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  • Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
    Burford, James
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1970, printed 2008
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in. (32.1 × 47.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis speaking at a rally in DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. Davis is speaking into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with her hands, and holding a piece of paper in her right hand. Black Panther Party member James Burford stands next to Davis, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Davis and Burford are standing in front of a house or other structure with wood siding and a white-trimmed window.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f4baadb-1b11-463a-80d5-4f8e516c3ff8
  • Valerie Wilson at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, Oakland, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Wilson, Valerie, born 1955
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 1/2 in. (47.3 × 31.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl student, Valerie Wilson, standing next to a blackboard in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute in Oakland, California. She is wearing a school uniform, including a white button-down blouse, a skirt and a beret. Her left hand rests on the top edge of the blackboard. She is looking up and out of frame to the proper left side. Behind Wilson are other students, school desks, and posters on the wall, including a poster of Huey Newton.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Education
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d13cd1ef-731a-44e7-821d-1c53776eb23d
  • Panther Office in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a Black Panther Party office in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as seen from across an abandoned lot. Across the street from the bulldozed lot, cars are parked in front of a 4-story building with a sign that reads [BLACK PANTHER PARTY/ WE SERVE THE PEOPLE]. The foreground of the photograph shows the debris that has been left behind after a building was torn down in this location.
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56dda508a-60e4-4888-8d20-805a8c554b9f
  • Doctor Examines Baby at Health Clinic Run by the Black Panther Party, Chicago, Illinois, 1970

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1970, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a baby being examined by a doctor at a health clinic run by the Black Panther Party in Chicago, Illinois. The baby is at the center of the photograph, being held by a young woman who has lifted up his shirt for the doctor. The doctor is at the proper right side of the photograph, leaning down towards the baby and holding a stethoscope on the baby's chest. The young woman has short hair and is wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt. The young woman and baby are sitting next to an examination table.
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Health
    Medicine
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574ad244c-3479-4b11-91ac-669b44b0b66a
  • People’s Free Food Program, Palo Alto, California, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 3/4 × 16 in. (50.2 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of two older women sitting side-by-side on a bench. Both women are wearing floral print dresses, and are facing the camera. The woman on the proper right is wearing glasses and holds a newspaper in her left hand. The woman on the left is resting her arms on her handbag in her lap. The women have bags of food placed on the ground in front of their legs. The bags read: [PEOPLE'S/ FREE FOOD/ PROGRAM], and there is an image of a black panther, the Black Panther Party logo, between the lines [PEOPLE'S] and [FREE FOOD].
    Place depicted
    Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Cooking and dining
    Health
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a59ec88-1592-4df8-b349-c8afdb369b78
  • Bobby Seale Campaigns for Mayor of Oakland and Elaine Brown Campaigns for City Council, Oakland, California, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Brown, Elaine, American, born 1943
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale campaigning for Mayor of Oakland. Seale, at the proper right of the photograph, is wearing an overcoat, button-down shirt and tie, and he is gesturing with both hands. Seale is accompanied by Elaine Brown, who stands at the center of the photograph, wearing a fur coat belted with a leather belt. Brown is looking at Seale while shaking hands with a man at the proper left of the photograph. The man is looking at Seale and appears to be listening to him intently. They are standing on a sidewalk in front of houses.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee63dd54-d438-4714-861e-12ead0137ae7
  • Free Huey/Free Bobby Rally, San Francisco, California, 1970

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1970, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a Black Panther rally in San Francisco, California. At the center of the photograph is a man wearing a hat speaking into a microphone on a stand. All around him are young women, young men and children who are clapping and chanting. Many members of the crowd hold posters or placards. Four (4) of the placards (one of which is barely visible) feature an image of Huey Newton seated in a large wicker chair, holding a gun in his right hand and a spear in his left. One (1) placard features an image of Bobby Seale. Two other placards have handwritten slogans. The sign in the upper center of the photograph reads [FREE _ALL_/ POLITICAL/ PRISONERS/ RighT On!] and the sign at the proper right of the photograph reads [A BLACK MAN/ CAN'T GET A FAIR/ [illegible] AMERIKKKA]. Most of the people in the photograph are looking out of frame to the proper right.
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Children
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5880f6b9f-0741-44d3-abcb-e8437d6c4a74
  • Free Clothing Program, A Boy Tries on a Coat at a Party Office, Toledo, Ohio, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 5/8 in. (40.6 × 49.8 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a boy standing in front of a coat rack. He is smiling broadly, his arms outstretched, with a coat draped over his right arm and shoulder. The coat rack is almost completely full with various types and styles of coats. The room has posters on the walls and a pile of dirt in the back corner, behind the boy and the coat rack.
    Place depicted
    Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54b82dbbb-1562-4b6b-86d5-c5437ae8ca21
  • Bobby Seale Speaks in the Oakland Auditorium During the Black Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 30, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    March 30, 1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He is speaking into a microphone that is in the center of three (3) microphone stands set up on the stage. He is wearing an overcoat, and he is gesturing with both hands. Behind him is a man in a suit, possibly providing security. At the proper left of the photograph, a man is standing, possibly moving through the crowd. Seale stands underneath two (2) signs. The top banner reads: [BLACK COMMUNITY SURVIVAL CONFERENCE/ MARCH 29, 30, & 31/ 1972 SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL 1972]. The sign below the banner contains a hand-rendered picture of Huey Newton, and reads: [HUEY P. NEWTON/ SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE].
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Oratory
    Photography
    Politics
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5359f5ff5-89b0-4cb2-8805-3f5403a728c3
  • Panther Free Food Program. Children Prepare Bags of Food for Distribution at the Oakland Coliseum at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    March 1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph showing children preparing bags of food to be distributed through the Panther Free Food Program at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference in Oakland, California. Four (4) children, two (2) boys and two (2) girls, are placing bags of puffed wheat cereal into brown paper grocery bags that have been organized in rows.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Cooking and dining
    Health
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503094d77-7bed-4ac6-badd-3971b404ccc1
  • Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Huey's Apartment, Oakland, California, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Newton's apartment in Oakland, California. Newton is standing at the proper left of the photograph, wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt with a pin attached to the right collar, dark trousers, and a dark belt. He is leaning forward and resting both of his hands on a glass table. Seale is seated at the table, looking up at Newton, and resting his chin on his right hand. There is an ashtray with a lit cigarette on the table in front of Seale.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53726f2d0-3f0d-4633-bdeb-61a35339cce8
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