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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

French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

Issued by: French Republic, French, founded 1792
Designed by: Bartholomé, Albert, French, 1848 - 1928
Received by: Cpl. McVey,, Lawrence Leslie Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
Subject of: 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945

Medium: bronze, ribbon and metal
Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. (10.8 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm)

Type: medals

Place made: France, Europe

Date: 1918

Caption: Due to racial tension within the US Army, the 369th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the French Army for the duration of US involvement in World War I. Formed from the 15th New York National Guard Regiment and nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," the 369th was the first African American regiment to reach the battlefields of World War I and the first Allied troops to reach the banks of the Rhine. Upon completion of the 369th’s service in the war, the regiment had spent 191 days in combat, the longest of any American regiment. In appreciation for their actions in the Maison-en-Champagne campaign, the 369th was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for acts of bravery in conflicts against the enemy. In addition to this honor, 171 individual members of the 369th Regiment were awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. The 369th Regiment finished their service in Europe and returned to the US in February 1919.
Description: Florentine bronze cross patée, with two crossed swords between the arms. The center of the front side shows the symbolic profile of the French Republic: a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap. The words [REPUBLIC FRANCAISE] (French Republic) encircle the portrait. The cross is suspended by a green ribbon with seven narrow vertical red stripes. A bronze star affixed to the ribbon indicates McVey was honored at the regiment or brigade level. The back of the medal has the dates of World War I, [1914 / 1918].

Topic: African American; Military; World War I

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter

Object number: 2011.108.9.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Socket bayonet modified with a hooked tip

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: steel
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 20 × 1 in. (6.4 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)

Type: bayonets

Date: 1861-1865

Description: This socket bayonet has been modified so that the point is curved into a hook. The letters "US" are engraved at the blade shoulder, just above the socket. The bayonet has a locking ring and bore socket typical of socket bayonets.

Topic: African American; Military; Slavery; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number: 2015.222.12

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Tools and Equipment-Military

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan with his unit in the Philippines

Published by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type: photographic postcards

Place depicted: Philippines, Asia

Date: 1910-1919

Caption: Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.
Description: Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan standing in grassy, hilly field along with eleven other soldiers. Two of the soldiers are manning a machine gun while the others look on. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner, there is a [ARTURA] stamp.

Topic: African American; Athletes; Military; Photography; World War I

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

Object number: 2012.46.55.2

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan with his unit in the Philippines

Published by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type: photographic postcards

Date: 1910-1919

Caption: Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.
Description: Photographic postcard of a large group of soldiers, including Charles Wilbur Rogan, surrounding an encampment in a grassy field. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner, there is a [ARTURA] stamp. There is also an alphanumeric inscription written by hand in the top left corner.

Topic: African American; Athletes; Military; Photography; World War I

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

Object number: 2012.46.55.3

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan with his unit in the Philippines

Published by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type: photographic postcards

Date: 1910-1919

Caption: Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.
Description: Photographic postcard of a large group of soldiers, including Charles Wilbur Rogan, surrounding an encampment in a grassy field. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner, there is a [ARTURA] stamp. There is also an alphanumeric inscription written by hand in the top left corner.

Topic: African American; Athletes; Military; Photography; World War I

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

Object number: 2012.46.55.4

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan in the Philippines

Published by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967

Medium: photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type: photographic postcards

Date: 1910-1919

Caption: Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.
Description: Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan in sitting in a grassy field in front of a military tent and flag, smoking a pipe. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner, there is a [ARTURA] stamp. There is also an alphanumeric inscription written by hand in the top left corner.

Topic: African American; Athletes; Military; Photography; World War I

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

Object number: 2012.46.55.5

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Program for The Negro Soldier

Distributed by: United States Department of War, American, 1789 - 1947
Produced by: Capra, Frank, American, 1897 - 1991
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 13 5/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34.6 × 26.7 cm)

Type: programs

Place used: United States, North and Central America

Date: 1944

Description: A pamphlet for the documentary The Negro Soldier. The pamphlet is four pages. The first page has the title "The Negro Soldier" in the bottom right hand corner. Surrounding the title in six separate little sections are military and war photos depicting people and weapons. On the second page the heading reads "Exploitation." Below that is a list numbered one through eleven with varying titles. The third page is titled "Publicity." There is a small photo depicting a military man in a hat in the top left hand corner. The rest of the page is an article with three more small photographs in the bottom right hand corner of the page. The last page is titled "Advertising." Below the heading are four text boxes.

Topic: African American; Military; Race films; Segregation; World War II

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

Object number: 2013.118.266

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells

Written by: Captain Wells, Jeff, American
Received by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934
Subject of: United States Army, American, founded 1775

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

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place depicted: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America; Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

Date: May 28, 2007

Description: A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.

Topic: African American; Correspondence; Country (Music); Iraq War, 2003-2011; Military; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride

Object number: 2012.125.76.1.6ab

Restrictions & Rights: © Jeff Wells

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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

Peter L. Robinson, Sr.

Photograph by: Santee, Clarence Bruce, American, ca. 1883 - 1946
Subject of: Robinson, Peter L. Sr., American, 1892 - 1979; 92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20 x 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Image): 7 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (18.1 × 13.2 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1917

Description: A black and white photograph of Peter L. Robinson, Sr. in uniform. Robinson is depicted in salute in front of the exterior of a building. His rifle is to his right, propped against the building. In the lower left of the photograph [Photo by Santee KC MO] is visible in white.

Topic: African American; Military; Photography; World War I

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson

Object number: 2010.18.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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The Wounded Scout. A Friend In The Swamp.

Created by: Rogers, John, American, 1829 - 1904

Medium: paint on plaster
Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (56.2 x 28.3 x 21 cm)

Type: sculpture

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

Date: 1864

Description: A cast and painted plaster sculptural group depicting an escaped enslaved man helping a wounded Union soldier. This genre scene depicts an injured soldier leaning against the formerly enslaved man, his head resting on the other man's shoulder. The soldier's right arm is wrapped in a tourniquet and hangs limply at his side. The formerly enslaved man stands tall, looking off into the distance, while he holds the scout's left arm and guides him forward with his right arm supporting the soldier's waist. The scout has a mustache and is in uniform, wearing a jacket and boots with a bag, cartridge box and a canteen, while the formerly enslaved man is bearded and barefoot, and is wearing a shirt tucked into pants, both of which are torn and tattered. The men are walking through long grasses and swamp plants. Next to the formerly enslaved man's left foot is a copperhead snake coiled to strike. At the front of the sculpture base is etched: [JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK / THE WOUNDED SCOUT. / A FRIEND IN THE SWAMP.]. Inscribed on the verso of the base is: [PATENTED JUNE 28 1864]. On the bottom of the base is an incomplete inscription [REK].

Topic: African American; Antislavery; Art; Emancipation; Military; Politics (Practical); Race relations; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

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

Object number: 2011.155.289

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Visual Arts; Slavery and Freedom Objects

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Studio Portrait of a Couple, The Man is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Couple, The Man is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.14.A

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Studio Portrait of a Couple, The Man is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Couple, The Man is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.14.B

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, He is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Man Sitting, He is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.18.B

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting, He is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Man Sitting, He is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.18.C

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Indoor Portrait of a Bride and Groom, Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Bride and Groom, The Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.19.A

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Indoor Portrait of a Bride and Groom, Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Bride and Groom, The Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.19.B

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Indoor Portrait of a Bride and Groom, Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

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 Bride and Groom, The Groom is Wearing a Military Uniform

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.19.D

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Studio Portrait of Mr. Frank Anderson

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 Man Sitting, He is Wearing a Military Uniform, Mr. Frank Anderson

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.37.A

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Studio Portrait of Mr. Frank Anderson

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 Couple Sitting, Man is Wearing a Military Uniform, Mr. Frank Anderson

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Military; Photography; Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.19.37.B

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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