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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 View
    Concourse 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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5371612ed-99ea-45eb-83f8-5234ebd62b16
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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.
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    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e93ff0d-ae53-45c4-9cc2-b30be8d90ffc
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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
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507849698-8bff-420e-8606-47926ddde95e
  • Twelve Years A Slave

    Written by
    Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
    Published by
    Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
    Date
    1853
    On View
    Concourse 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.
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    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537167978-c6a5-4b5c-8aad-8b8ccdd82f33
  • 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 View
    Culture/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
    Type
    cookbooks
    pamphlets
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f433463-9eca-478a-96f1-07fadadfcfb4
  • 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f3b4396-204e-465f-8e03-085d5d6cb1db
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6cd6baf-d5e5-49b5-b55e-8b7c77435c5b
  • 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
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Justice
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5782e8282-7476-427a-b545-7e47ca73bb2a
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54fd7a054-3ae1-4fee-9e22-976b20b237d4
  • 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d89c7b1-1764-4659-b549-92086386ed9c
  • Red Beans and Rice Fleur de Lis

    Created by
    Francis, Myesha, American
    Date
    2010
    On View
    Culture/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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5481af20a-fb62-49fc-93a8-d66e3c625523
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508464db0-583f-432b-abce-008fe88eeb78
  • 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
    Topic
    Art
    Photography
    U.S. History, 2001-
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58259d450-8faa-4281-a388-89be0abd13e1
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    Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina

    Created by
    Moser, Don, American
    Date
    2005
    On View
    Culture/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
    Type
    musical instruments
    guitars
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566bb8fd6-5701-455d-b559-f25cd490a8a8
  • 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
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Holidays and festivals
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffefbe55-95e1-4eb9-9ae2-4c30e404f6d2
  • 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
    Topic
    Art
    Photography
    Religious groups
    U.S. History, 2001-
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503eb4fd3-a976-426a-8b81-0415330a2bb2
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6252858-5765-46a7-a9dd-954624123bd0
  • 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
    Topic
    Art
    Photography
    U.S. History, 2001-
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd544101e2a-771f-4dd6-b07e-477212bb1bda
  • 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
    Topic
    Art
    Housing
    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
    2016.158.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Frank Stewart
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c43dc485-aee1-4879-a406-fe22de611ff5
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    Door with rescue markings from Hurricane Katrina

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Date
    before 2005; altered September 12, 2005
    On View
    Concourse 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
    Topic
    Communities
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.93
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5213f4c08-2005-48de-9e70-fb8ca94d8fca

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