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918. Collecting Remains of the Dead
- Photograph by
- Reekie, John, Scottish, born 1829
- Published by
- Taylor & Huntington, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 1865
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- This photographic print stereograph shows a stretcher or litter in the foreground with several skeletal human remains piled on it. Clothing remains on the bones, including a boot that is placed on the ground in front of the stretcher with a skeletal leg extending from it. Three (3) men in civilian clothing are seen in the background. The man on the left is standing inside a hole holding a shovel. The other two men also hold tools and appear to be continuing to gather bodies or prepare graves. On the left side of the orange cardboard mount printed text reads "1861 THE WAR FOR THE UNION 1865" and on the right side "1861 PHOTOGRAPHIC WAR HISTORY 1865" with the name of the photograph, "Collecting the Remains of the Dead" printed in the lower right corner beneath the image. Handwritten on the mount in the upper right corner is the text "No. 16". Text printed on the reverse of the paper mount lists further details about the photograph with further information about a series of Civil War battlefield photography available from the printer Taylor & Huntington.
- Place depicted
- Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- stereographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2015.222.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Edward Theodore Taylor Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Taylor, Edward Theodore, American, 1932 - 2020
- Interviewed by
- Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
- Subject of
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Date
- July 18, 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.6.1a): 95.9 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.6.2a): 92.9 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.6.1a and 2016.129.6.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 152.84613 GB
- Edward Taylor was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Taylor donated a photograph of himself that was taken in Korea during the Korean War to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He was 19 years old at the time the photograph was taken.
- Edward Taylor vividly recounts his childhood in the segregated world of Maryland’s eastern shore, including a particularly tragic incident involving racial violence. He continues on to tell the story of his experience as a combat infantryman during the Korean War, after the US military had been recently integrated. This story includes the tale of how he earned two Purple Hearts. Later, after he returns to the United States, he recounts a racial incident that lead him to discard his Purple Hearts in the Chesapeake Bay. The last part of the interview is devoted to his role as a pioneering educator in the desegregation of the public schools in Wicomico County, Maryland.
- Place collected
- Randallstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Education
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Military
- Museums
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.6.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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M1917 Revolver issued by US Army during WWI to Charles H. Houston
- Created by
- Colt's Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1855
- Owned by
- Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951
- Issued by
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Date
- January 1918
- Medium
- metal and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (14 × 28.6 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Colt Model 1917 Revolver .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) No 22-883 issued by the United States Army to Charles Hamilton Houston during World War I. The gun is comprised of metal with wood applied to the handle. The revolver has a six-round cylinder that is semi-removable so bullets can be loaded. There are multiple manufacturer's notes throughout the barrel and frame. On the left of the barrel, text reads [COLT D.A. 45]. On top of the barrel is the manufacture's information, [COLT’S PT FA MFG CO. HARTFORD, CT U.S.A. / PAT’D AUG. 5, 1884 JUNE 6 1900 JULY 4 1905]. On the left side of the frame, at the top next to the hammer are the letters [GHS] in a circle. Below the hammer on the frame is a horse standing on its hind legs with two spears. The bottom of the grip has a circular hinge with a cylinder shaped metal. Surrounding the hinge are the words, [U.S. / ARMY / MODEL / 1917 / N° / 22 / 883].
- Place made
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- France, Europe
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
- Type
- pistols
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr. and Dr. Rosemary Jagus
- Object number
- 2018.59.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Picture postcard of a volunteer serving troops out of a Red Cross “Clubmobile"
- Created by
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Subject of
- American Red Cross, American, founded 1881
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (8.9 x 13.7 cm)
- Description
- A picture postcard of an American Red Cross "Clubmobile" and attending Red Cross volunteers serving coffee to U.S. servicemen. The text above the image reads: [PASSED BY U. S. ARMY CENSOR No. 21 E. T. O., U. S. A.], and text below the image reads" ["MIGHTY PROUD TO SERVE YOU]. The back of the picture postcard has pre-printed postcard marking in brown ink that include the Correspondence section, Address section, Stamp section and information about sending postcard. The postcard is unused.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.36.5.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic print of four unidentified men in military uniforms
- Photograph by
- Hollywood Nite-LIfe Fotos, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Club de Memo
- Owned by
- Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
- Date
- April 22, 1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2013.46.29.122a Image): 4 11/16 × 6 9/16 in. (11.9 × 16.7 cm)
- H x W (2013.46.29.122a Sheet): 4 7/8 × 7 in. (12.4 × 17.8 cm)
- H x W (2013.46.29.122b): 6 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (16.8 × 21.3 cm)
- Description
- 2013.46.29.122a: A black and white photograph of four unidentified enlisted Army soldiers. The men are sitting inside the Club de Memo. They are dressed in uniform and are facing the camera with the bar at their backs. Three of the men are holding drinks in their hands. Chevron badges on their sleeves identify their ranks as follows from left to right: Tech 5th Class Grade 5; not visible; Tech 5th Class Grade 5; Sergeant Grade 4. The back of the photograph has a handwritten inscription [2].
- 2013.46.29.122b: A white and blue paper frame. The front frame is white paper. The back is blue paper with dark blue type that gives information about the photograph [Club De Memo And this No. 2 and Date APR 22 1944] and the photographer. Above the type there is a [For Victory] War Bonds stamp.
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.122ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Purple Heart medal awarded posthumously to Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
- Issued by
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- Received by
- Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- Date
- after 1943
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- cardboard , paper, metal and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W (Medal): 3 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Closed): 1 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (2.5 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (17.8 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm)
- Description
- A Purple Heart medal and case awarded posthumously to Tuskegee Airmen 2 Lt. James McCullin.
- A Purple Heart medal. The medal is purple and heart-shaped with a gold border. There is a raised profile of George Washington in the center of the medal. At the top of the medal there is a small white shield with three red stars above two red horizontal lines. On either side of the shield is a green vine with leaves. There is a purple ribbon with white border attached to the medal at the top. On the back of the medal is the inscription: [FOR / MILITARY / MERIT/ JAMES L. / MCCULLIN]. The dedication is in raised gold letters and the name is etched into the medal.
- A case for a Purple Heart. The outside of the case is dark-colored with gold-colored designs along edges. The top of the case also has gold-colored designs creating two squares. The case opens to a 90 degree angle from hinges on the back short edge. In center of the top of the case gold letters read: [PURPLE HEART]. The interior of the case is lined with yellow fabric. The fabric in the top part of the case looks like satin and the bottom part of the case the fabric looks like velvet.
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- cases (containers)
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
- Object number
- 2013.52.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions