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Building brick from the White House
- Created by
- Kale, Jeremiah, American, active late 18th century
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Used by
- The White House, founded 1792
- Owned by
- McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
- Date
- 1793-1797; removed 1950
- Medium
- building brick and mortar
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 1/2 × 4 in. (5.9 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A clay brick that was once part of the structure of the White House. The brick is a standard solid style brick, slightly uneven in shape. It is a reddish-brown color, and is covered with faint remnants of white-colored mortar on all sides. A chunk of mortar protrudes off the surface at the corner of one of the brick's long, narrow sides.
- Place used
- The White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Buildings and Structures
- Topic
- Architecture
- Building Arts
- Free communities of color
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2013.232.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Building brick from the White House
- Created by
- Kale, Jeremiah, American, active late 18th century
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Used by
- The White House, founded 1792
- Owned by
- McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
- Date
- 1793-1797; removed 1950
- Medium
- building brick and mortar
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 3/16 × 4 in. (5.9 × 20.8 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A red clay brick that was once part of the structure of the White House. The brick is a standard solid style brick, slightly uneven in shape. It is a reddish-brown color, and is covered with faint remnants of white-colored mortar on all sides. There are slight losses at two corners.
- Place used
- The White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Buildings and Structures
- Topic
- Architecture
- Building Arts
- Free communities of color
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2013.232.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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White House badge worn by Eugene Allen
- Issued by
- The White House, founded 1792
- Worn by
- Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- plastic, metal, ink, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (11.4 × 7 cm)
- Description
- Identification badge for Eugene Allen from the White House. The badge is in laminated plastic and has a ball chain attachment at the top. The white badge has a blue border and the U.S. Presidential Seal in the center. Partially overlapping the seal, [W H] is perforated through the paper. At the bottom black printed text reads [Eugene C. Allen / White House / Washington, D.C.]. The text and designs are repeated on the back.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
- Object number
- 2018.5.1.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions