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On the Art of the Theatre
- Written by
- Craig, Edward Gordon, English, 1872 - 1966
- Published by
- Browne's Bookstore, American, 1908 - 1912
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Signed by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (21.7 × 16.5 × 2.9 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Hardcover copy of "On the Art of the Theatre" by Edward Gordon Craig with 296 pages of text. The binding is tan with light brown textured fabric over the spine. The front cover has a central red logo with [G C] and a flower inside a circle. The spine reads [On the / Art of / the / Theatre / Edward / Gordon / Craig] in red printed text at the top. [Browne's Bookstore] is in red at the bottom of the spine. The back cover is blank. The book pages have a deckle edge. There are handwritten inscriptions inside the book.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Actors
- Art
- Caricature and cartoons
- Design
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Batouala
- Published by
- Thomas Seltzer Inc., 1919 - 1926
- Written by
- Maran, René, French Guyanese, 1887 - 1960
- Date
- 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (19.4 × 13.3 × 3.5 cm)
- Caption
- Batouala paints a stunning portrait of the lives of an African tribe and the detrimental effects of the French regime on the tribe’s society. When René Maran, a French-Guyanese poet and novelist, published his debut novel, Batouala, in 1921, he did so with the intention of criticizing the French regime and their presence in Africa, but its effects were far more profound than expected. He would become the first novelist of African descent to be awarded the French Prix Goncourt, which at the time was the highest literary honor that a French author could receive. Various French critics expressed outrage about his award. Most expressed frustration with the idea that Maran was a black man challenging the status quo.
- Description
- A first edition of the novel Batouala by René Maran. The green hardcover book has gold lettering [BATOUALA / by / RENÉ / MARAN] in the top right corner. The interior of the book contains 207 pages of text. The back interior page has an inscription, by hand in pencil that reads: [2 /134]. The back of the cover is blank. The novel tells the story of Batoula, the leader, or mokoundji, of a small tribe of Bandas living in Gabon under French colonial rule during World War I. The book provides a study of Banda folklore and daily tribal life under an oppressive regime.
- Place depicted
- Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
- Cultural Place
- France, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- Folklife
- French colonialism
- Literature
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)
- Written by
- Twain, Mark, American, 1835 - 1910
- Published by
- Charles L. Webster and Company, American, 1884 - 1894
- Printed by
- J. J. Little and Company, American, founded 1867
- Date
- 1885
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink, metal, paper and cloth on cardboard;
- paper and cloth on cardboard;
- paper, cloth and ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (OVERALL): 9 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (23.2 × 18.5 × 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.249a - Closed): 8 3/4 × 7 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (22.2 × 18.2 × 3 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.249a - Open): 8 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (22.2 × 36.8 × 9 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.249b - Folded): 8 3/4 × 7 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (22.3 × 18.3 × 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.249b - Unfolded): 8 3/4 × 23 13/16 × 1/16 in. (22.3 × 60.5 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.249c): 9 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (23.2 × 18.5 × 4 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, first printing hardcover of the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)” (2014.249a), by Mark Twain with a chemise (2014.249b) and slipcover (2014.249c). The front cover of the book is a dark green with the title embossed in various fonts that read, [Adventures / of / HUCKLEBERRY / FINN / (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) / BY / MARK TWAIN. / ILLUSTRATED.]. The "H" and the "F" of Huckleberry Finn are painted with gold leaf in a lettering that resembles wooden slats. The author’s name is also in gold leaf. In the bottom left corner of the front cover is an embossed illustration of a young boy wearing a straw hat, jacket and pants, with his hands in his pocket. Behind the boy is a fence in the background which has been filled in with gold leaf. The top third of the book spine is the title of the book embossed over a gold leaf square with a compass illustration to the left of the word [Finn. In the center of the spine is a floral design embossed directly above the author’s name, embossed in gold leaf [BY MARK TWAIN]. The bottom third of the spine is the publisher’s information, embossed in gold leaf, [CHARLES·L·WEBSTER / & CO.]. The back cover is blank. There is a handwritten note in pencil in top right corner of front flyleaf that reads [1st issue]. The book is inscribed in black ink in the center of second front flyleaf, [John W. Ruckman]. The frontispiece features a black-and-white illustration of Huckleberry Finn holding a shotgun in his proper left hand and a rabbit in his proper right hand. The illustration is signed on the bottom, left corner, reading [E·W·KEEMBLE / ·1884·]. The second frontispiece is a black-and-white photograph of a bust of Mark Twain in profile. The text below the image reads [Mark Twain / FROM THE BUST BY KARL GERHARDT. / Heliotype Printing Co. Boston and New York]. The book has forty-three (43) chapters, one hundred and seventy-four (174) black-and-white illustrations, and three hundred and sixty-six (366) pages. The interior pages are off-white.
- A tri-fold, cardboard, dark green chemise (2014.249b), lined with an off-white interior. The chemise has extenders for the sides of book between tri-folds. A black fabric pull-tab is attached at the center of the proper left side of chemise.
- A hardback slipcase, with proper left opening for the chemise-wrapped book to slide into. The exterior is covered with same green as the chemise, and the interior is lined with off-white paper. On the top third of the slipcase spine is handwritten text in black ink that reads [HUCKLEBERRY / FINN / MARK TWAIN].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Children
- Language
- Literature
- Race relations
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.249abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Twelve Years A Slave
- Written by
- Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
- Published by
- Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
- Date
- 1853
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
- Place printed
- Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Domestic slave trade
- Free communities of color
- Law
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Still Life with Roses
- Created by
- Porter, Charles Ethan, American, 1847 - 1923
- Date
- ca. 1885-87
- Medium
- oil paint on linen (material)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Framed Painting): 16 × 22 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (40.6 × 56.5 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Unframed Painting): 10 × 16 × 1/2 in. (25.4 × 40.6 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Crate): 24 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 10 in. (62.2 × 80 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a bouquet of off-white roses and greenery in a brown bowl. The round bowl, done in deep brown tones, stands to the right side of the picture. In the bowl are five blooms and several sprays of greenery. Several other blossoms, a sprig of greenery and a long stem lie scattered around the bowl. Peeking from behind the bowl are a pile of darker green leaves and a cluster of bright red berries. Hanging on the left hand background wall is a textile with a yellow, red, and white plaid pattern.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.42.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Le Code Noir
- Printed by
- Prault, Pierre, French
- Date
- 1767
- Medium
- ink , paper , cardboard , leather
- Dimensions
- closed: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (12.4 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
- open: 4 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.4 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
- Place collected
- New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- French colonialism
- Law
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court
- Written by
- Chief Justice Taney, Roger B., American, 1777 - 1964
- Justice Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, American, 1809 - 1874
- Published by
- Greeley, Horace, American, 1811 - 1872
- Subject of
- Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
- Date
- 1857
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 5 13/16 × 5/16 in. (23 × 14.7 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers. The title and publishing information are printed in black ink, centered on the front wrap against a plain background: [The Case / OF / DRED SCOTT / IN THE / UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. / THE FULL DECISION OF / CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY / AND / JUSTICE CURTIS / AND ABSTRACTS OF THE / OPINIONS OF THE OTHER JUDGES; / WITH ANALYSIS OF THE POINTS RULED, AND SOME / CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS. / NEW YORK / GREELEY & McELRATH, TRIBUNE BUILDINGS / 1857. / Price, 25 Cents; $1 for Five Copies; $2 per Dozen; $15 per Hundred.] There are 104 pages. The text concludes with the sections [RESOLUTIONS] and [AN ACT TO SECURE THE FREEDOM OF ALL PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE.] on the back. The volume is inscribed to the New York State congressman Robert J. Hale at the top center of the front wrap: [Robt. Hale from R. W. Livingston, July / 57].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- reports
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Emancipation
- Government
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians
- Subject of
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Created by
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Bonner, T. D., American
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Date
- 1856
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- ink on book paper , cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open at 60 Degrees): 8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- Embossed brown cloth, hardcover book with 537-pages, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece and many illustrations with engraving of James P. Beckwourth in hunter's costume on frontispiece.
- Place printed
- Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1
- Published by
- Bunn Publishing Company, American
- Written by
- Bunn, Clinton Orrin, American, 1877 - 1924
- Owned by
- B. C. Franklin, American, 1879 - 1960
- Subject of
- Judge Brett, Rutherford, American, founded 1867
- Date
- 1922
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (26 × 19 × 6.8 cm)
- Title
- Law book used by B.C. Franklin in advocating for survivors of the Tulsa Riot
- Description
- A hardcover book titled Compiled Statutes of Oklahoma, 1921, Vol. 1 written by Clinton Orrin Bunn. The cover is brown and red. Handwritten in ink on the spine is “Judge Rutherford Division Two.” Written on the front cover is “Division Two.” The book is annotated and has several handwritten notes in the margins throughout the book.
- Index pages (1567-1584) and blank end page are loose and separated from the rest of the book.
- Place used
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Caricature and cartoons
- Law
- Race discrimination
- Race riots
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin
- Object number
- 2013.238.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Picture of Slavery in the United States of America
- Written by
- Rev. Bourne, George, British American, 1780 - 1845
- Published by
- Hunt, Edwin, American
- Date
- 1834
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- This book is entitled "Picture of Slavery in the United States of America," and was written by Reverend George Bourne. It was published by Edwin Hunt in 1834. The text is bound in a plain dark blue paper cover with text on the interior pages printed in black ink. There are ten (10) engravings included, featuring images related to scenes of slavery.
- Place made
- Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments
- Published by
- A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
- Owned by
- Shearer, Charles, American, 1854 - 1934
- Shearer, Henrietta Merchant, American, died 1917
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- leather, metal, ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- 12 3/4 x 10 x 5 in. (32.4 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
- Title
- Family Bible used by the family of Charles and Henrietta Shearer
- Description
- Shearer family illustrated bible with leather hardcover binding, and ornate metallic recessed design with metal clasp enclosures.
- Place collected
- Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Families
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams in memory of Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray and her mother Emma Shearer Thomas
- Object number
- 2012.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking
- Written by
- Fisher, Abby, American, 1832 - before 1920
- Published by
- Womens' Cooperative Printing Office, American
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- ink on paper , cloth
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in. (20 x 14 x 1 cm)
- Description
- This is a small hardcopy book with a red cloth cover. On the front in gilt letters are the words [What / Mrs. Fisher / Knows / About / Old Southern Cooking]. The words "What" and "Know" are surrounded by a rectangular gilt outline. Set at an angle across this rectangle is a second gilt rectangle enclosing the words "Mrs. Fisher." There are abstract floral, wheel, and spindle shaped designs in gilt at both ends of the two rectangles. The cover is textured with small bumps. There are numerous stains scattered across the cover. On the title page is an archival repair to the bottom of the title-page, with a few words provided in facsimile. On the first blank page is a handwritten inscription.
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- cookbooks
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral
- Written by
- Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
- Illustrated by
- Moorhead, Scipio, ca. 1750 - unknown
- Published by
- Bell, Archibald, British
- Date
- 1773
- Medium
- ink on paper with leather and wood
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in. (17.8 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A first edition of the book Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley, while she was enslaved to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston. The book has a brown leather cover, the original morocco spine label, and a frontispiece featuring a portrait of Wheatley by Scipio Morehead. Along the top of the portrait are the words [PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY OF BOSTON]. The book also has the armorial bookplate of Daniel P. Griswold, a small circular ticket from the Library of George W. Brinely, as well as a larger one from Henry Weston Sackett.
- Place printed
- London, England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Go Pullman
- Created by
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 x 8 in. (22.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Color illustrated promotional booklet titled "Go Pullman" issued by The Pullman Company. Inside the booklet is a complete and detailed list of services and conveniences supplied by Pullman that offers travel at "fine hotel" standards. Also inside is a detailed list of accommodations that will best fit your travelling needs such as double bedrooms, bedroom suites, compartments, drawing rooms, duplex single-rooms, roomettes, sections, upper berth, lower berth, men's and women's dressing rooms and the slumbercoach.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Crisis Vol. 19 No. 1
- Published by
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Edited by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Photograph by
- Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
- Date
- November 1919
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (24.4 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- The November 1919 (Vol. 19 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a portrait of a woman taken by photographer Cornelius Battey. The portrait is a black-and-white photograph featuring a woman with a lace collar looking at the camera. Her hair is pulled back. There are approximately 34 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Education
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
- Object number
- 2012.84.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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School copy book used by Hannah Amelia Lyons
- Printed by
- Price, Philip Jr., American
- Used by
- Lyons, Hannah Amelia, American
- Date
- 1830-1836
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, string
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)
- Caption
- Hannah A. Lions’s School Copy Book, 1831
- Attending school in Philadelphia, Hannah Lions copied down her math, history, and poetry lessons in this notebook. Her family saved this book as "proof that there were some educated [black] people way back when."
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A school copy book printed by Philip Price in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and used by Hannah Amelia Lyons. The book has paper covers bound on the proper left side. A length of knotted pink string extends from the top edge of the binding, serving as a bookmark. Several engravings are printed on the front and back covers. On the front cover is a portrait of John Adams entitled "Late President of the United States," above an allegorical scene and space for the owner to sign the book, followed by the printer's name. The back cover has an image of an eagle flying over open waters between two ships and clasping a banner reading "SHIPPED" in its beak. Below the eagle is a floral sprig on the left and a grouping of masonic symbols on the right, with a thin scrollwork border below them. Below the border is a shield with an eagle inside it holding a banner reading "E Pluribus Unum". Below the shield are two separate allegorical scenes. The interior pages contain various school exercises including mathematics and poetry.
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- workbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hope Evans Boyd
- Object number
- 2012.124.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair
- Written by
- Furness, William Henry, American, 1802 - 1896
- Published by
- Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, American
- Subject of
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1838
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- William Henry Furness was the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a prominent abolitionist whose home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.
- Description
- Black ink on paper, printed copy of [An / Address / Delivered Before A Meeting / Of The / Members And Friends / Of The / Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society / During The Annual Fair / December 19, 1849 / By W.H. Furness.]. The publisher’s information can be found on the bottom of the cover page: [Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, No. 7 Carter’s Alley. 1850.] The cover is a faded green paper and is worn around the edges. The address has 16 interior pages written in black ink on white paper.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sermons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Soul City
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x 33 cm)
- Caption
- This portfolio contains eight promotional pamphlets (2011.109.13.1 - 2011.109.13.8) for the Soul City development in North Carolina.
- Description
- A portfolio titled Soul City. Printed below the title of the portfolio is "The Bold New Alternative." The portfolio contains printed material promoting a planned community in North Carolina to be developed with federal and state funds. The portfolio contains eight pamphlets titled Residential, Industrial, Commercial, Utilities & Transportation, Doing business in Soul City, Services, People and Soul City.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Residential
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 5 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (14 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Residential. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using orange and black ink. It describes the types of homes that will be found in Soul City and features maps of the community and images of neighborhoods.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Rural life
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Industrial
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 6 x 12 1/4 in. (15.2 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Industrial. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using red and black ink. It describes why Soul City would be an ideal place for industry and what sort of jobs the community will provide. It features maps of the region and of the community.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain