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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.
- 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
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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
- 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.
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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
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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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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
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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
- 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
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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 ViewCommunity/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
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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 (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
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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.
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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
- 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.
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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
- 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.
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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 ViewConcourse 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
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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 (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.
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The Picayune Creole Cook Book
- Published by
- The Times-Picayune, American, founded 1837
- Date
- 1922
- On ViewCulture/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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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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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
- 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
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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
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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 ViewCulture/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
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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