Published by

Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969

Subject of

Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (2014.76.12.11a (Closed)): 10 13/16 × 8 1/8 × 1/8 in. (27.5 × 20.6 × 0.3 cm)

H x W x D (2014.76.12.11b (Open)): 10 13/16 × 16 5/16 × 1/8 in. (27.5 × 41.4 × 0.3 cm)

H x W: 4 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (10.8 × 14.9 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Date

1990

Description

2014.76.12.11a: An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, April 1990, Volume 20, No. 9. The front cover header in white type reads: [BLACK / ENTERPRISE / APRIL 1990 $1.95] and in yellow type: [PLANNING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT]. Underneath the header there is a color image of a man standing behind a woman who sits behind an architectural model. The man has his hands on the woman’s shoulders and the woman has her proper right hand over the man’s proper left hand. Yellow type on the left side of the front cover reads: [COPRENEURS / Partners In / Marriage And / Business]. White type in the bottom left corner identifies the people in the image and reads: [Bill and Ivenue / Stanley run / an architectural / firm in Atlanta]. There is a white mailing address sticker with black type, which is partially blacked out, positioned upside down in the bottom left corner. The interior pages, ninety-six in total, are off-white paper with black type, and both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The contents of the magazine include economic articles, lifestyle articles, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Benson & Hedges cigarettes. The advertisement consists of three images of men and women sitting, talking on the phone, laughing, and smoking cigarettes. Black type in the advertisement reads: [For people who like to smoke… / Benson & Hedges].

2014.76.12.11b: A mail-in card that fell loose from the magazine.

Topic

African American

Business

Families

Mass media

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.76.12.11ab

Restrictions & Rights

© Black Enterprise Magazine. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969

Subject of

Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (2014.76.12.12a (Closed)): 10 13/16 × 8 × 1/4 in. (27.5 × 20.3 × 0.6 cm)

H x W x D (2014.76.12.12a (Open)): 10 13/16 × 15 3/4 × 1/4 in. (27.5 × 40 × 0.6 cm)

H x W (2014.76.12.12b): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Date

1997

Description

2014.76.12.12a: An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, October 1997, Volume 28, No. 3. The front cover header in black and purple type reads: [BLACK / ENTERPRISE / http://www.blackenterprise.com / OCTOBER 1997] and in white type over a purple background: [MONEY MANAGEMENT SPECIAL]. Underneath the header there is a color image of a woman smiling, with a young boy behind her with his arms around her neck, and another young man in front of her, with her proper left hand across his chest. They are all wearing white turtlenecks. Black and purple type down the left side of the front cover reads: [INVESTING / FOR YOUR / FAMILY'S / FUTURE], [Expert / Advice On / How To Grow / Your Money], [Pros & Cons / of Investing Online], and [The Boom In / Black Mutual Funds]. Purple type in the bottom right corner identifies the people on the cover and reads: [Joyce Stone’s / No. 1 investment / objective is providing / for the futures of her / sons Darius and / Ramziddin]. There is a white mailing address sticker with black type, which is partially blacked out, positioned upside down in the bottom left corner. The interior pages, 167 in total, are off-white paper with black type, and both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The contents of the magazine include economic articles and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Bombay Sapphire. The advertisement consists of a color image of a bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin to the left of a stylized martini glass that has an olive at its top. White type at the bottom reads: [The Bombay Sapphire Martini. As Balanced By Hilton McConnico / Pour Something Priceless].

2014.76.12.12b: A mail-in card that fell loose from the magazine.

Topic

African American

Business

Children

Families

Mass media

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.76.12.12ab

Restrictions & Rights

© Black Enterprise Magazine. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969

Subject of

Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (2014.76.12.8a (Closed)): 10 13/16 × 8 1/8 × 3/16 in. (27.5 × 20.6 × 0.5 cm)

H x W x D (2014.76.12.8a (Open)): 10 13/16 × 16 1/4 × 3/16 in. (27.5 × 41.3 × 0.5 cm)

H x W (2014.76.12.8b): 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (9.5 × 13.3 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Date

1989

Description

2014.76.12.8a: An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, November 1989, Volume 20, No. 4. The front cover header in white type reads: [BLACK / ENTERPRISE], in black type: [NOVEMBER 1989 $1.95], and in red type: [The 1990 B.E. Auto Guide]. Underneath the header there is a color image of a family (man, woman, and two young boys) standing outside of brick building with white columns. The man is in a suit, the woman is in a red skirt suit, the older boy is in a school uniform carrying a red backpack, and the younger boy is in a blue pull over sweater with white collar underneath and is also carrying a red backpack. Red and white type down the left side of front cover reads: [NEW / CHALLENGES / FOR THE / BLACK / MIDDLE / CLASS] and [Choosing The Best / Insurance For You]. White type in the bottom right corner of the front cover identifies the image as: [The Johnsons of Atlanta]. There is a white mailing address sticker with black type, which is partially blacked out, positioned upside down in the bottom left corner. The interior pages, 132 in total, are off-white paper with black type, and both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The contents of the magazine include economic articles, auto articles, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Toyota Celica. The advertisement consists of two images of a red Toyota Celica (frontal view and a profile view of the proper left of the car) at the top and bottom. White type is featured in between the car images.

2014.76.12.8b: A mail-in card that fell loose from the magazine.

Topic

African American

Business

Children

Families

Mass media

Transportation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.76.12.8ab

Restrictions & Rights

© Black Enterprise Magazine. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Bourdon, Denis, Canadian

Notman Photo Company, American, 1866 - 1894

Subject of

Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895

Douglass, Joseph Henry, American, 1871 - 1935

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)

Type

cabinet photographs

albumen prints

Place made

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 10, 1894

Caption

This carte-de-visite is found in Series 6 of the Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection. This collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd as well as her related family members from various areas throughout the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This collection is comprised of correspondence, ephemera and photographs discussing family life, religion, race, education as well as the family relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is available for research by contacting NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu or see our collections in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives available here: https://goo.gl/Rwckpe.

Description

A cabinet card of Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph Douglass. Frederick Douglass is featured on the right side of the image and sits in a chair holding papers in his hands atop his lap. Joseph Douglass, in the left side of the image, sits atop a table and holds a violin in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is resting on the back of his grandfather. The bottom of the card has a maker's mark and address for Notman Photographic Company in Boston.

Topic

African American

Families

Fatherhood

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Charlene Hodges Byrd

Object number

A2010.26.29.8.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Archival Collections

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Photograph by

Johnson, John, American, 1879 - 1953

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Printed by

Keister, Douglas R., American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)

Type

portraits

digital prints

Place depicted

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America

Date

1919-1925; printed 2012

Description

A digital print of a man and woman sitting on the wooden front porch of a house in Lincoln, Nebraska. The woman, sitting on the left, is wearing a white dress and in a rocking chair. The man is seated on the right in a wooden chair and wears a grey suit and mustache. A small cat sits near the man's feet. Three steps lead up to the porch, which has two columns framing the door and is decorated with several potted plants. The windows appear to have lace curtains, there is a thermometer mounted to the left window, and the address plate [1821] is visible to the right of the door. The screen door is closed but shows through to photographs and a piece of furniture just inside the house.

Topic

African American

Domestic life

Families

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.56.2.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Douglas Keister

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Thermos LLC, American, founded 1904

Designed by

LoBianco, Nick, American

Subject of

Carroll, Diahann, American, born 1935

Beaird, Betty, American, born 1935

Marc Copage, American, born 1962

Link, Michael, American, born 1962

Medium

metal, plastic

Dimensions

H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Closed): 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 4 in. (19.7 × 22.2 × 10.2 cm)

H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Open): 4 1/16 × 8 13/16 × 14 11/16 in. (10.3 × 22.4 × 37.3 cm)

H x W x D (2013.108.13b Thermos): 6 5/8 × 4 × 3 3/16 in. (16.8 × 10.2 × 8.1 cm)

Type

lunchboxes

canteens (vessels)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1969

Description

This is a lunchbox and thermos set printed with illustrations of actors from the sitcom "Julia" starring Diahann Carroll. The front of the lunchbox, i.e. the lid, has a green border and features the show logo, red block-text outlined in black reading [JULIA] in the top right corner. In the bottom right corner is an illustrated closely framed portrait of Carroll styled as the character Julia; her portrait is superimposed over a background image of two boys seated and reading at a table in an interior space. Repeated illustrated images of the actors from the show appear consistently on each face of the lunchbox. The thermos features a singular image wrapped around the cylinder in which Carroll wears a nurse's uniform and addresses a seated white man. The lunchbox has a green plastic handle. There is some rusting, mostly visible in the interior, and some chipping in the ink of the images, mostly visible on the exterior.

Topic

African American

Actors

Children

Cooking and dining

Families

Medicine

Motherhood

Race relations

Sitcoms

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.108.13ab

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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

Designed by

Riggs, Rita, American, born 1930

Manufactured by

Cali-Fame of Los Angeles, Inc., American, founded 1925

Worn by

Jimmie Walker, American, born 1947

Medium

cotton denim, twill tape, and synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W x D (On form): 9 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 10 in. (23.5 × 24.8 × 25.4 cm)

Type

hats

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1974-1979

Description

Blue denim bucket hat with quilted brim worn by Jimmie Walker as the character James "JJ" Evans Jr. on the television show "Good Times." The interior of the cap portion is not lined, though the seams are covered in black twill tape. There is an interior hat band of black synthetic lining material. A white clothing tag with brown printed text is sewn at the center back of the interior band that reads: "Cali-Fame / of / Los Angeles / XL".

Topic

African American

Actors

Clothing and dress

Comedy

Costume

Families

Sitcoms

Stereotypes

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.26.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Costume

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

Published by

Playbill, American, founded 1884

Edited by

Samuelson, Judy

Subject of

Parks, Suzan-Lori, American, born 1963

Wolfe, George Costello, American, born 1954

Mos Def, American, born 1973

Wright, Jeffrey, American, born 1965

Ambassador Theatre, American, founded 1928

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (Closed): 8 7/16 × 5 3/8 × 1/16 in. (21.5 × 13.6 × 0.2 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 8 7/16 × 10 1/2 × 11/16 in. (21.5 × 26.7 × 1.8 cm)

Type

theater programs

Place printed

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 2002

Description

Playbill, volume 118, number 3, featuring the play, "Topdog/Underdog," written by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by George C. Wolfe, starring Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright, and performed at the Ambassador Theatre, New York, 2002. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL ®] above the text [AMBASSADOR THEATRE]. Below the masthead is a white field outlined in black, with a black-and-white illustration depicting a frontal view of a bulldog’s head above the same image upside-down. Dividing the two illustrations is the title of the play, which is also the main coverline, is written in two black-outlined boxes in black-and-white text, [TOP DOG / UNDERDOG]. The word “Underdog” is written upside-down. The playbill website is printed at the bottom of the front cover. The back cover features an ad for Target Stores. All of the pages are glossy and bound together with staples. Most of the interior pages are off-white with black type with black-and-white images and color images. The magazine has fifty (50) pages.

Topic

African American

Actors

Broadway Theatre

Families

Poverty

Race discrimination

Theatre companies

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.64.13

Restrictions & Rights

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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

Published by

Playbill, American, founded 1884

Written by

Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987

Printed by

Unidentified

Edited by

Ross, Blake

Subject of

Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965

Leon, Kenny, American, born 1956

Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954

Richardson, LaTanya, American, born 1949

Okonedo, Sophie, British, born 1968

Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/8 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 13.7 × 0.5 cm)

H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Open): 8 9/16 × 10 3/8 × 7/8 in. (21.7 × 26.3 × 2.2 cm)

H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Closed): 9 × 4 1/4 (22.8 × 10.8 × 0.1 cm)

H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Open): 9 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (22.8 × 32 × 2.5 cm)

L x W (2015.64.14.3): 9 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (23 × 10.3 cm)

Type

theater programs

Date

April 2014

Description

Playbill magazine (2015.61.14.1), April 2014, featuring the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" written by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon, starring Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson, and Sophie Okonedo, and performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York 2014. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL ®] above the text [ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATER]. Below the masthead and outlined with a Kente cloth border, is a black-and-white image tinted blue of a young boy on a street. The boy walks past a row of receding buildings seen in the upper right quadrant to the upper left. The boy is pictured on the right side near the lower corner. He holds something to his mouth in his proper left hand and holds books under his proper right arm. Behind him, centered in the image, is a woman wearing a long coat, carrying an umbrella on her proper left arm. Overlaying the image is a narrow, a Kente cloth outline of a circle. In the lower third of the image, justified on the left side, is orange text with the title of the play, which is also the main coverline, [a RAISIN / in the SUN]. Below the image at the bottom is a small yellow rectangle with a website in black text. The back cover features an ad for Gucci cologne. The magazine has fifty-two (52) pages.

A tri-folded pamphlet of the essay "Sweet Lorraine" (2015.61.14.2) about Lorraine Hansberry, written by James Baldwin. Printed on semi-gloss paper, the pamphlet is navy blue with stylized, Kente cloth borders throughout. On the front in the upper right corner is a circular, black-and-white image of Lorraine Hansberry. Overlapping the image is white block text [SWEET / LORRAINE]. Below the title is the byline in orange text, [BY JAMES BALDWIN] followed by a line of white text that reads [THAT'S THEY WAY I ALWAYS FELT ABOUT YOU, AND SO / I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING HER THAT NOW.]. Below the text and byline is the beginning of Baldwin's essay in white text. The inside of the pamphlet the essay continues and features four (4) circular black and white images of cityscapes. In the lower left corner of the back page is an additional black-and-white image of Hansberry. Above and around the image are the final paragraphs of the essay.

A narrow cell phone reminder flyer (2015.61.14.3) with navy blue background with a narrow, stylized Kente cloth border, printed on glossy paper. Covering the whole of flyer is block text of varying sizes. The text is in orange and white, justified on the right side and reads [DEAR FRIENDS, / PLEASE / PROTECT YOUR / OWN GOOD TIME / AND THAT OF YOUR / NEIGHBOR BY / TURNING / OFF YOUR / CELL/ PHONE / NOW. / THANK YOU.]. The reverse is blank.

Topic

African American

Actors

Broadway Theatre

Domestic life

Families

Poverty

Race discrimination

Race relations

Segregation

Theatre companies

Urban life

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.64.14.1-.3

Restrictions & Rights

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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

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

Photograph by

Leen, Nina, Russian, 1909 - 1995

Subject of

Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972

Robinson, Rachel, American, born 1922

Robinson, Jackie, Jr., American, 1946 - 1971

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date

1949

Description

This gelatin silver print is a family portrait of Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel Robinson, and their son, Jackie Robinson, Jr. The family sits on brick steps which lead to a bricked landing and window-paned door. Rachel sits closest to the camera on a step lower than Robinson with crossed legs angled towards the right side of the frame; her PR hand rests behind her husband's left knee. She wears a long, patterned dress with a full skirt as well as a white cap sleeved bolero jacket. Robinson sits angled towards the camera with his feet planted apart on the second visible step from the bottom of the photograph. He holds his seated son on his right leg; the child looks off camera and holds his left arm slightly aloft.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Children

Domestic life

Families

Fatherhood

Motherhood

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.166.6

Restrictions & Rights

© Time Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975

Received by

Wallace, Margaret Martin

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.6 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

Date

November 1, 1938

Description

A signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.

Topic

African American

Actors

Entertainers

Families

United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.36.14

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

C.R. Gibson and Company, American, founded 1870

Subject of

Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979

Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984

Medium

leather, ink on paper, newsprint and pressure-sensitive tape

Dimensions

Closed: 10 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27.3 × 20.6 × 1 cm)

Type

scrapbooks

Place depicted

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date

1939

Description

This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside Lollaretta included her wedding invitation, a newspaper clipping of her dream wedding dress, and lists of guests and their gifts.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic

African American

American West

Communities

Families

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family

Object number

2012.30.5

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

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

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film

Dimensions

H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

Type

negatives

portraits

Place made

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date

1948 - 1970s

Description

Studio Portrait of a Mother and Toddler Boy Sitting, Diptych

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Photography

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2007.1.69.19.19.C

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film

Dimensions

H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Type

negatives

portraits

Place made

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date

1948 - 1970s

Description

Studio Portrait of a Mother and Girl Sitting

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Photography

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2007.1.69.19.2.B

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture