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Olive branch given to Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Distributed by
- Hellenic Olympic Committee, Greek, founded 1894
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- plastic, metal, wood, organic material, plant fiber, polyester, paper, tape, and graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (33 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- An Olympic olive tree box.
- A long, rectangular light brown wooden box. There is a thick clear lid that is attached with a screw in each corner. There is a handwritten inscription in black ink on the bottom proper left corner. There are a few scratches and smudges on the lid.
- The proper left side has two (2) golden color metal hinges. The proper right side has a metal box clasp in the center and two rectangular gold colored metal plates. The plates have engraved text.
- The plate near the top of the box reads ["???I??S", ????S ????OS ???????S / ?G ???? ???T??? ?????O? ??????????O?]. The plate near the bottom of the box reads ["KOTINOS", BRANCH OF WILD OLIVE, FROM THE SACRED ALTIS / OF OLIMPIA, GLORIOUS PRIZE ANCIENT OLYMPIC WINNERS / PRESENTED BY THE HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE].
- On the back side of the box there is a handwritten inscription in black ink.
- The inside of the box is lined with shiny taupe polyester. There is a clear plastic bag near the bottom of the box. It has an undetermined substance inside of it. The bag is tied with grey and off-white ribbon. There is a branch coming out of the bag. The branch goes off into several different directions. The sections of the branch have dried up brown leaves which have curled with age.
- Place collected
- Athens, Greece, Europe
- Place depicted
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- trophies (prizes)
- plants
- boxes (containers)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommie and Delois Smith
- Object number
- 2016.110.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis to Congressman William McCulloch
- Written by
- Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, American, 1929 - 1994
- Subject of
- McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- Date
- June 24, 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.6 x 20.6 cm)
- Description
- This three-page letter (abc) and envelope (d) from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis is addressed to Congressman William McCulloch of Ohio. Onassis thanks him for his support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for supporting her husband, President John. F. Kennedy. The stationery pages are pale blue, square-shaped and have a logo in the top left corner that contains an image of Aristotle Onassis's yacht, named after his daughter, and text that reads [On Board S/Y Christina]. The letter is handwritten in printscript and is signed [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]. The envelope is addressed [Congressman William M. McCulloch / House Office Building / Washington DC / USA] and has two postage stamps and a black ink stamp in the top right. The text of the ink stamp is illegible but it appears to be in Greek.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, Europe
- Place made
- Skorpiós, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2014.1abcd
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Michael Holman Family Home Movie #22
- Created by
- Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
- Owned by
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Date
- after 1965
- Medium
- Super 8mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): plastic;
- Film Container (c): plastic
- Dimensions
- Duration: 3 Minutes
- Length (Film): 50 Feet
- Title
- Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #22
- Caption
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
- Description
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
- Consists of: Super 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Container (c).
- 2016.31.3.22.1a: Super 8mm film. The film begins with shots of an unidentified historic building in Italy and the souvenir vendors set up around the staircase leading to the building. Next, a large group of people gathered in front of an airplane pose with a banner that reads in part "Loving Greetings from the Baha'is..." Next, a series of shots depict a visit by a group of people to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The series also includes wide shots of the surrounding landscape and a shot of a sign pointing to the Ancient Agora. The film concludes with a series of wide shots of people enjoying an unidentified beach.
- 2016.31.3.22.1b: Original film reel. White plastic with a brief content note.
- 2016.31.3.22.1c: Original film container. Blue plastic with Technicolor markings.
- Collection title
- Michael Holman Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.3.22.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Holman