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  • J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #2

    Created by
    Bond, J. Max, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
    Date
    ca. 1941
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): metal
    Dimensions
    Duration: 12 Minutes
    Length (Film): 300 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of J. Max Bond, Sr. home movie #2
    Caption
    This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
    Description
    This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond, Sr. was associated.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
    2016.16.2.1a: 16mm film. The film opens with color footage of a group men, women, and children sitting on a porch and smiling at the camera. This is followed by scenes of various people working on farms. Next, there is an out of focus wide shot of a family standing on a porch. There are multiple portrait-style shots of children. Followed by multiple shots of cattle. This is followed by black and white footage of school children and three female school teachers entering a rural school house. There are some interior and exterior portrait-style shots of children smiling at the camera. The same portrait-style shots are then used to capture adults standing in a field on a farm.
    2016.16.2.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
    Place filmed
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Agriculture
    Children
    Education
    Film
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
    Object number
    2016.16.2.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alison Bond
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0754993-1360-4bea-909b-3401d96f4303
  • J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #3

    Created by
    Bond, J. Max, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
    Date
    1939-1941
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): metal
    Dimensions
    Duration: 13 Minutes
    Length (Film): 350 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of J. Max Bond, Sr. home movie #3
    Caption
    This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
    Description
    This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond, Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond Sr. was associated.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
    2016.16.3.1a: 16mm film. The film opens with a wide shot of men cheering from a covered grandstand at a homecoming football game. This is followed by pan shots of finely dressed women standing in a line and seated men cheering for the camera. Subsequently, there are wide shots of the football team warming up and of the game itself. Next, there are multiple shots of the Tuskegee marching band performing on the football field. The camera then shoots a man speaking to the crowd. This is followed by more shots of the marching band and the football game. The film then cuts to scenes from a ceramics class. There are multiple shots of ceramic objects and a close up of a bust of Booker T. Washington being sculpted. The following scene depicts children in a classroom with wide shots of the children and a teacher seated in a circle and multiple portrait-style shots of the children and teachers. Next, a weaving class is shown with wide shots of a loom in operation and students showing off objects they've made in the class. This is followed by multiple shots of a cooking class where a teacher is training students in various techniques. The next several shots are out of focus, but appear to depict people formally entering a room. The film ends with multiple shots from a funeral with both wide and portrait-style shots of the mourners.
    2016.16.3.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Art
    Cooking and dining
    Education
    Film
    Football
    Funeral customs and rites
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
    Object number
    2016.16.3.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alison Bond
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a49a959c-584c-4b24-afdc-ca04d1f6b747
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    Photograph of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee Institute

    Photograph by
    Johnston, Frances B., American, 1864 - 1952
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Abbott, Lyman, American, 1835 - 1922
    Carnegie, Andrew, Scottish-American, 1835 - 1919
    Eliot, Charles W., American, 1834 - 1926
    Dr. Frissell, Hollis Burke, American, 1852 - 1917
    Macy, V. Everit, American, 1871 - 1930
    Schieffelin, William Jay, American, 1866 - 1955
    Seligman, Isaac N., American, 1855 - 1917
    Spence, Clara B., American, 1862 - 1923
    Wilcox, William G., American, 1851 - 1917
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1906
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
    H x W (mount): 8 × 13 in. (20.3 × 33 cm)
    H x W (mat): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph taken at the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee University. At center of the photograph is a reviewing stand on which supporters of the University, including Trustees, dignitaries, educators, and philanthropists, are gathered to watch the proceedings. The reviewing stand is decorated with American flags and bunting. In the foreground, female Tuskegee students march past the reviewing stand, from proper right to proper left. The women are wearing full-length, long-sleeved dresses and hats. In the background are campus buildings, rolling hills and fences.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.49.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be09ffc5-ad20-494b-9e5a-db52aca55b89
  • P. H. Polk photog. at Tuskegee Institute

    Photograph by
    Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
    Subject of
    Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
    Date
    1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 6 11/16 in. (25.2 × 17 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic portrait of P. H. Polk at Tuskegee Institute. Polk stands with his right shoulder leaning against a white wall, with his face and shoulders facing towards the camera. His right hand rest above his right hip. He wears glasses and a buttoned cardigan sweater with broad dark and light-colored stripes. The print is signed by the artist on the front bottom right corner. In the opposite corner is the title [P.H. Polk photo at Tuskegee Institute]. Polk was the head of the photography department at the Tuskegee Institute from 1938 until he retired in 1984.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Education
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.99.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Anthony Barboza
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a58e2165-c0f3-4994-a79f-29314ec4d3fb
  • Documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University

    Created by
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Subject of
    National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
    Dr. Dozier, Richard K., American
    Anthony, Carl, American, born 1939
    Foy, Isaac
    Taylor, Robert Robinson, American, 1868 - 1942
    Lankford, John A., American, 1874 - 1946
    Box, John Harold, American, 1929 - 2011
    Fly, Everett L., American
    Dr. Warfield, John, American, died 2007
    Dr. Vlach, John Michael
    Britt, Stanford
    Owned by
    Williams, Harold Louis, American, 1924 - 2015
    Date
    January 17-18, 1980
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (28.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Folder with documents from an architecture workshop at Tuskegee University. The cover of the folder has a central image of unidentified students working at drafting tables. There are architectural drawings and building images in the background. Printed black text above the image reads [CENTER FOR AFRO-AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE / Tuskegee, Alabama / Planning Workshop #4 / January 17-18, 1980 / Tuskegee Institute, Alabama]. At the bottom there is text for [Sponsored By: / Department of Architecture, Tuskegee Institute and the National Endowment of the Arts – A Federal Agency.] The back of the folder has an image of uniformed men outside of a columned building identified as [NEGRO BUILDING].
    Inside the folder are three (3) packets of paper, each stapled together. The first packet, titled “Final Workshop,” discusses the proposed creation of a National Resource Center on Afro-American Architecture. There is a workshop schedule on the last page. The other two (2) packets discuss workshop abstracts and speakers, the first on “History, Tradition and Directions of African American Architecture” and the second on “Afro-American Environmental Arts: Relationships and Research.” The packets have black printed text on white paper and the reverse of each page is blank.
    Place used
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Archival Collections
    Type
    documents
    Topic
    Architecture
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
    Object number
    TA2017.53.5.1.14.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769ebb1c-f422-4175-8114-6d439ba019c9
  • Page 19 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

    Compiled by
    Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    Heber C. Houston, American, 1919 - 1981
    Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
    Brothers, James E., American, born 1914
    Cisco, Arnold W., American, 1920 - 1946
    Adams, Paul, American
    Faulkner, William J., American, 1918 - 1944
    Freddie E. Hutchins, American, 1920 - 1991
    Eagleson, Wilson V., American, 1920 - 2006
    Moseley, Sidney J., American, 1918 - 1943
    Taylor, Ulysses S., American, 1919 - 1987
    Sawyer, Harold E., American
    Weathers, Luke Joseph, American, 1920 - 2011
    Jackson, Leonard M., American
    Robinson, Curtis C., American, 1917 - 1998
    Vernon V. Haywood, American, 1920 - 2003
    Carter, James, American
    Foreman, Walter T., American, born 1919
    Bailey, Charles P., American, 1918 - 2001
    Williams, Charles I., American
    Date
    April 29, 1943
    Medium
    paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (2015.272.18a image): 7 1/16 × 8 3/4 in. (17.9 × 22.3 cm)
    H x W (2015.272.18a sheet): 7 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (19.2 × 23.7 cm)
    H x W (page 18): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
    Description
    Page 19 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored paper page has one black and white photograph (2015.272.18a) adhered to it. The photograph depicts the nineteen members of the Tuskegee Airmen class SE-43-D. The men are in two rows. The front row of men are kneeling or squatting down in front of the back row. All of the men are wearing training uniforms, aviator helmets and goggles. The last name of every person is handwritten next to them in black ink. In the front row from left to right are Heber C. Houston, James E. Brothers, Arnold W. Cisco, Paul Adams, William J. Faulkner, Freddie E. Hutchins, Wilson V. Eagleson and Sidney J. Moseley. Standing in the back row from left to right are Ulysses S. Taylor, Harold E. Sawyer, Luke J. Weathers, Lewis C. Smith, Leonard M. Jackson, Curtis C. Robinson, Vernon V. Haywood, James Y. Carter, Walter T Foreman, Charles P. Bailey and Charles I. Williams. Also handwritten in black ink at the bottom of the photograph is: [Class SE 43-D].
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    photograph albums
    Topic
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family
    Object number
    2015.272.19a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4c64ee5-8c24-4350-a1de-6568e59c40a4
  • Army Air Force jumpsuit worn by Frederick E. White

    Used by
    White, Frederick E., Jr., American, 1911 - 1991
    Manufactured by
    Cleveland Overall Company, American, 1915 - 1961
    Date
    1942 - 1947
    Medium
    cotton (textile) , metal , leather and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W (Flat): 62 × 18 in. (157.5 × 45.7 cm)
    Description
    Light brown Army Air Force jump suit with zippers. The center front has a zip closure that runs from neck to inseam. The sleeves of the jump suit both have a split cuff with a single button closure. The proper left sleeve has a pen pocket. There are two diagonal zipper breast pockets and two inset pockets at the hip with zippers. Additional pockets with zipper closures are also on the front knees of both legs, as well as, on the outside bottom of each leg. There are two zipper closures at the foot of both legs. There is a faded stamped insignia on the proper left arm. The insignia is round with a blue background. In the lower half, centered, is a white, five-pointed star with a red circle in the center. A pair of white wings extends out from the star. Faded, below the insignia is white text that reads: [ARMY AIR FORCE]. A similar stamped insignia is found at the nape of the neck inside, below the clothing tag. This insignia is a white outline of the star, circle, and wings, also with white text centered below it that reads: [ARMY AIR FORCE]. The sewn on clothing tag, found above the insignia, is black with yellow text that reads: [SUIT FLYING, VERY LIGHT, COTTON TWILL/TYPE K-1/SPECIFICATION NO. 3232/SIZE MEDIUM REGULAR/AAF STOCK NO. 8300-810000/ORDER NO. (33-038) 45-10365-AF/CLEVELAND OVERALL CO.].
    Place used
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    jump suits
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vivian Gilliam in memory of Stu Gilliam
    Object number
    2014.178.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a19b38c9-d193-4e46-b4f4-c17b77cb5da6
  • Photograph album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

    Compiled by
    Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    Date
    1943-1945
    Medium
    leather, paper, nylon, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, ink
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 9 1/16 × 12 5/16 × 1 in. (23 × 31.2 × 2.5 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 9 1/16 × 25 1/8 × 1 in. (23 × 63.8 × 2.5 cm)
    Caption
    Lewis Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 30, 1921, and moved with his family at age seven to Los Angeles. Later he attended UCLA and took flying lessons that led to an FAA license, which he earned before joining the Army Air Corps in 1943 as an Aviation Cadet. After graduating from the Tuskegee Airmen Program at Moton Field, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on April 29, 1943. Smith was soon assigned to the U.S. Army Air Corps 99th Fighter Squadron, based, at that time, on Campodichino airfield outside Naples, Italy, from 1943 – 1944).
    On January 28, 1944, Smith took part in the low level mission over Anzio beachhead that brought down four enemy aircraft, one directly credited to Smith. After flying numerous other combat missions, Smith was shot down over Poland, taken to a Prisoner of War camp in Germany, and remained there for almost 18 months, until the war ended. For his service and valor, he received the Air Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Joint Services Medal, the Purple Heart, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. He retired from the Air Force in 1968 after twenty-five years of service. In 1969 he was confirmed as a Foreign Service Officer and served at U.S. embassies in the Ivory Coast and Cambodia as Administrative Officer and Deputy Chief of Mission. Upon his return to the U.S. State Department, he became the Deputy Director of the Near East Affairs Bureau until his retirement in 1982.
    Description
    A WWII era photograph album owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The album has a tooled leather cover and contains original black and white photographs primarily depicting Smith's military service, life, and travel in Italy during World War II. The album has 32 black paper pages with photographs adhered to 21 of the pages. The last five pages of the album are blank. Many of the pages have inscriptions. The pages are held together by a nylon shoestring.
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Italy, Europe
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    photograph albums
    Topic
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family
    Object number
    2015.272
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
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  • Photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Falkener, George Harold, American, 1898 - 1984
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Date
    1929
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (30.2 × 34.3 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.8 × 23.7 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the 1929 Tuskegee Institute men's basketball team in a black, cardboard mat. There are fifteen boys and two men posing in two rows. Most of the boys are wearing basketball uniforms with dark shorts and white shirts with the word [TUSKEGEE] written on the front of the white tank tops. The player seated in the middle of the bottom row is holding a basketball. The man pictured on the far left side of the photograph is wearing an officer’s military service uniform and the man pictured on the far right side of the photograph is wearing a newsboy cap, medium toned three-piece suit and striped tie. George Harold Falkener is standing in the top row, third player from the right. The team in sitting outside with trees and buildings in the background. There is a white inscription on the bottom, right corner of the photograph, a hyphenated name and location. A handwritten note on the back in pencil identifies the class name and date.
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Athletes
    Basketball
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Men
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
    Object number
    2014.94.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504e9b6fa-86d2-4437-86c5-2de57caaa20e
  • Memorial Quilt for Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin

    Created by
    McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
    Subject of
    Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
    Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
    99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
    Date
    after 1943
    Medium
    cloth and ink
    Dimensions
    H x W: 41 x 39 3/4 in. (104.1 x 101 cm)
    Description
    A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed photograph of James McCullin dressed as a World War II pilot. Around the portrait are triangular pieces of the blue fabric forming a sunburst pattern. Around the edges of the quilt are pieces of fabric with images and text printed on them. Many of these pieces are McCullin's personal documents such as his diploma, Army certification, and correspondence with the War Department concerning his disappearance in 1943. The images include the plane he flew, his grave, and the building named after him at Kentucky State University.
    Place depicted
    Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Italy, Europe
    Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Textiles-Quilts
    Type
    quilts
    Topic
    Families
    Military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
    Object number
    2013.52.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554c6f9c6-110d-4a4a-868a-2ac61e624304
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    Pillow sham with Tuskegee Flying School poem

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    1941-1946
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    silk (textile)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Without Fringe): 17 × 17 in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
    H x W x D (With Fringe): 19 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 1/2 in. (50.2 × 48.9 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School. The sham has an applique of American Eagle in red above a poem in blue edged with decorative tasseled edges. The poem beneath the eagle reads: [To my wife, a lovely darling little wife/ has made my dreams come true/ She's lightened all the cares of life/ her name my sweet is YOU. My memories are quite complete-You share in all I do/ My heart's a sanctum that I keep/ Reserved for thoughts of you].
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    pillow shams
    Topic
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Military
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.57
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf17c0b5-0cbb-44c9-b6df-e98bc6dda7f8
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    George Washington Carver, Tuskegee, Alabama

    Created by
    Rothstein, Arthur, American, 1915 - 1985
    Subject of
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Published by
    Hyperion Press Ltd, American, founded 1978
    Date
    1941; printed 1981
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 x 9 1/8 in. (30.5 x 23.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 1/16 in. (35.4 x 28.1 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of George Washington Carver, shown bust-length, wearing a suit and boutineer. An arrangement of flowers is in the lower right corner of the image, and there is a brick wall behind him.
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Education
    Photography
    Science
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.33
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527f3c12d-5944-4443-9cd7-8f414326ccc4
  • Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    September 16, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:03:09
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.51.1a, 2011.174.51.1b, 2011.174.51.1c, 2011.174.51.1d, 2011.174.51.1e, 2011.174.51.1f, 2011.174.51.1g, 2011.174.51.1h, 2011.174.51.1i, and 2011.174.51.1j.
    Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India, and the Philippines while her father worked for the Foreign Service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a secretary, and witnessing the dissolution of that organization. She discusses meeting her former husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp005
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    India, Asia
    Philippines, Asia
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    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
    2011.174.51.1a-j
    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/fd5acf315db-be3e-4cbe-aa25-a99d901b7178
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    Souvenir Program for the Southern Tennis Association Annual Tournament

    Created by
    Southern Tennis Association, American, founded 1881
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916
    Date
    August 1933
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (26.7 x 18.4 cm)
    Description
    A souvenir program for an annual tennis tournament sanctioned by the Southern Tennis Association held at the Tuskegee Institute August 2nd through August 5th, 1933.
    Place used
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Tennis
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.68.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52620756a-2edc-4781-b0a9-d6892b4fbd5e
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    Girls of the Booker Washington School, Tuskegee, Ala. -- Mrs. McKinley in near carriage.

    Photograph by
    Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901
    Published by
    Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    McKinley, Ida, American, 1847 - 1907
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1899
    Medium
    albumen, sodium chloride and silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)
    Description
    A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: [Girls of the Booker Washington School, Tuskegee, Ala. -- Mrs. McKinley in near carriage / Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman]. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of cardboard. The images feature a large procession of students in the middle of a street flanked by crowds of people. In the bottom left of each image, First Lady Ida McKinley is seated in a carriage that lines the street. The background of the photograph contains a large arch made of streamers and American flags. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: [Underwood & Underwood, Publishers / New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas] and the right side contains: [Works and Studios / Arlington, N.J. Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C.].
    Place filmed
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.155.185
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56848ea23-ccc1-4556-a195-7207be668417
  • George Washington Carver in Laboratory

    Created by
    Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
    Subject of
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Date
    ca. 1930
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (24 × 18.7 cm)
    Description
    Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of George Washington Carver shown in a laboratory wearing an apron and holding a beaker in his left hand.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Education
    Photography
    Science
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delano A. Willis
    Object number
    2009.30.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee University Archives
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b0eafbc-0d65-4aff-b5da-5ffee0cb637c
  • The Sharecropper

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Date
    1920
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17.1 cm)
    Sheet size: 17 x 13 15/16 in. (43.2 x 35.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of an elderly man seated with a blanket draped over his legs. He is looking at his hands, which are holding something in front of him. the photographer's mark is in the lower right corner of the image: [C.M. BATTEY / TUSKEGEE INST., ALA. / COPYRIGHTED].
    Place made
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Agriculture
    Domestic life
    Labor
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee Archives
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b51321b-b511-4446-80d9-66ab934da364
  • The Boss

    Created by
    Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1932
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Description
    Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of a woman wearing headscarf with her hands placed on her hips.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Photography
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delano A. Willis
    Object number
    2009.30.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee University Archives
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1bbfe86-f0e4-42c3-9cad-fbe0758113b7
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    Booker T. Washington

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Subject of
    Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
    Date
    ca. 1908
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white print of a bust-length portrait of Booker T. Washington, seated left.
    Place made
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Education
    Photography
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52333cecd-576c-4855-8d87-126e6fc7b64d
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    W.E.B. Du Bois

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Subject of
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Date
    1918
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (34.6 × 26.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white, bust-length portrait of W.E.B. Du Bois. Du Bois has a mustache and wears a bow tie.
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Niagara Movement 1905-1909
    Racial Uplift
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bbce86f5-88ef-4b51-9449-377a832f0ba9
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