898, of an outdoor scene titled: "Troop A, Ninth U.S. Cavalry -- Famous Indian Fighters/ Copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of cardboard. Both images feature Troop A of the Ninth U.S. Calvary in an open field posed on horse back in a military formation. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: "Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers/ New York, NY"" while the right side contains the following textual information: "Sold only by Underwood & Underwood/ New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas".
    Topic
    African American
    American West
    Buffalo Soldiers
    Military
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.155.175
    Restrictions & Rights
    1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture