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  • Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign

    Manufactured by
    A.G. Trimble Co., American, founded 1913
    Subject of
    Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
    AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
    Date
    ca. 1972
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with red type that reads: [SHIRLEY CHISHOLM for PRESIDENT] around the top and ["_to represent all Americans"] around the bottom. The center of the button has a black-and-white depiction of Shirley Chisholm inside a red female symbol. Black text around the edge of the button reads: [(c) 1972 A. G. TRIMBLE E CO. PGH, PA.15222)]. The edge also has a diamond logo that reads [AFL-CIO IUDTW]. The back of the button is silver in color, and has a single pin without a clasp.
    Place made
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.76.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b2cd48a-8527-4476-8e49-4c753aeba6e6
  • Photographic print of Boy Scouts with notepads on sidewalk

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
    Date
    ca. 1945
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    H x W (image): 13 × 17 in. (33 × 43.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a group of Boy Scouts. The boys are standing and sitting on a sidewalk corner at the intersection of two streets. They all hold clip boards with unlined paper in their hands; most appear to be gazing intently across the street while others are more focused on their notes and/or drawings. The group is a racially mixed group of children. There are cars, buildings and a pair of unidentified people in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription of a number: [1104.01] and a photographer's stamp.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Amusements
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Race relations
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a95bff2f-8f9e-4a5d-998b-2a1b4676832a
  • Photograph of Vice President Nixon greeting supporters from car

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
    Nixon, Pat, American, 1912 - 1993
    Irwin, Harold
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    October 1960
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 1/16 × 16 3/4 in. (33.2 × 42.5 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of then Vice President Nixon and Pat Nixon seated in the back seat of a car decorated with tri-colored ribbons and Nixon-themed posters. To the left of the frame are three visible members of the crowd, two young boys and an older man. One of the individuals is Harold Irwin. Nixon's proper right hand is outside the window and shakes the hand of the older man. Another unidentified man is partially visible in the front seat of the car. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the numbers: [1508], [1508.01], and a photographer's stamp.
    Place depicted
    Centre Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da1439ce-aa68-49ab-91e8-573bec4e4ee8
  • Annie Pearl Avery Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Avery, Anne Pearl, American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Moore, William Lewis, American, 1927 - 1963
    Date
    May 31, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:31:05
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.19.1a, 2011.174.19.1b, 2011.174.19.1c, 2011.174.19.1d, 2011.174.19.1e, 2011.174.19.1f, and 2011.174.19.1g.
    Annie Pearl Avery remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) at age sixteen. She recalls attending a SNCC meeting in Atlanta and being stranded and threatened in Marietta, Georgia, on the way home. She discusses her involvement in the Albany Movement, her many arrests for protesting, marching with William Moore, and participating in voter registration drives in many locations across the South.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0019
    Place collected
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Albany Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Law
    Politics
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.19.1a-g
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504254ce9-4699-4f5d-96ee-572dcd40a6a3
  • The Government of Nature

    Written by
    Weaver, Afaa Michael, born 1951
    Printed by
    University of Pittsburgh Press, American, founded 1936
    Date
    2013
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    This is a small, paperback book of poetry. The book's front cover has a photograph of a single mist covered tree in the distance, framed by a grouping of clearer trees in the foreground. The photograph is featured in the lower half of the cover and is bordered in a narrow green line. Down the left side is a narrow green line, dividing the front cover background into two different colors. The left third is off-white and the right two-third is a light tan. Above the image, on the tan background, centered in the upper half, is the title in green text that reads "The/ Government/ of Nature." Below the image on the tan background, centered along the bottom, is the author, written in green text "Afaa Michael Weaver." In the upper left quadrant on the off-white background is a vertical line of Chinese characters.
    Place printed
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Identity
    Poetry
    Spirituality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.267
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b9a2a4e-e1f5-4f12-a351-18efc77c66bc
  • Photograph of unidentified Pittsburgh-based member of I.B.P.O.E.W. in regalia

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    early 20th century
    Medium
    paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (21.6 × 16.4 cm)
    Description
    Black and white photograph of an unidentified man dressed in Elks regalia. He is wearing light-colored pants with a stripe down the side, a light-colored belted jacket, satin cape, and peaked cap. An I.B.P.O.E.W. badge is pinned to his left breast. The badge reads "I.B.P.O.E.W. / MEMBER / NORTH SIDE / LOUNGE NO. 124 / I.B.P.O.E.W." He holds a pair of white gloves in his right hand. His hands rest on his right knee, which is propped up. In the left background is a lamp with a fringed shade. Pencil notation on the back, TC: [IBPOEW Pittsburg Photog]
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.17.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0c77fa4-fce1-42e7-b5f7-85125d1ca7c8
  • Photograph of unidentified Pittsburgh-based member of I.B.P.O.E.W. in regalia

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    early 20th century
    Medium
    paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (21.4 × 16.4 cm)
    Description
    Black and white photograph of a seated man dressed in Elks regalia. He is wearing light-colored pants with a stripe down the side, a belted jacket, and satin cape. An I.B.P.O.E.W. badge is pinned to his left breast. The badge reads "I.B.P.O.E.W. / MEMBER / NORTH SIDE / LOUNGE NO. 124 / I.B.P.O.E.W." His hands rest on his lap, holding a pair of gloves and peaked cap. His legs are crossed. In the left background, a lamp with a fringed shade is visible. Pencil notation on the back, TC: [IBPOEW Pittsbury Photog]
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.17.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5229f1ce2-3a56-40fd-bf5b-66288b93e0d4
  • Photographic print of Eartha Kitt carrying a poodle

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Kitt, Eartha, American, 1927 - 2008
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    June 1961
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Eartha Kitt and David McDonald standing in a hallway of the Syria Mosque performance venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kitt wears a long, light colored coat while carrying a poodle in the crook of her proper left elbow while holding a purse in her proper right hand. Just behind her stands McDonald, just inside a doorway, wearing a suit as he looks off camera. An unidentified woman is visible in the doorway just behind McDonald. Two other people are partially visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a barcoded sticker with a caption.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Entertainers
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.47
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a14e46cd-66c7-4488-880a-408224a0eb14
  • Photographic print of a men outside the United Steelworkers of America

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Wilson, Boyd L., American
    Smith, Wilbur
    Roczka, Harry
    Bealich, Sam
    Washington, Charles
    Glenn, Raymond
    Winbush, Charles
    O'Brien, John
    Charles, Peter
    Mathos, Ted
    Date
    August 1946
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (22.5 × 27.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
    Caption
    In August of 1946, workers from the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company walked off the job to protest discrimination in the workplace. Members of the United Steelworkers of America, union leaders, and representatives of Jones and Laughlin, as well as representatives from the Pittsburgh Mayor's office worked to come to a deal. The workers promised to go back to work the following day, but only once a Jones and Laughlin promised a full investigation of the discrimination claims.
    Description
    A black and white photograph of steelworkers outside the United Steelworkers of American headquarters in Pittsburgh. The group includes (left to right back row): Harold [last name illegible], shop steward, Wilbur Smith, Harry Rowczka, Boyd L. Wilson, Sam Bealich, Charles Washington, Raymond Glenn, Charles Winbush, John O'Brien, (kneeling in front): Peter Charles and Ted Mathos. The bottom front corner of the photograph has an inscription of the number: [87]. The back of the photograph is blank.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Labor
    Men
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.71
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57df1b5f7-0f3d-42b0-a34b-979cb3d862b1
  • Photographic print of La Salle Beauty School

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    La Salle Beauty School, American
    Date
    ca. 1938-1940
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 × 9 in. (22.9 × 22.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of La Salle Beauty School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building has signs in the widows advertising the school. Two cars are parked outside on the street in front of the building. The bottom right corner has an inscription of a number: [719]. The back of the photograph has an inscription that identifies the building.
    Place depicted
    2107 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Beauty schools
    Communities
    Education
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.76
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a145d2c4-2455-4b2f-a892-784c88f9f539
  • Photographic print of Lionel Hampton and Bill Nunn

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
    Nunn, William Goldwyn Jr., American, 1924 - 2014
    Date
    1944
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (16.7 × 22.1 cm)
    H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Lionel Hampton standing to left of Bill Nunn Sr. Hampton's arm drapes around Nunn. Both men look directly at each other and smile. Hampton and Nunn stand in a darkened room; there is an upright piano and mic stand aligned with the left of the frame. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker with a caption and a yellow circle sticker.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565064dd0-88be-4df3-a995-edf26e75ee3d
  • Photographic print of Count Basie

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
    Date
    ca.1940 - 1945
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
    Description
    A black and white close up photograph of Count Basie seated at a piano. A woman wearing a fur coat and two men wearing suits are partially visible in the background. The back of the photograph has six stickers with barcode, numbers, reproduction information, caption information and a handwritten inscription of numbers.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.51
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fb2b8d78-1a19-4c75-8de2-c18e9846a466
  • Photograph of Jesse Owens with a man and two boys at Allegheny County Airport

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    October 1938
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts Jesse Owens wearing a hat and an overcoat over his suit while standing next to two young boys and another man in a suit. This groups stands next to a large brick building's entrance. Behind Owens' group is a second group of men and one woman who also wear suits. The back of the photograph has a label from the Pittsburgh Courier Archives.
    Place captured
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Athletes
    Photography
    Track and field
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.40
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d4c781f-9a6a-4a67-bbbe-c58cc6a300db
  • Photographic print of a car crash

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1941
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a Buick, and another vehicle, at the front of an eight car collision. A crowd of men and young boys look on at the damaged vehicles in the middle of the street. In the background is a wall of storefronts, including Morris Pharmacy. The back of the photograph has various barcode stickers, captions, and inscriptions.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Photography
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d54e1789-82de-4fa3-be15-e83b76637d6d
  • Photographic print of Ethel Waters in costume

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
    Date
    February - April 1940
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Ethel Waters backstage in costume for a performance in Pittsburgh. She wears a kerchief covering her hair, a long sleeved blouse, striped skirt, and checkered apron; her hands rest on her lap underneath the apron. Waters is seated in a corner in front of two walls lined with radiators. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers, one with caption information, and a yellow circle sticker.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Entertainers
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.43
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57964313d-b42f-4eda-9722-6fcc973b0f83
  • Photographic print of Cab Calloway

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
    Milt Hinton, American, 1910 - 2000
    Berry, Leon, American, 1908 - 1941
    Date
    July 1941
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway conducting a band including Milton Hinton and Leon "Chu" Berry, at the Hill City Auditorium in the Savoy Ballroom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Calloway stands to the right of the photograph in front of the band and a music stand. He faces the band, who are in the left of the photograph. Most of the band members are seated, but Berry stands with his mouth to his saxophone, facing Calloway. An unidentified man is partially visible in the left foreground of the photograph. In the right background, behind Calloway, people are seated. The back of the photograph has six stickers with barcode, numbers, reproduction information, caption information and a handwritten inscription of numbers.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e0dc334-d3f2-4473-82ea-d38a4fa27f24
  • Photographic print of three men on horseback in Pittsburgh

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    ca. 1940
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (16.5 × 21.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts three men seated on saddled and bridled horses on Centre Avenue, in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The man at the center of the group wears a cowboy hat. Across the street, in the background of the photograph, buildings line the street. The buildings are businesses including Terrace Coffee Shop and Kingsberg's Cleaners and Tailors. The back of the photograph has sticker with credit line and caption information.
    Place depicted
    2125 Centre Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Photography
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.38
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598326a7a-d4fa-4c24-a8bc-e8bd37170f08
  • Photographic print of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
    Date
    ca. 1942 - 1944
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 6 5/8 in. (21.4 × 16.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson wearing long underwear and a brimmed hat while holding a striped cane. Robinson is standing in the entrance of a shower stall in a dressing room of the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The back of the photograph has barcoded sticker with caption information.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Entertainers
    Photography
    Tap dancing
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5900d4ef2-f5a3-4c21-9e0e-69c0ab5e42b6
  • Photographic print of Pittsburgh Courier paper boys

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    H x W (image): 9 × 11 1/2 in. (22.9 × 29.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of three Pittsburgh Courier paper boys. Two are seated on a bench while the third stands to the far left and is mostly hidden from view, save the bottom third of his smiling face and the right side of his body. The seated boys wear caps and black overcoats. The boy on the right smiles at the camera, while the boy in the center smiles, looking off camera, to the left. The boy in the middle also has a bag hanging from his proper right shoulder. To the far right, is a poster advertising a concert given by the Jubalaires on April 20th, 1947. The back of the photograph is blank.
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Children
    Labor
    Mass media
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.69
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d5334af-ea19-4157-af28-3dc7ff6cf010
  • Photographic print of auto mechanic Sam "Scotty" Scott

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Scott, Sam
    Date
    ca. 1944
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (22.4 × 29.1 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of auto mechanic Sam "Scotty" Scott standing next to a car with an open hood. Scott is wearing a button-up shirt and backwards newsboy cap. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The back of the photograph is blank
    Place depicted
    Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Labor
    Photography
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.56
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c110594-e7a8-431b-888d-833e25ba8d07

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