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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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e57ffdd9-2ab1-46da-b6e7-10757007351f
  • 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5281093bc-b1fe-457f-82a6-fae6bdafbd82
  • 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 View
    Concourse 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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce0a9252-41a1-451e-8201-f95fa8aaf1d8
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1fe9caa-2405-4c5f-ae98-e33ce83b5f30
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    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
    Type
    collodion 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
    2017.30.48
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bc82f87-ee97-4161-b470-710848259ca0
  • 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59236e07d-0ffa-48fd-b51e-2723d1b3cad1
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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 View
    Concourse 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."
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Emancipation
    Gospel (Music)
    Religion
    Slavery
    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
    2009.50.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a64225cc-6a01-409e-b211-62ecc070fdbf
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    Knife from the Tubman household

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
    Date
    1870s
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    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
    Type
    knives (culinary tools)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fc6ed2bd-370e-4ea8-8915-15ca29d1f0b7
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    Fork from the Tubman household

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
    Date
    1870s
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fab272cb-4259-4de1-93cb-1157f439fd8e
  • 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
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Housing
    Social reform
    United States History
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550bf6d56-cc9e-42a9-bb60-f107bec7056d
  • 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
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Housing
    Social reform
    United States History
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a64cbf94-9d87-401b-b0eb-6876e84acddc
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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
    Type
    portraits
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Housing
    Social reform
    United States History
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cbe12c1-02ce-4482-b055-cc18cd45488e
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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
    Type
    portraits
    postcards
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Correspondence
    Photography
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4872994-4a39-4a84-b401-383e92f45edc
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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
    Type
    portraits
    photographic postcards
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2f90dc8-7ee6-4bb7-93fa-de13bbbc181d
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e626c62e-bd45-44ed-bb87-bd2f87abf700
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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
    Topic
    Freedom
    Photography
    Slavery
    Social reform
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd530292d73-2364-4a3f-b32d-a87cec65da0d
  • 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
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Women
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58261e616-930e-4d5a-bff3-cd8675567ee1
  • 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)
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Women
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aad42833-ebca-437e-88b5-2654843b24ac
  • 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
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Women
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5353f54d9-828b-47a9-a055-4f0bfe8f3ba0
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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
    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
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Women
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e6fe7b37-5ffb-4ccf-929d-5ae98e3c501f

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