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  • Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    May 12, 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)
    Description
    A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.142
    Restrictions & Rights
    © United Press International. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c57ace8-c4e6-4573-9e3d-a497fd98a073
  • Photograph of Hank Aaron hugging his mother

    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    Aaron, Hank, American, born 1934
    Date
    April 8, 1974
    Medium
    toner on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photomechanical print of Hank Aaron hugging his mother and clutching a baseball after hitting his record-breaking 715th home run. A caption on the right gives information about the subject, date, and game that the photograph captures. The caption reads: [AJEX040804 - 4/8/74 - Atlanta: Hank Aaron is hugged by his mother after the Atlanta Braves Slugger hit his record breaking 715th home run [illegible] Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in the 4th Inning [illegible] 715th home run ball is held to the right. (UPI) jls/pc.]
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    photomechanical prints
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.78
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1974 United Press International. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5622d53f5-bc6e-4ea6-96dc-69dcfba8a9f1
  • Duke Ellington and his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station

    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
    Tizol Martinez, Juan, Puerto Rican, 1900 - 1984
    Anderson, Ivie, American, 1905 - 1949
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1939
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Black and white photograph of Duke Ellington, members of his orchestra, and others gathered around the outside of a train car at the Saint-Lazare Station in Paris. In the center, Ellington and another man sit atop luggage cases. Juan Tizol stands to Ellington's proper right. Everyone in the photo wears heavy overcoats and hats, or hold hats in their hands. Several orchestra members, including Ivie Anderson, pose on the train steps. To the right are two train or station attendants in uniform caps. There are no marks or inscriptions on the front. On the back of the photograph are two inscriptions handwritten in blue ink: [873461 / 1939 / Paris, France] at the top left and [Duke Ellington + his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station] at the top right. At center, stamped in black ink, is: [PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo] with additional rights information.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Composers (Musicians)
    Conductors (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.60.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee45c0bb-2217-43db-8d73-a89a2de6d5a2
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