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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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
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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
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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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.68.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.185
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
-
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
-
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
- 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
-
CC0
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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.37.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
CC0
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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.37.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain