Edited by

Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880

Published by

Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880

Issued by

The Expected, American, 1930 - 1965

Subject of

Virginia Baptist State Convention, Inc., American, founded 1867

Humbles, Aldolphus, American, 1848 - 1926

Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 cm)

Type

periodicals

Place depicted

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

February 1957

Description

Periodical of “The Expected” featuring Adolphus Humbles and Virginia Seminary. The front cover has a red border with the title design for “The Expected” printed in red ink. The issue is titled [OUR INTEREST IS SPIRITUAL – The Spirit of Hayes and Humbles]. There is a large picture of Humbles next to an image of [The Tower of / Humbles Hall - / A Memorial]. Red printed text at the bottom reads [Devout Disciple of Hayes’ Philosophy of “SELF-HELP” and / Independence In Negro Education.] Inside, there is an editorial titled [An Educational Emergency] and articles on “The Church and Civic Concern”, “Virginia Seminary Negro History Spotlight”, “The Negro and United States Sectional Strife.” The publication has twelve (12) pages. The back cover has a stamp with the mailing address for Rev. V. Stokes.

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Topic

African American

Communication

Education

Mass media

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family

Object number

2017.14.15

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Mount Olive Baptist Church, American, founded 1909

Dr. O. J. Allen, American, 1889 - 1942

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 3/4 × 7 3/16 in. (24.7 × 18.3 cm)

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Place used

Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1926

Description

Flier advertising a rally at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Sunday, December 19, 1926. The brown paper flier has black text at the top that reads ["It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive"] above [PEW RALLY! PEW RALLY!]. Below this is printed information about the time, date, and speaker, Dr. O.J. Allen, for the event. Thirty-three (33) churches are listed in two columns on the lower half of the document. The flier notes that [A Pew has been reserved for each Church.] There are handwritten numerical inscriptions on the front and committee members listed on the back. Printer information for [Excelsior Printing Co. 932 Church St. Norfolk, Va.] is at the bottom. The flier is printed on faded, brown paper with crease lines.

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Topic

African American

Communities

Preaching

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family

Object number

2017.14.3

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

James B. Smith & Co., American

Signed by

Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898

Received by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Subject of

Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893

Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874

Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880

Channing, William Henry, American, 1810 - 1884

Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884

Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872

Medium

leather, metal, and ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 7.3 cm)

H x W (open with clasps): 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)

H x W (open without clasps): 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9 cm)

H x W x D (Storage container): 5 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (15 × 28.5 × 29 cm)

Type

photograph albums

Place used

Camp Todd, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1864

Caption

Caroline “Carrie” Nichols (later Carrie N. Lacy; see 2017.30.13) presented this carte-de-visite album to her friend and fellow teacher Emily Howland on January 1, 1864, at Camp Todd, a freedmen’s camp and school located in Arlington, Virginia. Emily Howland was an abolitionist, educator, philanthropist, and suffragist who founded, financially supported, and taught in numerous schools for African Americans for more than 70 years from 1857 until her death in 1929 at the age of 101.

Typical of a CDV album during this period, the Howland Album contains photographs of Howland’s family, friends, and colleagues, as well as souvenir images of notable abolitionists and famous figures during the 1860s and 1870s. Based on the photograph dates and later inscriptions, it is clear that Howland added photographs to the album as she collected them throughout the mid- to late 19th century.

Description

Black leather photograph album owned by Emily Howland containing photographs of friends, family, and celebrities. The album covers and binding are made from embossed black leather with gold gilt decorations on the covers and spine. Both covers are the same, with a scallop-edged diamond outlined in gold at the center and geometric borders surrounding it, ending in a thin gold gilt geometric border around the edges. Gilt text is stamped on the spine reading "PHOTOGRAPHS". The front and back interior covers have decorative paper with small gold repeating stylized dots on a white ground adhered to them. There are four (4) sheets of paper at the front of the album, followed by twenty-five (25) thicker pages that each feature a window for holding two (2) photographs per page, and one (1) sheet of paper at the back of the album. There is room for fifty (50) photographs, though the album contains only forty-seven (47) photographs plus one (1) loose photograph too large to fit into the windowed pages. Windows 20, 21, and 47 are empty. The windows are rectangular with rounded corners and are surrounded by a gold printed border. The front pages include a page with information about the album publisher and an Index page with two printed columns of numbered lines for identifying the photographs. The Index page is not filled out. There is an inscription written in black ink on the first page that reads "To / Emily Howland / From her friend / Carrie Nichols / Jan 1st, 1864 / Camp Todd / Virginia". All of the interior pages are edged in gilt with a design impressed into the top, right side, and bottom edges of the pages that creates a floral spray when the album is closed. The album fastens on the right side with two (2) metal hinged bars that are attached to the back cover and close over metal pins attached to the front cover. The bars are embellished with a three-dimensional metal design imitating a floral fabric looped through a metal buckle.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Education

Families

Feminism

Local and regional

Military

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

Religion

Social reform

United States Colored Troops

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

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

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

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Hall, William Woodhull, American, 1853 - 1864

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1860

Description

Carte-de-visite of William Woodhull "Willy" Hall in full-length standing portrait. Hall wears a round-brimmed hat with a feather and buckle on the front of the band, a white and black zigzag patterned scarf tied around his neck, a plaid inverness coat that falls mid-thigh, white mittens, long dark pants, and dark shoes with round toes. His left hand hangs at his side, while his right is held in front of his chest. He faces the camera but is looking off to his right. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

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 bottom of the printed frame of the window on the album page with this photograph is the text "Willy Hall died 1864 / at Camp Distribution Va."

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Children

Photography

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

2017.30.2

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

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Medium

iron

Dimensions

H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)

Type

irons

Place collected

Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

Late 19th century

Description

A small marquise shaped flat iron with handle. The metal sadiron is made from a single piece of iron. The object is heavily corroded. No identifying marks are visible.

Topic

African American

Domestic life

Emancipation

Labor

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Leonard H. Powell

Object number

2017.95

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment-Domestic

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)

H x W (image): 12 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (31.4 x 47 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2003; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of two lines of women and men performing in front of an altar. One line is facing the right side of the photograph while the other is facing the left side. They are all performing the same move. Their knees are slightly bent, their left legs are stepping forward, and their right arms are extended with their hands making a fist. People are standing and sitting on either side of them on the altar or in church pews. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Dance

Local and regional

Photography

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.141.10

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

First Baptist Church of Norfolk, American, founded 1805

Dr. Murray, Robert G., American, born 1945

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm)

H x W (image): 18 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (47.9 x 35.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2005; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Robert G. Murray speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a dark colored robe with light colored stripes along the breast and cuffs. A cross is on the right side breast of the robe. He is holding a book and several pieces of papers in his left hand. His hands are resting on a large open book at the bottom of the photograph. The print is signed on the front. No inscriptions on the back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

Preaching

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.141.12

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803

Finch, Quanda Renee, American, born 1959

Moore, Karolynn, American, born 1950

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 15/16 in. (40.3 x 50.6 cm)

H x W (image): 12 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. (31.4 x 47.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2005; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Karolynn Moore leaning over a bench and talking to Quanda Finch. Quanda Finch is sitting down with a stack of church bulletins on her lap and turned towards Karolynn Finch. Additional bulletins and purses are on the bench next to her. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

Religious groups

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.141.2

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

Rev. Jackson, Edward Y., American

Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803

Unidentified

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 19 9/16 x 15 7/8 in. (49.7 x 40.3 cm)

H x W (image): 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (47 x 31.8 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2003; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Rev. Edward Y. Jackson performing a baptism. He is standing on the right side of the image in profile. His right arm is raised, palm facing outward. He is holding the hands of the person being baptized with his left hand. He has a white towel around his neck and is wearing white robes. The person being baptized is wearing white and has a towel over their head. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.141.27

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

First Baptist Church of Norfolk, American, founded 1805

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (50.6 x 40.5 cm)

H x W (image): 17 7/8 x 12 7/16 in. (45.4 x 31.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2005; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of fourteen men wearing robes. The thirteen men facing the camera are holding books. The fourteenth man is standing at center with his arms raised above his head and his back towards the camera. He is wearing a white robe with a treble clef on it. A large pipe organ takes up the entire background. A sign at the top of the image reads “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism” and has a cross hanging down from it at center. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

Religious groups

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson

Object number

2012.144.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American

Subject of

Shiloh Baptist Church of Reedville, VA, American

Rev. Wright Morris, T., American, 1935 - 2011

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)

H x W (image): 14 1/2 x 17 7/8 in. (36.8 x 45.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2003; printed 2012

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Rev. T. Wright Morris standing in water and baptizing a woman. His right hand covers her face while is left supports her back. Another man is on the left side of the photograph helping. They are dressed in white. Additional people can be seen along the shoreline. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson

Object number

2012.144.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896

Manufactured by

McAllister, Thomas H., American, 1824 - 1898

Subject of

Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861

United States Army, American, founded 1775

Medium

albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate, glass, metal, ink on paper, adhesive

Dimensions

H x W (image): 2 11/16 × 2 7/8 in. (6.8 × 7.3 cm)

H x W x D (slide and mount): 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)

Type

lantern slides

Place captured

Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1862

Description

Lantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center of the image. Arrayed in the foreground are a horse, covered wagon and 10 soldiers. The soldiers appear to be both white and African American, with a group of four black soldiers grouped together on the left and one standing alone back against the wall. All the men are in full uniform, including hats, rifles, and swords. Printed vertically on the left of the image is “T.H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician,.” Printed vertically on the right side of the image is “49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.” A paper label is adhered to the back of the slide. Handwritten vertically in ink is “0290 Price, Birch & Co.’s Slave Pen / Alex. Va” The slide is in a metal frame.

Topic

African American

American South

Business

Domestic slave trade

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 of the Liljenquist Family

Object number

2018.43.6

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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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

Written by

Copeland, Ann Hurst, American, born 1843

Received by

Copeland, John H., American, 1837 - 1892

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 9/16 × 9 in. (19.2 × 22.9 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Suffolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

February 18, 1861

Description

This letter was written on February 18, 1861, by Ann Hurst Copeland to her husband John H. Copeland. The letter details the recent betrothals of several friends and Ann, who signed the letter "Annuk," comments she has been ill. She also expresses her devotion to Copeland, writing "It is not a half an hour in the day that my thoughts are not on thee." She also mentions that her portrait is included with the letter and she hopes to receive a portrait from him in return.

Topic

African American

Communities

Correspondence

Families

Free communities of color

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.174.7.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified Woman or Women

Subject of

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Medium

cotton (textile), muslin

Dimensions

H x W x D (On Form): 47 1/2 x 23 x 20 in. (120.7 x 58.4 x 50.8 cm)

Waist: 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm)

H x W (In box, padded out): 45 1/4 × 22 × 9 1/2 in. (114.9 × 55.9 × 24.1 cm)

Type

dresses

Place made

Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1845-1865

Description

This is a handstitched long-sleeved dress with a full skirt made from a balanced plain-weave printed cotton. The sleeves are gathered at the back shoulder seam and the shoulder seam is dropped in the back. The bodice is gathered at the front waist and has a neck band with no collar. Both the neck band and the waist band are fussy cut to display the printed design. Piping is attached at the armholes and along the bottom of the waistband. The skirt is gathered at the front hips and the back with a flat panel along the center front waist. On the proper back bodice, three (3) glass buttons are sewn on the left side of the back opening (placket), with four (4) button holes on the right side. At the waist, two (2) decorative buttons are sewn on the right side of the opening, without corresponding button holes on the left side. The hem is turned up 3 1/2". The bodice and sleeves are lined with muslin, while the skirt is unlined. The printed pattern on the fabric is four (4) colors and black, with a base color of reddish brown, on top of which is a repeating pattern of columns of red roses alternating with columns of diamonds and clubs on a cream background inside a black, orange, and red border.

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number

2007.3.4

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Clothing-Historical

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

Created by

Unidentified

Worn by

Shirley, Lucy Lee, American, 1855 - 1929

Subject of

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Medium

bast fiber, wool textile, and synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W (Flat): 18 × 33 1/2 in. (45.7 × 85.1 cm)

Waist: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)

Type

skirts

Place used

Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1860

Description

A child's circular skirt in a floral print with a pleated flounce on the hem. The main fabric is a plain weave natural fiber fabric with a cream ground and a repeating pattern of small four-petal flowers in red, purple, blue, and tan. The skirt is predominantly hand-sewn. It has a waistband made from an undyed bast fiber fabric with the floral print gathered and whip stitched to the waistband. The skirt is more closely gathered on the back. There is a slit at the center back that divides the waistband completely. There is no attached closure method, but rust staining at the back opening of the waistband suggests the skirt was pinned to close. The bottom of the skirt has an extra flounce of the floral print that has a series of pleats around the skirt in sets of three alternating with straight sections. This flounce is machine-sewn at the top and 1 1/2 inches from the bottom using blue thread that is possibly a synthetic fiber. The bottom and top edges of the flounce are bound with blue fabric sewn on the bias. The interior of the skirt is lined only behind the extra flounce with a hand-pinked undyed bast fiber fabric. There is a previous repair on the back proper right side of the skirt where a panel of light brown synthetic fabric is hand sewn on the interior of the skirt from the gathering at the waist to the top of the older linen lining on the bottom.

Topic

African American

Children

Clothing and dress

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number

2007.3.5

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Clothing-Historical

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

Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Johnson, Robert Walter, American, 1899 - 1971

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 13/16 x 8 in. (14.8 x 20.3 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 8, 1951

Description

Congratulatory telegram to Althea Gibson from Dr. R. Walter Johnson. The telegram is stamped: [51 Aug 8 PM 2 33].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Unidentified

Subject of

Jardine, Robert

Ferguson, John, American, 1784 - 1854

Burk, Richard, American

Burk, Susanah, American

Burk, Edmund, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (complete): 12 5/16 × 7 3/4 in. (31.2 × 19.7 cm)

H x W (top half): 6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15.6 × 19.7 cm)

H x W (bottom half): 6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15.6 × 19.7 cm)

Type

bills of sale

Place made

Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 15, 1806

Caption

Clary and the Fancy Girl Trade, 1806

Black women were the sexual prey of white men since the 1600s. During the domestic slave trade, a new category of enslaved women emerged, known as “fancy girls.” Young and usually light-skinned, these black women were purchased explicitly for sexual exploitation, at rates four to five times the price of women field laborers.

Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom

Description

Bill of sale of an enslaved girl named Clary[?] to Robert S. Jardine for the price of fifty pounds. The document is written on yellowed paper in brown colored ink. The document is severely creased and contains numerous holes at center along the creases. It is separated into two pieces. The two original pieces of paper are adhered to a newer piece of paper. The bill of sale begins with “Know all men by these Presents that we / the Subscribers have Bargained, sold, / Transferred and Delivered, and by these Presents / doath Bargain Sel, Transfer and deliver unto / Robert S. Jardine a negro girl named / Clary[?] for the Consideration of Fifty Pounds / Current Money of Virginia…” the document has the names of sellers and witnesses written at the bottom. Additional unrelated writing is written vertically in red ink on the upper left corner.

Topic

African American

Children

Domestic slave trade

Fancy Girl trade

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.1.117ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Hampton University, American, founded 1868

Subject of

The Hampton Student, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.1 cm)

Type

newspapers

Place depicted

Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 15, 1921

Description

A student and alumni newspaper for the Hampton Institute. The newspaper consist of black print on twenty-two pages of white paper. This issue looks at Hampton's athletics.

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Topic

African American

Education

Sports

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.54.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Hampton University, American, founded 1868

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 x 5 3/4 in. (22.9 x 14.6 cm)

Type

yearbooks

Place depicted

Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1887

Description

A yearbook for the Hampton Institute. The yearbook consists of black print on paper. The cover is pinkish brown with visible blue fibers. There are no photographs of the listed students. The interior contains forty-six pages.

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Topic

African American

Education

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2010.54.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Owned by

Rouzee Family, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

L x W: 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (21.9 x 11.4 cm)

Type

financial records

Place made

Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1794

Caption

This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.

Description

A document titled at the top "Memorandum." Written in a vertical column, the document lists names and monetary values. Some names have the notation "not Hired." On the reverse is written "Memorandum Negro hires 1794] in the center and "Bond for the year 1794" along the lower left side. The document is handwritten in black ink.

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Topic

African American

Agriculture

Business

Finance

Slave hire system

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family

Object number

2011.104.11

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Portfolio/Series

Rouzee Family Papers

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture