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  • A more than 40 year old tradition of baptizing in the Chesapeake Bay at Taylor’s Beach is continued every 3rd Sunday in August by Rev. T. Wright Morris (right), pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Reedville, Virginia, 2003

    Photograph by
    Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
    Subject of
    Shiloh Baptist Church of Reedville, VA, American
    Rev. Wright Morris, T., American, 1935 - 2011
    Morris, George L., American, born 1964
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    2003; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
    H x W (image): 14 1/2 x 17 7/8 in. (36.8 x 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Rev. T. Wright Morris (right) standing in water and baptizing a woman, aided by his son, Rev. George L. Morris (left). Morris' proper right hand covers the woman's face while his left hand supports her back as she is being raised from the water. George Morris stands on the other side of the woman, his proper right hand supporting her back and his left on her arm. They are dressed in white. A crowd of people can be seen along the shoreline. No inscriptions on the front or back.
    Place captured
    Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Families
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson
    Object number
    2012.144.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jason Miccolo Johnson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e2c6e3c-b21d-4523-bd26-5ca78ff1bfed
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    Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston

    Issued by
    Intercontinental Promotions Inc., American
    Printed by
    National Ticket Company, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (5.7 × 13.3 cm)
    Caption
    The fight, known as "Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Ali's first after changing his name from Cassius Clay.
    Description
    A blue ticket with black type for a Heavyweight Boxing Match for the Championship of the World between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965 in St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine. The ticket has images of both Ali and Liston on the front. The back of the ticket has the name of the and location of the National Ticket Company with a union bug for the Typographical Union #7 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
    Place depicted
    Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    admission tickets
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.120.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516ce9e10-96eb-424d-8684-fa1a8e2d751f
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