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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, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1935

Description: An infant sized coat and bonnet belonging to Delores Eugenia Hardiman. The coat (2012.155.14a) is white with a lace collar. It attaches at the neck with a small metal clasp. The bonnet (2012.155.14b) is made of thin white cotton and has a white ribbon tied into a bow and lace trim around the edges that frame the face.

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

Restrictions & 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

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Description: Baby doll wearing a white cotton dress, two knit socks, a cotton undergarment and a knit cap. The dress is fastened with a safety pin and the cap ties with a green ribbon. The doll has blue glass eyes, rosy lips and cheeks, and short brown hair coming out from underneath the bonnet.

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

Restrictions & 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

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

Description: A rectangular wooden crate sent by Lt. Garwood Hardiman to Mrs. Ora Mae Hardiman. Handwritten in black ink on one side of the crate is “From / LT. Q.V. Hardiman / A.P.O. 501,402 Port (1) / % P.M. San Francisco / To Mrs. Ora Mae Hardiman / General Delivery / Potoka, Indiana.” One side of the crate is open.

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

Restrictions & 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

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

Description: An appliqued red and green wedding quilted bedcover made by Lydia Hardiman for her daughter Lucy Hardiman Roundtree. Four (4) repeating blocks depicting stylized pineapple fruits in red striped and solid green cotton on a white ground are separated by green sashing with red squares in the corners. The sashing also appears on two exterior edges of the top. The pineapple design consists of a leafy stem with three (3) large fruits extending from the stem. The blocks are not oriented in the same direction. The blocks are hand appliqued and hand pieced with white cotton thread. There is cotton batting between the top and the plain white cotton backing. The layers are hand quilted with white cotton thread that traces the appliqued fruit pattern and is sewn in a diagonally-oriented grid in the negative spaces. The edges of the quilt are turned and hand stitched to the back.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A steel walking plow with a wood handle and beam owned by Joshua Lyles. The plow has a moldboard on the right side. Embossed on the left side of the plow near the beam is "BRINLY'S / TRADE MARK / BRONCHO." Attached to the plow with metal bolts is a wooden beam. At the front of the beam a metal hitch is attached. A single wood handle is attached to the right side of the beam near the plow.

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Rural life

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: Podium used at the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The podium is made of wood and has metal nails, hinges and cabinet hardware. The top of the podium has a wooden book stand attached to a large flat piece of wood. Curved wooden brackets are attached to the top on both sides. The back of the podium has a cabinet door attached to it. The door has a metal latch on the left side and two hinges on the right side.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath. The blade is attached with a metal attachment ring, nails and wire. The snath has two wooden grips attached to it. Each grip is oriented differently.

Topic: African American; Agriculture; Communities; Rural life

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

Restrictions & 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

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

Description: A plate used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The aluminum plate has a corduroy patterned surface with a fluted edge. The plate has a chrysanthemum flower etched into the top with two raised chrysanthemum leaf handles. Etched into the bottom is “Continental Trade Mark” and a colonial era soldier. Etched below the soldier is “Hand / Wrought / Silverlook / 715.”

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

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

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
Exhibition: Power of Place
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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

Description: A bowl used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The bowl has a large body with a curved lip above a small base. Etched in the bottom of the base is “Made in Hong Kong.”

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

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

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
Exhibition: Power of Place
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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

Description: A tall, narrow cup used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. Sheaves of grain are embossed on two sides of the cup. Five parallel lines are etched around the base of the cup. Etched on the bottom is a maker’s mark that resembles “WB.”

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: Ledger from the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The cover is light grey with dark grey accents and brown corners. Written in dark grey text diagonally across the cover is “SINGLE ENTRY / LEDGER.” The inside of the ledger contains lists of people’s names in a columns under the heading “Roll.”

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A journal used by the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church. The journal has a black cover, red spine, and gilt lettering on the cover that says “Journal.” The interior pages of the journal contain both ink and graphite inscriptions.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A printed receipt with graphite inscriptions given to the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church. The receipt is from the city of Princeton and is for the sale of bushels of an unidentified grain.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A handwritten document on a single sheet of yellow paper describing the payment of $6.00 to Mrs. Lyles for the use of her car during a district convention. The document was written by Rev. Brown.

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

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

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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

Description: A hand-held stab corn planter made of wood and metal used by the Madison family. The corn planter has two wood handles attached to two parallel pieces of wood attached at the other end by a metal tip. The end with the handles is not connected and the parallel wood pieces can be moved apart. One of the wood pieces has a metal seed box attached to it.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A double barreled open hammer shotgun broken into two pieces (.1ab) with ramrod (.2). Part a consists of the steel barrels with hammers and triggers. The barrels are arranged side-by-side. Part b includes the wooden stock and metal trigger guard. The ramrod (2012.155.3.2) consists of a slender metal shaft and a wood handle.

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

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

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition

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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

Description: A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

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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

Description: A horse collar made of leather and stuffed with straw. The collar has a metal and leather buckle at the top. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

Description: A horse collar owned by Morton Lyles. The collar is made of leather stuffed with straw. The collar is attached to horse hames. The hames are made of wood frame and have two buckles, one at the top and one at the bottom that allow the hames to attach to the collar. The hames have four metal rings and a metal hook attached to both right and left sides of the wood. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.

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

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

Restrictions & 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

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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

Description: Horse hames owned by the Lyles family. The hames consist of two wooden pieces connected with a leather strap and a buckle at the smaller end of the pieces of wood. Each wooden piece makes a very slight curve and resembles the letter “S.” There are two metal rings and a metal hook attached to each piece, as well as a small metal loop attached to the larger end of each piece. The strap is red leather with a silver buckle.

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

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

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural

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