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Letter from J.J. Davis and the International F. & A. M. Masons
- Created by
- International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
- Subject of
- International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
- Banks, William Venoid, American, 1903 - 1985
- Signed by
- Davis, J. J.
- Date
- 1950-1957
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Form letter from the International F. & A.M. Masons. The letter is printed in black ink on International F. & A.M. Masons letterhead printed in blue. It is addressed [Dear Friend:] and begins [International Masons is making a special appeal to get the cooperation of ministers. With the cooperation of these ministers we can provide financial aid for you and job opportunities, for our people.] The letter encourages distributing enclosed leaflets [not included]. The letter is signed by J.J. Davis, Executive Secretary, and also lists William V. Banks, founder. The paper has two crease lines from being folded. The reverse is blank.
- Place made
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- form letters
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Freemasonry
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Architectural template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase
- Manufactured by
- Haworth, Inc., American, founded 1948
- Owned by
- Chase, John S., American, 1925 - 2012
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ink, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 × 7 1/8 in. (15.2 × 18.1 cm)
- Description
- Architectural plumbing fixture template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase. The off-white template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. The right side of the template has [HAWORTH] with linear detailing in red. Along the top edge are ruler measurements. There are sections for plan views to 1/4 and 1/8 scale and elevation to 3/8 scale. There are bordered sections for “Unitek electronic support.” The plastic has three (3) holes along the bottom edge, possibly to secure the template in a binder ring. The reverse is blank, with the printed text visible through the plastic.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- templates
- Topic
- Architecture
- Building Arts
- Design
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Drucie Rucker Chase
- Object number
- 2018.69.3.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1984 Haworth, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Straw hat owned by Rosa Parks
- Manufactured by
- Michelle
- Owned by
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Subject of
- Women In Community Service, founded 1967
- Date
- 1960s-1980s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- 2018.31.4.2a: straw and chiffon
- 2018.31.4.2b: metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Hat (2018.31.4.2a)): 4 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 10 in. (11.4 × 31.1 × 25.4 cm)
- L x W (Pin (2018.31.4.2b)): 3 × 1/2 in. (7.6 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A straw hat with a chiffon band (2018.31.4.2a) and pin (2018.31.4.2b) owned by Rosa Parks. The straw hat is light in color and has a brim that is longer in the front than in the back. The edge of the brim is fairly thick. Around the base of the hat is a cream colored chiffon band. The chiffon band is pinned with a Women In Community Service (WICS) metal pin that is gold in color. The pin is long and thin. The top of the pin has [Women In Community Service] arced over a circle with a tear drop shape at center. [WICS] is below the circle. The interior of the hat has white and red manufacturer's label reading [Michelle].
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2018.31.4.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic slide of National Coalition of Black Lesbian and Gays (NCBLG) sign
- Photograph by
- Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
- Subject of
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- Rev. Dr. McCoy, Renee, American, born 1951
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic slide depicting the logo for the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays on the door of their office in Detroit. The letters [N.C.B.L.G.] are printed in a large bold red typeface with white shadows to the left of each. Below the acronym, [RENEE McCOY EXEX. DIRECTOR] is printed in a slightly smaller font without the white shadows. A red rectangle borders the logo. On the left side of the front of the slide's white encasement, [SEP 88W03] is printed in black and the number [6] is printed on the right. The back of the slide's encasement has the words [Ektachrome SLIDE] at the bottom and a blue Kodak logo at the top with [PROCESSED BY KODAK] printed inside it. The back of the encasement is black and is secured with gray rivets instead of black ones.
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
- Object number
- TA2019.38.1.1.1.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ron Simmons
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The Prince of Colored Preachers: The Remarkable Story of Charles Albert Tindley of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Written by
- Rev. Tindley, Elbert Thurwalden, American, 1899 - 1951
- Printed by
- Schultz Printing Company, American
- Subject of
- TIndley, Charles Albert, American, 1851 - 1933
- Date
- 1942
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 5 1/8 × 3/16 in. (17.8 × 13 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- Paperback copy of a book titled The Prince of Colored Preachers. The cover is orange with a rectangular cut out in the center so the photograph of Charles Albert Tindley on the first page is visible. The title is printed in black at the bottom of the front cover. The book is a biography of Tindley written by his youngest son, E. T. Tindley with an introduction by Frank S. Hemingway. The price is listed as twenty-five (25) cents. The book has thirty-six (36) pages with two staples. The back cover is blank.
- Place printed
- Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Literature
- Men
- Preaching
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Professor E.T. Tindley. Permission required for use.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Date
- October 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / -GAZINE] with [OCTOBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [CARS FOR 1971: / DETROIT’S NEW DIRECTION / TASTE TREATS / FROM THE SANDWICH BOARD / HEALTH PARK IN HARLEM: / THE COMMUNITY HAS ITS WAY]. The front cover has a vibrant graphic showing a boy in a colorful outfit holding an animal, possibly a goat, above his head. There are spiral and floral designs on the animal, labeled George. Between the legs of the central figure is yellow text [as / George / grew tired / he was / carried by / the boy]. On the left is a yellow semicircle with spherical detailing and text which reads [Black Folklore: / Tall Tales from Africa / & the New World]. To the right is another semicircle with interior blue, red, and white rays and an animal lying on its back. The image has other motifs, including hearts, triangles and geometric shapes, and eyes. The cover art is by Fred Steffen. The lower right corner reads [BLACK FOLKLORE/PAGE 8]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Viceroy cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.
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The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 4
- Edited by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Subject of
- The Crisis, American, founded 1910
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Persons, Ell, American, died 1917
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Illustrated by
- Farrow, William McKnight, American, 1885 - 1967
- Written by
- Talbert, Mary Burnett, American, 1866 - 1923
- Watkins, Lucian B., American, 1878 - 1920
- Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
- Date
- August 1917
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
- H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
- Description
- August 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
- The front cover features a color, full page, art nouveau style design with an illustration of a young man and a young woman in front of a landscape with a lake or river inset into a circle and flanked by vines with leaves and grapes. At top is [THE CRISIS] and set into the design below the illustration is [VACATION / NUMBER / AUGUST, 1917: 10 CENTS A COPY]. [W.M. FARROW] is set into the bottom center of the design.
- The interior contents consist of [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. / SCENES FROM IDLEWILD / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / MEN OF THE MONTH], [ARTICLES] listed as [CONCERNING THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL. By Mary B. Talbert / IDLEWILD / THE BEST SUMMER I EVER SPENT. By H.H. Thweatt / THREE POEMS By Lucian B. Watkins / LAUGHING IN AND OUT. A Poem. By Edward Ide / "GRAY EYES." A Story. By "Jack Howard." Part II / TEARS AND KISSES. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE LOOKING GLASS / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes articles titled "The World Last Month," "Roosevelt," "The Present," and "Team Work," among others. The "Through the Looking Glass" department has several pages devoted to an article titled [THE RIOT IN EAST ST. LOUIS]. The photographs in the "Shadows of Light" section include several images of South African laborers in France, sports teams, and military photographs from the war. The NAACP consists of an article titled [THE LYNCHING AT MEMPHIS] about the lynching of Ell Persons. The feature article is about Idlewild, a vacation resort in Michigan. There are advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout.
- There are approximately 50 pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- France, Europe
- South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Idlewild, Lake County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-Lynching Movement
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- British colonialism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Colonialism
- Education
- Labor
- Literature
- Lynching
- Mass media
- Military
- Poetry
- Race relations
- Race riots
- Recreation
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.15.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review: Volume LV, No. 3
- Created by
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- Edited by
- Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954
- Used by
- Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974
- Date
- July 1945
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 1/8 × 6 15/16 × 3/16 in. (25.7 × 17.6 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The blue cover has a black border with a cross design. Below the title is a list of topics in this issue which begins with [The Church of Christ in / the New Testament / J. Leonard Farmer]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.
- Place made
- Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- periodicals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- © A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- National Teacher Corps, American, 1965 - 1983
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- May 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9. The cover has black printed text at the top and an image below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [MAY 1969 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THE INSIDE TRACK: / CAREERS & OPPORTUNITIES / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / EMPIRE OF KUSH / ON THE GOLF TOUR / “OLD CHARLIE” KEEPS SWINGING]. The front cover has an image of students in a 6th grade classroom at the Woodward Elementary School in Detroit highlighting the national Teachers Corps effort. The photograph is by Jim Taylor. The lower right corner reads [THE TEACHERS CORPS: FINDING THE RIGHT DIRECTION/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has an Ultra Sheen Permanent Creme Relaxer advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1969. Permission required for use.
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Ali, Berrien Springs, MI 1996
- Photograph by
- Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4714pixels × 5922pixels
- Description
- An image of Muhammad Ali in Berrien Springs Michigan in 1996. The image features Ali facing the left of the photograph wearing a polo shirt and long pants. He is standing with a bicycle in front of a large fence. His hands are on the bicycle’s handlebars and he is looking down towards the ground. Trees are visible in the background of the image.
- Place depicted
- Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Icons
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Photography
- Recreation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
- Object number
- 2016.164.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter Iooss
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The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review: Volume LVI, No.3
- Created by
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- Edited by
- Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954
- Used by
- Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974
- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 × 1/4 in. (25.9 × 17.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The red cover has a black decorative border. The top of the cover has a scroll graphic with the date of 1796 and a list of names. Below this is the title followed by [Summer Issue / SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR / 1946]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The table of contents begins with [Bishops' Proclamation on the Sesquicentennial of the A.M.E. Zion Church]. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.
- Place made
- Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- periodicals
- Topic
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- © A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.
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Card photograph of three unidentified men wearing ribbons on their jackets
- Photograph by
- Poisson, Joseph H., 1864 - 1935
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by
- Williams, Beatrice
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 3 13/16 × 3 3/4 in. (9.7 × 9.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 2 3/4 × 2 13/16 in. (7 × 7.1 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph by Joseph H. Poisson shows three (3) unidentified men who all wear dark suits, hats, and each have a wide ribbon attached to their proper left jacket lapel. Two men are seated with the third standing behind and between them, with his hands resting on their shoulders. The seated man on the left and the standing man both have light-colored ribbons with symbols printed in a darker color on them, while the man seated on the right has a plain dark-colored ribbon. The man on the right is clean-shaven, while the other two have mustaches. The photograph is mounted to a nearly square piece of pasteboard with an embossed frame design. The photographer's name and studio location are printed below the photograph. The reverse is blank. The photograph is from the album 2016.111.
- Place captured
- Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- card photographs
- gelatin silver print
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of JoAnn Oxley Foster
- Object number
- 2016.111.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Episode 191: Craig Wilkins
- Produced by
- Cherry, Maurice, American
- Interview of
- Wilkins, Craig, American
- Subject of
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, American, founded 1897
- Date
- May 15, 2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 58.25 minutes (3495 seconds)
- Description
- Episode 191 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Chery welcoming the listeners, as the intro music plays in the background. He then thanks his sponsors: MailChimp, Hover and SiteGround and introduces the guest for that episode, Craig Wilkins. He also congratulates Wilkins on his award from the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt and notes that Wilkins is only the second African American to ever win the award.
- Some of the topics they discuss during the interview include, Wilkins’ early years in Chicago and undergraduate career in Detroit; projects Wilkins is currently working on, such as a piece he is writing about the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; how Wilkins got involved in architecture; design institutions such as AIGA and AIA; public interest designing; as well as hip hop architecture.
- Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Wilkins where the audience can find him, before thanking him and congratulating him. After the interview, Cherry thanks and advertises the sponsors. He also thanks the audience and asks them to leave positive ratings and reviews of the show. Then, he encourages them to become patrons of the show.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
- Object number
- 2019.47.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
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Case for the key to the City of Detroit presented to Althea Gibson
- Owned by
- Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
- Signed by
- Miriani, Louis C., American, 1897 - 1987
- Date
- May 19, 1961
- Medium
- cardboard
- Dimensions
- box lid: 8 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 7/16 in. (22.6 × 6 × 1.1 cm)
- box: 8 7/8 × 2 7/16 × 11/16 in. (22.5 × 6.2 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- Case for the key to the city of Detroit. The case has a lid and a base. the inside of the lid has gold and black text that reads "This Key to the City of Detroit is presented to / Althea Gibson / Honorary Citizen / May 19, 1961" Hand written in blue ink is "Louis C. Miriani." On the left side of the box lid is the seal for the City of Detroit.
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- commemoratives
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
- Object number
- 2014.205.4.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Advertisement card for a revival featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (8.2 × 14 cm)
- Description
- An advertising card for a performance by the Cleveland Colored Quintet with Mrs. Lacy in Detroit, Michigan. The card has a photo of the music group along the top left. The five (5) men are photographed from the chest up in a line and all wear suit jackets and ties. Text detailing the performance schedule and details about a revival at the First Church of the Nazarene is printed to the right and below the photo. The other side of the card has a typed address for Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Wager and has a postal office stamp dated October 15, 1947.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- advertising cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.102.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Albumen print of an unidentified woman
- Photograph by
- The Northland Studios, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Owned by
- Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2013.46.29121a): 5 3/4 × 3 11/16 in. (14.6 × 9.4 cm)
- H x W (2013.46.29.121b): 8 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.7 × 14 cm)
- H x W (2013.46.29.c (Open)): 8 15/16 × 13 9/16 in. (22.7 × 34.4 cm)
- H x W (2013.46.29121c (Closed)): 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)
- Description
- 2013.46.29.121a: A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman. The woman is posed facing the left side of the photograph. Her head is turned toward the camera. She is wearing a dark dress and a long light colored necklace. The photograph is mounted in a black paper frame (2013.46.29.121b) and has a black paper cover (2013.46.29.121c)
- 2013.46.29.121b: A black paper photograph mount. The back of the mount is blank.
- 2013.46.29.121c: A black paper photograph cover. The cover has an inscription on the interior right flap that reads: [THE NORTHLAND STUDIO / CHICAGO / DETROIT / TOLEDO / CLEVELAND / PITTSBURGH / INDIANAPOLIS]. The back of the cover is blank.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.121abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Advertisement card for the Holiness Youth Crusade in Detroit, Michigan
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (8.2 × 14 cm)
- Description
- An advertisement card for a Youth Crusade event at The Detroit Institute of Arts Auditorium featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet and the speaker Capt. James Deweerd. The card is printed in dark blue and orange ink with details about the event, including speakers and musical guests. The upper center of the car features a printed photo of the Cleveland Colored Quintet, shown standing in a straight line from the waist up, wearing suits and ties and holding instruments. The other side of the card has a printed address for the Wager Family of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, a one cent stamp, and a postal office stamp dated October 27, 1947.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- advertising cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.102.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
The Institutes of English Grammar
- Published by
- William Wood & Company
- Written by
- Brown, Goold, American, 1791 - 1857
- Subject of
- Covert Consolidated School, American
- Date
- 1867
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper , leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 9/16 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (19.2 × 13.3 × 2.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 2 1/8 × 7 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (5.4 × 19.2 × 24.8 cm)
- Title
- Book from the Covert School
- Description
- A book bound in light colored leather. The book has plain covers with a minimally decorated spine. The spine has four (4) lines of gold embossing. Between the two top lines on the spine is a dark rectangle with gold lettering featuring the title: [BROWN'S / GRAMMAR / IMPROVED]. Inside front cover page has extended title, author information, and the publisher listed. [BROWN'S GRAMMAR IMPROVED. / THE / INSTITUTES / OF / ENGLISH GRAMMAR / METHODICALLY ARRANGED; / WITH / FORMS OF PARSING AND CORRECTING, EXAMPLES FOR PASSING, / QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINIATION, / FALSE SYNTAX FOR COR- / RECTION, EXERCISES FOR WRITING, OBSERVATIONS / FOR THE ADVANCED STUDENT, / METHODS OF ANALYSIS, / AND / A KEY TO THE ORAL EXERCISES: / TO WHICH ARE ADDED FOUR APPENDIXES. / DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, AND PRIVATE LEARNERS. / BY GOOLD BROWN, / PRINCIPAL OF AN ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL ACADEMY, NEW YORK. / "Ne quis igitur tangquam parva fastidiat Grammatices elementa." -QUINTILIAN. / A NEW EDITION, / WITH EXERCIES IN ANALYSIS AND PARCING, / BY HENRY KIDDLE, A. M., / ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY. / NEW YORK: / WILLIAM WOOD & CO., 61 WALKER STREET. / 1867].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Covert Historical Museum
- Object number
- 2014.17.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Riot
- Written by
- Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
- Illustrated by
- Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Subject of
- AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS $1.00" are visible in the lower left corner. On the back cover is a large black and white photograph of the author that fills two-thirds of the surface. The photograph depicts a woman with short hair, wearing a button down collared shirt. There is a dark window behind her. The remaining third of the cover shows text that read "RIOT/ is a poem in three parts, only one part of / which has appeared in print before. It arises from/ the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. / RIOT, BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS, $1.00/ BROADSIDE PRESS/ 12651 Old Mill Place Detroit Michigan 48238." On the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Jeff Donaldson. It depicts two young men, both wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The taller man holds a small African statue in his right hand and presses his left hand up against a clear sheet of glass the stands between the him and the viewer. The younger man stands behind him and also presses his hand against the glass surface. The glass is indicated by a few semi-transparent vertical lines and several iterations of the word "glass" in various sizes across the surface of the painting. Beneath the image are the words ""Allah Shango," by Jeff Donaldson / This painting was the Purchase Award Winner at the exhibit "Black/ Expressions '69" at the Southside Community Art Center, Chicago."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Literature
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.255
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gwendolyn Brooks. Permission required for use.
-
We Walk the Way of the New World
- Written by
- Madhubuti, Haki R., American, born 1942
- Printed by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "We Walk the Way of the New World" by Don L. Lee. The cover is black, with a large central image against a red, green and yellow mosaic background. Divided into three fields by black borders with brown and yellow triangles, the top field has the title in black letters, followed by a crescent moon and star. The middle field shows a drawing of an individual in profile, flanked by an African sculpture to the right and a large African mask to the left. The bottom field has the words "By Don L. Lee/ Broadside Press Detroit." In the bottom right corner of the cover are the numbers "$1.50."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- books
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Haki Madhubuti. Permission required for use.