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Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Written by
- Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
- Published by
- J. B. Lippincott & Co., American, 1836 - 1978
- Date
- 1937
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper with cloth, cardboard, metallic paper and acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (21 × 14.3 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A signed, first edition hardcover book with dust jacket and a clear, protective plastic cover. The book takes place in early twentieth century Florida. The book recounts the life story of the protagonist, Janie Crawford, a young woman born during the Reconstructionist Era. The dust jacket is gold with central, black and white illustration featuring a male God-like figure in against a stormy sky. The figure is throwing down gold-colored lightening and thunderbolts to the flooded land below. In the lower left corner of the image is a small grouping of trees blowing in the storm. Along the bottom of the illustration, roofs of structures can be seen just above the water. The image is bordered in black. Above and below the illustration on the front cover is text in black. At the top [THEIR EYES/WERE WATCHING GOD/A NOVEL]. Along the bottom [ZORA N· HURSTON]. The black text along the top of the white, back cover of the dust jacket reads: [Some Reviews / OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON’S PREVIOUS BOOK / “Mules and Men”], followed by five book review blurbs. The book has an orange cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with black text across the top and bottom of the spine. The text at the top of the spine reads [Their eyes / were / watching / God] above a black circle with a black dot in the center and [Hurston]. The name of the publishers [Lippincott] is embossed in black lettering across the bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed on the front of the book in black lettering [Their eyes were / watching God / Zora Neale Hurston] just below seven black circles with black dots in the circles centers. The inside front cover is inscribed with red ink by the author [To/Miss Ruby Mc Knight/Using stars like stair-/steps -/Zora Neale Hurston]. The book is twenty chapters and two hundred and eighty-six pages long.
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Eau Gallie, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Eatonville, Orange County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Florida, United States, The Everglades, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Language
- Literature
- Rural life
- Segregation
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.315ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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School copy book used by Hannah Amelia Lyons
- Printed by
- Price, Philip Jr., American
- Used by
- Lyons, Hannah Amelia, American
- Date
- 1830-1836
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, string
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)
- Caption
- Hannah A. Lions’s School Copy Book, 1831
- Attending school in Philadelphia, Hannah Lions copied down her math, history, and poetry lessons in this notebook. Her family saved this book as "proof that there were some educated [black] people way back when."
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A school copy book printed by Philip Price in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and used by Hannah Amelia Lyons. The book has paper covers bound on the proper left side. A length of knotted pink string extends from the top edge of the binding, serving as a bookmark. Several engravings are printed on the front and back covers. On the front cover is a portrait of John Adams entitled "Late President of the United States," above an allegorical scene and space for the owner to sign the book, followed by the printer's name. The back cover has an image of an eagle flying over open waters between two ships and clasping a banner reading "SHIPPED" in its beak. Below the eagle is a floral sprig on the left and a grouping of masonic symbols on the right, with a thin scrollwork border below them. Below the border is a shield with an eagle inside it holding a banner reading "E Pluribus Unum". Below the shield are two separate allegorical scenes. The interior pages contain various school exercises including mathematics and poetry.
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- workbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hope Evans Boyd
- Object number
- 2012.124.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair
- Written by
- Furness, William Henry, American, 1802 - 1896
- Published by
- Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, American
- Subject of
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1838
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- William Henry Furness was the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a prominent abolitionist whose home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.
- Description
- Black ink on paper, printed copy of [An / Address / Delivered Before A Meeting / Of The / Members And Friends / Of The / Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society / During The Annual Fair / December 19, 1849 / By W.H. Furness.]. The publisher’s information can be found on the bottom of the cover page: [Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, No. 7 Carter’s Alley. 1850.] The cover is a faded green paper and is worn around the edges. The address has 16 interior pages written in black ink on white paper.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sermons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Flight
- Written by
- White, Walter F., American, 1893 - 1955
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (19.7 x 14 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A bound, first edition, hardcover book by Walter White titled "Flight". The cover of the book is red and has a blue and orange art deco style geometric design along spine side of the book and the title in yellow at the top edge. The spine has yellow lettering that reads: [Flight / Walter White / Alfred A Knopf]. The two names are framed by a patterned design. The back of the cover is mostly blank. An imprint in the bottom right corner, has an image of a dog and lettering that reads [Borzoi Books]. The inside covers are printed in an orange and green vertical motif. A handwritten inscription on the first interior page reads "To Joel E. Springarn / with the warm / regard of / Walter White." There are 300 pages, no illustrations or photographs. The last three pages have advertisements for other books published by Alfred A. Knopf.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colorism
- Great Migration
- Identity
- Literature
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.31.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Walter White. Permission required for use.
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
- Written by
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745 - 1797
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Owned by
- West, Mary J., American
- Date
- 1789; republished 1837
- Medium
- ink on paper, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (17.8 × 11.5 × 2.8 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African written by Eqiano Olaudah. The book has a brown leather cover with gold colored lettering. A paper dust jacket with "Gustavus Vassa" on the front surrounds the leather cover. There are inscriptions on the front pastedown endpaper and the front endpaper. The book has 294 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Africa, Africa
- England, Europe
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- West Indies, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- narratives
- Topic
- Africa
- Emancipation
- Literature
- Men
- Middle Passage
- Religious groups
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William E. West, Sr. and Family
- Object number
- 2014.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Compiled by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- cotton thread, plastic, wood, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.1): 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.2): 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.4 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.3): 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.4): 1 1/4 x 1 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.5): 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (0.6 x 14.6 x 3.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2010.6.68.6): 7/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- f
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- spools
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2010.6.68.1-.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Holy Bible
- Published by
- John B. Perry, American
- Subject of
- Woby, Susan, American, 1806 - 1893
- McCloe, Aaron, American, born 1844
- Wobe, Ann, American, 1803 - 1880
- McCloe, Gilbert, American, born 1847
- McCloe, John Cortland, American, born 1853
- Date
- 1847
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold leaf on leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (bible closed): 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 9.5 cm)
- H x W (loose page): 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)
- Description
- A bible owned by the Woby and McCloe families. The Holy Bible is a large brown, leather bound book. Geometric and floral designs surround the outer edge and a gold-leaf image of a Bible atop a pillow. The image of the book is on a pedestal surrounded by columns. The geometric and floral patterns continue on the binding with some areas of loss around the title, leaving the words, [IBLE]. The back cover has the same design as the front without gold leaf. Handwritten in blue marker on the inside of the front cover is text that reads, [From Attic 22 E/ Burlington St. Woby to - McClow-]. The inner pages are cream colored with black text and ten large illustrations of scenes from the Bible. There is a [FAMILY RECORD] section with registers of [BIRTHS] and [MARRIAGES] on pages with a black scroll border. The space for births has been filled in with handwritten names and dates of members of the Wobe and McCloe family. The marriages section is blank. This Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, Canne's Marginal Notes and References, an index of names, and Concordance, and the Psalms of David.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Families
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.19.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Anna Longstreth
- Photograph by
- Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown, American, 1866 - 1884
- Subject of
- Longstreth, Mary Anna, American, 1811 - 1884
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1870-1880
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.1 × 5.8 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Mary Anna Longstreth shown in bust portrait. Her body is turned one quarter to her right, but her face is turned straight to the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled into a high bun at the back of her head. Her cheeks are tinted pink. She wears a pinstriped dress, a white folded collar, and a white lace shawl is draped over her shoulders. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite along the bottom of the print is the text "Mary Anna Longstreth" with "M.A. Longstreth" written below the print on the mount. A mark for Taylor & Brown is printed on the back of the photograph.
- 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 "TAYLOR & BROWN".
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- 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
- 2017.30.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of M. J. Burleigh
- Photograph by
- Broadbent and Phillips, American, 1870 - 1874
- Subject of
- Burleigh, Margaret Jones, American, 1817 - 1891
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1875
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.6 × 5.9 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Margaret Jones Burleigh shown in half portrait. She is facing the camera but her head is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then gathered behind her head. Her lips are tinted pink. She wears a dark colored bodice with a ruffled yoke detail and a white ruffled standing collar with a large white bow tied at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten along the bottom of the print in graphite is the text "M. J. Burleigh". No. "20949" is handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph below Broadbent and Phillips' mark.
- 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 "Broadbent & Phillips".
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- 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
- 2017.30.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Anna M. Stanton
- Photograph by
- Horning's Photographic Rooms, American
- Subject of
- Stanton, Anna M., American, 1832 - 1915
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1869-1877
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 in. (10 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Anna M. Stanton shown in full portrait. Stanton is standing with her body turned to the side and her left side foremost. Her head is turned to the camera. She wears her hair parted at the center and gathered into an updo behind her head. She has on a dark colored bodice and a bustle skirt. A chatelaine or watch chain is visible hanging from her chest down underneath her left arm. She is standing in front of an interior backdrop painted with a parlor mantel and draperies. Her hands are resting on top of each other on the top of the back of a carved armchair with a tufted padded back.
- Handwritten in ink on the back of the photograph above the photographer's mark is the text, "Anne M. Stanton".
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Anne M. Stanton" and in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "ANNE M. STANTON?".
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Sally Cadwallader Ely
- Photograph by
- Phillips, Henry C., American, 1843 - 1911
- Subject of
- Ely, Sarah Cadwallader, American, 1836 - 1918
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1862-1869
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.1 × 5.8 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Sarah "Sally" Cadwallader Ely shown in three-quarter length portrait. She is seated with her body turned so that her left side is foremost to the camera. Her right arm is propped on a table covered with a floral cloth and her right hand is resting on her right cheek. Her left arm rests in her lap and she is holding a book with her thumb inside the pages and the book partially open. Her hair is parted at the center and then pinned in ringlets on the sides of her head. Her cheeks are tinted pink. She wears a dark colored dress with a high neck, full-length fitted sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a full skirt. The heavily decorative carved back of the chair she is seated in is partially visible behind her. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print and onto the mount is the text "1868 / Sally Cadwallader Ely". Printed on the back of the photograph is a mark for H.C. Phillips.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten on the album page in the lower left corner in graphite is the text "H C PHILLIPS".
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Ely
- Photograph by
- Phillips, Henry C., American, 1843 - 1911
- Subject of
- Ely, Samuel S., American, 1836 - 1898
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1862-1869
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.1 × 5.8 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Samuel Ely shown in three-quarter portrait. Ely is seated with his body facing the camera, but his head is turned one quarter to his right and he looks off camera. His hair is parted on the left side and combed smooth to just above his ears and he has a full beard and mustache. His cheeks are tinted pink. Ely wears a dark coat with velvet collar, white shirt, dark bowtie, dark vest, and light pants. A watch chain is visible hanging from his vest buttons. His left elbow is propped on the arm of the chair he sits in white his right hand rests on his right thigh. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print is the name "Samuel Ely". Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph is "Sam. S. Ely. / Wisconsin". Printed on the back of the photograph is a mark for H.C. Phillips with the number "8664" written in.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print is the name "Samuel Ely". Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph is "Sam. S. Ely. / Wisconsin". Printed on the back of the photograph is a mark for H.C. Phillips with "8664" handwritten in.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Military
- Photography
- 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
- 2017.30.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 2747
- Published by
- Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Allair, Alexander
- Date
- November 24, 1787
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.5 × 30 cm)
- Description
- November 24, 1787 edition of the Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. The four-page newspaper is on yellowed paper with black ink. The newspaper has several creases and the edges are torn in several places. The front and back pages have advertisements while the interior pages contain articles and additional advertisements. On the front page at the bottom left corner are two advertisements for the sale of two enslaved people. The top advertisement is for the sale of an unidentified enslaved male; 29 years of age. The bottom advertisement is for the sale of an unidentified enslaved female. On the front page in the third column beneath the fold is an advertisement for a ten dollar reward on information regarding a runaway enslaved person named Will. The advertisement describes Will in detail including his height and physical ailments as well as his language proficiency. It identifies Will as being from Buck County, Pennsylvania and belonging to Mr. Alexander Allair.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Fugitive enslaved
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine: The Saga of Harriet Tubman, "The Moses of Her People," Vol. 2
- Written by
- Maynard, Joan Bacchus, American, 1928 - 2006
- Taylor Francis
- L.C. Arty
- Illustrated by
- Feelings, Tom, American, 1933 - 2003
- Jackson, Ezra
- Published by
- Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1966
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Williams, Daniel Hale, American, 1858 - 1931
- Aldridge, Ira, American, 1807 - 1867
- Bishop Healy, James Augustine, American, 1830 - 1900
- Du Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point, Haitian, 1750 - 1818
- Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, American, founded 1966
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/4 × 6 13/16 × 1/8 in. (26 × 17.3 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 × 11/16 in. (26 × 34 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine: The Saga of Harriet Tubman, "The Moses of Her People," Volume 2. The front cover of the book features a large detailed illustration of Harriet Tubman. Tubman is portrayed with her body facing the viewer but with her head turned, looking over her proper right shoulder at a large fire in the distance. Trees and tall grass surround her and two people are following behind her. She is wearing a blue coat, shirt, satchel bag, and has a kerchief tied over her hair. The illustration is framed with yellow bands and white columns on either side. The masthead at the top is printed in black text in a yellow box that reads [GOLDEN LEGACY / ILLUSTRATED HISTORY MAGAZINE], set against a black background. The logo for Fitzgerald Publishing Company is printed in a yellow circle to the left of the masthead. It has the initials [F / P] printed in white and black ink. A yellow circle to the right of the masthead displays the cover price [25¢] printed in black ink. The interior pages are newsprint with color illustrations. The last few pages include short biographies on Daniel Hale Williams, Ira Aldridge, Bishop James Augustine Healy, Jean-Baptiste-Pointe Du Sable, and a review of Golden Legacy. The back cover features a full color advertisement for Coca-Cola with Carmen de Lavallade. The comic book has thirty-one pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- comic books
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Comics and graphic novels
- Education
- Fugitive enslaved
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States History
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1966 Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
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The Washington Map of the United States
- Commissioned by
- United States Naval Observatory, American, founded 1930
- Created by
- Smith, Robert Pearsall, American, 1827 - 1898
- Published by
- S. Taintor & Co., American
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- wood with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 70 x 74 1/4 in. (177.8 x 188.6 cm)
- Description
- A large wall map of the United States in 1862 printed in black ink and hand colored with the major borders in red. There are many inset views, portraits of the Presidents in the borders, and thematic inset maps and charts including: Table of air-line distance, major crops, zoological distribution, weather patterns, geological, time differences, and church accommodations distinguished in varying pastel colors by state.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- historical maps
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rachel Larner Jones
- Object number
- 2013.54
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Banneker’s Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1793
- Written by
- Banneker, Benjamin, American, 1731 - 1806
- Printed by
- Krukshank, Joseph, active 1790s
- Date
- 1793
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- printing ink on paper with thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 7/16 × 3/16 in. (17.8 × 11.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This Banneker's Almanack is a 48-page printed booklet printed in 1793. The almanac is a booklet comprised of 8 segments of folded paper, bound together by two stitches of cream-colored thread on the left-hand side that are knotted at the back. The top edge of the booklet is trimmed, but the side and bottom edges are not. The pages are unnumbered. Pages 37-40 are uncut along the top edge.
- Banneker's Almanack contains a varied assortment of information. Primarily an annual calendar, each month is listed along with important dates, statistical information, phases of the moon, astronomical data, and tide tables. The Almanack also includes political and social commentary most notably on anti-slavery issues. Banneker included abstracts such as, “A Plan of a Peace-Office, for the United States”, “Extracts from the Debates in the Last Session of the British Parliament, Apr. 1792”, “Extract from Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia”, “Extract from Wilkinson’s Appeal to England on Behalf of the Abused Africans”, poetry, Census data, tables of interest at 5% and 7%, currency exchanges, roads and mileage from various starting points to nearby towns and cities, and information about Federal, State and Local courts.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- almanacs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Count Us In
- Produced by
- Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994
- Union Films, 1946 - 1953
- Subject of
- Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965
- Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Composed by
- Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990
- Subject of
- Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955
- Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993
- Subject of
- Dr. Jackson, George, American, 1929 - 1995
- Date
- July 1948
- Medium
- acetate film and metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 9 Minutes
- Length (Film): 350 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Count Us In
- Caption
- Presidential campaign film for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace featuring Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.
- Description
- Youth-oriented documentary short film about the 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia. Produced by Union Films. This 16mm black and white presidential campaign film (a) with original film reel (b), and original film can (c) for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace features Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.
- 2012.79.1.7.1a: Original 16mm acetate film.
- 2012.79.1.7.1b: Original 400 foot metal reel.
- 2012.79.1.7.1c: Original 400 foot metal can.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Documentary films
- Folk (Music)
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.7.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
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The Philadelphia Tribune Vol. 59, No. 34
- Created by
- The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
- Date
- August 7, 1943
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23 x 17 5/8 in. (58.4 x 44.8 cm)
- Description
- Pages 1 - 8 of the Philadelphia Tribune from August 7, 1943. The newspaper is folded in half. The headline at the top of the page reads "HOODLEMS WRECK $500,000 IN PROPERTY / Leaders Say Harlem Riot Set Group Back 20 Years."
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.18a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Philadelphia Tribune. Permission required for use.
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The Philadelphia Tribune Vol. 59, No. 34
- Created by
- The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
- Date
- August 7, 1943
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23 x 17 1/8 in. (58.4 x 43.5 cm)
- Description
- Pages 9 - 16 of the Philadelphia Tribune from August 7, 1943. The newspaper is folded in half. The headline at the top of the page reads "Fr. Soldiers Return To Martinique."
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.18b
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Philadelphia Tribune. Permission required for use.
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Butler Medal
- Manufactured by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Designed by
- Paquet, Anthony C., German, 1814 - 1882
- Commissioned by
- Gen. Butler, Benjamin Franklin, American, 1818 - 1893
- Date
- 1865
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
- Description
- An Army of the James Medal, also known as The Butler Medal, consisting of an unpierced copper medal with no suspender or attached ribbon. The front of the medal contains an engraved wreath of what appears to be holly with a bow at the center and a single five-sided star flanking the lower left and right side of the wreath. Around the outside of the wreath are the words, "DISTINGUISHED FOR SERVICE." At the center of the wreath are the words, "CAMPAIGN BEFORE RICHMOND / 1864."The reverse side of the medal is engraved with a depiction of a group of African American soldiers storming a Confederate occupied military fort. Surrounding the engraving are Latin words within an unfurled banner "FERRO IIS LIBERTAS PERVENIET." Below the engraving are the words, "U.S. COLORED TROOPS."
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medallions (medals)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.307
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions