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  • Mabel (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)

    Created by
    Lee-Smith, Hughie, American, 1915 - 1999
    Subject of
    Everett, Mabel Louise, American, born 1920
    Date
    1940
    Medium
    oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 38 × 34 × 5 in. (96.5 × 86.4 × 12.7 cm)
    Caption
    Hughie Lee Smith painted this sensitive portrait of his wife, Mabel Louise Everett, around the time they were married and moved to Detroit in 1940.
    Description
    This oil painting portrait depicts the artist's first wife, Mabel Louise Everett. Shown from the chest upwards, she wears a dark blue dress with red trim at the neckline. Her shoulder length hair is done in a style popular with women during the 1940s, pulled back on the top of her head. Her gaze is directed slightly toward the right side of the painting. The background of the portrait is flat with with tones of brown, cream, red and blue.
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    portraits
    Topic
    Art
    Families
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Anne Patterson
    Object number
    2016.172
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of Hughie Lee-Smith
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5512acf13-6d7f-4305-bc44-26af86cc21bf
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    Nautical clock gifted from Pres. Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Houston

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    President Roosevelt, Theodore, American, 1858 - 1919
    Received by
    Houston, William Lepre, American, 1870 - 1953
    Owned by
    Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951
    Date
    1905-1919
    Medium
    glass, metal and marble
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (.4a Clock): 7 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (17.8 × 11.2 × 11.2 cm)
    H x W x D (.4b Stand): 10 × 4 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (25.4 × 11.4 × 39.4 cm)
    Caption
    William LePre Houston (1870-1953) was a prominent Washington, DC attorney who was active in the Republican Party and worked for African American labor organizations, including the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association. According to son and law partner Charles Hamilton Houston, this nautical clock was a gift from President Theodore Roosevelt for his father's role as an unofficial African American advisor.The clock was a significant family heirloom that resided on the mantelpiece of the family's home on Washington's northwest side.
    Description
    A table clock with nautical design gifted from President Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Houston. The clock is comprised of two separate pieces, the clock itself (.4a) and the base (.4b). The bottom of the clock is made of marble resting on four metal pedestals at each corner. The greenish marble is cracked throughout but still intact. The largest feature of the clock is a brass arm on the right side that curves to the left. On the front of the arm is a propeller. The top of the arm has a piece that connects the chain to the block and tackle pulley system that holds up the clock. The clock is spherical and hangs from a post connected to a circle. The circle rests on the hook of the pulley system. The back of the clock is metal and opens on a hinge to show the inner mechanics. The front of the clock is glass with a numbered face. The metal chain connected to the pulley continues through the top circle of an anchor mounted to the marble base and then wraps around a ship's wheel secured to the base just below the hanging clock sphere. Inside the top of the wheel is a compass.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    mantel clocks
    Topic
    Families
    Labor
    Law
    Local and regional
    Ornamentation
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr. and Dr. Rosemary Jagus
    Object number
    2018.59.4ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd575364665-470f-4a9e-96f7-fe70e1efcebc
  • Diary of Frances Anne Rollin

    Written by
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Manufactured by
    Taggard & Thompson, American, c. nineteenth century
    Subject of
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
    Whipper, William J., American, 1834 - 1907
    Date
    1868
    Medium
    ink on paper with leather and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 4 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 11/16 in. (12.5 × 7.8 × 1.8 cm)
    Caption
    Frances Rollin and her four sisters, Charlotte, (Chair of the SC Woman Suffrage Association), Katherine, Louise, and Florence were 19th century suffragettes who actively advocated for equal rights for women. During Reconstruction, they operated a successful political salon in Columbia, SC where blacks, whites, women and men discussed civil, social and political rights for all Americans.
    Frances Anne Rollin was also a writer and the author of Life and Public Services of Martin R. Delany which upon appearing in 1868 became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Rollin also kept a diary in 1868, making it the earliest known diary by a southern black woman.
    Major Martin Delany, the highest ranking black in the military, was so impressed by the young teacher that he commissioned her to write his biography. Rollin traveled to Boston to write and to seek a publisher. Her account describes her writing experience as well as her meetings with notable abolitionists and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany’s financial challenges once the Civil War ended.
    Returning to South Carolina in 1868, Frances Rollin was employed by a Pennsylvania-born black attorney, William J. Whipper, who had been recently elected to the South Carolina Legislature. Rollin and Whipper married a few months later.
    Rollin continued her diary during their brief courtship and first year of marriage. The diary allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican violence then ongoing in the state during Reconstruction.
    Description
    Personal diary of Frances Anne Rollin, written during the year 1868. The content of the diary covers the publication of Rollin's book, her courtship and first year of marriage to William J. Whipper, member of the South Carolina state legislature, and life in Reconstruction-era Columbia, South Carolina. The diary is wrapped in black leather with a flap extension on the right that slips inside a strap on the body of the book. On top of the strap is the manufacture's mark in gold that is a circular shape with a starburst design on top. Underneath is the text, [DIARY / 1868]. The inside cover of the diary has many inscriptions in pencil. The text begins with the numbers, [62 / 135.] Underneath reads, [F. Rollin / 16 Blossom [illegible] / Boston / Mass]. On the right cover is a list of objects including the diary and their prices listed on the left with a total of 3.75. Another math equation below lists more objects and ends with 1.90.
    The inside title page is covered in decorative floral and leaf scroll work. The title reads, [ILLUMINATED / DIARY / for / 1868.]. Underneath is an illustrated image of the sea with a mast ship. The publisher below reads, [PUBLISHED BY / TAGGARD & THOMPSON, No. 29 CORNHILL, / BOSTON.] The diary begins with a calendar, differences in time in each state and city, postage information, and eclipses. There are gaps in entries between July 13-26, October 20-21, November 19-January 1, 1869. After the diary dates is a page of [MEMORANDA.] with a list of objects bought and their prices. Following are pages devoted to [CASH ACCOUNT] by month. The back cover has an inscription of two quotes from R. Waldo Emerson, but the quotes are mostly illegible as the graphite has faded. Below the quotes are two more math equations.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    diaries
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Domestic life
    Families
    Literature
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Social life and customs
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
    Object number
    2018.101.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9e1565e-9c5d-48e4-b96f-633bbf4852ff
  • Photograph album owned by Emily Howland

    Manufactured by
    James B. Smith & Co., American
    Signed by
    Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898
    Received by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Subject of
    Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
    Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
    Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874
    Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880
    Channing, William Henry, American, 1810 - 1884
    Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
    Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
    Date
    1864
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    leather, metal, and ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 7.3 cm)
    H x W (open with clasps): 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W (open without clasps): 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9 cm)
    H x W x D (Storage container): 5 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (15 × 28.5 × 29 cm)
    Caption
    Caroline “Carrie” Nichols (later Carrie N. Lacy; see 2017.30.13) presented this carte-de-visite album to her friend and fellow teacher Emily Howland on January 1, 1864, at Camp Todd, a freedmen’s camp and school located in Arlington, Virginia. Emily Howland was an abolitionist, educator, philanthropist, and suffragist who founded, financially supported, and taught in numerous schools for African Americans for more than 70 years from 1857 until her death in 1929 at the age of 101.
    Typical of a CDV album during this period, the Howland Album contains photographs of Howland’s family, friends, and colleagues, as well as souvenir images of notable abolitionists and famous figures during the 1860s and 1870s. Based on the photograph dates and later inscriptions, it is clear that Howland added photographs to the album as she collected them throughout the mid- to late 19th century.
    Description
    Black leather photograph album owned by Emily Howland containing photographs of friends, family, and celebrities. The album covers and binding are made from embossed black leather with gold gilt decorations on the covers and spine. Both covers are the same, with a scallop-edged diamond outlined in gold at the center and geometric borders surrounding it, ending in a thin gold gilt geometric border around the edges. Gilt text is stamped on the spine reading "PHOTOGRAPHS". The front and back interior covers have decorative paper with small gold repeating stylized dots on a white ground adhered to them. There are four (4) sheets of paper at the front of the album, followed by twenty-five (25) thicker pages that each feature a window for holding two (2) photographs per page, and one (1) sheet of paper at the back of the album. There is room for fifty (50) photographs, though the album contains only forty-seven (47) photographs plus one (1) loose photograph too large to fit into the windowed pages. Windows 20, 21, and 47 are empty. The windows are rectangular with rounded corners and are surrounded by a gold printed border. The front pages include a page with information about the album publisher and an Index page with two printed columns of numbered lines for identifying the photographs. The Index page is not filled out. There is an inscription written in black ink on the first page that reads "To / Emily Howland / From her friend / Carrie Nichols / Jan 1st, 1864 / Camp Todd / Virginia". All of the interior pages are edged in gilt with a design impressed into the top, right side, and bottom edges of the pages that creates a floral spray when the album is closed. The album fastens on the right side with two (2) metal hinged bars that are attached to the back cover and close over metal pins attached to the front cover. The bars are embellished with a three-dimensional metal design imitating a floral fabric looped through a metal buckle.
    Place used
    Camp Todd, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Anti-slavery movements
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    photograph albums
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Education
    Families
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Military
    Photography
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Religion
    Social reform
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    United States Colored Troops
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2017.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce0a9252-41a1-451e-8201-f95fa8aaf1d8
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Created by
    Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
    Commissioned by
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This photographic slide depicts a man sitting next to a woman holding a young child. The man is pictured in profile, seated to the right of frame, wearing a grey suit. He rests his elbows on his knees and holds a short cigarette between his fingers. Next to him, in center frame, is the woman, wearing a light colored top and blue jeans, her grey hair pulled back from her face. The child, wearing a long sleeve red shirt and blue and white patterned overalls, sits in the woman's lap holding a baby bottle. Behind them, the legs of a person seated on a platform are visible.
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Families
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.61
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59361c0f5-f4fa-4a64-a851-181806163cc2
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    Photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and family

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Falkener, Henry Hall, American, 1859 - 1931
    Falkener, Margaret Mitchell, American, 1870 - 1938
    Falkener, George Harold, American, 1898 - 1984
    Falkener, Herschel Hall, American, 1901 - 1992
    Falkener, John Quentin, American, 1906 - 1971
    Falkener, Ralph Craven Stanley, American, 1893 - 1955
    Falkener, Waldo Carroll Sr., American, 1902 - 1992
    Date
    ca. 1906
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in. (22.5 × 15.1 cm)
    H x W (Image): 5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in. (13.8 × 10 cm)
    Description
    A black and white, formal family portrait photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and his family in a black, paper mat. Senator Falkener is seated on the left with his wife, Margaret Mitchell Falkener, seated on the right. From left to right, three of their sons, Hershel, Ralph, Hershel and George “Harold” Falkener, are standing behind their parents. One son, Waldo C. Falkener, Sr., is seated on a chair arm between the adults and the baby, John “Quentin” Falkener, is held by his mother. There is a dog lying on the floor in front of Senator and Mrs. Falkener. Handwritten notations in red and black ink on the verso. A handwritten note on the back in red and blue ink identifies the subject, a location, and lists three sets of numbers.
    Place captured
    Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Families
    Photography
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
    Object number
    2014.94.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5011856e9-5a0a-43b2-a073-5d91e308f3e5
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Created by
    Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
    Date
    May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color slide depicts a family of six sitting outside a row of A frame shelters in Resurrection City. The shelters have coverings of white and blue striped plastic sheeting. Seated on the ground on the left side of the image is a woman wearing a dark shirt, light pants, and a dark scarf over her hair. Seated on her lap is a little boy in a red and blue striped pants and dark pants. Next to the woman is a little girl kneeling on the ground wearing a white turtleneck and pink shorts. She has an African mask pendant around her neck. On the girl's other side is a boy kneeling on one knee, wearing white shirt and grey pants. In front of him squats a man in a yellow short sleeve sweater and khaki pants. Sitting on the ground between the little girl and the man is a little boy in the light colored top and blue pants. He holds an object in both hands and has two toy trucks on the ground in front of him. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Civil rights
    Families
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.60
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cb0863c-ba3a-416f-b40f-96b516d307d5
  • Miracle in Harlem

    Directed by
    Kemp, Jack
    Written by
    Valentini, Vincent Andrew, American, 1895 - 1948
    Subject of
    Guyse, Sheila, American, 1925 - 2013
    Offley, Hilda, American, 1894 - 1968
    Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
    Lewis, Sybil, American, 1919 - 1988
    Freeman, Kenneth, American, 1917 - 1991
    Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
    Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
    Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
    Gines, Henry
    Leo, Don De, Italian, 1904 - 1979
    Thompson, Creighton, American, 1889 - 1969
    Blakey, Ruble, American, 1911 - 1992
    Chester, Alfred George, American, 1900 - 1978
    Fetchit, Stepin, American, 1902 - 1985
    Carter, Jack, American, 1902 - 1967
    Williams, Milton, American, 1907 - 1995
    Date
    1948
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 69 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1350 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1200 Feet
    Caption
    When a real estate tycoon is found dead, his latest real estate casualty is suspected of the crime.
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Miracle in Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
    The film is about a woman, Julie Weston (Sheila Guyse), who is suspected of killing a real estate tycoon. It opens with a church service in which a choir sings “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.” After the service, Julie’s aunt, Aunt Hattie (Hilda Offley), walks to her candy kitchen where she is greeted by Julie and Julie’s paramour, Bert (William Greaves). Bert and Julie attempt to convince Aunt Hattie to expand and modernize her candy kitchen. However, Aunt Hattie expresses her hesitation toward their proposal. At one point in the film, a man informs Julie that she no longer owns the candy shop or the recipes to which Julie responds that, Mr. Marshall “will never get away with this. The film ends with detectives solving the murder.
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Business
    Families
    Race films
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.15.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab239c7-7392-4d2f-8ce6-9ec98c9c4c49
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color slide depicts two boys and a woman sitting outside. The woman wears a dark top, glasses, and a dark scarf over her hair. Her face is in profile to the viewer. Sitting next to her is a little boy in a red long sleeve shirt and blue pants. He holds an apple in his hands and looks directly at the viewer. Sitting slightly in front of him is a second little boy in a red blue and white striped shirt and dark pants. He gazes downward at something cupped in his palm. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york." They lean against large piece of plywood. there is a box of clothing in the background.
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Families
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.247
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ede4de0-896c-4a11-bf07-710c1a362e85
  • Photograph of Wellington and Wilma Webb walking in a parade

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Webb, Wellington E., born 1941
    Webb, Wilma J., born 1944
    Date
    ca. 1995; printed 2013
    Medium
    dye on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image & Sheet): 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
    Description
    Color photograph featuring Wellington Webb and his wife walking in a parade, waving at spectators. Webb is featured center in the image walking in front of a line of people. The line of people hold a large blue banner with white text [WELLINGTON/WEBB/DENVER MAYOR]. Many people in the line hold signs promoting Webb for mayor. The image is slightly blurry. Reverse has photo paper manufacturer information repeated over the surface of the back. In the center of the back are two (2) lines of illegible printed text.
    Webb appears to be wearing his trademark pair of Asics sneakers, 2014.46.5ab
    Paper is FujiFilm Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper
    Inkjet photo
    Back of photo, printe dblack ink [000400532 1webb0.jpg 1/1 / Walgreens 31789(?) <> 12/06?/13
    There is a small .2cm border of white space at very bottom of photo.
    Place depicted
    Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    dye diffusion thermal transfer prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Families
    Photography
    Politics
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
    Object number
    2014.46.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd568168431-fd15-43a2-a7be-891c2c0ec23f
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    Photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and family

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Falkener, Henry Hall, American, 1859 - 1931
    Falkener, Margaret Mitchell, American, 1870 - 1938
    Falkener, Waldo Carroll Sr., American, 1902 - 1992
    Falkener, Herschel Hall, American, 1901 - 1992
    Falkener, John Quentin, American, 1906 - 1971
    Falkener, Ralph Craven Stanley, American, 1893 - 1955
    Falkener, George Harold, American, 1898 - 1984
    Date
    ca. 1906
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 20 × 16 1/4 in. (50.8 × 41.3 cm)
    Description
    A large, black and white, formal family portrait photograph of Senator Henry Hall Falkener and his family. Senator Falkener is seated on the left with his wife, Margaret Mitchell Falkener, seated on the right. From left to right, three of their sons, Hershel, Ralph, Hershel and George “Harold” Falkener, are standing behind their parents. One son, Waldo C. Falkener, Sr., is seated on a chair arm between the adults and the baby, John “Quentin” Falkener, is held by his mother. There is a dog lying on the floor in front of Senator and Mrs. Falkener. A number has been handwritten on the back in pencil.
    Place captured
    Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Families
    Photography
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
    Object number
    2014.94.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ae38863-1ba0-4dc1-b3fb-241b14b230ad
  • Spirit of Youth

    Directed by
    Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
    Written by
    Hoerl, Arthur, American, 1891 - 1968
    Subject of
    Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
    Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
    Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
    Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
    Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
    Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
    Muse, Clarence Edouard, American, 1889 - 1979
    Desmond, Cleo, American, 1880 - 1958
    Smith, Jewel
    The Plantation Chior
    The Creole Chorus
    The Big Apple Dancers
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 65 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Spirit of Youth. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
    In the opening scene, children can be seen playing outside. Young Joe Thomas’s mother calls him inside to clean himself before his father’s arrival from work. However, when his father returns to the family home it is revealed that he was injured by a falling castor and probably will never walk again. The rest of the film is loosely based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Joe Louis. The lead character, adult Joe Thomas, is played by Joe Louis himself. The film closes with a boxing match between Joe and a fellow boxer.
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Actors
    Boxing
    Families
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.19.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf4e5135-24a5-455c-9f43-3a89238779e2
  • Pinback button featuring Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr.

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Democratic National Committee, American, founded 1848
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Date
    1996
    Medium
    metal, paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 8.3 × 1 cm)
    Description
    Rectangular pin-back button featuring color image of Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr. in front of a waving American flag. Red type appears at the top and bottom of pin and reads, [Keeping Hope Alive/Democratic National Convention '96]. Border of button's back has black type that reads, [1-800-257-2340 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR©].
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Families
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.201.1.45
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3ae412f-ea49-44eb-beeb-68efa930fa38
  • Barack and Michelle Obama, Chicago

    Created by
    Cook, Mariana R., American, born 1955
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Date
    May 26, 1996
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama seated on a couch in their home in Hyde Park, Chicago. Barack Obama, wearing a dark shirt and khaki pants, is sitting casually, his legs crossed with his right arm draped across the couch back, and his left arm around Michelle Obama. Dressed in black leggings and a black shirt with white buttons, she leans into him with her ankles crossed and hands resting on his right knee. They both gaze directly at the viewer. Behind them, three Indonesian prints decorate the walls above the couch and a traditional West African sculpture sits on an end table to the proper right.
    Place captured
    Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Domestic life
    Families
    Men
    Photography
    Politics
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Julia J. Norrell in memory of Lindy Boggs
    Object number
    2013.194.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Mariana Cook. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56dd29ad7-0985-4505-abbe-e5f84df73e15
  • Pinback button for Barack Obama campaign with “America's Next First Family"

    Designed by
    Rich, Margaret, American
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Date
    2008
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    metal, plastic, ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (5.7 x 5.7 x 8.6 cm)
    Description
    A campaign button with blue and white text and an image of Michelle and Barrack Obama. Printed above the image in blue text that reads: [AMERICA'S NEXT FIRST FAMILY]. Across the bottom of the button there is a blue stripe. Written in white text on the blue stripe is: [Michelle & Barack]. The back of the button has a metal fastener and clasp.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Communication
    Families
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William R. Ferris
    Object number
    2013.172.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7c42e21-2161-4192-afdd-cb699ee5547c
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    Photograph of the Cotten family

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cotten, Carrie
    Cotten, Mildred
    Cotten, Loula
    Cotten, Myrtle
    Cotten, Tom
    Cotten, Sallie
    Cotten, Susie
    Cotten, Ernest
    Elizabeth Estes, American, 1882 - 1969
    Date
    1902
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the nine members of the Cotten family taken in 1902. The names of the family members have been written on or above their likenesses: Carrie, Mildred, Loula, Elizabeth, Myrtle, Tom, Sallie, Susie, and Ernest. The back of the photograph is blank.
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Families
    Photography
    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
    2011.60.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b04b7c5b-6984-4eb0-b8b1-72c155e6b4f6
  • This Is My Husband: Fighter for His People, Political Refugee

    Published by
    National Committee to Defend Negro Leadership, American
    Written by
    Jackson, Esther Cooper, American, born 1917
    Subject of
    Jackson, James E., American, 1914 - 2007
    Date
    1953
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/16 x 5 3/8 in. (21.5 x 13.7 cm)
    Description
    Pamphlet consists of black and white text on a bright orange background. On bottom is a photograph of Esther Cooper Jackson and her two daughters.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Activism
    Families
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.88
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570dda389-fb6a-4fb3-b24b-e4ad04aeb598
  • Fe En El Sueño Americano

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Democratic Party of Virginia, American, founded 1926
    Photograph by
    Leibovitz, Annie, American, born 1949
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Obama for America, American, founded 2007
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Obama, Malia, American, born 1998
    Obama, Sasha, American, born 2001
    UnidosUS, American, founded 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    2008
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 8 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (21.7 × 16.7 cm)
    H x W (unfolded): 8 9/16 × 19 5/16 in. (21.7 × 49.1 cm)
    Title
    Brochure from 2008 Obama Campaign
    Description
    A tri-fold Barack Obama brochure, in Spanish and English. The front features a black and white picture of Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama. Light blue and white text above the image on a blue background reads [FE EN EL / SUEÑO AMERICANO / FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM]. The inside of the brochure contains a color photographic image of a girl and a man wearing an Obama shirt, quotes from Barack Obama, and a bulleted list of Obama's policies. The policies relate to tax cuts for middle class households, ending the war in Iraq, ensuring access to health care, rewarding companies that create jobs in the United States, veteran affairs, immigration reform, and social security. The back features a color image of a rural landscape with [ÚNETE AL / MOVIMENTO / JOIN US] in large font at the center of the page. Below this is a red ribbon with Obama’s circular campaign logo in the middle. Below this, is a three-column list of the contact information for various Virginia campaign offices in Arlington, Dumfries, Falls Church, Manassas, Richmond, and Southern Fairfax County. Below the addresses and phone numbers of these campaign offices, a small block of text reads [NUESTRA COMUNIDAD DESEMPAÑARÁ UN PAPEL CLAVE EN LAS ELECCIONES DE 2008, / POSIBLEMENTE LAS MÁS IMPORTANTES DE ESTA GENERACIÓN, PARA PARTICIPAR, VISITE / VA.BARACKOBAMA.COM, O LLAME AL 1-877-850-2008, O TEXTO VA A OBAMA (62262)].
    Place collected
    Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Collection from the 2008 Obama Virginia Campaign Office
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    brochures
    Topic
    Business
    Communities
    Economics
    Families
    Government
    Health
    Immigration
    International affairs
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Multilingual communication
    Politics
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.93.42.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Photograph © Annie Liebovitz. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2314d02-c1a8-48db-8742-57f94c9cb01c
  • Fe En El Sueño Americano

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Democratic Party of Virginia, American, founded 1926
    Photograph by
    Leibovitz, Annie, American, born 1949
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Obama for America, American, founded 2007
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Obama, Malia, American, born 1998
    Obama, Sasha, American, born 2001
    UnidosUS, American, founded 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    2008
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 8 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (21.7 × 16.7 cm)
    H x W (unfolded): 8 9/16 × 19 5/16 in. (21.7 × 49.1 cm)
    Title
    Brochure from 2008 Obama Campaign
    Description
    A tri-fold Barack Obama brochure, in Spanish and in English. The front features a black and white picture of Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama. Light blue and white text above the image on a blue background reads [FE EN EL / SUEÑO AMERICANO / FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM]. [SUEÑO AMERICANO] is the central line of text and it is in the largest and boldest font. The inside of the brochure contains a color photographic image of a girl and a man wearing an Obama shirt, quotes from Barack Obama, and a bulleted list of Obama's policies. The policies relate to tax cuts for middle class households, ending the war in Iraq, ensuring access to health care, rewarding companies that create jobs in the United States, veteran affairs, immigration reform, and social security. The back features a color image of a rural landscape with [ÚNETE AL / MOVIMENTO / JOIN US] in large font at the center of the page. Below this is a red ribbon with Obama’s circular campaign logo in the middle. Below this, is a three-column list of the contact information for various Virginia campaign offices in Arlington, Dumfries, Falls Church, Manassas, Richmond, and Southern Fairfax County. Below the addresses and phone numbers of these campaign offices, a small block of text reads [NUESTRA COMUNIDAD DESEMPAÑARÁ UN PAPEL CLAVE EN LAS ELECCIONES DE 2008, / POSIBLEMENTE LAS MÁS IMPORTANTES DE ESTA GENERACIÓN, PARA PARTICIPAR, VISITE / VA.BARACKOBAMA.COM, O LLAME AL 1-877-850-2008, O TEXTO VA A OBAMA (62262)].
    Place collected
    Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Collection from the 2008 Obama Virginia Campaign Office
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    brochures
    Topic
    Business
    Communities
    Economics
    Families
    Government
    Health
    Immigration
    International affairs
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Politics
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.93.42.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Photograph © Annie Liebovitz. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd581e94672-62a6-48bc-9180-a855702bd22d
  • Wives or Widows?

    Published by
    American Peace Mobilization, American, founded 1940
    Written by
    Beecher, Katherine, American
    Subject of
    American Peace Mobilization, American, founded 1940
    Date
    1940s
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet made of black ink on yellowing paper. The front cover features a drawing of a woman and her two children walk through a cemetery littered with grave markers. Text under the drawing reads: [Wives or Widows? / By Katherine Beecher]. The interior consists of thirty-one pages of text and drawings. The back cover features a tear-away sign up for American Peace Mobilization.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Families
    International affairs
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Women
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.40
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e97afcc6-cea8-497d-bc87-24d55f22bed8

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