Printed by

LeMaitre, American

Subject of

Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965

Hilldale Daisies, American, 1910 - 1932

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 × 6 1/8 × 1/8 in. (22.9 × 15.6 × 0.3 cm)

Type

souvenirs

programs

Place depicted

Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Place printed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1924

Description

A 20-page souvenir program for the 1924 World's Colored Championship baseball series. The front of the program features an illustration of two baseball players being pulled toward a large magnet that reads: [World’s Series] held by a man in a hat smoking a cigar. The cover text reads: [EAST versus WEST / FOR / World's Colored Championship / 1924 / HILLDALE / CHAMPIONS / EASTERN COLORED LEAGUE / vs / KANSAS CITY / CHAMPIONS /NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE / Offical [sic] Souvenir Program / PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS / LEMAITRE, PRINT.] The interior contains photos and biographies of players on both teams as well as a program for the series and blank box scores. Sections on the first page are underlined in black pen. The back cover features an advertisement for the Philadelphia Tribune. There is an inscription near the drawing of the illustrator's name.

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Topic

African American

Baseball

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.89.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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

Printed by

Unidentified

Subject of

Paige, Satchel, American, 1906 - 1982

Tatum, Goose, American, 1921 - 1967

Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990

Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965

New York Harlem Stars, American, 1931 - 1931

Medium

ink on cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm)

Type

posters

Place printed

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1945

Description

A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Stchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.135.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

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

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Rogan, Charles Wilber, American, 1893 - 1967

Medium

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm)

Type

advertising cards

Place depicted

1704 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 2, 1958

Caption

Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.

Description

Business card sized advertisement for an event honoring Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan sponsored by the Heart of American Lodge No. 149. The event was held Friday May 2, 1958 at 7:00pm at 1704 Troost. The back of the card is blank.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.46.55.7

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Santee, Clarence Bruce, American, ca. 1883 - 1946

Subject of

Robinson, Peter L. Sr., American, 1892 - 1979

92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20 x 0.3 cm)

H x W x D (Image): 7 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (18.1 × 13.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1917

Description

A black and white photograph of Peter L. Robinson, Sr. in uniform. Robinson is depicted in salute in front of the exterior of a building. His rifle is to his right, propped against the building. In the lower left of the photograph [Photo by Santee KC MO] is visible in white.

Topic

African American

Military

Photography

World War I

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson

Object number

2010.18.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

National Negro Congress, American, founded 1935

Written by

Yergan, Max, American, 1892 - 1975

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19 x 13 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Place depicted

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

1940

Description

A pamphlet of a speech written and delivered by Max Yergan. The cover consists of white text on black background. At center, there is a black-and-white photograph of Max Yergan. The upper right corner of the image has a handwritten inscription that reads: [DY]. The interior of the pamphlet contains fifteen pages. The back cover lists the [Aims Of The National Negro Congress] in black ink on a white background.

Topic

African American

Activism

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965

Medium

ink, metal and plastic

Dimensions

Diameter: 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 0.6 cm)

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

1920 - 1965

Description

Kansas City Monarchs button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball and two crossed baseball bats at top with shading at the bottom. There is blue text at the center that reads "KANSAS CITY MONARCHS."

Topic

African American

Baseball

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.171.7

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Composed by

Wilson, Hi

Written by

Byers, Hale N.

Published by

Johnson, Charles Leslie

Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American

Owned by

McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)

Type

sheet music

Place collected

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Place printed

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

1916

Description

Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be seen in the water. Red and white type on the front cover above the image reads: [DOWN IN MEMPHIS / -THEY'RE WEARING OUT THEIR SHOES, DANCING TO "THE BLUES"]. Below the image, red type reads: [The / great "levee" / song of the South / by / HI WILSON / HALE BYERS]. A text box logo in blue ink on the bottom of the front cover reads: [CHAS. L. JOHNSON / MUSIC COMPANY / GORDON-KOPPEL BLDG. / LIVE-WIRE / MUSIC / MUSIC COMPANY / KANSAS CITY, MO.]. The front inside cover has sheet music in black ink for additional songs. The interior of the sheet music consists of three pages of sheet music in black ink for Down in Memphis. The top of the back cover has a drawing in black ink of a man playing a trombone. There is also sheet music for a song titled: [Doodle De-Dum].

Topic

African American

Ragtime (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts

Object number

2014.275.3

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Stiger Studio, American

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and sheet): 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.4 × 18.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place collected

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

1935

Description

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a female performer in costume. The woman is depicted standing against a dark curtain. Her proper left arm is raised and her hand rests on the back of her head. Her proper right arm is resting on her proper right hip. She is wearing a light colored, harem-style costume, with a cropped top and wide, full length sleeves, gathered at the wrists as well as light colored, bikini bottoms. Both garments are embellished with sequins. There is an inscription in black ink at the bottom right corner of the photograph, that reads, [To Frank / I Love you / little Boy / From / Pauline / Los Angeles / Cal. / /35/]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

Topic

African American

Entertainers

Photography

Theatre

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.143

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Stiger Studio, American

Subject of

Theard, Sam, American, 1904 - 1982

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.2 × 19.3 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

December 8, 1935

Description

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white photomontage of two (2) images of Sam Theard. Theard, depicted on the left, is seated with his knees drawn up and his elbows resting on his knees. He is looking up towards the image of Theard on the right. In the image of Theard on the right, he is standing with his arms out, bent at the elbows, with his proper right thumb and middle finger held together as if snapping. Theard is wearing the same outfit in both images: plaid pants held up by diagonally striped suspenders, a white short-sleeve collared shirt, and a white cap with a turned up brim. The photographer's mark, handwritten in green, and located in the center of the bottom edge reads, [Stiger / K.C. Mo.]. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [From original Lovin Sam Theard. / To a Very Sweet Kid / Laura Cathrell / 12/8/35 / CATCH ON?]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

Topic

African American

Comedy

Composers (Musicians)

Entertainers

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.189

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5 × 3.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 1 15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5 × 3.7 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

early 20th-mid 20th century

Description

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man. The man is depicted from the chest up against a light fabric background. He is wearing a plaid suit, a light toned, collared shirt, and a dark toned tie. He is facing the viewer and smiling. An inscription in black ink on the bottom half of the photograph reads, [I'm high / honny-[sic] / from / Bobby]. There is a stamp in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [LIAMS PHOTO STUDIO / 1801 VINE ST. / KANSAS CITY, MO / [---?] 2035[?]].

Topic

African American

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.260

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891

Subject of

Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983

Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961

Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888

Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999

Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985

Signed by

Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891

Subject of

Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date

Feb 16, 1960

Caption

Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.

Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.

Description

Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.

Topic

African American

Activism

Business

Civil rights

Correspondence

Journalism

Religious groups

Resistance

United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family

Object number

2017.14.5a

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Issued by

Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983

Signed by

Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891

Subject of

Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961

Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888

Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999

Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985

Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 4 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (10.6 × 24.1 cm)

Type

envelopes

Place made

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date

Feb 17, 1960

Caption

Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.

Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.

Description

Envelope for a letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The envelope has [D F Daisy / The DOUGLASS / STATE / BANK] in blank text in the upper left from Kansas City, Kansas. The center of the envelope has printed text which reads [Rev. V.K. Stokes / Trinity Baptist Church / 1526 McCullob [sic] St. / Baltimore, Md.]. There are three stamps in blue ink along the top, one for auto loans and two postage marks. The adhesive on the back envelope flap has yellowed.

Topic

African American

Activism

Business

Civil rights

Correspondence

Journalism

Religious groups

Resistance

United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family

Object number

2017.14.5b

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

The Voice Publishing Company, Inc., founded 1923

Printed by

Cathrell Printing Company, American

Subject of

Cathrell, Sally J., 1893 - 1970

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/16 × 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.4 × 0.3 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 1926

Description

An April 1926 edition of "The Voice." The front cover has a white background and features a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a woman identified as [Mrs. Sallie J. Cathrell, Pres. Cathrell Printing Co.] in the table of contents. She is depicted in profile with a jaw-level bob haircut and wearing a light colored sleeveless top. Black and red text above and below the image read, [The Voice / "The Shout of a Rising Race" / Published Monthly in the Interest of / Colored People Everywhere / April, 1926 Price 15c / Kansas City Special Number]. The text is surrounded by a black border with a decorative motif at the corners. The publication includes a front cover, back cover, and thirty-four (34) pages bound with staples.

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Topic

African American

American West

Business

Education

Literature

Mass media

Music

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.6

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture