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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
- 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
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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
- Type
- banners
- Object number
- 2010.2.1abc
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place collected
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
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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
- 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
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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
- Type
- banners
- Object number
- 2010.2.2a-d
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place collected
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
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Untitled
- Created by
- Young, Purvis, American, 1943 - 2010
- Date
- 1990s
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Art
- United States--History
- Rights
- ©1990s Purvis Young. Permission required for use.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Calynne and Lou Hill
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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
- Type
- paintings
- Object number
- 2010.64.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
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Troop A, Ninth U.S. Cavalry -- Famous Indian Fighters
- Photograph by
- Strohmeyer & Wyman, American
- Published by
- Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940
- Subject of
- 9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
- Date
- 1898
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Military
- Photography
- Rights
- 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Object number
- 2011.155.175
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River
- Caption
- This bloodstained map depicting the Mississippi River Basin was owned by David Starr Hoyt, an abolitionist murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Created by
- Nicollet, J. N., French, 1786 - 1843
- Owned by
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- 1843
- Topic
- African American
- Abolition
- American West
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Violence
- Rights
- Public domain
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 x 32 in. (48.3 x 81.3 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Type
- maps
- Object number
- 2011.23.1
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Title
- Bloodstained map from Bleeding Kansas-era
- Place used
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
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Letter to the parents of David Hoyt from James F. Legate
- Caption
- A handwritten letter offering the condolences of abolitionist James F. Legate to the parents of David Starr Hoyt after Hoyt's murder by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Transcription Center Status
- Available for transcription
- Created by
- Legate, James F., American, 1829 - 1902
- Subject of
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- September 11, 1856
- Topic
- African American
- Abolition
- American West
- Correspondence
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Violence
- Rights
- Public domain
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Object number
- 2011.23.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
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Admission ticket for the Second Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Gleason, Ralph Joseph, American, 1917 - 1975
- Date
- 1959
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Amusements
- Jazz (Music)
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- admission tickets
- Object number
- 2011.68.5.1
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Monterey, California, United States, North and Central America
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Official pass for the Monterey Jazz Festival
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Gleason, Ralph Joseph, American, 1917 - 1975
- Signed by
- Hallett, Hal
- Date
- 1958
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Amusements
- Jazz (Music)
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 4 in. (5.7 x 10.2 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- passes (tickets)
- Object number
- 2011.68.5.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Graduation portrait of Octavia C. Long
- Photograph by
- Squires, Constant F., American, 1871 - 1916
- Subject of
- Long, Octavia C., American, 1885 - 1920
- Date
- June 1909
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Education
- Photography
- United States--Social life and customs
- Women
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 1/4 in. (22.9 x 13.3 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2011.79.10
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place captured
- Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
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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
- Date
- 1936
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Preaching
- Religious groups
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Object number
- 2011.79.11
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place used
- East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
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Flier advertising S.S. Jones farewell meeting
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
- Date
- ca. 1924
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Men
- Religious groups
- Travel
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- ink on paper, plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Object number
- 2011.79.12
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place used
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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Flier promoting S.S. Jones farewell meeting
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
- Date
- ca. 1924
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Men
- Religious groups
- Travel
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- 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)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Object number
- 2011.79.13
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place used
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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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
- Date
- December 25, 1924
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Object number
- 2011.79.14
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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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
- Date
- November 14, 1936
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Correspondence
- Families
- Fatherhood
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 in. (20 x 12.7 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Object number
- 2011.79.15
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
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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
- Date
- February 1, 1925
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Object number
- 2011.79.16
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Untitled
- 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
- Date
- 1974; printed 2012
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Funk (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Rights
- © Gaylord Oscar Herron
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaylord Oscar Herron
- 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)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital prints
- Object number
- 2012.67.7
- Title
- Print of The Gap Band members, Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, and Robert Wilson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Homesteader
- Written by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Illustrated by
- Farrow, William McKnight, American, 1885 - 1967
- Published by
- Western Book Supply Company Publishers, American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1917
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Literature
- Men
- Race films
- Race relations
- Rights
- © 1917 Oscar Micheaux
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 8 × 5 7/16 × 1 5/8 in. (20.3 × 13.8 × 4.1 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Type
- books
- Object number
- 2013.118.3
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place printed
- Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
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Cattle branding iron used by the Bell family
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Bell, Calvin Sr.
- Bell, Walter, American, born 1863
- Date
- ca. 1878
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Labor
- Rural
- Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Erma Johnson, Felicia Taylor, Katherine Taylor, and Ronald Johnson
- Medium
- wrought iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (53.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Type
- brands
- Object number
- 2013.142
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place used
- Galveston County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
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The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians
- Subject of
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Created by
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Bonner, T. D., American
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Date
- 1856
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Freedom
- Men
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on book paper , cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open at 60 Degrees): 8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 16.2 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Object number
- 2013.19
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place printed
- Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
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Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1
- Published by
- Bunn Publishing Company, American
- Written by
- Bunn, Clinton Orrin, American, 1877 - 1924
- Owned by
- B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
- Subject of
- Judge Brett, Rutherford, American, founded 1867
- Date
- 1922
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- American West
- Law
- Race discrimination
- Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (26 × 19 × 6.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Object number
- 2013.238.1
- Title
- Law book used by B.C. Franklin in advocating for survivors of the Tulsa Riot
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place used
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
