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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844
- McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918
- Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
- Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
- The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
- The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Place made
- Harlem, 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
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- United States History
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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In Harriet Tubman I helped hundreds to freedom
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (24.8 × 18 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23 × 18 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (38.4 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts Harriet Tubman directing a group of individuals. She stands with her back to the viewer, looking over her right shoulder and down her right arm, which she points in a straight line to her right. She wears a light colored long dress with a striped hem and dark shoes. Her sleeves are rolled up past the elbows. She has a loose cap on her head and a satchel slung over her left shoulder. In the background is a group of individuals consisting of several men and a woman carrying a baby. The woman wears a long loose skirt and loose shirt. She has a loose cap or cloth on her head and carries a baby against her left shoulder. Next to the woman is a man in a loose shirt and pants. He carries a bulging sack over his right shoulder. Both the woman and the man are barefoot. Behind them are four men, two of them wearing hats. They are shown walking towards the right hand margin, in the direction of Harriet Tubman's pointing finger. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Identity
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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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
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- 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 Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Powelson, Benjamin F., American, 1823 - 1885
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1869
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite of Harriet Tubman seated in an interior room. She is positioned slightly turned to the right and gazes off camera. Her right hand rests on the back of a wooden chair and her left hand rests in her lap. A body patterned carpet covers the floor and the wall or drop behind her is a blank light color. Tubman wears a black bodice that buttons at the center front and has dropped sleeves with heavy ruching and ruffled details on the sleeves. There is a panel of lighter fabric around the yoke, with the upper neck the same dark color as the body of the bodice. A white lace collar with short tails is crossed and pinned at the front of her neck. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered at the nape of her neck. Tubman's full skirt is made from a light and dark patterned gingham check. It drapes slightly on the floor and hides her feet completely. The text "Harriet Tubman" is handwritten in graphite across the bottom of her skirt. The print is mounted on card stock and a double-lined red border is printed around the front edges of the card framing the print.
- 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 with this photograph is the text "Powelson photog. / Auburn Ny".
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, 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
- Freedom
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Matte collodion print of Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Lindsley, Harvey B., American, 1842 - 1921
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1871-1876; printed later
- Medium
- silver and collodion on printing out paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- Matte collodion photograph of Harriet Tubman standing in an interior room setting. The full-length portrait shows Tubman facing the photographer in the middle of the frame with her hands resting on the back of an upholstered chair. Tubman wears a dark bodice with metal buttons at the center front and full-length fitted sleeves. A white ruffled lace collar is tied at her neck. Her ankle length skirt is full with gathers at the waist and a wide decorative fabric band around the skirt near the hem. Her shoes with rounded toes are visible below her skirt. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled back at the nape of her neck. A coat or other article of clothing is draped over the chair and a hat is placed on the chair seat. Behind and to Tubman's right is a table covered in a patterned cloth with a book placed on the table top. The floor is carpeted and a painted drop with details mimicking wainscoting and a fluted column is visible in the background. Handwritten on the reverse along the bottom in graphite is the text "Harriet Tubman".
- The photograph was found tucked into the back of the album 2017.30, though it is too large to fit into the windowed pages of the album.
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, 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
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine: The Saga of Harriet Tubman, "The Moses of Her People," Vol. 2
- Written by
- Maynard, Joan Bacchus, American, 1928 - 2006
- Taylor Francis
- L.C. Arty
- Illustrated by
- Feelings, Tom, American, 1933 - 2003
- Jackson, Ezra
- Published by
- Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1966
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Williams, Daniel Hale, American, 1858 - 1931
- Aldridge, Ira, American, 1807 - 1867
- Bishop Healy, James Augustine, American, 1830 - 1900
- Du Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point, Haitian, 1750 - 1818
- Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, American, founded 1966
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/4 × 6 13/16 × 1/8 in. (26 × 17.3 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 × 11/16 in. (26 × 34 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine: The Saga of Harriet Tubman, "The Moses of Her People," Volume 2. The front cover of the book features a large detailed illustration of Harriet Tubman. Tubman is portrayed with her body facing the viewer but with her head turned, looking over her proper right shoulder at a large fire in the distance. Trees and tall grass surround her and two people are following behind her. She is wearing a blue coat, shirt, satchel bag, and has a kerchief tied over her hair. The illustration is framed with yellow bands and white columns on either side. The masthead at the top is printed in black text in a yellow box that reads [GOLDEN LEGACY / ILLUSTRATED HISTORY MAGAZINE], set against a black background. The logo for Fitzgerald Publishing Company is printed in a yellow circle to the left of the masthead. It has the initials [F / P] printed in white and black ink. A yellow circle to the right of the masthead displays the cover price [25¢] printed in black ink. The interior pages are newsprint with color illustrations. The last few pages include short biographies on Daniel Hale Williams, Ira Aldridge, Bishop James Augustine Healy, Jean-Baptiste-Pointe Du Sable, and a review of Golden Legacy. The back cover features a full color advertisement for Coca-Cola with Carmen de Lavallade. The comic book has thirty-one pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- comic books
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Comics and graphic novels
- Education
- Fugitive enslaved
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States History
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1966 Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
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Gospel Hymns No. 2
- Composed by
- Bliss, Philip Paul, American, 1838 - 1876
- Sankey, Ira D., American
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1876
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/16 x 5 3/8 x 9/16 in. (20.8 x 13.7 x 1.4 cm)
- Title
- Personal hymnal of Harriet Tubman
- Caption
- Gospel Hymns No. 2, by P. P. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey, Harriet Tubman’s personal book of hymns.
- Description
- Book of hymns by P.P. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey, 112-pages, discolored cover with black printing, text and binding. Text reads "Gospel hymns No. 2, BY PP. BLISS AND IRA D. SANKEY AS USED BY THEM IN GOSPEL MEETINGS."
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Knife from the Tubman household
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/8 x 1 in. (23.2 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Wooden-handled knife from the Tubman household.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.35a
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Fork from the Tubman household
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 1 in. (19.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Wooden-handled fork from the Tubman household.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Type
- forks
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.35b
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Program from the Third Annual Pilgrimage to the Harriet Tubman Home
- Created by
- National Tubman, Harriet Shrine Committee, American
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- October 1955
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 7/8 in. (22.9 x 14.9 cm)
- Description
- Program consisting of black ink on yellowed paper. At center, an image of Harriet Tubman. On back, the image of eight people displaying a Harriet Tubman quilt.
- Place depicted
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- portraits
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Program for the Second Pilgrimage to the Harriet Tubman Home
- Created by
- National Tubman, Harriet Shrine Committee, American
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- September 1954
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/8 x 11 in. (21.3 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- Program for the annual pilgrimage to Harriet Tubman's home and consists of black ink on white paper.
- Place depicted
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Harriet Tubman Home
- Issued by
- National Tubman, Harriet Shrine Committee, American
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- metal , cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 x 1 1/4 in. (7.6 x 3.2 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button with a black-and-white print of Harriet Tubman under the words "Harriet Tubman Home." Attached is a ribbon designed to look like the American flag.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie
- Published by
- Pomegranate Communications, Inc., American
- Photograph by
- Cheney, William Haight, 1850 - 1905
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Davis, Nelson, American, died 1888
- Davis, Gertie, born 1873
- Written by
- Gaines, Sedalia
- Received by
- Mariline Northrup Wilkins
- Date
- ca. 1887; printed 1992
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.2 x 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie. Tubman stands on the left holding a round pan. The postcard was sent to Mariline Wilkins in Philadelphia, PA from Sedalia Gaines in 1992.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photographic postcard of Harriet Tubman's great nieces, Eva and Alida Stewart
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Northrup, Eva Stewart, American, born ca. 1890
- Stewart, Alida, born 1882
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- ca. 1910-1914
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and card): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
- Description
- A photographic postcard featuring a black-and-white image of Harriet Tubman's great nieces, Eva and Alida Stewart. The full length portrait shows the two women standing side by side, wearing large hats with long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. They are looking at the camera with their hands behind their backs.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Families
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Silk lace and linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- ca. 1897
- Medium
- silk lace and linen
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (92.7 x 72.4 cm)
- Caption
- Harriet Tubman escaped the bonds of slavery as a young woman in the early 1800s. She returned to the South many times as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad to lead other African Americans to freedom. During the Civil War, Tubman served as a spy, nurse, and cook for Union Forces. In 1863, she helped free more than 700 African Americans during a raid in South Carolina - a feat that earned her the nickname "General Tubman." England's Queen Victoria gave Tubman this shawl around 1897.
- From Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963.
- Description
- White, square-shaped shawl made of silk lace and linen.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- shawls
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Albumen print of Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Tarby Studios, American
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- ca. 1908; printed ca. 1920
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A large albumen print of Harriet Tubman by Tarby Studios in Auburn, NY. The image is enlarged from an older print.
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s - early 20th century
- Medium
- probably linen, possibly cotton, silk
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
- Description
- A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with scalloped edges. The handkerchief is machine-embroidered in silk around the borders with a design of two zigzags running parallel with each other and small dots between the zigzag lines and above the inner line. At the peak of each scallop is a heart with a flower growing from its center. There is a floral spray of seven (7) flowers in each corner.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.40.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Collar owned by Harriet Tubman
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s - early 20th century
- Medium
- probably linen, possibly cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 x 38 in. (7.6 x 96.5 cm)
- Description
- A women’s collar made of machine-made bobbin lace in off-white linen or cotton. The lace has a center panel of a ribbon and the borders are a sprigged floral motif with scalloped edges.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- collars (neckwear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.40.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Jabot owned by Harriet Tubman
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s - early 20th century
- Medium
- probably linen, possibly cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 5/8 x 8 in. (24.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A women’s jabot made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with machine-made bobbin lace bottom border and center panel insert. The lace motif is a curling stylized leafy vine. The fabric is pleated at the top and sewn to a plain woven rectangular panel of the fabric.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jabots
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.40.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Date
- 1870s - early 20th century
- Medium
- probably linen, possibly cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)
- Description
- A square handkerchief made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with cutwork lace edging. One corner of the handkerchief has an additional cutwork motif of a stylized fleur-de-lis.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.40.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions