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National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XX, No. 19
- Created by
- National Anti-Slavery Standard, American, 1840 - 1870
- Published by
- American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
- Date
- September 24, 1859
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 26 x 18 3/4 in. (66 x 47.6 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper, Volume 20, Number 19. The newspaper is printed on off white newsprint with black ink. Printed in large ornate text on the masthead is “National Anti-Slavery Standard.” The volume number, date and whole number are printed below the title. Contact information for the American Anti-Slavery society is printed in the top left corner. The first article is a dedication to a speech by Senator Charles Sumner titled “THE RESULTS OF NEGRO EMANCIPATION.” The Edges of the newspaper are torn.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.298.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Freedom is Everybody's Job! The Crime of the Government Against the Negro People: Summation in the Trial of the 11 Communist leaders
- Written by
- Crockett, George W. Jr., American, 1909 - 1997
- Published by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.3 × 14 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet of "Freedom is Everybody's Job!" by George Crockett. The pamphlet has a glossy cover sheet with the interior pages secured with two staples in the spine. There is a black and white image in the bottom left of the author wearing a suit and glasses on the front cover. The text on the front cover is printed inside a layered black border with the exception of the price of ten cents (10¢) in the lower right corner. The black text at the top reads [FREEDOM / IS / Everybody's Job!]. Below this text between two parallel black lines is [The Crime of the Government / Against the Negro People] in italics. [Summation in the Trials of / the 11 Communist leaders / BY / GEORGE / W. / CROCKETT, Jr.] is printed in smaller front in the lower right. The document is sixteen pages and contains "About the Author" and "Introduction" pages before the summation. The last page lists the officers of the "National / Non-Partisan Committee / TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF / THE 12 COMMUNIST LEADERS" and the back cover has information to order a copy of the pamphlet.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Freedom
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter from Howard Fast and the National Non-partisan Committee
- Published by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Written by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Signed by
- Fast, Howard Melvin, American, 1914 - 2003
- Subject of
- Crockett, George W. Jr., American, 1909 - 1997
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Form letter from the National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders. The printed letter is on Committee letterhead and begins [Dear Friend: / We are proud to present "FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S JOBS," part of the summation of Attorney George W. Crockett, Jr., on of the defense counsel for the eleven American Communist leaders in the recent Foley Square political trial.] The letter discusses the merits of the summation as an [eloquent, sincere and powerful defense of the Negro people...].The letter asks for comments and orders for the ten cent pamphlet. The letter is signed by Howard Fast, Committee Treasurer, and has a list of Committee officers at the bottom. All text is printed in black. The reverse is blank and there are creases from the folded paper.
- Place made
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- form letters
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Correspondence
- Freedom
- Justice
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Sample ballot for the 2008 Presidential election
- Printed by
- New York Board of Elections
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Vice President Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr., American
- John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
- Palin, Sarah, American, born 1964
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36 × 43 3/8 in. (91.5 × 110.1 cm)
- H x W x D (partly rolled): 36 × 43 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (91.5 × 110.1 × 18 cm)
- Caption
- New York’s 31 Electoral Votes helped to secure the Presidential victory for Obama. In New York, then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama took 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee John McCain with a 26.9% margin. At the time, this was the highest Democratic vote share in New York since Johnson’s Victory over Goldwater in 1964. Four years later, Obama would defeat his own New York state record with 63.35% of the vote in 2012.
- Description
- A sample ballot for the United States 2008 Presidential election in New York, New York. Printed in black ink on large off-white cardboard paper, the hyper visual ballot is designed with 11 top to bottom voting columns; voting machine instructions; voting party/group options from A to K, and an amendment proposal. Extensive voting machine instructions on the far left of the board are presented first in English, then again, in Spanish. To the right of the machine instructions, twenty rows of horizontal voting choices, A to K, list political parties and their candidates: Barack Obama/Joe Biden; John McCain/Sarah Palin; Roger Calero/Alsyon Kennedy; Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear; Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez; Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente; Bob Barr/Wayne A Root; Martin Schoenfeld; Marcy L. Kahn; Judith J. Gische; Shirley Werner Kornreich; Nora S. Anderson; Nancy M. Bannon, Charles B. Rangel; Bill Perkins; Adam Clayton Powell; Edward Daniels; Norma Soriano; George L. Espada, Sr.; Martin Koppel and Craig Schley. The last voting column on the far right, with the number one inside, offers “yes” or “no” in English and Spanish, on a proposed amendment to Article 5, section 6 of the Constitution. A blue ink stamp from the Board of Elections [SAMPLE BALLOT] features towards the lower half of the board, and at the bottom of the of the last column are Chinese and Korean characters, instructing the use of the voting machine lever. There are no markings on the reverse of the ballot.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Government
- Multilingual communication
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen J. Greene, Ph.D.
- Object number
- 2019.103.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Sample ballot for the 2008 Presidential election
- Printed by
- New York Board of Elections
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Vice President Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr., American
- John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
- Palin, Sarah, American, born 1964
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36 × 43 3/8 in. (91.5 × 110.1 cm)
- H x W x D (partly rolled): 36 × 43 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (91.5 × 110.1 × 18 cm)
- Caption
- New York’s 31 Electoral Votes helped to secure the Presidential victory for Obama. In New York, then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama took 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee John McCain with a 26.9% margin. At the time, this was the highest Democratic vote share in New York since Johnson’s Victory over Goldwater in 1964. Four years later, Obama would defeat his own New York state record with 63.35% of the vote in 2012.
- Description
- A sample ballot for the United States 2008 Presidential election in New York, New York. Printed in black ink on large off-white cardboard paper, the hyper visual ballot is designed with 11 top to bottom voting columns; voting machine instructions; voting party/group options from A to K, and an amendment proposal. Extensive voting machine instructions on the far left of the board are presented first in English, then again, in Spanish. To the right of the machine instructions, twenty rows of horizontal voting choices, A to K, list political parties and their candidates: Barack Obama/Joe Biden; John McCain/Sarah Palin; Roger Calero/Alsyon Kennedy; Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear; Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez; Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente; Bob Barr/Wayne A Root; Martin Schoenfeld; Marcy L. Kahn; Judith J. Gische; Shirley Werner Kornreich; Nora S. Anderson; Nancy M. Bannon, Charles B. Rangel; Bill Perkins; Adam Clayton Powell; Edward Daniels; Norma Soriano; George L. Espada, Sr.; Martin Koppel and Craig Schley. The last voting column on the far right, with the number one inside, offers “yes” or “no” in English and Spanish, on a proposed amendment to Article 5, section 6 of the Constitution. A blue ink stamp from the Board of Elections [SAMPLE BALLOT] features towards the lower half of the board, and at the bottom of the of the last column are Chinese and Korean characters, instructing the use of the voting machine lever. There are no markings on the reverse of the ballot.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Government
- Multilingual communication
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen J. Greene, Ph.D.
- Object number
- 2019.103.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Negro Churchmen Speak to White Churchmen
- Created by
- Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908
- Subject of
- Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 4 1/16 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 10.3 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet on understanding church teaching by the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in America's Commission on the Church and Minority Peoples. The white cover has black printed text on the left side which reads [Negro / Churchmen / Speak To / White / Churchmen]. There are sections about Christian faith, American democracy, and the post-war world. The booklet has fifteen (15) pages, with two (2) staples, and ends with a list of churchmen in support of the book. The back cover has distribution and price information. There is a mark on the front cover with the price of five (5) cents.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Freedom
- Identity
- Men
- Race relations
- Religion
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for Angela Davis Day
- Manufactured by
- N. G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1971
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
- Description
- An orange and black pinback button for Angela Davis Day, 1971. The button has black text that reads [Angela Davis Day / Free Angela / Bail Now / Central Park - September 25, 1971]. The text surrounds a picture of Angela Davis, found at the center of the button. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture's name and stamp printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Philadelphia Tribune Vol. 59, No. 34
- Created by
- The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
- Date
- August 7, 1943
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23 x 17 5/8 in. (58.4 x 44.8 cm)
- Description
- Pages 1 - 8 of the Philadelphia Tribune from August 7, 1943. The newspaper is folded in half. The headline at the top of the page reads "HOODLEMS WRECK $500,000 IN PROPERTY / Leaders Say Harlem Riot Set Group Back 20 Years."
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.18a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Philadelphia Tribune. Permission required for use.
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John Jacob Oliver Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Oliver, John Jacob, American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
- Subject of
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, American, founded 1966
- Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858
- Date
- 1945-2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.19.1a): 108.2 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.19.2a): 107.9 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.19.1a and 2016.129.19.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 169.00092 GB
- John Jacob Oliver was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Oliver worked for the AFRO-American newspaper, which donated a printing press to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview John Jacob Oliver gives a narrative of what it was like to grow-up in the Murphy family, which has published the AFRO-American newspaper since 1892. He discusses his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he personally integrated John E. Howard elementary school in the 6th grade. Oliver talks about his educational journey, which included a short stint at the University of Maryland, before deciding to transfer to the HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and his later studies for a law degree from Columbia University. He recounts his work as a lawyer, before returning to the family business at the AFRO-American. His story includes his role in instituting modern technology at the AFRO.
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- Place collected
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Education
- Families
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Law
- Mass media
- Museums
- Segregation
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.19.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Hands of Inge
- Directed by
- Fletcher, John W. Jr., American
- Edited by
- Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993
- Subject of
- Hardison, Inge, American, 1914 - 2016
- Composed by
- Mal Waldron, American, 1925 - 2002
- Carter, Ron, American, born 1937
- Dolphy, Eric, American, 1928 - 1964
- Narrated by
- Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- ca. 1962
- Medium
- acetate film and metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 10 Minutes
- Length (Film): 412 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Hands of Inge
- Caption
- This 16mm black and white film is a short film exploring the work and methodology of acclaimed African American sculptor Inge Hardison. The film, made relatively early in her career, details her working processes with clay, bronze, and wire.
- Description
- The 16mm, black-and-white film serves as a short introduction to the work and methodology of acclaimed African American sculptor Inge Hardison. The film, made relatively early in her career, details her working processes with clay, bronze, and wire. The camera largely focuses on her hands, although there are also some shots that include her full body and the model, a young girl, Hardison's daughter, Yolande. The jazz music soundtrack features Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy, Ron Carter, and Toni Ross. Hortense Beveridge edited the film. There is some voiceover narration by Ossie Davis.
- The film opens with close-ups of Hardison's hands as she displays some tools, cuts a piece of metal, and begins the process of making clay for sculpture. The next scene shows her hands working with metal wire and wood and using wire cutters as she twists the metal around another object. At this point in the film, the narration by Ossie Davis begins. He introduces Hardison and then the camera shot pulls back to show her working on a sculpture on a waist-high table. All of the materials from the previous scene appear to have been used in the sculpture she is working on. The camera shot returns to a close-up of her hands as she molds the clay around the wire. As she continues to work, the clay is molded into the shape of a human head, and Davis reveals that she is creating a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. The next scenes show some of her other sculpture, including one of Father John Coleman of Brooklyn, Nellie Carrington from the book Smokey Town Road written by Hardison, Elaine Atwell, and her niece Minnie Hardison. The montage of her works ends with a small full nude sculpture. The next scene shows a close-up of hands working on a sculpture of her daughter. Then the footage shows her daughter and compares her to the sculpture with sporadic narration by Davis. He then explains how she is preparing the sculpture to be made into bronze. The next scene shows her hands using pliers to work with wire. The final design shown is a man made of wire in a running position. The film ends with a montage of her hands with and without tools.
- Place filmed
- Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Actors
- Art
- Jazz (Music)
- Process films
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.9.1ac
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
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Toe shoe and tights worn by Ingrid Silva of Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Created by
- Chacott Co., Ltd., Japanese, founded 1950
- Manufactured by
- Capezio, American, founded 1887
- Worn by
- Silva, Ingrid, Brazilian, born 1988
- Date
- 2013-2014
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- Shoe: satin cloth and ribbons, elastic, leather, paper, cloth, adhesive, and cosmetics;
- Tights: nylon, spandex, and dye
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1 without ribbons extended): 9 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (23.8 × 7.9 × 6.4 cm)
- L (.1 PL ribbon): 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
- L (.1 PR ribbon): 21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm)
- H x W x D (.2 on form): 23 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (58.4 × 14 × 11.4 cm)
- L x W (.2 flat): 27 × 7 3/4 in. (68.6 × 19.7 cm)
- Description
- .1: One (1) ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a dark brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. A drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and is tied in a knot at the vamp with the ends cut short. Two lengths of custom-colored satin ribbon are hand sewn to the binding, one each on the left and right side quarters of the shoe. The leather sole has hatch marks on the front half and impressed text at the heel that reads: "24 1/2 / D / M / Chacott / MADE IN JAPAN / N / L / V". Also on the sole is hand-written text reading: "26 / 5 / L / E". Uneven wear on the platform of the toe box and the ball of the foot on the outer sole indicates this shoe was worn on the left foot. The fabric-covered shank is broken at the arch of the foot with the back portion removed and the exposed front portion of the shank covered in pink and white printed Band-Aids, with the fabric cover loose where the shank is missing.
- .2: Pair of dance tights, size small/medium, with inherent holes in feet that are custom-dyed to a dark brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. The foot holes allow the tights to be worn covering the foot and toes, with the hole at the ball of the foot, or worn footless with the foot portion rolled at the ankle. The tights have an elastic waistband with the clothing designer logo woven within the waistband that repeats "Capezio". A clothing tag is attached at the back of the waist with the care instructions, size, and materials. On the back of the tag is hand-written text in black ink reading "IS".
- Place collected
- New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Topic
- Ballet
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Object number
- 2015.19.3.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Typewriter and case used by secretary of Temple #7
- Manufactured by
- Underwood Typewriter Company, American, 1895 - 1963
- Owned by
- Nu'Mani, Aahirah, American
- Used by
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Pasha, Novene, American, born 1922
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- metal , rubber , plastic , paint , wood and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W (typewriter): 4 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 11 in. (12.1 x 31.1 x 27.9 cm)
- H x W (case): 7 x 13 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (17.8 x 34.3 x 32.4 cm)
- Description
- This small Underwood Universal typewriter is black with silver-colored metal trim and white lettering. On the ruler at the back of the machine silver letters read "UNIVERSAL/ MADE IN U.S.A." On the panel above the keys, silver letters read "UNDERWOOD." Painted on back is text that reads "Underwood/ Product of UNDERWOOD CORPORATION/ Protected by United States and foreign patents/ Made in USA."
- The black case is rectangular, with metal lock and lock plate, and made of wood covered with green fabric that is painted black. The interior of case is covered in black paper. The black plastic handle on the front of case is imprinted with the word "UNDERWOOD."
- Place used
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- typewriters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Becca Nu'Mani
- Object number
- 2013.39.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Easter Sunday in Harlem
- Photograph by
- Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.3 cm)
- H x W (image): 6 1/16 × 8 15/16 in. (15.4 × 22.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of three boys wearing suits and hats standing in front of a wall with graffiti. Hand written at center on the back of the image is "Easter Sunday in Harlem" along with the date and the photographer's signature.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.99.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Anthony Barboza
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Lester Bowie, Sweet Basil, NYC
- Photograph by
- Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Bowie, Lester, American, 1941 - 1999
- Sweet Basil, American, 1974 - 2001
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 8 × 12 7/16 in. (20.3 × 31.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Lester Bowie at Sweet Basil, NYC. Bowie stands at the beginning of a hallway, next to a tuba. He wears a long white jacket over darker colored shirt, tie and pants. To the right of him, a board announces the scheduled performances, reading: [SWEET BASIL / THIS WEEK LESTER BOWIE BRASS FANTASY] at the top. On the back is an inscription with the title, date and photographer's signature and stamp.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.99.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Anthony Barboza
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Mother and Daughter at Penn Station, NY
- Photograph by
- Orkin, Ruth, American, 1921 - 1985
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1947; printed after 1985
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 18 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (47.9 × 32.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a woman and her daughter sitting atop a suitcase in Penn Station, in New York City. The young girl is featured facing the camera with her eyes slightly closed and her head resting on her mother's shoulder. She is wearing a dress, dress shoes, and a bow in her hand. Her proper right leg is pulled up to her chest and she is holding a band across her proper right foot. Her proper left leg, hangs off the side of the suitcase. The mother has her back toward the camera and is sitting facing the back right of the photograph. She is wearing a dress and hat and looks off in the direction that she is facing. Other people and suitcases are partially visible in the background. The back of the photograph features a stamp from the Orkin/Engel Archive and contains, title, date, and copyright information.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Penn Station Series
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Children
- Photography
- Travel
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive
- Object number
- 2017.48.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive
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Fashionable Little Boy at Penn Station, NY
- Photograph by
- Orkin, Ruth, American, 1921 - 1985
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1947; printed 2017
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (32.7 × 22.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a young three young boys at Penn Station in New York City. The photograph features one of the young boys standing towards the camera. He has his proper right hand on his hip and looks off to the right of the photograph. He is wearing a fedora, gingham shirt, tie, suspenders, dress pants, and dress shoes. The suspenders have a zig-zag pattern and the tie has a depiction of a cowboy riding a horse. Two other boys are seated on a suitcase behind the standing boy and to the left of the photograph. The second boy is seated facing the camera. He is wearing a similar outfit to the standing boy and has a book resting on his lap. A third boy is partially visible and is also seated on the suitcase. There are other people and suite cases in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph features a stamp from the Orkin/Engel Archive and contains, title, date, and copyright information.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Penn Station Series
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.50.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive
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Well Dressed Woman at Penn Station, NY
- Photograph by
- Orkin, Ruth, American, 1921 - 1985
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1947; printed 2017
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (32.9 × 23.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 7/8 in. (35.6 × 30.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman standing in Penn Station in New York City. She is featured wearing a hat, dress shirt, skirt, and open toed shoes. She stands facing the left of the photograph with her proper right arm extended outward at her hip and holding a cigarette. Her proper left arm is at her side and is holding a purse. A suitcase is on the ground in front of her. Unidentified people are visible in the background. The back of the photograph features a stamp from the Orkin/Engel Archive and contains, title, date, and copyright information.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Penn Station Series
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.50.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive
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Untitled (boys playing in the street)
- Photograph by
- Leipzig, Arthur, American, 1918 - 2014
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Henington Hall, American, founded 1908
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (26.7 × 26.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of two children playing in the street by Arthur Leipzig. There are two unidentified boys playing a game of spinning top. Both boys are standing next to the sidewalk and holding string. The boy closer to the camera is turned toward the lens and has one foot on the curb. He is wearing shorts, suspenders, and a short sleeved button down shirt. The other boy is crouched down with his elbows resting on his knees watching the spinning top. He has rolled up pants and a striped shirt. Down the sidewalk behind the boys is a vertical building sign for [HENNINGTON HALL]. There is an unidentified woman walking by in the street and other individuals on the sidewalk. Buildings and cars are visible on both sides of the street. There are handwritten numerical inscriptions and the photographer's stamp on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mildred Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
- Object number
- 2017.60.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Arthur Leipzig
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Dizzy Gillespie at Newspaper Guild Canteen
- Photograph by
- Leipzig, Arthur, American, 1918 - 2014
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Unidentified Man or Men
- The NewsGuild – CWA, American, founded 1933
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 1/4 × 13 in. (26 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Dizzy Gillespie and band by Arthur Leipzig. On the left there is an unidentified man, partially out of the image. He is in a black jacket with one hand on the bass drum. To the right a young unidentified man is seated at the drum kit holding drumsticks. He is wearing a white dress shirt, jacket, black pants, and bowtie. He is smiling and facing toward Dizzy Gillespie in the center of the image. Gillespie is standing holding a trumpet vertically in front of his chest. His body is facing toward the camera with his head tilted to the right. His mouth is open and his eyes are closed. Gillespie is wearing a pinstriped suit with a patterned tie and white shirt. In the corner is a man in a black suit resting one elbow on the piano to the right. The pianist has his back to the camera. Behind the piano is a striped flag. On the back wall is a cartoon of two newspaper writers at their typewriters. Above these figures is a collage of newspaper clippings inside black outlined letters, most of which are out of frame. [-COME] is partially visible. The print is inscribed and signed by the photographer on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joel Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
- Object number
- 2017.67.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Arthur Leipzig
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Brenda, Miss Black Trans New York 2017
- Photograph by
- Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of
- Milan, Brenda, American
- Black Trans Advocacy, American, founded 2012
- Black Trans International Pageantry System, American, founded 2012
- Date
- February 18, 2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11319 pixels × 7634 pixels
- Caption
- “The balls are a celebration of black and Latino urban gay life. They were born in Harlem out of a need for black and Latino gays to have a safe space to express themselves. Balls are constructed like beauty and talent pageants. The participants work to redefine and critique gender and sexual identity through an extravagant fashion masquerade. Women and men become fluid, interchangeable points of departure and reference, disrupting the notion of a fixed and rigid gender and sexual self. My images try to show a more personal and intimate beauty, pride, dignity, courage, and grace that have been painfully challenged by mainstream society. All of this happens at night in small halls in cities all over the country. These photographs, taken in New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington, D.C., show us different views of these spaces as they are reflected in the eyes of house and ball members who perform what they wish these cities could be.” – Gerard H. Gaskin
- Description
- A color digital image portrait of the 2017 Winner of the BTIPS NY (Black Trans International Pageantry System of New York) Miss Black Trans New York, Brenda Milan, taken at the Ebony Ball in Manhattan in February 2017.
- Milan is pictured from the hips up, standing against a dark grey background. She wears a long sleeve, black dress and his posing with her proper right hand on her hip. She is facing forward and looking to her right. Across her chest is a white sash reading [BTIPS NY MISS BLACK TRANS NEW YORK] in black text. Upon her head is a tall rhinestone tiara in an intricate design.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Legendary Portraits
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Communities
- Dance
- Fashion
- Gender
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Music
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Sexuality
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerard H. Gaskin
- Object number
- 2019.44.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gerard H. Gaskin