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Ring of the Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi fraternity with storage pouch
- Manufactured by
- Fourteen Karat Plus, Inc., American, founded 1988
- Subject of
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Date
- after 1988
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ring: gold with amethyst and diamond;
- pouch: leather with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (ring): 1 1/4 × 1 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (pouch): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 in. (11.4 × 8.9 × 1 cm)
- Description
- 2015.102.1.1: This is a gold ring with thick band, the Official Ring of the International President, Grand Basileus, of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The center of ring top has an amethyst rectangle with rounded edges with a gold 8-point star at the center, with each point having a small inlaid diamond, with a larger inlaid diamond at the center. Around the edge in relief gold lettering reads "GRAND BASILEUS" around the top and "OMEGA PSI PHI" along the bottom, with dots between the two phrases. On both the PL and PR side, in relief, is a depiction of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity shield; a shield with a five-point star, "O ? F]" with a genie-like lamp at the bottom, surrounded by dotted border, with two crossing swords behind, the bust of a set of armor at the top, all surrounded by a wreath. The initials “A.R." and "F.K. +10k" is etched onto the interior of the ring.
- 2015.102.1.2: A beige leather pouch, meant to hold the Grand Basileus Omega Psi Phi ring. This is a rectangular pouch with a top flap secured with a central beige plastic topped metal button. In dark red type the words "Fourteen Karat Plus, Inc." is typed on the bottom of the front, center.
- Place used
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- signet rings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrew A. Ray
- Object number
- 2015.102.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The North Star, Volume 1, Number 22
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Nell, William Cooper, American, 1816 - 1874
- Edited by
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Written by
- Mott, Lucretia, American, 1793 - 1880
- Printed by
- Dick, John, British
- Date
- May 26, 1848
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 24 13/16 × 36 5/16 in. (63 × 92.3 cm)
- Description
- The May 26, 1848 issue of the North Star, Volume 1, Number 22. The newspaper is one large sheet of paper that has been folded in half to create a four page spread. Each page is divided into seven columns of black text. On the front page mast head, large black text states [The North Star.] In the row below, the text on the far left reads [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / MR. DELANY, / EDITORS]. In the center, the text of the newspapers slogan reads, [RIGHT IS OF NO SEX - TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR- GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BROTHREN] The text on the right of the heading states, [WILLIAM C. NELL, PUBLISHER / JOHN DICK, PRINTER]. The third row has the printed text, [VOL I. NO. 22. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1848. / WHOLE NO. - 22.]. Included on the second page in the second panel is the speech of Lucretia Mott at the American Anti-Slavery Society.
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Mass media
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.36.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The North Star, Vol. I No. 37
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Published by
- Dick, John, British
- Date
- September 8, 1848
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in. (33.5 × 47 cm)
- Description
- The September 8, 1848 issue of the North Star, an antislavery newspaper published in Rochester, New York by Frederick Douglass. The paper is printed with black text on yellowed newsprint. The masthead reads [THE NORTH STAR. / RIGHT IS OF NO SEX-TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR-GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BRETHREN. / ROCHESTER, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1848.] On the left side of the masthead is [FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / M. R. DELANY, / EDITORS / VOL. 1. NO. 37.] Printed on the right side of the masthead is [JOHN DICK, PUBLISHER / WHOLE NO.-37.]. The main text is organized into seven columns of small print. At the top of the column on the far left, above the publisher's notices and list of agents, is printed: [The object of the NORTH STAR will be to attack SLAVERY in all its forms and aspects; advocate UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION; exalt the standard of PUBLIC MORALITY; promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the COLORED PEOPLE; and hasten the day of FREEDOM to the THREE MILLIONS of our ENSLAVED FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.] This issue contains several anti-slavery essays and letters, including a letter from Douglass to his previous enslaver Thomas Auld, titled [To My Old Master], as well as a critique of the Liberian colonization movement, news of the rebellion in Ireland, poetry, notices of anti-slavery society meetings around the region, and general advertisements.
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Fugitive enslaved
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Self-liberation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.151.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Program for the Seventh Province Annual Field Days in Monroe County, New York
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 14 cm)
- Description
- A program printed on white paper with black ink. The program is made up of a folded piece of paper making four pages including the front and back pages. Printed at the top of the front page is "Seventh Province Annual Field Days Monroe Kounty." Song lyrics are printed on the rest of the program. Included songs are America, Star-Spangled Banner, Nearer My God to Thee, Onward Valiant Klansmen, Bright Fiery Cross, The Mystic City, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Rock of Ages, Our Mothers of Liberty.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Frederick Douglass' Paper
- Published by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Date
- July 28, 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (open): 26 1/2 × 38 in. (67.3 × 96.5 cm)
- H x W (closed): 26 1/2 × 19 1/8 in. (67.3 × 48.5 cm)
- Description
- The July 28, 1854 issue of Frederick Douglass' Paper, a Rochester-based weekly newspaper published and edited by Frederick Douglass that centered on antislavery efforts and other social reform causes. The title [Frederick Douglass' Paper] is printed in large text across the top, just underneath the title are the issue details printed between two horizontal black lines: [Vol. VII, No. 32, ROCHESTER, N.Y. FRIDAY JULY 28, 1854., Whole Number 344]. The text of the paper is densely concentrated in seven vertical columns and there is both a vertical and horizontal crease through the center. An inscription of the name [Stephen Reeves] is written in black ink at the top right corner of the front page. The last page contains a large advertisement: "Call for a National Emigration Convention of Colored Men to be held in Cleveland Ohio" and is signed in print by Martin R. Delany.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Education
- Fugitive enslaved
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Self-liberation
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Received by
- Brown, Mary Ann, American, 1817 - 1884
- Date
- January 30, 1858
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
- Description
- A letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass from Rochester, New York, on January 30, 1858, to Brown's wife and children. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. The letter is first written by Brown, who does not sign his portion beyond "Your Affectionate Husband and Father." Brown writes of missing his wife and children very much, but of not being able to visit them. He also asks his daughter Ruth about her husband, Henry Thompson, becoming involved in Brown's "school," coded language for Brown's militant abolitionist dealings. He further speaks of recruiting his sons for his work and requests that the family write to him under the name "N. Hawkins: Care of Fred'k Douglas [sic] Esq'r Rochester N[.] Y." Douglass writes on the lower half of the verso page with his words oriented three different directions to fit the page. He speaks of his friendship with the Brown family and invites any of them to his home, where John Brown is staying, signing as "Fred. Douglass."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Correspondence
- Domestic life
- Fatherhood
- Government
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.26.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Marriage certificate with tintypes of Augustus L. Johnson and Malinda Murphy
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Printed by
- Prang, Louis, Prussian, 1824 - 1909
- Signed by
- Cole, Abraham
- Subject of
- Johnson, Augustus L., American, born ca. 1846
- Murphy, Malinda, American, born ca. 1846
- Date
- July 9, 1874
- Medium
- ink on paper, collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (28.6 × 23.5 cm)
- Description
- This marriage certificate includes tintype portraits of the betrothed, Augustus Johnson and Malinda Murphy. The couple were married on July 9, 1874. The certificate, printed by Louis Prang, has an ornamental design that includes decorative lettering and framing. An illustrated man and a woman sit on the proper right and left sides of the certificate, respectively, and each of them holds a wreath and torch.The proper right side of the certificate contains the tintype of Augustus Johnson and the proper left side contains that of Malinda Murphy. Johnson’s portrait shows him looking off to the side in 2/3 profile view. He has a beard, and he is dressed in a white shirt and dark coat. Murphy’s portrait shows her facing the camera but looking off to the proper left. She wears a dark dress with a white, ruffled collar and a white bow. Her hair is a in a braided coif and she wears dangling earrings and a tasseled necklace. Pre-printed and handwritten ink text on the certificate reads: “Marriage Certificate / Mr. Augustus Johnson and Miss Malinda Murphy / Were this ninth 9th day of July 1874 legally joined by me in / MATRIMONY / In presence of Charles Bannister [and] Joanna Murphy to which I hereby / Certify Abraham Cole.”
- The tintypes are secured to the reverse of the paper with masking tape and scotch tape. Adhesive residue is evident around the photographs indicating an older, failed attachment method. Illegible text is written in pencil oriented vertically at the top left, left center edge, and left side below the tintype. Additional pencil in the lower right written vertically reads "9 X 11 1/4". Handwritten ink text in the lower right reads "Dec. 17th 1874 / Sir / Snowing / Winds blowing / Augustus Johnson / Spencerport, NY / Monroe Co".
- Place used
- Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Louis Moran and Douglas Van Dine
- Object number
- 2016.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Kappa Alpha Psi members
- Photograph by
- Dexheimer-Carlon Studios, American
- Subject of
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Diggs, Elder Watson, American, 1883 - 1947
- Armstrong, Irven, American, born 1892
- Mann, Theophilus M., American, 1902 - 1975
- Spurlock, Albert, American, born 1914
- Stewart, John L., American
- Owned by
- Stewart, John L., American
- Date
- 1937-1938
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 7 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (18.5 × 23.4 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 10 in. (20 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in front of the Alpha Chapter house during the North Central Province regional meeting. Arranged in three rows, the first row primarily sits along a low brick wall in front of the building. Only five men stand, located in the center of the row. The second and third row of men stand behind them. The men wear suits in a variety of styles. Each man has a rectangular ribbon on his left lapel. They stand in front of a brick building with a covered entrance porch, in front of which is a sign that reads "K A " and has a diamond shaped crest over the last letter.
- Kappa Alpha Psi founder and 1st Grand Polemarch Elder Watson Diggs is in the front row center, with his arms crossed. Directly behind him is John L. Stewart. Other prominent Kappa officials pictured standing beside Elder Watson Diggs from left to right are: 4th Grand Polemarch W. Ellis Stewart, 2nd Grand Polemarch Irven Armstrong, 9th Grand Polemarch Theophilus Mann, and to Diggs’ right North Central Province Polemarch Julius Morgan standing and Grand Strategus Albert Spurlock seated.
- A typed label on pink paper that was matted with the photograph reads [ALPHA CHAPTER, KAPPA ALPHA PSI / FRATERNITY HOST TO REGIONAL MEETING / INDIANA UNIVERSITY].
- Place depicted
- Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Communities
- Education
- Fraternities
- Men
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Calvin M. Reaves, Polemarch (2012-2019), Smithfield (NC) Alumni Chapter, Middle Eastern Province
- Object number
- 2018.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photo of a woman in fur standing between two men on the sidewalk
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1930s - 1940s
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 3 7/16 × 3 9/16 in. (8.7 × 9 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 × 3 in. (7.6 × 7.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a woman in fur standing between two men on the sidewalk. The woman is wearing a fur coat. She is also wearing a suit jacket and matching skirt, a white blouse, white gloves and a hat. The man on the right is smoking a cigarette and is wearing a suit and hat and is carrying a coat over his right arm. The man on the left is wearing a suit and hat. Row houses and trees line the left and right side of the sidewalk behind them. There are no inscriptions, front or back. This photograph is found on page 12 of the Mildred and Marshall Allen photo album.
- Place collected
- Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Fashion
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
- Object number
- TA2015.143.1.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photo of a group of people having a picnic
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 1/4 × 5 3/8 in. (8.3 × 13.7 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 7 × 10 1/16 in. (17.8 × 25.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photo of a group of people having a picnic. Eight people are seated on the ground facing the camera. The man on the far left is wearing dress slacks, a button down dress shirt and tie. His right arm is resting on his right knee, exposing his socks. The woman on the far right is wearing a dress and holding food in her left hand. Picnic food and other items are situated on top of white linen in the center of the group. There are no inscriptions, front or back. This photograph is found on page three of the Ervin Sisters photo album.
- Place collected
- Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
- Object number
- TA2015.143.3.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photo of a woman standing on boardwalk
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 3 1/8 × 2 1/16 in. (7.9 × 5.2 cm)
- H x W (image): 2 3/4 × 2 in. (7 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a woman standing on a boardwalk. The woman is smiling at the camera and is wearing a winter coat. The coat has fur around the collar, cuffs and the hemline. She is wearing a hat that has a triangle-shaped decoration in the center. Her hands are clasped in front of her as she holds a sparkly purse. There are no inscriptions, front or back. This photograph is found on page five of the Ervin Sisters photo album.
- Place collected
- Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Fashion
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
- Object number
- TA2015.143.3.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photo of man standing with his arm around woman in front of fence
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 7/8 × 2 15/16 in. (12.4 × 7.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 4 5/16 × 2 7/16 in. (11 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a man standing with his arm around woman in front of a fence. The woman is wearing single breasted coat with metal buttons. The coat has a belt and a patterned design at the bottom. She is wearing gloves and her hands are in her coat pocket. She is also wearing a wide-brimmed hat. The man is wearing a long peacoat and bowler hat. He is smiling and has his left hand in his coat pocket. A fence is behind them barren trees are visible in the distance. There are no inscriptions, front or back. This photograph is found on page 12 of the Ervin Sisters photo album.
- Place collected
- Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
- Object number
- TA2015.143.3.82
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Badge from the National Convention of Madam C. J. Walker's Agents
- Manufactured by
- Bastian Brothers Company, American, founded 1895
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- metal and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 5/8 in. (23.5 x 5.9 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A badge from the National Convention of Madam C. J. Walker's Agents. The badge consists of a pendant and two ribbons hanging from a gold-colored metal bar. The bar at the top has a pin back, and the front features a smooth empty rectangular field with a scrolled border. A circular pendant is connected to the bar via two short chains, one from each corner. The pendant features a circular black & white photographic portrait of Madam C. J. Walker set in a gold-colored metal frame edged with a scrolling design. The ribbon on the front of the badge is yellow with black text at the bottom that reads "NATIONAL / CONVENTION / OF / MADAM / C.J. WALKER'S / AGENTS." The ribbon on the back is black with metallic silver text at the bottom that reads "NATIONAL / CONVENTION / OF / MADAM / C.J. WALKER'S / AGENTS" The ribbons are connected at the bottom via a strip of woven metal wire from which hang coiled metallic fringe. Fastened between the two ribbons is a white manufacturer's tag with black letters. It reads "Bastian Brothers Co./ Novelties That Advertise/ Badges Buttons Signs/ Main Office and Factory/ Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
- Object number
- 2013.153.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions