Collection Search

Filter by

Click filter name to remove

Print

Your search found 3 result(s).

  • Image for Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC

    Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC

    A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible in the photograph. There is a large window to the left of the photo letting in light....
    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio, French
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22 x 33 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1964; printed 1998
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible in the photograph. There is a large window to the left of the photo letting in light. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Domestic life
    Photography
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
  • Image for Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC

    Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC

    A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls....
    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio, French
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1964; printed 1998
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Holidays and festivals
    Photography
    Religious groups
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.

  • William Saunders Oral History Interview

    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Saunders, William, American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Taylor, Kieran Walsh
    Subject of
    Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
    Highlander Folk School, American
    Charleston Hospital Workers Movement, American, 1968 - 1969
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:23:43
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Place collected
    Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Johns Island, Charleston+County"&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 9, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
    William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the Lowcountry Newsletter, helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    Labor
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    United States--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
    2011.174.27.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress