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Manifest for the ship Fashion listing an enslaved girl, Sally, age 14
- Signed by
- Torrey, John P.
- Fullerton, S. W.
- Date
- January 27, 1844
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (21 × 34.6 cm)
- Description
- This pre-printed and handwritten form is a slave manifest for the ship Fashion with a home port of New York traveling from Port Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, dated January 27, 1844. The document is signed by the ship's owner, John P. Torrey and the ship's master, S. W. Fullerton. One enslaved girl named Sally, aged 14, is listed on the manifest. The reverse of the form has pre-printed and handwritten text granting permission for the ship's travel to Mobile.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Port Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- ships' manifests
- Topic
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Fancy Girl trade
- Slavery
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons
- Signed by
- Armfield, John
- Moore, Joseph C.
- Date
- October 30, 1833
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in. (24.9 x 19.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 13/16 x 15 5/16 in. (24.9 x 38.9 cm)
- Description
- A handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed statement that the enslaved persons named within the document were not imported after January 1, 1808. Inside and on the back page, the names of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons are listed along with information on "Age," "Feet," "Inch," and "Colour." In the Remarks field, written vertically next to the names of enslaved persons 1-33 is: [Manifest of Negroes, Mulattoes, and persons of Colour, taken on board the Brig Uneas, whereof Joseph C. Moore is Master, further 155 1/25 Tons, to be transported from the Port of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia for the purpose of being sold or disposed of as slaves, or to be held to service or labour. Shipped by Franklin and Armfield over to Isaac Franklin New Orleans.].
- The paper is creased twice horizontally as if to fold it into thirds. There is a hole at the center that extends through all pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- manifests
- Topic
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Law
- Slavery
- Transportation
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Broadside for a New Orleans auction of 18 enslaved persons from Alabama
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Vignie, Norbert
- Date
- 1858
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (47.5 × 22 cm)
- Description
- A single-sheet broadside with bold serif font typeface advertising an auction for the sale of eighteen slaves. It consists of black printed text on off-white paper. The top of the broadside reads "SLAVES! / Long Credit Sale / of / Plantation Hands / from Alabama, without reserve.” The broadside lists the sale location as the St. Louis Hotel and the date the sale is to take place as March 25, 1858. It then lists the names, ages and skills of the individuals being sold. A disclaimer in the middle of the broadside reads “All of the above Slaves are from the State of Alabama, and sold under / a full guarantee, except the defects above stated. The bottom portion of the broadside lists additional enslaved people being sold at this auction. At the bottom of the broadside an additional disclaimer and terms of sale are listed.
- The enslaved persons to be auctioned are listed as follows:
- Absalom, 28, plantation hand
- Ned, 43, plantation hand
- Tom, about 46, plantation hand
- Bill, 23, plantation hand
- Frank, 25, plantation hand
- Alfred, 35, plantation hand
- Polly, 23, cook, washer and ironer
- George, 23, plantation hand and carriage driver; to be sold with his wife Martha, 30 and their four children, Ned, 7, Nancy 6, Horace, 4, and Mary, 1
- Dan, 23, cooper
- Lewis, 35, general labor
- Firman, 40, laborer
- Mary, 27, house servant
- Jim, 26, general labor
- Place used
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic life
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Labor
- Men
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.305
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Twelve Years A Slave
- Written by
- Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
- Published by
- Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
- Date
- 1853
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Antislavery
- Domestic slave trade
- Free communities of color
- Law
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours: Recipes from New Orleans that Louis Armstrong Loved
- Written by
- Blake, Christopher, American, died 2014
- Published by
- Southern Food & Beverage Museum, American, founded 2008
- Subject of
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Date
- 2008
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- printing ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 11 × 5 1/2 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 14 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 11 × 11 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 27.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A cookbook booklet printed by the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. The booklet contains a collection of recipes of foods and dishes associated with New Orleans, including red beans and rice, po boy sandwiches, gumbo, jambalaya, etc. The booklet is is twenty-five (25) pages, as well as printed front and back covers. The ink is a brown-red color, and there is an illustration of red beans at the bottom corner of each page.
- Place made
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- American South
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Musicians
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Deborah L. Mack
- Object number
- 2014.82.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2008 Southern Food & Beverage Museum. Permission required for use.
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Flight
- Written by
- White, Walter F., American, 1893 - 1955
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (19.7 x 14 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A bound, first edition, hardcover book by Walter White titled "Flight". The cover of the book is red and has a blue and orange art deco style geometric design along spine side of the book and the title in yellow at the top edge. The spine has yellow lettering that reads: [Flight / Walter White / Alfred A Knopf]. The two names are framed by a patterned design. The back of the cover is mostly blank. An imprint in the bottom right corner, has an image of a dog and lettering that reads [Borzoi Books]. The inside covers are printed in an orange and green vertical motif. A handwritten inscription on the first interior page reads "To Joel E. Springarn / with the warm / regard of / Walter White." There are 300 pages, no illustrations or photographs. The last three pages have advertisements for other books published by Alfred A. Knopf.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Colorism
- Great Migration
- Identity
- Literature
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.31.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter White. Permission required for use.
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Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard
- Photograph by
- Leeson, William H., American
- Subject of
- Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
- Swymmer and Leeson, American, 1866 - 1868
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1870
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.1 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of John W. Menard shown in bust portrait. Menard's body is turned nearly in profile with his left side foremost, but his head is turned only one quarter and he looks slightly off frame. His hair is parted at his left side and smooth down on the top, but curly on the sides. He has a mustache. Menard wears a dark colored jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
- Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print is the text "J. Willis Menard". All of the mark on the back of the photograph for Swymmer & Leeson except "& LEESON, No. STREET." has been crossed out, with "167 Poydras Street" inscribed at the bottom in ink.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "Swymmer / Leeson".
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina victims
- Attributed to
- National Black Environmental Justice Network, American, founded 1999
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 2005
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring white type set against a photographic background depicting African Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Photographic background has been colorized green and red on edges. White type on button reads, [Remember Katrina/Fight Racism, Poverty and Pollution!!/National Black Environmental Justice Network/Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign/NBEJN/P.O. Box 15395/Washington, D.C. 20003/202-265-4919/WWW.NBEJN.ORG].
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 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
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.53
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Sobol, Richard Barry, American, born 1937
- Buxton Sobol, Anne, American
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
- Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
- Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, American
- Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
- Date
- May 26, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:01:07
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h.
- Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a civil rights lawyer. He recalls meeting Robert Hicks of Bogalusa, Louisiana, being personally protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, and his involvement in many job discrimination cases brought against the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. He also discusses other employment, labor union, and housing discrimination cases he argued. His wife, Anne, is also briefly interviewed.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0015
- Place collected
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Bogalusa, Washington+Parish"&op=Search">Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Labor
- Law
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.15.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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U. of Calif. Med. School charged with racial bias
- Published by
- People's World, American, founded 1924
- Written by
- Allan, Stephanie
- Date
- March 22, 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 3/8 × 7 in. (36.5 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- A newspaper clipping from the Daily World. On one side is an article about the Supreme Court Bakke decision regarding discrimination against minorities at the Medical School of the University of California at Davis, titled "U. of Calif. Med. School charged with racial bias." A second article on that side of the clipping concerning the construction of new prisons in Louisiana titled "Prison plan in Louisiana is held a 'colossal waste.'" On the verso is a section titled "African Notes" with short blurbs titled "South Africa - Israel ties," and "Namibian Independence."
- Place depicted
- Davis, Yolo County, California, United States, North and Central America
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- clippings
- Topic
- Africa
- Decolonization
- Education
- Justice
- Law
- Politics
- Prisons
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.79.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Daily World. Permission required for use.
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Red Beans and Rice Fleur de Lis
- Created by
- Francis, Myesha, American
- Date
- 2010
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- canvas , pigment , bean
- Dimensions
- 24 × 18 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (61 × 46 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Painting of a fleur-de-lis made of red beans and rice. The fleur-de-lis is featured in the center, on a multi-colored background. The fleur-de-lis is bordered in red beans with rice filling the inside. In the center is a small circle of red beans. The background of the painting is red in the top half with a dark yellow along the bottom half with detailing around the fleur-de-lis.
- Place made
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Colonialism
- Foodways
- French colonialism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Myesha Francis-Agwe. Permission required for use.
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Carte-de-visite of Preston Taylor as a drummer with the 116th USCT
- Photograph by
- Prince, Louis Isaac, 1832 - 1867
- Subject of
- Taylor, Preston, American
- United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865
- Date
- ca. 1866
- Medium
- albumen and silver on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (9.2 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- An albumen carte-de-visite photograph, signed, of Preston Taylor, a drummer in the 116th United States Colored Troops. A dark haired young man, Preston Taylor, wears a soldier’s uniform jacket with three large buttons vertically attached, white detailing around his collar. Within the fading of Taylor’s image, below his jacket buttons, is his signature which reads: [Preston Taylor, Co. G, 116th U.S.C.T.]. The back of the albumen photograph has light stains at the top, and bears the ink printed name and address of the photographer: [L. I. PRINCE, / Photographer / 112 Caral and 8 St. Charles Sts., / (CORNER BUILDING) / Over Union Insurance Co., / New Orleans.]. At the bottom middle of the card is typed: [Additional Copies can be had when required.].
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- Topic
- Emancipation
- Men
- Military
- Music
- Musicians
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Hammond B
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 2007
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3200pixels × 4016pixels
- Description
- A digital image of the destroyed keyboard of a Hammond organ. The top row of keys is largely destroyed, and the entirety of the keyboard is covered in rust, rubble, and mold.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina
- Created by
- Moser, Don, American
- Date
- 2005
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- Wood, copper, brass, tin, and plastic with fabric and rhinestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (guitar): 41 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (106 × 34.9 × 6 cm)
- H x W x D (Wood box): 5 x 47 7/8 x 17 in. (12.7 x 121.6 x 43.2 cm)
- Description
- The Voodoo Guitar (.1) used by Don Moser of Swampkat. The 6-string electric guitar is wooden with metal-plated head and body. A plaque on the head features text that reads [KATRINA - AUG - 29- 2005]. Metal letters are adhered along one side and the bottom of the head, following the curve [NEW ORLEANS / VOODOO]. Multiple "windows" were built into the guitar head. Contents include objects such as a voodoo doll and rhinestone fleur de lis brooch. At the center of the head, a figurine is attached atop the strings. It is shaped like a cross. Its top half is black, while the bottom is white and covered with multi-colored beads. Brown hair-like fibers extend out of the top and two arms. A handwritten letter (.2) on white paper with rough, burned edges is attached under the strings. It visually blocks part of the head and reads [DEAR KEVIN, / THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND / YOUR TEAM HAS PUT INTO THE VOODOO GUITAR / PROJECT. / I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MIN. OF THE JOURNEY. / THIS IS THE VOODOO GUITAR. PLEASE TAKE / EXTRA CARE OF HER, I GROWN QUITE FOND OF HER! / THE GUITAR IS SET UP AND PLAYS GREAT, SHE SOUNDS / LIKE THE DEVIL MOVING FURNITURE! / BLESSINGS / DON]. The back of the neck is light-colored wood, and the back of the head is dark wood. A gold-colored metal plaque situated at the base of the neck features engraved text that reads [KATRINA / YOU THOUGHT / YOU COULD KEEP / THE OL BIG EASY / DOWN BUT WE / STILL HEAR OUR / BRASS BANDS / BLOWIN OH WHAT/ A BEAUTIFUL / SOUND]. A clear plastic cylinder is attached to the underside of the head. It has a metal top & bottom and contains a fuzzy object.
- Place made
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Folklife
- Music
- Musicians
- Ornamentation
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Musician/Artist Don Louis Moser
- Object number
- 2015.119.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Calling the Indians Out
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (31.8 × 46.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.5 × 50.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 19 3/4 × 25 1/4 × 1 in. (50.2 × 64.1 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white print of men dancing and playing tambourines in New Orleans. There are seven men of differing ages in the foreground. All wear coats and hats. Other people, houses, and telephone poles are visible in the background. At bottom center, under the image in black marker, is [A/P]. The photograph is signed and dated at bottom right, under the image in black marker. There are no marks on the back.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.133.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank L. Stewart © Frank L. Stewart
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Baptist Drum
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 2006
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5166pixels × 6199pixels
- Description
- A digital image of the interior of a church after being flooded by Hurricane Katrina. The image looks down the mud-caked central aisle of the church towards the altar. Sitting in the middle of the aisle is a steel snare drum. To the left and right are pews, and further down the aisle are pieces of debris in front of the dais.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Humanity Street
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 2005
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4804pixels × 6000pixels
- Description
- A digital image of flooding in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The image depicts a house, car, telephone pole, and stop sign under several feet of standing water along Humanity Street.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Art
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Katrina's Parlor
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 2006
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3729pixels × 4692pixels
- Description
- A digital image of an interior room damaged by Hurrican Katrina. To the left are windows obscured by red drapes and blinds. On the far wall is an oval mirror and another window. The walls are covered in mold. The floor is covered in assorted debris, and parts of the ceiling have fallen or are dangling.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Clouds and Railroad Tracks
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 2005
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8999pixels × 11334pixels
- Description
- A digital image of flooding in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In the foreground is calm floodwater reflecting a partly cloudy sky. Behind the reflection is a railroad. In the background is more flooding with houses and telephone poles.
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Frank Stewart Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
-
CC0
Door with rescue markings from Hurricane Katrina
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- before 2005; altered September 12, 2005
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- Wood, glass, and paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 83 3/8 × 36 1/2 × 2 1/4 in., 72 lb. (211.8 × 92.7 × 5.7 cm, 32.7 kg)
- Description
- Wooden door with frosted glass. The door is: 83 1/4" high, 35 3/4" wide, 1 3/4" thick, glass inside is 59 1/2" high, 23 1/2" wide; the frosted glass (with the Katrina markings on it) begins at 17 1/2" from the bottom and extends to 6" from the top, and 6” from each side. Markings include FEMA chart painted on it after the building’s inspection by a rescue crew.
- Place collected
- Broadmoor neighborhood, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Buildings and Structures
- Type
- doors
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.93
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions