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  • Picture postcard of a volunteer serving troops out of a Red Cross “Clubmobile

    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
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (8.9 x 13.7 cm)
    Type
    portraits
    picture postcards
    Date
    ca. 1945
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Humanitarianism
    Military
    Photography
    World War II
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic print of four unidentified men in military uniforms

    Photographic print of four unidentified men in military uniforms

    Photograph by
    Hollywood Nite-LIfe Fotos
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
    Club de Memo
    Owned by
    Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
    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)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    April 22, 1944
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Men
    Military
    Nightlife
    Photography
    World War II
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Maxine Sullivan Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Purple Heart medal awarded posthumously to Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin

    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
    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)
    Type
    cases (containers)
    medals
    Date
    after 1943
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    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
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • 918. Collecting Remains of the Dead

    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
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
    Type
    stereographs
    Place depicted
    Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1865
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • 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, born 1932
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Subject of
    United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.6.1a): 95.9 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.6.2a): 92.9 minutes
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Randallstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 18, 2016
    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.
    Unedited File: Unedited digital file of oral history interview. This file is necessary in case we need to refer to the original recording for any reason and/or want to use a portion of the file that has been edited out.
    Edited File: Videographer has minimized or eliminated interruptions, false starts and any unnecessary sounds. An agreed upon slate has also been added with title, date, and logo. Separate files of the same interview have been concatenated. This is the copy that will be made available to the public and/or researchers and uploaded to the website.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Education
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    Military
    Museums
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    United States--History--1953-1961
    United States--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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture