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Larry Brown with fans, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Brown, Larry, American, 1905 - 1972
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.12
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Hank Thompson, Suitcase Simpson, Larry Doby, Roy Campanella, George Crow, Monty Irvin, New York Cubans.
- Subject of
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Thompson, Hank, American, 1925 - 1969
- Simpson, Harry, American, 1925 - 1979
- Doby, Larry, American, 1923 - 2003
- Campanella, Roy, American, 1921 - 1993
- Crowe, George, American, 1921 - 2011
- Irvin, Monte, born 1919
- Unidentified Man or Men
- New York Cubans, American, 1935 - 1950
- Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
- San Francisco Giants, American, founded 1958
- Date
- 1952
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 11 x 13 15/16 in. (27.9 x 35.4 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.13
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Ernie Banks, Larry Doby, Matty Brescia, Jackie Robinson, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Banks, Ernie, American, born 1931
- Doby, Larry, American, 1923 - 2003
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- Brescia, Matty, American, born 1910
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
- Date
- 1953
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.14
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Marcia "Toni" Stone and unidentified teammate, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Stone, Toni, American, 1921 - 1996
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Indianapolis Clowns, American, 1946 - 1989
- Date
- ca. 1954
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Women
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.16
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Helen Ann Smith at Harlem House, Beale St, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Smith, Helen Ann, American, 1931 - 2004
- Date
- 1950s
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Rights
- © Ernest C. WithersTrust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.17
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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First day of Memphis integration, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1961
- Topic
- African American
- Children
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Photography
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 14 1/4 × 18 in. (36.2 × 45.7 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.18
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Franklin, Aretha, American, born 1942
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Date
- July 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Gospel (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.19
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Overton Park Zoo. Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1950s
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Segregation
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Rev Ralph Abernathy embracing Rosa Parks, Benjamin Hooks on left, SCLC Convention, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Hooks, Benjamin, American, 1925 - 2010
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Date
- July 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.20
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Lionel Hampton, The Hippodrome, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1955
- Topic
- African American
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.21
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Twins at WDIA, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1948
- Topic
- African American
- Children
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Ernest C. Withers, Courtesy of the Withers Family Trust
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.22
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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The Two Kings, Elvis Presley with B.B. King at WDIA Goodwill Review, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Presley, Elvis, American, 1935 - 1977
- King, B.B., American, 1925 - 2015
- Date
- December 7, 1957
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Photography
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.23
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Isaac Hayes in His Office at Stax Records, Memphis, Tennessee
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Hayes, Isaac, American, 1942 - 2008
- Date
- 1970s
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Ernest C. Withers, Courtesy of the Withers Family Trust
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.24
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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James Brown, Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Topic
- African American
- Funk (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.25
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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William Edwin Jones pushes daughter Renee Andrewnetta Jones (8 months old) during protest march on Main St. in Memphis Tennessee.
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Jones, William Edwin, American
- Dr. Jeffrey, Renee Jones, American, born 1961
- Date
- August 1961
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 14 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (37.1 × 37.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2009.16.3
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting in Lorraine Motel following March Against Fear, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1966
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Ernest C. Withers, Courtesy of the Withers Family Trust
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Object number
- 2009.16.6
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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B-A-B-Y / What Have You Got To Offer Me
- Published by
- Stax Records, American, founded 1957
- Recorded by
- Thomas, Carla, American, born 1942
- Date
- 1966
- Topic
- African American
- Soul (Music)
- Rights
- © Stax Records. Permission required for use.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- (2010.34.4a): vinyl (2010.34.4b): ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sleeve): 7 x 7 1/8 in. (17.8 x 18.1 cm)
- Diameter (record): 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Type
- 45 rpm records
- Object number
- 2010.34.4ab
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place made
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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Contract signed by Otis Redding for "Mr. Pitiful"
- Created by
- East Publications Inc.
- Subject of
- Redding, Otis, American, 1941 - 1967
- Cropper, Steve, American, born 1941
- Stewart, Jim, American, born 1930
- Date
- 1965
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Law
- Soul (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: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Type
- contracts
- Object number
- 2010.50.1
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Boardinghouse bathroom window from which James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 422 South Main Street, Memphis, April, 1968
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive, and Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (60.3 x 50.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2011.16.1
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Bishop Jordan, AME Baptist Church, T. O. Jones, Head of Sanitation Workers, Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers, line up to lead protest march after death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, TN, April 8, 1968
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 8, 1968
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive, and Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Object number
- 2011.16.2
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
