Created by

Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994

Subject of

Presidential Palace

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Box (c): cardboard

Dimensions

Duration: 3 Minutes

Length (Film): 122 Feet

Type

home movies

Place filmed

Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1951

Caption

16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local Haitian pottery market, and the Presidential Palace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.

Description

This 16mm, silent, color, film was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. The footage features Cab Calloway performing and touring the local markets.

Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original 100 foot Film Reel (b), and Original 100 foot Film Box.

2013.237.20.1a: 16mm film. The film begins with footage of Cab Calloway and his band onstage playing. The band consists of a piano player, a brass section, a bass player, and a drummer in addition to Calloway. They appear to be ending a performance. The next scene shows the same stage, but a different band is playing. This band has a percussion section with maracas, a drum and two other percussion instruments. There is also a guitar player. The next scene is underexposed, making it difficult to make out what is being filmed. The next scene shows three people in front of a stage with a colorful background. The woman in the middle appears to be Nuffie Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife. The camera then pans a seating area and some men setting up tables. The next scene is shot from a mountain overlooking a city, probably Port-au-Prince. There is footage of four children and a man in front of a building, and footage of a marketplace with people selling objects carved from wood. The next scene shows a bust of Toussaint L'Ouverture on a column with another statute below the bust reaching up to it. The next scene shows the exterior of the Presidential Palace in Post-au-Prince as well as a busy street scene. The film concludes with footage of the exterior of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the sign with the name of the church and schedule of services in English and French.

2013.237.20.1b: Original 100 foot film reel.

2013.237.20.1c: Original 100 foot cardboard film box. The cardboard box has a handwritten address and a postal stamp on the back.

Topic

African American

Actors

Singers (Musicians)

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam

Object number

2013.237.20.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Cabella Calloway Langsam

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Collection title

The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Keating, Edward M., American, 1925 - 2003

Subject of

Ramparts, American, 1962 - 1975

Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1948

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/8 in. (27.8 × 21.4 × 0.3 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place depicted

Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

October 1970

Description

A copy of Ramparts magazine, volume 9, number 4 from October 1970. The front cover of the magazine features a full page, color image of Felipe Luciano. He is featured looking to the left, wearing a beret with a button promoting the Young Lords Party. In the upper right corner of the image there is white text that reads: ["The Young Lords, / once a street gang, / have become the most / potent revolutionary / organization of / Puerto Rico youth / in the U.S."] Above the image is the mast head of the publication with text in blue, black, and red that reads: [October 1970 / How Harvard, Berkeley et al Set Up the Indonesian Massacre / Civil War in Ireland?; Middle Earth Art; $4 Woodstock.75¢ / Ramparts]. The interior of the magazine has black type on white paper and contains sixty-four pages.

Topic

African American

Activism

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line

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

Object number

2014.109.7.9

Restrictions & Rights

© 1970 Ramparts Magazine, Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Illustrated by

Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943

Designed by

Abreu, Lazaro, Cuban

Published by

Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Cuban, founded 1966

Medium

lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm)

Type

color lithographs

Place printed

Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

Large color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, African and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the title "Solidarity with the African American People, August 18, 1968" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic above an illustration of an African American man and female wearing black berets and holding semi-automatic weapons.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Art

Graphic design

International affairs

Politics (Practical)

Race relations

Credit Line

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

Object number

2012.46.17.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Issued by

Mexican Mint, Mexican, founded 1535

Worn by

Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944

Medium

silver and metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 16 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (41.9 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)

Type

commemoratives

necklaces

coins

Place used

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

Place made

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

This commemorative 25 peso coin attached to a chain necklace was worn by Tommie Smith during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The front of the coin has a central symbol of a person in Native dress playing a traditional Mexican game called ollamaliztli. Text around the rim reads "JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 1968" with the five Olympic coins at the bottom of the rim. The reverse of the coin features the coat of arms of Mexico, an eagle standing on a prickly pear cactus while eating a rattlesnake. Text around the upper half of the rim reads "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" with "25 / PESOS" at the proper left center rim and "LEY/ 0720" at the proper right center rim. The coin is attached to a long metal chain link so that the front side faces correctly while the back side faces upside down.

Topic

African American

Black power

Civil Rights

Olympics

Track and field

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.231.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

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Issued by

Pan American Sports Organization, founded 1940

Unidentified

Received by

Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961

Medium

wood, glass, metal, cloth, gold, bronze, ribbon

Dimensions

Frame: 38 3/4 x 25 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (98.4 x 63.8 x 4.1 cm)

H x W (Spartakiade Relay Medal): 19 1/2 x 2 in. (49.5 x 5.1 cm)

H x W (Pan American Games Medal): 19 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (49.8 x 6.7 cm)

H x W (Spartakiade Long Jump Medal): 19 1/2 x 2 in. (49.5 x 5.1 cm)

H x W (Medal Plaques, Each): 1 1/4 x 3 in. (3.2 x 7.6 cm)

H x W (Carl Lewis Plaque): 2 1/2 x 3 15/16 in. (6.3 x 10 cm)

Type

medals

Place depicted

Moscow, Russia, Asia

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1979

Description

Three framed medals awarded to Carl Lewis. The medals are housed in a large metal gold-painted frame. Each medal sits in a cut out space from a red cloth background, bearing a plaque describing the event beneath it. At the center bottom of the display is an engraved plaque that reads [CARL LEWIS / FIRST INTERNATIONAL / MEDALS].

On the left is a gold medal won for the 4x200 meter relay at the Moscow Spartakiade, 1979. The obverse of the medal features a female figure standing in front of a male figure, both are in left profile and lean dramatically forward with their left leg raised and their arms stuck out behind them. The numeral [VII] appears in relief below their knees. Three swooping lines terminating in a star appear behind them. The piece of metal which attaches the medal to the red ribbon is decorated with a leaf design as well as Cyrillic letters.

In the center is a bronze medal for long jump won at the 1979 Pan American games in Puerto Rico. The obverse of the medal features a running male figure in right profile carrying a flaming torch. The flames of the torch extend to a series of concentric circles which appear behind the figure. On either side of the runner are brick or stone walls rising from a sea, above which he is suspended. Type appears along the upper and lower edge of the medal. The attached ribbon is colored with green, yellow, white, blue, and purple stripes.

On the right is a bronze medal won for the long jump at the Moscow Spartakiade, 1979. The obverse of the medal is decorated exactly the same as the gold medal. The piece of metal which attached the medal to the green ribbon is decorated, however, with the numeral [III].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Men

Track and field

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate

Object number

2013.126.10

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Awards and Medals

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914

Worn by

Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944

Medium

synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W x D (On form): 31 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 10 in. (80 × 34.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type

shirts

sports uniforms

Place used

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

This navy blue singlet was worn by Tommie Smith while competing in events representing Team USA at the 1968 Olympic Games. The sleeveless scoop neck jersey is made from navy blue synthetic fiber. Red fabric letters outlined in white fabric reading "U S A" are embroidered to the jersey across the chest. Beneath the letters is a large rectangular white fabric label with black printed text reading "307 / JUEGOS DE LA XIX OLIMPIADA MEXICO 68". A label of similar size with the same text is sewn across the back of the jersey below the shoulder blades. A manufacturer's label For Wilson is sewn to the exterior proper left side just above the hem that also contains care and size information. The inside of the jersey is not lined. A band of cream cotton fabric is sewn to the interior back across the shoulders.

Topic

African American

Black power

Civil Rights

Clothing and dress

Men

Olympics

Track and field

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.231.1.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Data Source

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Manufactured by

Russell Athletics, American, founded 1902

Worn by

Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944

Medium

synthetic fiber and elastic

Dimensions

H x W x D (On form): 16 × 18 × 10 1/2 in. (40.6 × 45.7 × 26.7 cm)

Type

athletic shorts

sports uniforms

Place used

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

These white athletic shorts were worn by Tommie Smith while competing in events representing Team USA at the 1968 Olympic Games. The shorts are made from a white synthetic fabric with red, white, and blue striped woven tape sewn along the outer side seams and around the hem of the leg openings. The shorts have an elastic waist band. They are not lined. A manufacturer's label reading "Russell / Southern / Co." with size and style number is sewn to the interior center back below the waist band. A paper label is attached with string to the interior proper left side seam with black handwritten text reading "L-84-7:1".

Topic

African American

Black power

Civil Rights

Clothing and dress

Men

Olympics

Track and field

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.231.1.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture