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Souvenir Program: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance

Created by: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, American, founded 1838
Subject of: Dr. Wilson, Robert H., American, 1924 - 2011

Medium: ink on paper, metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 5/8 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.9 × 0.2 cm)

Type: souvenir programs

Place used: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1956

Description: Souvenir program from the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance for men's day activities. The faded orange cover has black printed text at the top with the title and date, March 18th, 1956, of the program. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The center of the cover has an image of pastor Rev. Robert H. Wilson. There is an image of the church at the bottom with the location at Hogan and Caroline Streets, Jacksonville, Florida. The interior has images of the men's day officials, a program schedule, and information about committees and speakers. There is an advertisement for the Afro American Life Insurance Company on the back cover.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Communities; Men; Religion; Religious groups; United States--Social life and customs

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

Object number: 2015.97.40.64

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Souvenir Program of the Goodwill Baptist Church in the Dedication of their New House of Worship

Created by: Goodwill Baptist Church, American, founded after 1900
Subject of: Rev. Ball, William B., American, born ca. 1890

Medium: ink on paper, metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)

Type: souvenir programs

Place used: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1953

Description: Souvenir program from the dedication of the Goodwill Baptist Church. The tan cover has a thin ribbon graphic border. Below the title, the location, 410 North Monroe Street, Richmond, Va. is listed. The dates for the services [November 22nd through December 11th 1953] are noted above the pastor, Rev. W. B. Ball. The program begins with images and a brief biography of the pastor and his wife, Mary M. Ball. The program has images of church members and committees. There is schedule information interspersed with advertisements. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.
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Topic: African American; Communities; Religion; Religious groups; United States--Social life and customs

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

Object number: 2015.97.40.66

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago

Illustrated by: Pious, Robert Savon, American, 1908 - 1983

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 21 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (54.5 × 35 cm)

Type: posters

Date: 1940

Caption: The American Negro Exposition took place at the Chicago Coliseum, July 4 through September 2, 1940. The event recognized two important occasions: the 75th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery and the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring the contributions of African Americans to American life since 1865, the Exposition was considered the first Negro World's Fair and the first time that African Americans had the opportunity to present themselves and their stories to the world.
Description: A poster for the American Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coliseum. The image on the poster is of a male standing behind a female. They have their heads turned to their right and have their arms raised. In their right hands they are holding a book and a gear. In their left hands they are holding a document and a broken chain. The background is a pink mountain-scape with Abraham Lincoln’s face at center with a blue sky and pink clouds. Agricultural tools are at the bottom. Black text at the top center of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION.] Brown text at the center of the poster reads: [1865] and [1940.] Blue text on a black background at the bottom of the poster reads: [CHICAGO COLISEUM / JULY 4 TO SEPT. 2.] Small black text at the bottom of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION HEADQUARTERS, 3632 SOUTH PARKWAY, CHICAGO.]

Topic: African American; Advertising; Communities; Design; Emancipation; Festivals; United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gift of Ingrid Rose in Memory of Milton M. Rose

Object number: 2015.178

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Chromogenic print of the tombstone of Perry William Cloman

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Cloman, Percy William, American, 1897 - 1921

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (8.9 × 11.1 cm)

Type: photographs

Place depicted: Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980

Description: A color photograph of the headstone of Percy William Cloman, brother of Eunice Jackson. The gravestone is a stone marker, surrounded by browning grass and some leaves. Carved at the top of the gravestone is a recessed cross. Engraved below the cross is: [PERCY WILLIAM CLOMAN/ OKLAHOMA/ SGT CO M 65 PIONEER INF/ WORLD WAR I/ JUNE 17, 1897 March 19, 1921]. The photograph has curved corners.

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Military; World War I

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

Object number: 2014.75.58

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Constitution of the Lay Organization of the California Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Created by: African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
Subject of: Bethel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1852

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

Type: constitutions

Place depicted: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1990

Description: Document of the "Constitution of the Lay Organization" from the California Conference of the A.M.E. Church. The typed document has three (3) sheets of paper stapled together in the upper right corner. The black text is only printed on the front side of each page. The constitution begins with Article II which reads [The object and purpose of this organization is to organize and train the lay members....] before stating objectives a-h. The second page has a history of Bethel A.M.E. Church lay organization from 1941-1990. Committee members are listed on the last page. There is an inscription [554 B] on the reverse. The papers have a crease in the middle from being folded.
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Topic: African American; Communities; Religion; Religious groups

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

Object number: 2015.97.40.17.2

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Created by: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
Subject of: Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church, American, founded 1918

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 1/16 × 5 1/4 × 3/16 in. (20.5 × 13.3 × 0.4 cm)

Type: journals (periodicals)

Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 29-July 4, 1948

Description: Booklet of "Journal Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session" from the A.M.E. Zion Church. The tan front cover has a double black border around the black printed text. The lower half of the front cover reads [Held in / Blackwell Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church / Chicago, Illinois / June 29-July 4, 1948 / Bishop John W. Martin, A.M., D.D., L.L.D., / Presiding / Rev. W. T. Beck / Pastor]. The book has a price of twenty-five (25) cents. The journal includes conference rolls, proceeding summaries, and observations and recommendations. The back cover is blank.
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Topic: African American; Communities; Religion; Religious groups

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

Object number: 2015.97.40.16

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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The Comet

Published by: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
Signed by: W. D. Williams, 1905 - 1984

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm); Open Flat: 11 3/8 × 17 13/16 × 2 1/8 in. (28.9 × 45.2 × 5.4 cm)

Type: school yearbooks

Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1948

Description: A high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is “Booker T. Washington High School. The back cover is signed “Wm. D. Williams.”

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Communities; Education; United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams

Object number: 2013.79.25

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
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

Banner used by the 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, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.

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

Restrictions & 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

Photographic print of Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis holding Easter baskets

Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of: Mary Elizabeth; William Lewis

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.8 × 50.5 cm); H x W (Image): 13 × 15 7/16 in. (33 × 39.2 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1940 - 1945

Description: A black and white photograph of two children identified as Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis with Easter Sunday baskets. Mary Elizabeth is wearing skirt, dress top, and jacket ensemble with a straw hat while William Lewis wears a darker, houndstooth patterned coat and cap. They are holding hands and are looking into the camera as they stand on the sidewalk. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom left corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [1037.01] and a photographer's stamp.

Topic: African American; Children; Communities; Photography; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number: 2014.302.20

Restrictions & Rights: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Moses Basket with Handle

Created by: Jackson, Mary A., American, born 1945

Medium: sweetgrass, bulrush, palmetto fronds
Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 1/4 × 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (59 × 47 × 47 cm)

Type: baskets

Place made: Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2001

Description: A sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The large, oval shaped Moses style basket has curved edges and is shaped like a bassinet. Extending from the rim is a large central handle. The body of the basket is made from darker colored bulrush, contrasting with the lighter colored palmetto wrappings in a symmetrical pattern. The rim and handle are made from lighter colored sweetgrass.

Topic: African American; American South; Art; Communities; Craftsmanship; Domestic life; Folklife

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juliette Bethea in memory of Flora Wilson Bethea

Object number: 2017.82.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Visual Arts; Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photographic print of Annual Elks parade in Pittsburgh

Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of: Parker, Voyle, American; Robinson, James; Elder Beck, Charles, American, 1900 - 1972

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

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Wylie Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 31, 1943

Description: A black and white photograph of the annual Elks parade procession on the second hill of Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District. Representatives of the Masons, the Shriners, police, fire, and military officials lead the procession, including Voyle Parker (fourth from the left), Lt. James Robinson (sixth from the left), and Elder Beck. A mass of people line the thoroughfare to watch the parade. The back of the photograph is blank.

Topic: African American; Communities; Freemasonry; Photography; Societies; United States--Social life and customs; Urban life

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number: 2014.302.39

Restrictions & Rights: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Banner with motto of the National Association 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, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.1b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.

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

Restrictions & 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

Five Plays by Ed Bullins

Written by: Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
Published by: Bobbs-Merrill Company, American, founded 1850
Illustrated by: Ratzkin, Lawrence, American, 1931 - 2011
Photograph by: The New York Times, American, founded 1851

Medium: ink on paper with cloth, cardboard and pressure-sensitive tape
Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.8 × 3 cm)

Type: hardcover books

Date: 1969

Description: A first edition, hardcover book with dust jacket, Five Plays by Ed Bullins. The dust jacket features a full-page black-and-white photograph of Ed Bullins in front of the New Lafayette Theater. Bullins is seen from the waist up, facing the camera, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, unbuttoned at the neck. He is also wearing a thick, chain with large pendant around his neck. Behind his proper left shoulder is the sign for the theater with a black and white stylized face above black text that reads [THE NeW / LaFaYeTTE / THEaTRe]. Behind his proper right shoulder is a pair of glass doors. The lower half of the cover features the book title in red stylized text written over Bullin's shirt, [FIVE PLAYS / BY ED / BULLINS]. Along the bottom edge of the front cover in white text is [WINNER OF THE 1968 VERNON RICE AWARD]. The spine of the dust jacket is white with black, narrow, text [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. The back cover of the dust jacket is white with black text that features two Bullins’ play reviews by Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. The interior front and back flaps of the dust jacket feature a review of Bullins’ plays and short biography written by Black Theatre. The book has a black cloth binding. The exterior spine of the book is embossed with metallic red text that spans the entire length of the spine, [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. Both the front and back covers of the book are blank. The book features five plays include Goin’ a Buffalo; In the Wine Time; A Son, Come Home; The Electronic Nigger; Clara’s Ole Man. The title pages for each play are preceded by a black-and-white image from a live performance of that play. The book is two hundred and eighty-two (282) pages long. There are inscriptions in ink and pencil on the front free endpaper.

Topic: African American; Communities; Drama (Theatre); Families; Literature; Race relations; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick

Object number: 2015.64.5

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button promoting the Million Family March

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: metal
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2000

Description: Round pin-back button featuring black, yellow and green type. Button reads, [Million/FAMILY/MARCH/®/OCTOBER 16, 2000/WASHINGTON, DC]. Button has green and yellow circular border.

Topic: African American; Communities; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.1.19

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Third World No. 9

Created by: Third World Newspaper
Edited by: Lewis, John W., Jr.
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: newsprint, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 21 × 0.2 cm)

Type: newspapers

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1965

Description: Third World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle bordered in a small black line that takes up the bottom two-thirds of the front. Over top of the illustration in the lower part of the image is white text on a black background [HONOR/MALCOLM X]. Above the second "M," on the PL cheek of Malcolm X is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [CHAMBERS]. At the top of the cover, contained within a smaller rectangle taking up the top third, is the publication title, number and price [THIRD WORLD/No. 9 25¢]. To the left of the publication title is a graphic of a globe with the number "3" on top.

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Civil Rights; Communities; Local and regional; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.30

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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Name tag of Cleo Wooten from the Grand Master's Conference of Prince Hall Masons

Manufactured by: George Lauterer Corporation, American, founded 1881
Owned by: Wooten, Cleo W., American

Medium: ink on paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions: 2 1/16 × 3 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm)

Type: badges

Place collected: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: December 19, 1953

Description: A rectangular name tag belonging to Cleo W. Wooten from the Grand Master's Conference of Prince Hall Masons, 1953. The tag is composed of a piece of paper inserted into a clear plastic housing with metal pin back. The front of the tag has pre-printed text in blue ink and handwritten text in black ink. Manufacturer's information is printed in black ink on the back of the tag.

Topic: African American; Communities; Freemasonry

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Object number: 2013.71.8

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

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Photographic print of Jackie Robinson and Harry Owens

Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of: Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972; Owens, Harry; Irene Kaufmann Settlement House, 1911 - 1960

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.9 × 16.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1954

Description: A black and white photograph depicting Jackie Robinson receiving a lifetime membership from a young man named Harry Owens at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House. Both Robinson and Owens wear suits. A microphone stand is positioned in front of Robinson and Owens. Behind Robinson and the young man is a group of musicians and other young men who smile as they watch the exchange. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers and a yellow circle sticker.

Topic: African American; Activism; Athletes; Baseball; Communities; Photography; Youth

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number: 2014.302.36

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree

Manufactured by: Philco, American, founded 1892
Owned by: Roundtree, Herman L., American, 1892 - 1964; Roundtree, Minnie, American, 1896 - 1953

Medium: wood, metal, glass, cloth, wire, plastic
Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 × 20 × 12 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm)

Type: radio

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

Date: 1948

Caption: This radio belonged to Herman and Minnie Roundtree. Minnie Jones Roundtree loved to play baseball with the boys when she was growing up. Herman bought her the radio so she could keep up with her favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Description: A Philco model 48-482 tabletop radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree. The radio is made of stained wood with a white with red dashed grille cloth. Below the grille cloth is the radio tuning dial with short wave, FM and AM frequencies. Two plastic knobs are on either side of the dial. Ten plastic pushbuttons are below the dial. The back of the radio is open. Inside the radio are vacuum tubes, fuses, wire, an electrical cord and other radio components.

Topic: African American; Baseball; Communication; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Radio; 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: 2012.155.9

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

Couple on Beach, Coney Island

Photograph by: Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (27 × 34.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1966

Description: This gelatin silver print depicts a closely-framed portrait of a couple sitting on a bench on the boardwalk overlooking Coney Island Beach. The man wears a dark overcoat and reaches his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him who wears a white coat. They are both turned slightly towards each other, facing one another. The bottom quarter of the image reveals the planks of the pier and the feet of the seated couple; the horizon line of the photograph falls at approximately shoulder height of the couple but is mostly obscured by the couple themselves.

Topic: African American; Communities; Photography; Recreation; United States--History--1961-1969; United States--Social life and customs

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

Object number: 2014.166.4

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Vyse Ave at East 178th St, Bronx, N.Y, June 1980

Photograph by: Vergara, Camilo José, Chilean American, born 1944
Printed by: Brooklyn Print Works / Green Rhino Inc.
Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 7/16 × 17 13/16 in. (29.1 × 45.3 cm); H x W (Sheet): 15 3/4 × 19 11/16 in. (40 × 50 cm)

Type: inkjet prints

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 1980

Description: A color photograph of Vyse Avenue at 178th Street in the Bronx, New York. The photograph features a brick apartment building. The front entry way to the building has a decorative railing and several stairs leading up to a wide doorway. An unidentified person walks on the street. Several people are sitting and standing on the steps leading up to the apartment building. The back of the photograph has a caption and copyright information.

Topic: African American; Communities; Housing; Photography; Urban life

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

Object number: 2015.208.2.1

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: Tracking Time: South Bronx, Vyse Avenue
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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