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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 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.
    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
    Caricature and cartoons
    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
    Caricature and cartoons
    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
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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 (Practical)
    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
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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
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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
  • 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 (Practical)
    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
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    Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Spinks, Leon, American, born 1953
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Louisiana Sports, Inc., American
    Louisiana Superdome, American, founded 1975
    Date
    September 15, 1978
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (5.4 x 13.3 cm)
    Description
    Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The ticket is blue with black text. An image of the Superdome can be seen on the ticket. The text on the ticket starts with "LOUISIANA SPORTS, INC. / PRESENTS / THE BATTLE of NEW ORLEANS..."
    Place depicted
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    tickets
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.219.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51da911cb-777c-4128-b514-d248603bf8ae
  • 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 (Practical)
    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
  • Laundry Girl • New Orleans, LA

    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio, French
    Date
    1965; printed 1998
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 x 8 11/16 in. (33 x 22 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl walking down a sidewalk in New Orleans, Louisiana by photographer Leonard Freed. The girl is carrying a large white cloth bag of laundry and is barefoot. She looks at the camera directly and wears a dark dress. Above her head in the extreme upper left of the photo is a storefront sign stating "Service for Colored at Window". The street is lined with cars and homes and other people are visible further down the sidewalk. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Place depicted
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Labor
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf4fb99f-a7f7-49dd-8559-7b2d2151342d
  • Southern Ladies • New Orleans, LA

    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio, French
    Date
    1965; printed 1998
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.6 x 48.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of four women walking on a street in New Orleans, LA by the photographer Leonard Freed. The left half of the frame is filled with two elderly women walking arm-in-arm, both wearing glasses and lacy black bonnets. In the opposite direction two younger women walk together, both carrying packages and purses and wearing headscarves. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Place captured
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513c2f591-ede0-40dc-92fc-a6e67e6ed150
  • Louisiana Prison • New Orleans, LA

    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio, French
    Date
    1965; printed 1998
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a Louisiana prison taken in 1965 by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down a row of prison cells and shows the hands of prisoners reaching through cell bars into the hallway where two men stand. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Place captured
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Law
    Men
    Photography
    Prisons
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f46f5ab2-dd66-44b9-9646-ff59aac90e49
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    Rescue basket used during Hurricane Katrina

    Created by
    Life Support International, American
    Used by
    United States Coast Guard, American, founded 1790
    Date
    ca. 2005
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    chrome steel
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 40 3/4 × 49 × 25 1/4 in., 39 lb. (103.5 × 124.5 × 64.1 cm, 17.7 kg)
    Description
    The rescue basket is constructed almost entirely of welded type 304 stainless steel. The bail assembly folds into the basket for compact stowage. The structural integrity of the bail is provided by ¼" stainless steel cable acting as the hinge point. The bottom is enclosed with a plastic, semi-rigid net liner with 1" openings. The float covers are constructed of 1050 denier nylon ballistic cloth with a marine urethane coating. Each cover is printed with safety pictorials and has high intensity retro-reflective markings. These technical details are from the online company catalog: www.lifesupportintl.com
    Place collected
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Military
    Type
    emergency vehicles
    Topic
    Military
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1faed43-866c-423d-99b6-8f744b580044
  • 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 (Practical)
    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
  • The Picayune Creole Cook Book

    Published by
    The Times-Picayune, American, founded 1837
    Date
    1922
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper, cardboard, book cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 in. (23.5 × 15.9 × 2.5 cm)
    H x W x D (open): 9 1/4 × 13 1/8 × 1 in. (23.5 × 33.3 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    A hardback copy of the sixth edition of the Picayune Creole Cook Book which has in total 390 off-white pages separated into different categories of Creole cuisine in several distinct chapters. The front cover is beige, with some slight darker discoloration around the edges, and features a dark blue ink illustration in its center. The drawing depicts a woman in a polka-dot blouse with rolled up sleeves, a checkered skirt, an apron around her waist, and a head wrap covering her hair, stirring the contents of a large bowl. A pitcher sits next to the bowl on the table; above the image is the book's title centered in a dark blue label which reads [PICAYUNE / CREOLE/ COOK / BOOK]. The interior of the front cover has a sticker featuring a black-and-white landscape/exterior shot from the visual perspective of a covered patio; [EX LIBRIS/ANITA BALDWIN] is written into the scene on the bottom and top rails of the patio. There are three handwritten notes on the interior of the front cover, [Not to be taken] underlined and repeated on the top right of the first blank title page. [Anita M. Baldwin / (illegible)] is centered on the first blank title page. The first interior page is 3/4 full of handwritten penciled text. There are pencil marks throughout the text which scratch out the word "carrots" from recipes which include them as an ingredient.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
    Place printed
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    cookbooks
    Topic
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Cooking and dining
    Foodways
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8698d27-f882-4d2b-bd68-d3fce8d18049
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    Louis Jordan "Blue Light Boogie": Mr. Personality, In Person!

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jordan, Louis, American, 1908 - 1975
    Dew Drop Inn, American, 1938 - 1972
    Date
    1949
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
    Title
    Program for a Louis Jordan performance in New Orleans, Louisiana
    Description
    A souvenir program for a performance by Louis Jordan at the Booker T. Washington Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted by Frank Painia of the Dew Drop Inn. The program graphics consists of black print on white paper with magenta highlights. A black-and-white image of a smiling Louis Jordan appears at the center right hand side along with a full length black-and-white image of Jordan below, holding an alto saxaphone in his right hand.
    Place used
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Musicians
    Nightlife
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
    Object number
    2011.145.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c3d2175-9625-4b84-8741-4e7e6bbc78cf
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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 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 date the sale is to take place as March 25, 1858. It then lists the names, ages and skills of the people 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
  • Father Victor Cohea blesses the sacrament during the Holy Eucharist at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005

    Photograph by
    Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
    Subject of
    Fr. Cohea, Victor H., American, born 1948
    St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, New Orleans, American, 1867 - 2005
    Date
    2005; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm)
    H x W (image): 18 1/2 x 12 7/16 in. (47 x 31.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Father Victor Cohea holding a silver chalice above his head with both hands. He is wearing a white robe and glasses. Additional chalices are on the altar before him. A candle can be seen in the foreground. No inscriptions on the front or back.
    Place captured
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.141.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jason Miccolo Johnson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b6e1a2f2-4ef9-4ca2-948d-f7b0889cb27f
  • Red trousers worn by Fats Domino

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017
    Date
    late 20th Century
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, plastic buttons, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    L x W: 41 x 18 in. (104.1 x 45.7 cm)
    Description
    These red pants were worn by Fats Domino and have straight legs and an adjustable waist. The pants are made from a red synthetic fabric and close at the center front waist with a metal zipper, one (1) flat metal hook-and-eye, and two (2) round plastic buttons, one gray and one red. There are two (2) diagonally inset pockets, one at each front side waist, and two (2) welted pockets, one at each back side below the waistband. The proper left back pocket closes with one (1) round plastic red button. Adjustable self-fabric straps on each side of the waistband fasten with silver-colored metal buckles above each front side pocket. The pants are lined only at the waistband with an off-white synthetic fiber, which is also used as pocket lining. A label with printed information regarding care is sewn on the interior proper right back side of the waistband.
    Place used
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    trousers
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antoine "Fats" Domino
    Object number
    2013.59.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532f39c8a-c930-4218-b519-2e2b9e00a4aa
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    Red and cream loafers designed by Pierre Cardin and worn by Fats Domino

    Designed by
    Pierre Cardin, French, founded 1950
    Worn by
    Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017
    Date
    late 20th Century
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    leather, wood, rubber, and elastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Left shoe (a)): 4 1/2 × 4 × 11 3/4 in. (11.4 × 10.2 × 29.8 cm)
    H x W x D (Right shoe (b)): 4 1/4 × 4 × 11 3/4 in. (10.8 × 10.2 × 29.8 cm)
    Description
    This pair of men's burgundy and tan leather loafers, left shoe (2013.59.3a) and right shoe (2013.59.3b), were worn by Fats Domino. The uppers of the shoes are made from leather, with the wingtip toe caps, heel counters, a panel over the tongue, and the trim around the foot opening all in burgundy. The rest of the uppers and the tongues are cream leather. A decorative design is punched into the burgundy leather at the center of each toe cap and along the edges of the wingtip and the counter. A piece of wide brown elastic is sewn behind each tongue for an adjustable fit. The shoes have leather soles and stacked wooden heels that are painted black with a black rubber heel cap. The Pierre Cardin logo and name are incised onto the heel caps. A square metal "p" logo is attached at the outer side of only the right heel. The insides of the shoes are lined in light brown leather, including the inner soles. A blue label with cream text having the "p" logo at the left reads: "pierre cardin / PARIS / MADE IN SPAIN". The style and size are stamped in black ink on the interior proper left side of each shoe.
    Place used
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    Loafers (TM)
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antoine "Fats" Domino
    Object number
    2013.59.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55058d7ad-cc13-4b6b-8630-b09cddc287bc
  • Ivory ruffled necktie designed by Serrano and worn by Fats Domino

    Designed by
    Serrano, American
    Worn by
    Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017
    Date
    late 20th Century
    Medium
    silk satin and velvet
    Dimensions
    L x W: 59 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (150.5 x 6.4 cm)
    Description
    This ivory silk ruffled necktie was worn by Fats Domino. The tie is thin with square tips on the blade and tail, and is made from silk satin. The satin is turned with the wrong side facing and then box-pleated and sewn to the blade, with a thin piece of ivory velvet bisecting the ruffled pleats. A label is sewn onto the back of the blade with red embroidered text reading: "IMPORTED SILK / by / Serrano / LOS ANGELES".
    Place used
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    neckties
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antoine "Fats" Domino
    Object number
    2013.59.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5897c867c-6f42-467c-b2cf-6592a4d68d37

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