Skip to main content
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian
  • Visit

    Visit

    Get the latest information about timed passes and tips for planning your visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Accessibility Options
    • Sweet Home Café
    • Museum Store
    • Museum Maps
    • Our Mobile App
  • Explore

    Explore

    Search the collection and explore our exhibitions, centers, and digital initiatives
    • Search the Collection
    • Exhibitions
    • The Curator Chats Series
    • Collection Stories
    • NMAAHC Digital Resources Guide
    • Blog
    • Many Lenses
    • Building
    • Museum Centers
    • Initiatives
    • Open Access
    • Publications
  • Learn

    Learn

    Online resources for educators, students, and families
    • Educators
    • Students
    • Adults
    • Early Childhood
    • Library
    • Talking About Race
  • Connect

    Connect

    Engage with us and support the Museum from wherever you are
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Internships & Fellowships
    • Contact
  • Events

    Events

    View a calendar of our public programs
    • Today at the Museum
    • Host an Event at NMAAHC
    • Upcoming Events
    • Ongoing Tours and Activities
    • Recent Events
  • About

    About

    Learn more about the Museum and view recent news
    • About the Museum
    • Leadership
    • Meet Our Curators
    • Founding Donors
    • Corporate Leadership Council
    • Newsroom
    • NMAAHC Annual Reports
  • Donate
  • Search

Search form

Collection Home

Collection Search Results

Search:
Filter:
Close Facet Modal
Basic Advanced
  • Topic
    • Activism 2 [-]
    • American South 2 [-]
    • Athletes 2 [-]
    • Civil rights 2 [-]
    • Religious groups 2 [-]
    • Sports 2 [-]
    • Art 1 [-]
    • Associations and institutions 1 [-]
    • Baseball 1 [-]
    • Clothing and dress 1 [-]
    • Correspondence 1 [-]
    • Craftsmanship 1 [-]
    • Cvil Rights 1 [-]
    • Dance 1 [-]
    • Education 1 [-]
    • Entertainers 1 [-]
    • Freedom rides 1 [-]
    • Funeral rites and ceremonies 1 [-]
    • HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) 1 [-]
    • Jazz (Music) 1 [-]
    • Nightlife 1 [-]
    • Prisons 1 [-]
    • Race relations 1 [-]
    • Resistance 1 [-]
    • Social reform 1 [-]
    • Society 1 [-]
    • Theatre 1 [-]
    • U.S. History, 1945-1953 1 [-]
    • U.S. History, 1961-1969 1 [-]
    Search More Topics
    Show More Topics Show Fewer Topics
  • Name
    • Arlington National Cemetery 1 [-]
    • Bennett, Bill 1 [-]
    • Civil Rights History Project 1 [-]
    • Club Savannah 1 [-]
    • Color Litho 1 [-]
    • Dittmer, John 1 [-]
    • Duke University 1 [-]
    • Ewing, Gene 1 [-]
    • Fort Myer Memorial Chapel 1 [-]
    • Freedom Riders 1 [-]
    • Howard University Nonviolent Action Group 1 [-]
    • Louis, Joe 1 [-]
    • Majestic Athletic 1 [-]
    • Mays, Ella Kay 1 [-]
    • Mississippi State Penitentiary 1 [-]
    • Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer 1 [-]
    • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1 [-]
    • New York Yankees 1 [-]
    • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church 1 [-]
    • Pettway, Mensie Lee 1 [-]
    • Rivera, Mariano 1 [-]
    • Robinson, Avis Collins 1 [-]
    • The Quilts of Gee's Bend 1 [-]
    • Tougaloo College 1 [-]
    • Williams, Andrea Pettway 1 [-]
    Search More Names
    Show More Names Show Fewer Names
  • Object Type
    • Broadsides (notices) 1 [-]
    • Interviews 1 [-]
    • Oral histories (document genres) 1 [-]
    • Photographs 1 [-]
    • Portraits 1 [-]
    • Postcards 1 [-]
    • Programs (documents) 1 [-]
    • Quilts 1 [-]
    • Video recordings 1 [-]
    • digital media - born digital 1 [-]
    • jerseys 1 [-]
    • sports uniforms 1 [-]
    Search More Object Types
    Show More Object Types Show Fewer Object Types
  • Date
    • 1940s 2 [-]
    • 1950s 2 [-]
    • 1960s 1 [-]
    • 1980s 1 [-]
    • 2000s 2 [-]
    • 2010s 1 [-]
    Search More Dates
    Show More Dates Show Fewer Dates
  • Place
    • North and Central America 6 [-]
    • United States 6 [-]
    • Virginia 5 [-]
    • Alabama 1 [-]
    • Boykin 1 [-]
    • District of Columbia 1 [-]
    • Easton 1 [-]
    • Gee's Bend 1 [-]
    • Mississippi 1 [-]
    • New York City 1 [-]
    • Northampton County 1 [-]
    • Pennsylvania 1 [-]
    • Tarrant County 1 [-]
    • Texas 1 [-]
    • Washington 1 [-]
    • Wilcox County 1 [-]
    Search More Places
    Show More Places Show Fewer Places
  • On View
    • Yes 1 [-]
    Search More On Views
    Show More On Views Show Fewer On Views
  • Media Type
    • Maps 2 [-]
    • Images 3 [-]
    Search More Media Types
    Show More Media Types Show Fewer Media Types
Filter Results
Applied Filters: clear all filters
    Included:
  • place: "Arlington"
Your search found 6 result(s).
Print
  • Broadside from the N.A.A.C.P. for citizenship for Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, American, founded 1945
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Date
    1948-1952
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 20 15/16 × 21 7/8 in. (53.2 × 55.6 cm)
    Description
    Paper broadside for the “First Class Citizenship Campaign”. It has black printed text and graphics, blue gridlines, and handwritten text. The sheet discusses voting rights and citizenship ideas. The top half of the broadside above the fold has an image of a large community with two children in front facing out. Above this graphic is [FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP / BENEFITS / YOU - YOUR CHILDREN - AND YOUR COMMUNITY]. To the left of the image are the requirements to be a first class citizens, listed as [1. Pay his poll taxes; / 2. Register; / 3. Vote in all elections; / 4. JOIN the N.A.A.C.P. / to help secure equal / protection under the / Constitution of the / United States for all, / regardless of color, / race or creed.] On the right, [Our Lady, Queen of Peace / Church] located in [Arlington / Virginia] is handwritten in as part of the [FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP CAMPAIGN.] Directly above the fold [One God One Country One Citizenship] is evenly spaced across the sheet.
    The lower half of the broadside has a grid spanning across the sheet with fourteen columns. The column headers are [NUMBER; NAME; 3 YEAR POLL TAX PD.; REGISTERED; CURRENT N.A.A.C.P. MEMBER; VOTED IN LAST ELECTION; QUALIFIED FOR 1ST CLASS AWARD]. These seven columns are listed twice on the left and repeat on the right. Four columns (number and name) on the left side are completed. The names of thirty-nine parishioners have been handwritten in and numbered. The reverse of the broadside is blank.
    Place used
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Local and regional
    Religious groups
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.26.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e817a4a9-632b-4fc1-ad00-a5147f20ed56
  • Jersey for the New York Yankees worn by Mariano Rivera

    Manufactured by
    Majestic Athletic, American, founded 1976
    Worn by
    Rivera, Mariano, Panamanian American, born 1969
    Signed by
    Rivera, Mariano, Panamanian American, born 1969
    Subject of
    New York Yankees, American, founded 1901
    Date
    2009
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W: 25 x 36 1/2 in. (63.5 x 92.7 cm)
    H x W x D (on form): 26 × 35 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (66 × 90.5 × 34.9 cm)
    Description
    A New York Yankees Mariano Rivera jersey.
    This is an away game jersey- grey with navy and white details. The jersey has a slight v-neck. There are two (2) buttons at the top and four (4) buttons going from the middle down to the bottom of the jersey on the proper right side. The bands of the sleeves have three (3) stripes- navy on the top and bottom and white in the middle. The words [NEW YORK] are sewn on across the chest, with "NEW" on the proper right and "YORK" on the proper left. The letters are navy with a white border. On the lower proper right side of the jersey there is a white manufacturer's label. There is a red dotted rectangle which contains the Major League Baseball logo in red and navy, the word [Authentic] in a red script with navy outlining, and the word [COLLECTION {TM}] underneath "Authentic" in grey. Under the rectangle there is the Majestic logo in red and navy along with the words [Majestic {R} ATHLETIC] in navy. There are two (2) smaller labels underneath the manufacturer's label- a rectangle shaped label with the year [2009] printed in black ink and a square label with the number [46] sewn on with black thread.
    The proper left sleeve has a patch in the lower center near the stripes. It is a circular patch with an image of Yankee stadium in white, tan, and navy. There is a white, tan, and gold scroll banner underneath with the year [2009] in navy. The center circle is navy and there are five (5) rings around it- (from the center to the outer level: tan, white, gold, white, and navy). In the top half of the yellow ring are the words [YANKEE STADIUM] in navy, and the words [INAUGURAL SEASON] in the bottom half.
    The back of the jersey has a red, white, and navy MLB logo at the neck. There is a large number [42] sewn on in the center of the upper back. The numbers are navy with a white border. The signature [Mariano Rivera #42] is written in silver marker in the number "4". At the bottom of the number "4" there is an oval sticker. [X34638] is typed in black in inside of a rectangle. Behind the rectangle there is an unidentifiable signature in red.
    Place used
    Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    jerseys
    sports uniforms
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Clothing and dress
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.211.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd589241a5d-3d4a-4b9f-87d7-5f64ed525e14
  • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Duke University, American, founded 1838
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Mississippi State Penitentiary, American, founded 1901
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Date
    March 17, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:06:04
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h.
    Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia, her awareness of racial disparities grew. As a student at Duke University, she began participating in the sit-in movement. She soon moved to Washington, D.C. and joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which led her to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961. She describes in detail serving time at Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm) with other civil rights activists. Mulholland also discusses attending Tougaloo College and her involvement in the Jackson sit-in movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0079
    Place collected
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    2011.174.79.1a-h
    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/fd599175bd9-b989-4b68-9847-568359b6cc13
  • Program for the interment services for Joe Louis

    Written by
    Mays, Ella Kay
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
    Reverend Ewing, Gene, American
    Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, American, founded 1861
    Arlington National Cemetery, American, founded 1864
    Date
    April 21, 1981
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 9 × 6 3/16 (22.8 × 15.7 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A program from the interment services for Joe Louis. The program is printed in brown ink on tan paper. The front page features a bust portrait of Joe Lewis wearing a suit jacket, dress shirt, and neck tie. Text above and below the image reads [Internment [sic] Services / for / Joe Louis / (Barrow) / May 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981 / ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY / Fort Meyers Memorial Chapel / Arlington, Virginia / Officiant / THE REVEREND GENE EWING]. The obituary by Ella Kay Mays is printed on the second page, the order of ceremonies on the third page, and honorary pallbearers and quotes about Louis on the back page. The program is two (2) pages with a front and back cover.
    Place used
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Funeral customs and rites
    Local and regional
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c804c4cd-b2a8-4612-a720-06c9e01d75d7
  • Photographic postcard from Club Savannah

    Photograph by
    Bennett, Bill
    Printed by
    Color Litho, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Club Savannah, American
    Date
    1950-1963
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
    Description
    A photographic postcard a female performer in costume at Club Savannah. The woman is depicted standing in three quarters profile on a stage, with her head turned towards the viewer, and her left foot is extended in front of her. She is wearing a pink bathing suit style costume with large pink feathers in her hair, and white, elbow length gloves. Her proper left arm is extended upwards and her proper right arm down and outward. She is holding the sides of a pink sheer cape so that the fabric is displayed. Behind her is a tan curtain with the word [Savannah[?]] embroidered in red sequins over the curtain. On the back, text along the top edge reads [“A SAVANNAH PEACH” / appearing nightly / CLUB SAVANNAH / Greenwich Village, N.Y.C.]. Printed in the bottom left corner and down the middle is information about the photographer and printer. In the text box on the left is an inscription in blue ink that reads, [To Maggie: - / My most warmest / and Sincerest to a “most / personable Lady” My / Love to you always. / Sincerely / Pat Lumen[?] / (Mc Cealla[?])]. The postcard is addressed on the right side, [Dearest Maggie / Happiness Street / Love Always, N.Y. / xxxxxx (Kisses)].
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    portraits
    photographic postcards
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Dance
    Entertainers
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.191
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a128bfa3-172a-457d-bf37-5b50898e8ae5
  • Sharecropper’s Masterpiece

    Created by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Pettway, Mensie Lee, American, born 1939
    Williams, Andrea Pettway, American, born 1973
    Subject of
    The Quilts of Gee's Bend, American, founded 1845
    Date
    2008
    Medium
    corduroy, velvet, batting, and cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 87 3/8 × 86 × 5/8 in. (221.9 × 218.4 × 1.6 cm)
    Title
    Quilt pieced by Avis Collins Robinson in the style of Gee's Bend
    Description
    This modified strip quilt with nine blocks was pieced by Avis Collins Robinson in the style of Gee's Bend, Alabama, quilts. It was quilted by Mensie Lee Pettway and Andrea Pettway Williams. The quilt top is comprised of nine (9) blocks in rows and columns of three. Each block is formed from asymmetrical strips of fabric, with the blocks sewn together so that the strips are oriented in alternating vertical and horizontal directions. The strips are made from pieces of corduroy and velvet in shades of red, pink, purple, and white. There is a border along the left facing side in dark purple velvet and a wider border along the right facing side in red corduroy. The quilt is backed with a solid red cotton or poly-cotton plain weave fabric. Binding on the top on bottom edges is made from chartreuse velvet, the left facing binding from light pink corduroy and the right facing binding from bright purple corduroy. The top, batting, and backing are joined with quilting stitches in white thread sewn in slightly undulating horizontal lines. A wide strip of plain muslin is sewn along the top edge of the reverse for hanging.
    Place made
    Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Gee's Bend, Boykin, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Textiles-Quilts
    Type
    quilts
    Topic
    American South
    Art
    Craftsmanship
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Avis, Eugene, Aaron and Lowell Robinson, in memory of Edward and Annie R. Collins
    Object number
    2015.277
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Avis Collins Robinson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd509d46def-8b69-4804-885f-dc722a082e2f
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Museum Address

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

  • Become a Member
  • Make a Donation

Get Updates

 
    Please leave this field empty
Email powered by Blackbaud Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • YouTube

Privacy | Terms of Use

Back to Top