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Description: A badge with a blue ribbon and portrait attached to a metal clasp. The front of the badge has a portrait of Booker T. Washington, while the back side of the badge has a drawing of a beehive and the title “National Negro Business League.”

Topic: African American; Associations and institutions; Business

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.5.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama

Created by: Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
Published by: Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
Subject of: Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915; Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881

Medium: albumen, sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)

Type: stereographs; portraits

Date: 1899

Description: A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: "Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama"/ Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of cardboard. Both images feature Booker T. Washington standing in a dirt paved street with his right hand in his vest breast pocket. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: " Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers/ New York, N.Y." while the right side contains the following textual information: "Underwood & Underwood, Publishers/ New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas".

Topic: African American; American South; Education; Photography; United States--History--1865-1921

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.155.205

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Booker T. Washington

Created by: Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
Subject of: Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place made: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1908

Description: A black-and-white print of a bust-length portrait of Booker T. Washington, seated left.

Topic: African American; Education; Photography; Social reform

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2009.37.2

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products

Published by: Unidentified
Subject of: Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906; Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919; Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915; Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895; Hayes, Roland, American, 1887 - 1977; Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994; Spaulding, Charles Clinton, American, 1874 - 1952; Moton, Robert Russa, American, 1867 - 1940

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: H x W: 21 1/4 x 15 5/16 in. (54 x 38.9 cm); Frame: H x W: 23 1/4 x 16 7/8 x 1 in. (59.1 x 42.9 x 2.5 cm)

Type: advertisements

Date: 1906-1950

Description: Double-sided full-page advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products. Yellowed paper printed in dark brown ink. One side is titled "Amazing Progress of Colored Race / - improved appearance responsible" at the top. Underneath are portraits of Booker T. Washington, Roland Hayes, Cab Calloway, C. C. Spaulding, Dr. Moton and Frederick Douglass arranged in a semi-circle around the text "Good Looks, Neatness / Were Very Important Essentials / in the Success of these People." Each portrait is accompanied by a short note about the individual pictured. The bottom half of the page features a portrait of Madam C. J. Walker next to an images of a cabin and her home, Villa Lewaro. The images accompany text under the title "From Slave Cabin to Mansion / - the Greatest Benefactress of Our Race." The page also features an image of Walker's Wonder Pomade for men and other advertising text.; The reverse has tan text in a dark brown box at the top that reads "Look Your Best to Succeed / The Choicest Gifts of Society and Business / Go to Those Who Prepare Themselves and -- / "Look the Part"." Underneath, the page features illustrations of a beauty salon and portraits of multiple women in various poses. At the center of the page is a tan oval with brown text advertising Madam Walker’s beauty treatments. The advertisement is housed in a gold-painted wooden frame with clear glass on each side.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Beauty culture; Business; Men; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives

Object number: 2013.153.11.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

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)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1976

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.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Associations and institutions; Business; Communities; Fraternal organizations; Fraternities; Government; Journalism; Labor; Mass media; Men; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Professional organizations; Religious groups; Sororities; United States--History; United States--History--1969-2001; United States--Social life and customs; 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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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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