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Albumen print of 23rd United States Colored Troops (USCT) Officers
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- 23rd U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1863 - 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
- Type
- portraits
- Date
- 1863-1865
- Description
- This albumen print mounted on textured paper depicts officers of the 23rd U.S. Colored Infantry. Four (4) large oval portraits of unidentified men in uniform are surrounded by nineteen (19) smaller oval portraits of unidentified men in uniform. Text printed in ink beneath the four larger central portraits reads "Commissioned Officers of the 23rd Regt / U.S. Colored Infantry." The reverse of the mount is blank.
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- Photography
- Slavery
- United States Colored Troops
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2015.222.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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No. 1018, White Man's Bar
- Photograph by
- Lindsey, Thomas H., American, 1849 - 1927
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- ink on paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (11.1 × 18.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Type
- photogravures
- cabinet photographs
- Place captured
- Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1895-1910
- Description
- A cabinet card with a black-and-white print of an unidentified man drinking from a jug while sitting in a wagon. The Conestoga wagon is missing its canvas cover so that the man is fully visible seated in the bed between the exposed ribs. His feet are propped up on the proper right front wheel and he holds a large ceramic jug up to his lips to drink. The wagon is drawn by two oxen that are significantly different in size. The wagon is parked in a dirt street with several store fronts visible along a brick sidewalk in the background. A group of white men in suits stand in front of the nearest storefront to the wagon in the right background. The title "White Man's Bar" is printed in white in the lower right corner of the image, inferring that the African American man in the wagon is drinking alcohol in the street because he is not allowed into the whites only bar. The series title and photographer name are printed in dark blue ink on the bottom and sides of the mount. A descriptive narrative about the series, "The Land of the Sky," is printed in black ink on the back of the tan card mount.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Cooking and dining
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Views of Western North Carolina "The Land of the Sky"
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (64.8 × 46.4 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 13, 1857
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11 dated March 13, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 18 in. (62.9 × 45.7 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 29, 1857
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22 dated May 29, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Carte-de-visite portrait of an unidentified woman
- Created by
- Rev. Harter, Jacob H., American, 1820 - 1884
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.4 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Place made
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1862-1870
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of an unidentified woman shown in bust portrait. She is turned one quarter to her right. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered at the nape of her neck. She wears a dark velvet bodice or jacket with a heavily embellished beaded and lace panels at the front sides. She has on a white folded collar and a black ribbon choker with an oval cameo at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
- There is a mark for Harter's Fine Art Gallery 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: HARTER'S ART GALLERY
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Signed by
- Hunton, William A., American
- Fox, John, American, 1805 - 1884
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in. (10 × 14.3 cm)
- Place used
- Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- December 31, 1858
- Description
- A hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina. The small, single sheet and page document is on yellowed paper with black preprinted and handwritten text. The document represents the hire of an enslaved woman named Martha to William A. Hunton by John Fox on January 1, 1859 for 1 year. It the top left corner on the front of the document is a printed dollar sign with “17.00/100” handwritten next to it. The document begins “On the 1st day of January, 1860, we bind ourselves and our heirs / to pay unto JOHN FOX the just and full sum of Seventeen dollars / and – cents, for the hire of the Negro Martha, for the year 1859….” The document also notes that Martha will be furnished with summer and winter clothes as well as a bonnet and blanket. The document ends with “Given under our hands ad seals this 31st day of December of 1858. / William A. Hunton.” In the bottom right corner there ar two boxes with “SEAL.” printed inside. William A. Hunton’s signature is next to the top box. The back of the document has an inscription in graphite written in a different hand than the text on the front. The inscription reads “No 24 / WM A. Hunton / $17, Martha / John Fox.”
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Finance
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Banjo case for Charles P. Stinson banjo
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Stinson, Charles P., American, 1854 - 1911
- Medium
- hardboard, leather, metal, velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 35 5/8 × 15 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (90.5 × 39 × 15 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 35 5/8 × 29 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (90.5 × 75 × 10 cm)
- Type
- cases (containers)
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- late 19th century
- Caption
- Charles P. Stinson’s minstrel credits include working with Callinder's Georgia Minstrels, the World's Minstrels, and Harvey and Frohman's Minstrel Companies as a banjo player, actor, and drum major. He made his name through banjo competitions though, notably in an 1888 competition in Kansas City when he beat eleven white competitors to become the first known African American to win such a competition in a southern state.
- After touring through the 1880s, Stinson returned to Pittsburgh and set up a studio teaching amateur musicians. He taught parlor music to his middle-class students eager to join banjo, mandolin, and guitar orchestras playing arrangements of popular songs. Through his role as a teacher, Stinson also sold student-level banjos to his students. This case if for a banjo likely made by J.H. Buckbee in New York was the result of a collaboration between Stinson and Buckbee to create banjos for Stinson to assemble and distribute to his students; a common arrangement in the late nineteenth century as the instrument became popular.
- Description
- A black banjo case for a Charles P. Stinson banjo (2018.83.1). The case has a lid and a leather handle. The lid connects to the body of the case by to metal hinges. The lid has three metal clasps and a metal lock. The bottom of the case has a metal plate attached to it to protect the banjo's resonator. The top of the case has two metal nobs on the side away from the clasps. The interior of the case has a green velvet lining. There is a small compartment in the middle of the body of the case, where the neck of the banjo rests. The compartment of the case contains fragments from the frets of the banjo (2018.83.1). It also contains coordinator rods and hex nuts, some of which appear to be stripped or otherwise broken. There are 11 hex nuts, 4 coordinator rods, 27 fret pieces and two bridge pieces.
- Topic
- African American
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Popular music
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Clark and Sarah Case Family
- Object number
- 2018.83.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Bentwood armchair from a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Adams-Harris, Vanessa
- Snow's Consignment Store, American, founded 1995
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 38 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (97.8 × 52.1 × 45.1 cm)
- Type
- armchairs
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Description
- A bentwood armchair purportedly belonging to a black church in Tulsa that was looted during the Tulsa Riot of 1921. The chair has curved arm rests. The arm rests are attached to the chair back and seat with oval-shaped, metal cleats. Both uprights at the sides of the chair back are also attached to the seat and to the top rail. The chair back has seven (7) rungs at the back. The chair also has two (2) horizontal rungs on the proper left and proper right sides, connecting the proper left and proper right legs. There are two (2) additional rungs at the back connecting the rear legs. At the front is only one (1) rung at the top between the front legs. The chair seat is a square shape with curved corners. The seat is has been slightly molded towards the back to support the sitter. The chair back curves out toward the arm rests.
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Race relations
- Religious groups
- Segregation
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vanessa Adams-Harris, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Object number
- 2014.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of Mattie Jones
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jones, Mattie
- Owned by
- Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 3 1/2 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.1 x 3.8 cm)
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Date
- ca. 1870
- Description
- A sepia toned cartes-de-visite photograph of a woman wearing a white dress with puffy shoulders and earrings. The photograph is in a cream colored card. Written at the bottom of the card is "Mattie Jones Old Friend." There is no inscription on the back.
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Photography
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene
- Object number
- 2014.61.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of a girl wearing a pleated dress
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Owned by
- Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 5 3/4 x 3 15/16 in. (14.6 x 10 cm)
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Date
- 1885-1900
- Description
- A black-and-white cabinet card portrait of a girl wearing a dark colored, pleated dress with embroidery on both sides of the pleated area. A metal clasp is at her neck and she is wearing earrings. Written on the back is "Mau[...?].
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Photography
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene
- Object number
- 2014.61.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of a woman sitting with her legs crossed
- Photograph by
- Janousek, Louis, American, 1857 - 1934
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Owned by
- Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (13.3 x 9.5 cm)
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- late 19th century
- Description
- A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a woman. She is wearing a white dress and dark boots. Her legs are crossed and her hands are resting on her right knee. She also is holding a tambourine. A hat is on a table next to her. Embossed at the bottom of the card is “Janousek Photo Studio” and “307 THIRD ST., WEST – YANKTON, S. DAK.” There are no inscriptions on front or back.
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Families
- Migrations
- Photography
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene
- Object number
- 2014.61.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of a man and woman in formal clothes
- Photograph by
- Janousek, Louis, American, 1857 - 1934
- Owned by
- Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (16.5 x 11 cm)
- H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- late 19th century
- Description
- A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a man seated on a wicker chair with a woman standing next to him. The man is wearing a dark colored suit and vest and a light colored necktie. He is holding a handkerchief in his left hand. The woman standing next to him is wearing dark colored dress with even darker stripes. A curtain is in the background on the right side of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on red cardstock. Below the photograph printed on the cardstock is "Janousek," Extra Finish" and "Yankton." There are no inscriptions on the front or back.
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Families
- Migrations
- Photography
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene
- Object number
- 2014.61.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Colored American Magazine Vol. XV No. 3
- Issued by
- The Colored American Magazine, American, 1900 - 1909
- Edited by
- Moore, Frederick Randolph, 1857 - 1943
- Published by
- The Colored American Publishing Company, American, founded 1900
- Printed by
- Moore Publishing and Printing Company, American
- Illustrated by
- Hanné, Theodore R. M.
- Subject of
- Hackley, Emma Azalia, 1867 - 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 3/4 × 6 15/16 × 3/16 in. (24.8 × 17.6 × 0.5 cm)
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 1909
- Description
- An issue of the Colored American Magazine with staples removed. The cover is printed in red ink and features a decorative design of roses by Theodore R. M. Hanné. The frontispiece is an image of E. Azalia Hackley. The issue features several poems but largely focuses on a celebration of industriousness and business success. The issue also includes illustrations and descriptions, including ones of Dr. Henry McKee Minton, President William Howard Taft, and the faculty and students of Georgia State College. The pages of this issue are numbered 134 to 185, for a total of 52 numbered pages. There are two pages of unnumbered advertisements at the beginning of the issue, and there are seven pages of unnumbered advertisements at the end of the issue.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Mass media
- Poetry
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.64.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Stereograph of a deceased Confederate soldier in a trench
- Photograph by
- Roche, Thomas C., 1826 - 1895
- Published by
- E. and H.T. Anthony and Company, American, founded 1852
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/8 × 7 in. (8.6 × 17.8 cm)
- Type
- stereographs
- Place depicted
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1865
- Description
- This albumen print stereograph depicts the body of an unidentified deceased Confederate States of America soldier lying in a muddy trench with his head nearest the camera. Two people are standing above the trench in the background and are out of focus of the camera. The albumen print is adhered to yellow cardboard. The words "PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY" are printed vertically along the left edge of the mount, while the words "'THE WAR FOR THE UNION" are printed vertically on the right edge. Beneath the photograph is text reading "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New York." A piece of blue paper is adhered to the reverse of the mount with a three cent stamp adhered to left side of the paper. Text printed on the paper in black ink indicates this photograph was taken on April 2, 1865 after the battle of Petersburg, Virginia.
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- Photography
- Slavery
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2015.222.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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An Hour's Hunting
- Photograph by
- Havens, O. Pierre, American, 1838 - 1912
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 3 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (10 × 17.6 cm)
- H x W (image (each)): 3 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (9 × 8.3 cm)
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- portraits
- Place printed
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1876-1888
- Description
- A stereograph titled "An Hour's Hunting" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict an unidentified woman and an unidentified girl seated on the open doorstep of a log building. The girl's head rests in the woman's lap. The woman looks down at the child with her hands in the child's hair. The prints are mounted on card stock that is orange on the front and light pink on the reverse. Black text printed on the reverse lists the photographer's name and address. A paper label is adhered upside down on the bottom reverse with black printed text reading: "56. An Hour's Hunting."
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Children
- Hair
- Health
- Photography
- United States--History--1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee Institute
- Created 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
- 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)
- Place captured
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1906
- 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.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- United States--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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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Eugene Dowe
- Photograph by
- Thompson, Lucius
- Subject of
- Dow, Francis Eugene, American, 1842 - 1924
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (8.7 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Place made
- Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1865
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Eugene Dowe shown in bust portrait. He faces the camera directly and his hair is parted on his right side and smoothed down on the top of his head, but left curling on the sides. He has a mustache. Dowe wears a dark colored jacket and vest, a white shirt, and a light colored bowtie. The edges of the image are purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite on the bottom of the print is the text "Eugene Dowe". Printed on the back of the photograph is the text "L. Thompson / 12 Shetucket St., Norwich, Conn."
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- United States--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
- 2017.30.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Postcard of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
- Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
- Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.8 × 7.4 cm)
- H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
- Type
- postcards
- Place captured
- Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August, 1906
- Description
- Postcard with a black and white image of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. They are at the center of the image and are hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and bags connected to the same ropes they are hanging from are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. Printed in black text beneath the image is "Nease and John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham, murderers of Lyerly / family. Lynched August 6th, 1906. Salisbury, N. C." Printed in black text on the back of the postcard is "Post Card."
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Hate crimes
- Lynching
- Photography
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Notice of an impending sheriff's sale of 7 enslaved persons
- Created by
- Rupell, Edward
- Subject of
- Davis, George
- Schultz, George
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 8 1/2 in. (20.3 x 21.6 cm)
- Type
- legal notices
- Place made
- Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 15, 1862
- Description
- A legal notice of judgment against George W. Davis in favor of George Schultz for $2,434.20 where Andrew County, Missouri sheriff Edward Rupell announces that he will sell enslaved persons belonging to Davis to settle his debt. The document consists of a pre-printed form with [SHERIFF'S SALE.] at the top and the names, amounts, date and other details completed by hand. the list of enslaved persons is handwritten on a second sheet of blue paper adhered to the bottom of the first. The list reads:
- [One negro man named Martin aged 33 years
- one negro woman named Walker aged 23 years
- one negro woman named Rachel aged 37 years
- one negro girl named Amanda aged 10 years
- one negro girl named Alice aged 6 years
- one negro girl named Polly aged 6 years
- and one negro girl named Addie aged 3 years]
- The document is signed [Edward Rupell Sheriff of Andrew County Missouri].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.77.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River
Bloodstained map from Bleeding Kansas-era- Created by
- Nicollet, J. N., French, 1786 - 1843
- Owned by
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 x 32 in. (48.3 x 81.3 cm)
- Type
- maps
- Place used
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1843
- Caption
- This bloodstained map depicting the Mississippi River Basin was owned by David Starr Hoyt, an abolitionist murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Description
- A bloodstained map, black ink on white paper, depicting the Mississippi River Basin, an area that includes contemporary Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. The map was reportedly owned by David Hoyt, an abolitionist who died supporting the cause.
- Topic
- African American
- American West
- Antislavery
- Slavery
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.23.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture