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  • Photograph of a woman

    Photograph of a woman

    Photograph by
    Lucius Harper, American, 1867 - 1920
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.3 cm)
    H x W (Folder): 8 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20.7 × 24.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place made
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1910
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts a young woman shown from the chest up. She wears a white dress with a wide white collar. Her hair is pulled back and curled over her forehead, and she wears earrings. Underneath the photograph is an impression of an underlined signature that reads "Harper & Co." under which is the word "DALLAS." The photograph is set into a black cardboard holder with a double flap opening. The photograph is framed with brown paper.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.37.30.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Football commemorating Eddie Robinson's 324th win at Grambling State University

    Football commemorating Eddie Robinson's 324th win at Grambling State University

    Manufactured by
    Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
    Owned by
    Robinson, Edward Gay Sr., American, 1919 - 2007
    Subject of
    Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
    Medium
    leather , rubber and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (deflated): 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 31.1 × 16.5 cm)
    Type
    footballs
    Place used
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    This is a deflated white and brown Wilson football with white lacing. On the white side is text in black letters that reads "EDDIE ROBINSON GETS 324TH WIN/ GRAMBLING 27 VS PRARIE [sic] VIEW 7/ COTTON BOWL STADIUM/ DALLAS TEXAS 10 - 5-85." On a brown side in black text are the words "PAUL 'BEAR' BRYANT 323 WINS/ AMOS ALONZO STAGG 314 WINS/ GLEN POP WARNER 313 WINS." On a third side in large black script is the word "Wilson ®." Below in black text are the words "Made/ in / USA/ K" and "Inflate/ 13 LBS/ R."
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Eddie Robinson Family
    Object number
    2015.224.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys

    Manufactured by
    Riddell, American, founded 1929
    Worn by
    Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969
    Medium
    plastic , metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 × 9 × 12 in. (25.4 × 22.9 × 30.5 cm)
    Type
    helmets
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1990-2004
    Description
    A football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Helmet is covered with nicks and abrasions from impacts. Helmet is size 7 1/4 and was made by Riddell. There is a blue and white star decal on both sides. Shield-shaped sticker at back right reads [All / American / 7 1/4]. Label on back of helmet on white stripe reads [E. SMITH]. On interior padding on right side, underlined in black ink: [EMM]. On interior padding on right side in red marker: [GO / GIANTS]. Interior at crown on the plastic that covers the ring-shaped pad is [RIDDELL / 16543]. Interior above left ear hole is a sticker that reads [PROVA / Let's Get Legit! / www.provagroup.com / Z4vuNK2u1c]. Interior, behind right ear hole, on lip of foam insert, is [16003-2] stamped into the plastic.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection
    Object number
    2017.84.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Football jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys

    Manufactured by
    Reebok International Ltd., British, founded 1895
    Worn by
    Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969
    Medium
    nylon
    Dimensions
    H x W (Flat): 39 × 34 1/2 in. (99.1 × 87.6 cm)
    Type
    jerseys
    sports uniforms
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2001
    Description
    Football jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The jersey is blue with white sleeves. White stars with blue and white trim are stiched on at the shoulders, and white numbers [22] with blue and white trim are stiched on the front and back. Blue numbers 22 are stiched on the sleeves. Stiched on in white letters on upper back is [E. SMITH]. Two tags on the collar read [01-44] and [(blue and white circular logo) / WE TRAK / www.wetrak.com]. Sticker adhered to jersey at right of WE TRAK tag reads [WT288104251] in black print. Tag at front bottom of jersey reads [reebok / (Dallas Cowboys helmet) / Designed and engineered / to the exact specifications / of the Dallas Cowboys]. Two small tags adhered to jersey using shared stitching read [4"L.B.] and [44]. Tag on lower interior of jersey reads [100% NYLON / MADE IN / BERLIN, WI / U.S.A. / OVER FOR CARE] with [NOV 22, 2001] written over it in black marker. Reverse of tag has washing instructions. WETRAK tag is adhered to jersey with zip tie through mesh at front lower right. Tag gives [WT2388104251] on front and notice of certification by WeTrak, Inc. on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection
    Object number
    2017.84.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Football cleats worn by Emmitt Smith

    Manufactured by
    Reebok International Ltd., British, founded 1895
    Worn by
    Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969
    Medium
    imitation leather
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Left shoe, a): 6 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.8 × 31.1 cm)
    H x W x D (Right shoe, b): 6 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.8 × 31.1 cm)
    Type
    athletic shoes
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2002-2004
    Description
    One pair of blue and white size 12 1/2 Reebok football cleats worn by Emmitt Smith. Shoes have minor scuffing at the toe and lower third of the leather. Both shoes have the number 22 written in black marker at the heel. Text on outsole of both shoes reads [AUTHENTIC / reebok / FOOTBALL]. Tag on inside of tongue on both shoes reads [EQUIPMENT / NFL / MADE IN CHINA / FABRIQUE EN CHINE / USA UK EUR CM / 12.5 11.5 46 30.5]. Tag on insole of both shoes reads [EQUIPMENT / NFL / ENGINEERED BY REEBOK TO THE / EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THE / NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE / NAME # (blank) / 8NFIELD reebok]. Sticker on inside of right shoe reads [PROVA / Let's Get Legit! / www.provagroup.com / Z4vuNK2w1r].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Football
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection
    Object number
    2017.84.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas, Texas

    Photograph of the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas, Texas

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Brooks, Allen, American, ca. 1845 - 1910
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 3, 1910; printed later
    Description
    Black and white photograph of the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas, Texas on March 3, 1910. The image is taken from an elevated perspective. A large crowd of people are visible in the foreground and the hanged body of Brooks is visible just above the crowd in the background. On the back of the photograph is a stamp from the Dallas Public Library.
    Topic
    African American
    Hate crimes
    Photography
    Race relations
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jacquelyn Days Serwer
    Object number
    2013.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Charles Siler Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Siler, Charles, American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910
    Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:42:04
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 10, 2013
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.86.1a, 2011.174.86.1b, 2011.174.86.1c, and 2011.174.86.1d.
    Charles Siler remembers his early life in Louisiana, including a penchant for drawing that began before the age of two, quitting the Boy Scouts when his troop made black Scouts walk behind the horses in a local parade, and picketing Louisiana's segregated State Library as a senior in high school. He was eventually expelled from Southern University because of his activism. He joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1967, he was drafted and served in the military in the Vietnam War. He continued his civil rights advocacy as he took a variety of positions at cultural institutions and began a career as a cartoonist. The interview closes with Siler's reflections on identity and the process of learning from those who are ideologically different.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0086
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American South
    Art
    Associations and institutions
    Children
    Civil rights
    Education
    Identity
    Military
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    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
    2011.174.86.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Juke Joint

    16mm motion picture film of Juke Joint
    Directed by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Subject of
    Orr, Robert, American
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 68 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1175 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1175 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1947
    Caption
    Two con men arrive in Texas and pass themselves off as beauty pageant coaches in exchange for free room and board.
    Description
    2015.167.10.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Bad News Johnson and July Jones, also known as Whitney Vanderbilt and Cornbread Green, when they go to Dallas where they acquire lodgings with Mama Lou and her family. The plot revolves around Mama Lou's efforts to keep her family intact.
    Having fled Memphis, Tennessee, to start a new life, smalltime fugitive Bad News Johnson and his slow-witted companion, July Jones, arrive in Dallas with no place to stay and only twenty-five cents to their name. Johnson explains to July that they are taking the advice of the great thinker Horace Greeley, who said, "Go west young man, and do your best; then come east and spend your grease." When Johnson realizes that July does not understand the quote, he tells July that he is so dumb that he probably thinks that "Veronica Lake is some kinda' summer resort." Using his charm and graciousness, mixed in with a touch of pure deception, Johnson procures a room for himself and July at the home of the Holiday family. Mrs. Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday is at first reluctant take in two strangers as boarders, but when Johnson, who has introduced himself as Mr. Whitney Vanderbilt, impresses her as a great "thespian," she, in the hope that he will tutor her daughter Honey Dew in poise, decides to give them a room. Johnson and July, who is now known as Mr. Green, gladly accept the offer. Meanwhile, Mama Lou's lazy husband, Papa Sam, who was sent by his wife on an errand to the market, is instead at Johnny's Juke Joint playing poker with his pals. Papa Sam's daughter Florida, also at the juke joint, is being pursued by Johnny, the owner of the establishment, who wants to take her to Chicago. When Papa Sam returns home without the food he was sent to get, Mama Lou scolds him until Honey Dew breaks up the fight. Back at the juke joint, while Florida considers Johnny's offer, he calls his wife and tells her that he will be home late. After Johnson and July enjoy their first dinner at the Holidays, Johnson gives Honey Dew lessons on how to carry herself at the beauty contest she has entered, while Florida is told to do the dishes. Johnson's lessons are proven valuable when Honey Dew wins first prize in the contest. Backstage at the contest, Papa Sam's buddy, "High Life" Harris, suggests that Honey Dew be taken to the juke joint to celebrate her success, and Papa Sam agrees. When Mama Lou returns home to find that her husband and Florida, who was given the responsibility of preparing the house for a party, are missing, she marches over to Johnny's with an umbrella in hand and takes swings at Harris, Johnny and Florida. Mama Lou then discovers Papa Sam kissing a waitress outside the juke joint and pounces on him. At home, Mama Lou gives Florida one last beating to punish her for her actions as Johnson and July watch through a keyhole.
    Sources:
    AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27660)
    WorldCat. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (https://www.worldcat.org/title/juke-joint/oclc/16517545&referer=brief_results)
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Comedy
    Domestic life
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.10.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture