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Banner with motto of Oklahoma Federation 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

Date: ca. 1924

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

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

Banner for 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

Date: ca. 1924

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

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

Untitled

Created by: Young, Purvis, American, 1943 - 2010

Medium: paint on fiberboard
Dimensions: H x W x D: 65 1/16 × 47 5/8 × 1 in. (165.3 × 121 × 2.5 cm) framed

Type: paintings

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

Date: 1990s

Topic: African American; American West; Art; United States--History

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Calynne and Lou Hill

Object number: 2010.64.2

Rights: ©1990s Purvis Young. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: Visual Art and the American Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Admission ticket for the Second Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Gleason, Ralph Joseph, American, 1917 - 1975

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.9 cm)

Type: admission tickets

Place depicted: Monterey, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1959

Topic: African American; American West; Amusements; Jazz (Music)

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

Object number: 2011.68.5.1

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Graduation portrait of Octavia C. Long

Photograph by: Squires, Constant F., American, 1871 - 1916
Subject of: Long, Octavia C., American, 1885 - 1920

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 5 1/4 in. (22.9 x 13.3 cm)

Type: cabinet photographs; gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 1909

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Education; Photography; United States--Social life and customs; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.10

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Broadside for a revival at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Clarence M. Long

Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm)

Type: broadsides

Place used: East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1936

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Preaching; Religious groups

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.11

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flier advertising S.S. Jones farewell meeting

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium: ink on paper, plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

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

Date: ca. 1924

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Men; Religious groups; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.12

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flier promoting S.S. Jones farewell meeting

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (28.6 x 21.3 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

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

Date: ca. 1924

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Men; Religious groups; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.13

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter to C.M. Long from Reverend S.S. Jones

Written by: Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
Received by: Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

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

Date: December 25, 1924

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Correspondence; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.14

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter to Naomi Long from Reverend S.S. Jones regarding Clarence Long

Written by: Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
Received by: Long Madgett, Naomi, American, born 1923
Subject of: Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 in. (20 x 12.7 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

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

Date: November 14, 1936

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Correspondence; Families; Fatherhood

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.15

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter to Rev. Clarence Long from Reverend S.S. Jones during trip to Jerusalem

Written by: Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
Received by: Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product), plastic laminate
Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place made: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Asia

Date: February 1, 1925

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Correspondence; Travel

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

Object number: 2011.79.16

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Untitled

Print of The Gap Band members, Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, and Robert Wilson

Photograph by: Herron, Gaylord Oscar, American
Subject of: The Gap Band, United States, 1967 - 2010; Wilson, Charlie, American; Wilson, Ronnie, American; Wilson, Robert, American, 1956 - 2010

Medium: ink on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 x 20 1/4 in. (33 x 51.4 cm); H x W (Mat): 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

Type: portraits; digital prints

Date: 1974; printed 2012

Topic: African American; American West; Communities; Families; Funk (Music); Photography; Rhythm and blues (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaylord Oscar Herron

Object number: 2012.67.7

Rights: © Gaylord Oscar Herron

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding portrait of Lollaretta Pemberton and Grover Allen

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979; Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Date: 1939

Topic: African American; American West; Men; Migrations; Photography; United States--Social life and customs; Women

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

Object number: 2012.30.2

Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding portrait of Lollaretta Pemberton

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1939

Topic: African American; American West; Migrations; Photography; 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: 2012.30.3

Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of Lollaretta Pemberton

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Date: 1940s

Topic: African American; American West; Migrations; Photography; United States--Social life and customs; Women

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

Object number: 2012.30.4

Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

D. Simone Logan Oral History Interview

Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
Interview of: Logan, D. Simone, American, born 1960
Interviewed by: Bryant, Aaron

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration (2016.129.16.1a): 51.1 minutes; Duration (2016.129.16.2a): 50.5 minutes

Type: video recordings; oral histories

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Yankton, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 18, 2016

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Families; Migrations; Museums; Photography

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

Object number: 2016.129.16.1a-2a

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Collection title: The Collection Donor Oral History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Photograph by: Strohmeyer & Wyman, American
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

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

Rights: 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Vince Jacobs and His Boys

Photograph by: Gleaton, Tony, American, 1948 - 2015
Subject of: Jacobs, Vincent, American, born 1932; Unidentified Man or Men
Printed by: Light Work, American, founded 1973

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.5 cm); H x W (Image): 8 15/16 × 12 7/8 in. (22.7 × 32.7 cm)

Type: portraits; inkjet prints

Place captured: Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Barrett Station, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 1983; printed 2013

Topic: African American; American West; Amusements; Families; Men; Photography; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lois Elaine Griffith in memory of Helen Jane Griffith and Seymour Oliver Griffith

Object number: 2013.236

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Portfolio/Series: Cowboys: Reconstructing the American Myth / En Recuerdo de Henry
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Two Gun Man From Harlem

16mm, Print, Black & White, Optical Sound

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; 16mm Reel (c): metal; 16mm Reel (d): metal; Film Shipping Container (e): cardboard;
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, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Harlem, New York City, New York County, 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.

Topic: African American; American West; Race films; Urban; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman

Object number: 2015.167.21.1a-e

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

16mm, Print, Black & White, Optical Sound

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; Film Shipping Container (c): cardboard;
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.

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: 2015.167.4.1abc

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

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