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Pineapple quilt gifted to Lucy Hardiman Roundtree from Lydia Hardiman

Created by: Hardiman, Lydia, American
Owned by: Hardiman Roundtree, Lucy, American; Church, Josephine, American

Medium: cotton cloth, cotton batting, and cotton thread
Dimensions: H x W x D: 72 × 58 7/8 × 1/8 in. (182.9 × 149.5 × 0.3 cm)

Type: quilts

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1885

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.10

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Textiles-Quilts
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

Walking plow owned by Joshua Lyles

Manufactured by: Brinly - Hardy Company, American, founded 1839
Owned by: Lyles, Joshua, American

Medium: steel, wood
Dimensions: H x W x D (2012.155.11.1 plow): 10 1/4 x 30 x 65 in. (26 x 76.2 x 165.1 cm); H x W x D (2012.155.11.2 horseshoe): 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (2.2 × 14.5 × 15.5 cm)

Type: plows (agricultural equipment)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1915

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.11.1-.2

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
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

Podium used at the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: wood, metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 46 1/8 × 32 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (117.2 × 83.2 × 50.2 cm)

Type: podiums (platforms)

Place used: Lyles Station, Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1887

Topic: African American; Communities; Preaching; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.12

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects; Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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

Scythe owned by George Madison

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Madison, George, American, 1893 - 1968

Medium: steel, wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 60 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (154.3 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)

Type: hand tools; tools

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1945

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.13

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
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

Coat and bonnet belonging to Delores Eugenia Hardiman

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Distributed by: Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893
Worn by: Hardiman Casey, Delores Eugenia, American, born 1935

Medium: cotton
Dimensions: H x W (2012.155.14a): 15 3/4 × 16 9/16 in. (40 × 42 cm); H x W (2012.155.14b): 2 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (6 × 21.5 cm)

Type: bonnets (hats); coats

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States

Date: ca. 1935

Topic: African American; Children; Clothing and dress; Communities; Families

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.14ab

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Clothing-Historical
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

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Communion dish used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Manufactured by: Continental Silver Company
Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: aluminum
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (6.4 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)

Type: communion sets

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 20th century

Topic: African American; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.15.1

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
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

Communion dish used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: pewter
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (8.9 × 18.1 × 18.1 cm)

Type: communion sets

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 20th century

Topic: African American; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.15.2

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
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

Communion cup used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: aluminum
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 5 3/8 in. (7 × 13.7 cm)

Type: communion sets

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 20th century

Topic: African American; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.15.3

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
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

Ledger from the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Printed by: Boorum & Pease Company, American, 1842 - 1985
Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/16 × 7 3/8 × 9/16 in. (30.7 × 18.7 × 1.5 cm)

Type: ledgers (account books)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United states, North and Central America

Topic: African American; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.16

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

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Journal from the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: cardboard, metal, probably imitation leather, cloth, ink and graphite on book paper
Dimensions: H x W (2012.155.17.1 journal, closed): 12 x 7 5/8 x 5/16 in. (30.5 x 19.4 x 0.8 cm)

Type: journals (accounts)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: November 2, 1941-October 21, 1945

Topic: African American; Business; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.17.1

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
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

Receipt given to the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions: H x W (2012.155.17.1 journal, closed): 12 x 7 5/8 x 5/16 in. (30.5 x 19.4 x 0.8 cm); H x W (2012.155.17.2 document): 4 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. (10.3 x 13.8 cm); H x W (2012.155.17.3 manuscript): 7 5/16 x 5 in. (18.6 x 12.7 cm)

Type: receipts

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1943

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Business; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.17.2

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

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Document by Rev. Brown of the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station

Used by: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887

Medium: graphite on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 7 5/16 × 5 in. (18.6 × 12.7 cm)

Type: documents

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1943

Topic: African American; Business; Communities; Religious groups; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.17.3

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

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Doll owned by Clementine Roundtree Cottee and Josephine English Church

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Cottee, Clementine, American, 1900 - 1939; Church, Josephine, American

Medium: porcelain, ceramic, glass, metal, cotton, and synthetic fiber
Dimensions: H x W x D: 4 3/8 × 12 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (11.1 × 31.1 × 49.5 cm)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1920

Topic: African American; Children; Communities; Domestic life; Families

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.1a-f

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Toys and Games
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051; Smithsonian Warehouse (3400 Pennsy Dr), NMAAHC, NMAAHC Warehouse (QQ39)

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Corn planter used by the Madison family

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Madison, George, American, 1893 - 1968; Madison, Mckinley, 1896 - 1978; Madison, Ernest, American, born 1887

Medium: wood and iron alloy
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 34 in. (8.9 x 26.7 x 86.4 cm)

Type: hand tools

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1880s - 1890s

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.2

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
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

Shotgun owned by William Hardiman

Owned by: Hardiman, William C., American, 1918 - 2000

Medium: wood and steel
Dimensions: H x W x D (2012.155.3.1a): 3 15/16 × 34 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (10 × 88 × 5.5 cm); H x W x D (2012.155.3.1b): 5 1/8 × 15 11/16 × 1 11/16 in. (13 × 39.8 × 4.3 cm); L x W (2012.155.3.2): 36 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (93 × 2.8 cm)

Type: shotguns

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1930

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.3.1ab-.2

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Doubletree harness owned by the Lyles family

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Lyles, Carl, American

Medium: wood and iron
Dimensions: H x W: 8 x 85 in. (20.3 x 215.9 cm); H x W x D (Two single trees [approximate]): 2 5/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm); H x W x D (Evener bar): 3 5/8 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (9.2 x 99.7 x 3.8 cm)

Type: harnesses

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1880s - 1890s

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.4

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
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

Crate sent by Lt. Garwood Hardiman to Mrs. Ora Mae Hardiman

Issued by: United States Army, American, founded 1775
Used by: Hardiman, Garwood Von, American, 1916 - 2002
Received by: Hardiman, Ora Mae, American, born 1896

Medium: wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 13 1/2 × 25 15/16 × 14 1/2 in. (34.3 × 65.9 × 36.8 cm)

Type: crates

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1944

Topic: African American; Communities; Families; Military; World War II

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.5

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Military
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

Horse collar owned by the Hardiman family

Created by: Hardiman, Homer, American

Medium: leather, straw, and metal
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (13 x 45.1 x 60.3 cm)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 19th century

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.6

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural

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Horse collar owned by Morton Lyles

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973

Medium: leather, straw, wood, and metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 x 16 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (15.2 x 42.5 x 62.9 cm)

Type: collars (animal equipment)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 19th century

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.7

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
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

Horse hames owned by Carl Lyles

Created by: Unidentified
Commissioned by: Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973
Owned by: Lyles, Carl, American
Manufactured by: Unidentified

Medium: wood and iron with leather
Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (64.8 x 49.5 x 5.7 cm)

Type: collars (animal equipment)

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1850 - 1910

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.8

Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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