Collection Search Results
Applied Filters: clear all filters
-
Included:
- place: "Milwaukee"
Your search found 12 result(s).
-
Baseball card for Hank Aaron in his rookie year
- Manufactured by
- The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938
- Subject of
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1954
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.5 × 6.8 cm)
- Description
- Henry (Hank) Aaron rookie card. Baseball card features both a black and white and color image of Aaron. The large color image at center depicts Aaron from above the shoulders. In bottom left corner is a black and white image of Aaron fielding a ground ball. White and black type at top of card reads: [HENRY AARON / outfield MILWAUKEE BRAVES]. In the top left corner there is an illustration of a Native American Indian. A reproduction of Aaron's signature appears across the bottom right of the card. The reverse side of baseball card features a biography, statistics, and a two panel comic strip featuring Aaron.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- baseball cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.120.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Pinback button for Marlene Johnson
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Johnson, Marlene, American, died 2017
- Date
- 1980s-1990s
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 × 3 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button advocating Marlene Johnson for Alderman. The background of the pin is tan. A black depiction of Johnson is in the upper half of the pin, while black text reading [Marlene Johnson for Alderman] takes up the lower half. The back has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
El Young Lord, Volume 1, Number 5
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Campos, Pedro Albizu, Puerto Rican, 1891 - 1965
- Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919
- Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
- Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
- Date
- July 2, 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 × 11 9/16 in. (45.7 × 29.4 cm)
- Description
- El Young Lord newspaper, volume 1, number 5 from July 2, 1971. The front cover of the newspaper has a dark plum colored, central rectangle covering the whole of the page. In the lower two-thirds of the cover is a drawn graphic of a profile portrait of Pedro Albizu Campos. The profile is stylized with dark areas and negative spaces creating the contours of the face. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature [ANTHONY]. Above the image in the upper left is black text in Spanish that reads: ["PARA QUITARNOS LA PATRIA / PRIMERO TIENEN QUE QUITARNOS / LA VIDA" / PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS / 1890-1965]. At the top is the mast head in black with white text that reads: [EL YOUNG LORD / LATIN LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE / OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE YOUNG LORDS / PUBLISHED WEEKLY / VOLUME 1 NUMBER 5 / 25 CENTS / MINISTRY OF INFORMATION / BOX 5024 / MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53204]. On either side of the mast head are black, graphic depictions of two men, the man on the left is Albizu Campos and the man on the right is Emiliano Zapata]. In the upper right quadrant above the central portrait and below the mast head is a black and white image of Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. The paper consists of fifteen pages in both English and Spanish.
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place made
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Decolonization
- Multilingual communication
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Gelatin silver print of Charley Pride wearing a Milwaukee Brewers uniform
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Milwaukee Brewers, American, founded 1970
- Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
- Owned by
- Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
- Date
- February 25, 1971
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/16 x 8 1/8 in. (23.1 x 20.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of country singer Charley Pride playing baseball. Pride is wearing a baseball jersey with "BREWERS" written across the chest. He is wearing a baseball cap with the letter [M] on the front. He is holding a baseball in his right hand, and he appears to be mid-throw, with his arm pulled back. There is a sideways red stamp on the back, on the right edge that reads [EBBY HAWERLANDER]. There is a blue stamp in the bottom right corner of the back that reads [GAZETTE / FEB 25 1971]
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
- Object number
- 2012.125.99.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
CC0
Photograph of a staged sword duel
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Printed by
- Columbian Art Gallery, American
- Owned by
- Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (10.8 x 16.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 3/4 x 5 5/16 in. (9.5 x 13.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of four men participating in a staged sword duel. The man on the left is holding a sword that is pointed down at a man lying on the ground. Next to him is another man. He is standing and looking down at the man on the ground. His left hand resting on what appears to be a tree trunk. The man lying on the ground is also holding a sword. His right hand is extended behind his head in a surrendering gesture and he is looking up at the two men. His head is leaning against the knee of the fourth man, who is kneeling down and holding the man on the ground up. The kneeling man’s right arm is extended towards the standing men with his palm out. Floor tiles and a painted backdrop are in the background. Printed vertically on the right side of the card is “[…?]ind,” “Columbian Art Gallery” and “268 West Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.” There are no inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene
- Object number
- 2014.61.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Oprah Winfrey vol. 1
- Written by
- LaBello, Joshua
- Illustrated by
- Tartamella, Vinnie, American
- Published by
- TidalWave Productions, American, founded 2001
- Subject of
- Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
- Date
- September 2009
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/4 × 6 5/8 × 3/16 in. (26 × 16.8 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 3/16 × 13 1/16 × 7/8 in. (25.9 × 33.1 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- Female Force: Oprah Winfrey, volume 1 from September 2009. The front cover features a graphic illustration of Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey is depicted off center in bust pose against a brown gradient background. She is facing the viewer with her proper left shoulder held slightly forward. She is wearing a dark red shirt and gold, double hoop earrings. At the top of the comic book is a red banner with three (3) white stars and the series title, [FEMALE FORCE], printed in yellow text. Below, in white-and-red shadowed text is the title of the comic book, [Oprah Winfrey]. Next to Winfrey’s proper right shoulder is the cover illustration’s date and the artist’s signature, [08[double underlined] / Vinnie]. There is a white barcode in the bottom right corner. Below is the issue number, [1], circled in blue and printed in white. The price and date are printed to the right in white text that reads, [$3.99 / SEPT ‘09]. In the bottom left corner is the publisher’s logo, a circle with a light and dark blue wave graphic and a banner of blue-and-white gradient text and white text that reads, [BLUEWATER / COMICS]. The interior pages feature color, illustrated panels, text narrative, and advertisements. On the back cover is an advertisement of Otfaw.com and the edition of the Female Force comic featuring Stephenie Meyer. This issue is twenty-five (25) pages.
- Place printed
- Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- comic books
- Topic
- Actors
- Business
- Gender
- Mass media
- Television
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs
- Object number
- 2017.72.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bluewater Productions and Darren G. Davis. Permission required for use.
-
Black Sports Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1
- Published by
- Black Sports Magazine, American, 1971 - 1977
- Edited by
- Gumbel, Bryant, American, born 1948
- Subject of
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, American, born 1947
- Robertson, Oscar, American, born 1938
- Milwaukee Bucks, American, founded 1968
- Date
- April 1971
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 3/4 × 8 7/16 × 3/16 in. (27.3 × 21.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Black Sports Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 1. Black Sports magazine featuring front cover images of Oscar Robertson and Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in Milwaukee Bucks jerseys. Images set against a white background. Along the left side of the cover is text in red and black ink reading "Oscar and Lew / NBA's Winning Buck$ / Matt Snell's / Recovery Toss-up / Mississippi Sports / Revolution / Willye White's / Fifth Team / NFL's Buddy Young / Rappin' with John Carlos & Willie Davis / SPECIAL: Johnny Sample's Confessions of a Dirty Ballplayer / EXCLUSIVE: Ron Johnson's Own Story." The magazine is 64 pages and includes numerous photographs and illustrations.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Athletes
- Basketball
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.113
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Black Sports Magazine. Permission required for use.
-
Pinback button for the Milwaukee 14
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (3.3 × 3.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- On September 24, 1968 fourteen Vietnam Protestors took approximately 10,000 draft files from Milwaukee's draft boards and publicly burned them in honor of American soldiers.
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for the Milwaukee 14. The background of the button is white. Red text throughout reads [Milwaukee 14]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.125
- Restrictions & Rights
- Publci domain
-
Untitled
- Photograph by
- Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Julius Erving, American, born 1950
- Philadelphia 76ers, American, founded 1963
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14423pixels × 9543pixels (14423 × 9543 cm)
- Title
- Digital image of Julius Erving on the court in Milwaukee
- Description
- An image of Julius Erving standing on a court. Erving is standing in a spotlight with his shadow at the center of the image.
- Place captured
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Basketball
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Athletes
- Basketball
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
- Object number
- 2016.164.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter Iooss
-
Super Soul Comix No. 1
- Written by
- Green, Grass, American, 1939 - 2002
- Published by
- Kitchen Sink Press, American, 1969 - 1999
- Subject of
- Krupp Comic Works, American, 1970 - 1975
- Date
- October 1972
- Medium
- ink on newsprint and paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/16 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.5 × 17.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 1/16 × 13 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (25.5 × 34.3 × 3 cm)
- Description
- Super Soul Comix No. 1 written by Richard "Grass" Green and published by Kitchen Sink Press. The comic book has thirty-four pages including back cover page. The comic is printed on the interior newsprint paper and the glossy back cover. The front cover of the comic book has graphic text and cartoon characters printed against a black and blue background. The masthead at the top of the front cover is printed in stylized red, yellow, and white text that reads [SUPER / SOUL / COMIX No 1] in varying fonts and sizes against a black background. Also at the top left is the round logo with an illustration of a man’s head. He is wearing a flat cap and is baring his teeth. The logo has a yellow circular band around it, outlined in green, with green text that reads [KITCHEN SINK / ENTERPRISES] printed in the band. The price is printed in red text in the top right corner, [50¢]. Below the masthead is the main image, a detailed illustration of Soul Brother American on the right and Eric Private on the left. Soul Brother American is wearing a blue and black superhero costume with a red cape and gloves, a red belt, and a circular yellow logo on his chest with a black power fist. A speech bubble above his head reads [GIVE IT TO ‘EM / GOOD, ERIC, BABY!]. On the left is Eric Private, wearing a trench coat, a banded fedora, and clutching a firing gun in his proper right hand. A speech bubble above his head reads [TAKE THIS, / YOU / MUTHAS!]. In the foreground are four men running away from Soul Brother American and Eric. They are depicted in yellow outlined in black. The back cover of the comic book also features a large illustration depicting an explosion. Illustrated text in varying colors, fonts and sizes radiate out from the center that read [BA-HOOM!], [PHOOW], [THOOM], [CRUMB!], [BAAMM!], and [BLOOEY]. A blue figure in the foreground, Eric, is running away from the explosion holding a diary in his proper right hand.
- Place printed
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- comic books
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Comics and graphic novels
- Race discrimination
- Sexuality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1972 by Grass Green. Permission required for use.
-
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, WI 1973
- Photograph by
- Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, American, born 1947
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4954pixels × 3433pixels
- Description
- An image of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abdul-Jabbar is featured wearing a knit cap and a blue shirt.
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Basketball
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Athletes
- Basketball
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
- Object number
- 2016.164.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter Iooss
-
CC0
Jersey for the Milwaukee Bucks worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar
- Manufactured by
- Sand-Knit, American, 1921 - 1984
- Worn by
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, American, born 1947
- Signed by
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Milwaukee Bucks, American, founded 1968
- Date
- 1973-1975
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, thread, paper, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 34 1/4 × 21 1/2 × 1/2 in. (87 × 54.6 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Milwaukee Bucks basketball jersey worn and signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabar. The Jersey is green with red and white trimming around the sleeves and the neck line. The Milwaukee logo is in red cursive type, angled up towards the right. The number “33” is stitched below and to the right. On reverse, in red cursive type outlined in white with white stitching connecting it to the jersey is “ABDUL-JABBAR" and "33.” The name is oriented in a semi-circle over the number, which is larger in size than the letters. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed the jersey with black ink on the Milwaukee logo on the front of the jersey, on the left side. There are three tags sewn into the bottom left corner of the front of the jersey. The top tag is white with black and gold type It reads “Designed & Tailored / Exclusively for the / Milwaukee Bucks / NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION / by / Sand-KnitR / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” The middle tag is white with black and gold type. It reads “MILWAUKEE / SPORTING GOODS CO. / MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN / DISTRIBUTORS / Sand-KnitR / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” The bottom tag is white with black and gold type. It reads “SIZE 44 / Sand-KnitR / MACHINE WASH SEPARATELY BY COLOR / IN LUKEWARM WATER (100° F). DO / NOT BLEACH. TUMBLE DRY AT LOW / SETTING. DO NOT DRY CLEAN OR IRON / SAND-KNIT DIVISION / MEDALIST INDUSTRIES.” An additional white tag with blue and black type not original to the uniform is attached to the interior of the right sleeve. It reads “MEARS / Memorabilia Evaluation and Research Services” at the top and has a handwritten date “01/2014” next to the words "Photography / Archiving."
- Place used
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.30.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions