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Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Oscar J., American, 1826 - 1871
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 1868-1871
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (mounting board): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A watch chain is visible on the right side of his vest. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is inscribed on at the top and bottom of the front. At the bottom, handwritten in black ink, is: [Lieut Gov. Oscar J. Dunn / of Louisiana].
- Place captured
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
- Date
- early 1870s
- Medium
- cartes-de-visite : albumen on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.3 × 5.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 3 7/8 × 2 7/16 in. (9.9 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- An albumen carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels. A dark haired man, Hiram Revels, is seated in a profile position with his proper right side facing the camera. He wears a tall bright collar, dark tie, and dark single breast jacket with two buttons on the torso. The photograph is on original plain mount; the mount is cropped to image along bottom edge. On the back of the photograph, written in pencil, from top to bottom, is: [Hiram Revels / 1st African-American / Senator / Mississippi 1870 / Revells].
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- Topic
- American South
- Education
- Government
- Men
- Politics (Practical)
- Preaching
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pan African flags used at the Million Man March 20th Anniversary
- Subject of
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- polyester, wood, and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (2015.251.8.1): 24 × 17 1/2 in. (61 × 44.5 cm)
- H x W (2015.251.8.2): 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
- Description
- Two Pan-African flags.
- Rectangular flag with a tan, thin, wooden, rounded pole and a gold plastic pointed finial at the top. There is white fabric around the pole. The rest of the flag has three horizontal stripes, red, black, and green (from top to bottom).
- Each pole has a white rectangular sticker that reads [MADE IN CHINA] in black.
- 2015.251.8.1 has some red stitching in the green section at the bottom.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Million Man March Anniversary Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- flags
- Topic
- Activism
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.251.8.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dusenberry, George W., American, died 1869
- McKinlay, Whitefield J., American
- Dickson, Elias Evander, American, 1832 - 1909
- Wilder, Charles McDuffie, American
- Hoyt, William R., American
- Randolph, Benjamin Franklin, American, died 1868
- Harris, David, American
- Mays, James P., American
- Jillson, Justus K., American, 1839 - 1881
- Lomax, Hutson J., American
- Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, American
- Thomas, William M., American
- Webb, Henry W., American, died 1869
- Boseman, Benjamin A. Jr., American, 1840 - 1881
- Tomlinson, Reuben, American
- Wright, Jonathan Jasper, American, 1840 - 1885
- DeMars, Francis, American
- Brodie, William J., American
- Hayes, Eben, American
- Cain, Lawrence, American
- Maxwell, Henry J., American, 1837 - 1906
- Martin, James, American, died 1868
- Cooke, Wilson, American
- Miller, Franklin F., American
- Rivers, Prince R., American, 1824 - 1887
- Duncan, Hiram W., American
- Boozer, Lemuel, American, 1809 - 1870
- Smythe, Powell, American
- Wright, John B., American
- Moses, Franklin Israel Jr., American, 1838 - 1906
- Saunders, Sancho, American
- Nuckles, Samuel, American
- White, John Hannibal, American, 1828 - 1878
- Burton, Barney, American
- Shrewsbury, Henry L., American
- Mickey, Edward Charles, American
- Henderson, James A., American
- Hayne, Henry E., American, born 1840
- Mobley, Junius S., American
- Hutson, James, American
- Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
- Smith, Abraham W., American
- Pettengill, Charles H., American
- Hyde, John B., American
- Lee, Samuel J., American, 1844 - 1895
- Simons, William M., American, 1810 - 1878
- Chestnut, John A., American
- McDaniel, Harry, American
- Gardner, John, American
- Stephen Atkins Swails, American, 1832 - 1900
- Perrin, Wade, American, died 1870
- James, Burrell S., American
- Johnson, William E., American
- Wimbush, Lucius W., American, 1839 - 1872
- Hayes, Elliott Stannmore Jerome, American, 1848 - 1913
- Farr, Simeon, American
- Mead, John W., American
- Thompson, Benjamin A., American
- Rainey, Joseph Hayne, American, 1832 - 1887
- Milford, Thomas Bailey, American
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (7.8 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called "Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War. The upper portion of the carte-de-visite is a composite photograph of bust-style portraits of each Congressional member. Below the composite photograph is printed text on the card identifying fifty (50) of the members of Congress as "colored" and thirteen (13) as "white." The text incorrectly states that sixty-three (63) members are pictured. On the verso is printed text listing the names of the sixty-four (64) people depicted on the front, listed by row, "Lines from Left to Right." Some names are misspelled. All corners of the card are trimmed.
- Place depicted
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.49.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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 ViewConcourse 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 (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- Social reform
- United States Colored Troops
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- 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
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Sumner
- Photograph by
- Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
- Printed by
- E. and H.T. Anthony and Company, American, founded 1852
- Subject of
- Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1860s
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (8.5 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Charles Sumner in full length seated profile. Sumner is pictured with his left profile facing the camera. His hands are resting in his lap and his left leg is crossed over his right leg at the knee. He is wearing a light colored vest and trousers with a white shirt, dark tie, and dark jacket. Spats peak out below his pant legs, partially covering his dark colored low-heeled shoes. His hair is moderately long and he has long sideburns. Sumner is seated in a carved armchair with an upholstered seat with a round wooden side table behind him. A stack of books, some loose papers, and possibly an inkstand are placed on the table. The floor of the room is covered in a geometric patterned carpet. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
- Printed on the back of the photograph is E. and H.T. Anthony's mark.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the bottom of the printed frame of the window on the album page is the text "Charles Sumner". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the name "E ANTHONY-BRADY".
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard
- Photograph by
- Leeson, William H., American
- Subject of
- Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
- Swymmer and Leeson, American, 1866 - 1868
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1870
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.1 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of John W. Menard shown in bust portrait. Menard's body is turned nearly in profile with his left side foremost, but his head is turned only one quarter and he looks slightly off frame. His hair is parted at his left side and smooth down on the top, but curly on the sides. He has a mustache. Menard wears a dark colored jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
- Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print is the text "J. Willis Menard". All of the mark on the back of the photograph for Swymmer & Leeson except "& LEESON, No. STREET." has been crossed out, with "167 Poydras Street" inscribed at the bottom in ink.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "Swymmer / Leeson".
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of S. J. Bowen
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Bowen, Sayles Jenks, American, 1813 - 1896
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10.7 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Sayles Jenks Bowen in half bust portrait. Bowen's body faces to the camera, but his head is a quarter turn to his right and he looks off camera. His hair is parted on his left side and smoothed down and he has a full beard. His cheeks are tinted pink. He wears a dark jacket and vest, dark bowtie, and white shirt. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite on the bottom of the print is the name "S. J. Bowen". There is a green and white 3 cent canceled revenue stamp on the back of the print featuring George Washington with HU / NY written over it in ink with Henry Ulke's mark printed above it.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite at the lower left corner of the album page is the text "HENRY ULKE PHOTO."
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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.
- 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
- Domestic life
- Families
- Literature
- Politics (Practical)
- 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
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Cabinet card portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson
- Photograph by
- Tobias, William R., American, 1849 - 1920
- Subject of
- Peterson, Thomas, American, 1824 - 1904
- Date
- 1884
- Medium
- collodion and silver on printing-out paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
- Caption
- On March 31, 1870, one day after the ratification of the 15th Amendment, which allowed him the right to vote, Thomas Peterson became the first African American to cast a ballot in a U.S. election under the provisions of the 15th Amendment. The citizens of Perth Amboy, N.J. were voting to settle a disagreement over whether to revise the town charter or abandon it in favor of a township form of government.
- Description
- A cabinet card of Thomas Peterson. Peterson is looking at the camera and wearing a three-piece suit with a medal attached to the left side of the vest. The medal was presented to Peterson in 1884 by the residents of Perth Amboy, N.J. in recognition of his status as the first African American voter in the United States under the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment. The albumen print is attached to a stiff card backer with wear showing around the edges. There is a printed label on the verso that reads, "Inscription on the Medal. Presented by citizens of Perch Amboy, N.J., to Thomas Peterson, the first colored voter in the United States under the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment, at an election held in that city March 31st, 1870." The cabinet card was printed as a memento for the medal presentation ceremony.
- Place made
- Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- collodion prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Men
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Suffrage
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.190
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button featuring a campaign portrait of Senator William B. Nash
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
- Date
- ca. 1868
- Medium
- metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A metal pin back button featuring a photographic image of Sen. W.B. Nash. The pin is oval and made of metal with a slight tarnish. The front features a beaded design around the edge of the picture and the back is slightly indented with a horizontal pin across the middle. The photo is placed loosely in the frame and features a bust shot of Nash wearing a suit jacket and tie. He has a beard and mustache.
- Place used
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Topic
- American South
- Emancipation
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William Beverly Nash
- Object number
- 2013.168.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
- Description
- White flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text. On the front, in the middle third on the left, are two (2) black and white images. The top image is of wounded and dead soldiers on the ground near buildings. The lower image is of police officers standing over bodies lying on the ground surrounded by smoke. At the top third is handwritten text [ON FRIDAY APRIL 26 THOUSANDS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN/EVERY PART OFHTE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE THIRD WORLD/WILL STAY OUT OF CLASSES IN A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR/AND THE RACIST DRAFT]. On the back in the upper half is large handwritten text [WASHINGTON'S BLACK/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE WAR/FRIDAY 26TH/THOUSANDS OF D.C. BLACK/STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Education
- International affairs
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Resistance
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.11.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Vietnam
- Written by
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- Illustrated by
- Lewis, T. G., American
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1967
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, ink, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Graphic booklet with a black and white illustration on the front cover. The illustration depicts soldiers wading into a river with dense tropical foliage along the riverbank. Palm fronds are prominent in the right middle ground of the image. The soldiers are all helmeted and carry their weapons and packs above their heads. At the top in large, white block letters is the title [VIETNAM]. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature and date [T.G.Lewis '67].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- publications
- Topic
- International affairs
- Literature
- Military
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Julian Bond. Permission required for use.
-
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Lithographic print of Hiram Revels
- Published by
- Leslie, Frank's Illustrirte Zeitung, American, 1857 - 1894
- Edited by
- Leslie, Frank, American, 1821 - 1880
- Subject of
- Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
- Date
- ca. 1870
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 15/16 × 7 7/16 in. (20.2 × 18.9 cm)
- Description
- A lithographic print of Hiram Revels from Frank Leslie’s Illustrirte Zeitung. The print is bordered by printed German text. The print has been hand colored. Hiram Revels is pictured wearing a blue suit with a red necktie. Underneath the image is “Hiram Revels, farbinger Bundes-Senator von Mississippi.” The top of the image says “Frank Leslie’s Illustrirte Zeitung.”
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Page 53 from Harper's Weekly with an article about John W. Menard
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Subject of
- Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
- Date
- January 23, 1869
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (print): 15 5/8 × 10 1/16 in. (39.7 × 25.6 cm)
- Description
- Page 53 from the January 23, 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly. The page contains 1/4 page illustration of the honorable John W. Menard in the upper let corner. He is wearing a suit and sitting in a chair with both his arms resting on the armrests. The image in the bottom right corner is of a man sitting at a table and reading. A child is standing next to him. Also in the image is a woman holding a kettle and a teacup, standing next to a stove.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference
- Created by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Huggins, Ericka, American, born 1948
- Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- Eve, Arthur O., American, born 1933
- Date
- 1972
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- Double-sided poster or flier advertising the 1972 Black Community Survival Conference with promotion provided by the Black Panther Party's Angela Davis People's Free Food Program. Printed in black and red on white paper. Each side features black & white photographs, black & red text and has [10,000 FREE BAGS OF / GROCERIES / (WITH CHICKENS / IN EVERY BAG)] at the top. One side features photographs of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Ron Dellums, and Ericka Huggins. It includes a list of conference speakers and a blank registration form. The other side features images of Ira Simmons, D'Army Bailey, Julian Bond, Rev. Charles Koen, Father Earl Neil, and The Persuasions (three images). Also pictured is a woman administering a medical test to two young boys next to the text [10,000 FREE / SICKLE CELL / ANEMIA TESTS / TO BE GIVEN / AT CONFERENCE].
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Communities
- Health
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button with quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1963
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A white button with a square black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. King is wearing a light suit and tie and is looking to the right. Black text around the image reads: [I HAVE A DREAM / MY LIFE FOR MY BROTHERS]. There are two small stickers on the back of the button. One is round with the number [6756] and the other is a rectangle with text that reads: [rare / MLK]. The back of the button has a metal fastener.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
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The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870
- Created by
- Kelly, Thomas
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
- President Grant, Ulysses S., American, 1822 - 1885
- Colfax, Schulyer, American, 1823 - 1885
- President Lincoln, Abraham, American, 1809 - 1865
- Recorded by
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Date
- 1870
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)
- Description
- At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment: "We till our own fields," "The Ballot Box is Open to Us," "We Unite in the Bonds of Fellowship with the Whole Human Race," etc.
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- color lithographs
- Topic
- Art
- Civil rights
- Law
- Military
- Politics (Practical)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.45.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
-
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Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dusenberry, George W., American, died 1869
- McKinlay, Whitefield J., American
- Dickson, Elias Evander, American, 1832 - 1909
- Wilder, Charles McDuffie, American
- Hoyt, William R., American
- Randolph, Benjamin Franklin, American, died 1868
- Harris, David, American
- Mays, James P., American
- Jillson, Justus K., American, 1839 - 1881
- Lomax, Hutson J., American
- Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, American
- Thomas, William M., American
- Webb, Henry W., American, died 1869
- Boseman, Benjamin A. Jr., American, 1840 - 1881
- Tomlinson, Reuben, American
- Wright, Jonathan Jasper, American, 1840 - 1885
- DeMars, Francis, American
- Brodie, William J., American
- Hayes, Eben, American
- Cain, Lawrence, American
- Maxwell, Henry J., American, 1837 - 1906
- Martin, James, American, died 1868
- Cooke, Wilson, American
- Miller, Franklin F., American
- Rivers, Prince R., American, 1824 - 1887
- Duncan, Hiram W., American
- Boozer, Lemuel, American, 1809 - 1870
- Smythe, Powell, American
- Wright, John B., American
- Moses, Franklin Israel Jr., American, 1838 - 1906
- Saunders, Sancho, American
- Nuckles, Samuel, American
- White, John Hannibal, American, 1828 - 1878
- Burton, Barney, American
- Shrewsbury, Henry L., American
- Mickey, Edward Charles, American
- Henderson, James A., American
- Hayne, Henry E., American, born 1840
- Mobley, Junius S., American
- Hutson, James, American
- Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
- Smith, Abraham W., American
- Pettengill, Charles H., American
- Hyde, John B., American
- Lee, Samuel J., American, 1844 - 1895
- Simons, William M., American, 1810 - 1878
- Chestnut, John A., American
- McDaniel, Harry, American
- Gardner, John, American
- Stephen Atkins Swails, American, 1832 - 1900
- Perrin, Wade, American, died 1870
- James, Burrell S., American
- Johnson, William E., American
- Wimbush, Lucius W., American, 1839 - 1872
- Hayes, Elliott Stannmore Jerome, American, 1848 - 1913
- Farr, Simeon, American
- Mead, John W., American
- Thompson, Benjamin A., American
- Rainey, Joseph Hayne, American, 1832 - 1887
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
- Description
- A composite photograph of the allegedly radical members of the South Carolina legislature. The photo is titled beneath the image, and print appears at bottom. There is also text printed on the back listing the last names of the sitters along with the designation "white" or "colored."
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- Topic
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.9.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
- smithsonian online virtual archive
- Record
- Creator
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- name
- Church of God
- WHUT Howard University Television
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA)
- Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia
- inclusive dates
- 1940 - Ongoing
- Physical description
- 825 Digital files
- Abstract
- The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Restrictions
- Collection is available online for open research.
- Scope and Contents
- The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
- The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
- object type
- Archival materials
- topic
- Amateur films
- Families
- Travel
- Parties
- African Americans