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Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal
- Commissioned by
- United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Date
- 2007
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the U.S. Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.”
- Description
- A gold medal featuring three men in profile in the center, with "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" at top and an eagle with spread wings at the bottom.
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- medals
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flight helmet worn by Thunderbird pilot Gen. Lloyd W. Newton
- Manufactured by
- Shepard Airtronics, Inc., founded 1960
- IMCO Products, Inc., American
- Used by
- General Newton, Lloyd W., American, born 1942
- Subject of
- United States Air Force Thunderbirds, founded 1917
- Date
- ca. 1974
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- plastic , leather , metal , nylon , cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 35 × 10 × 10 1/2 in. (88.9 × 25.4 × 26.7 cm)
- Description
- Red, white, and blue flight helmet with black visor. Flight helmet is predominantly red, with an illustration on the back. Illustration on helmet depicts an eagle with four fighter jets in a white star at its center. Blue stars set against a white background surround the eagle. Blue type below the eagle reads, [Thunderbirds]. At PR and PL sides of helmet are metal mechanisms that the flight oxygen mask clips in to. Type on each of the mechanisms reads, [60C4459/IMCO PRECISION/PRODUCTS INC.]. Painted at the center of the helmet's front is [Fig]. Helmet's visor is adjustable using a white knob. Type on white knob reads, [LOCK ASST. VISOR/8475-722-7292/ F/N 66D1722/SHEPARD AIRTRONICS INC.].
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- helmets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Lloyd "Fig" Newton
- Object number
- 2015.221ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph album of 25th Regiment USCT soldiers owned by William A. Prickitt
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Captain Prickitt, William A., American, 1839 - 1929
- Subject of
- Henry Hovington, American, 1829 - 1907
- Mitchell, George H., American, born 1844
- Shorts, Prince, American, 1840 - 1895
- Sorden, Bayard, American, 1840 - 1920
- Tennant, Theodore, American, died 1898
- Watson, George H., American, born 1846
- Spurrier, John H., American, born 1834
- Johnson, Stephen, American, born 1832
- Morris, William H., American, 1814 - 1894
- Frister, Solomon, American, 1838 - 1914
- White, Hiram H., American, 1846 - 1917
- White, Isaiah, American, 1840 - 1920
- Wilson, Christopher A., American, born 1846
- Washington, George, American, born 1845
- Walls, John W., American, 1845 - 1898
- Tall, James, American, 1845 - 1932
- 25th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1864 - 1865
- Date
- 1864-1865
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- Photograph album: leather, metal, paper;
- Albumen prints: albumen and silver on paper;
- Tintypes: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 2 × 1 13/16 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Opened): 2 × 4 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A pocket-sized photo album containing four albumen prints and fourteen tintypes of seventeen African American Union soldiers from the 25th Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT), Company G. One soldier, James Tall, is represented twice. All but one of the men has been identified. The names of the soldiers are written in black ink beneath their photographs. The front pastedown endpaper has “Tin Type Album” and “113” printed on it in gold colored ink. The number is inside a diamond shape. It is also bordered with a wavy gold colored line. The photographs are oriented differently from the printed text on the endpaper. The photographs are in pages with oval cutouts. Two gold colored patterned designs border the cutouts. There are six blank pages (three leaves) at the end of the photograph album. The photograph album has part of a metal latch on the front cover.
- Transcription Center Status
- Available for transcription
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photograph albums
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt
- Object number
- 2014.88
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ivory powder horn with carved decoration
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 18th century; engraved after 1861
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- horn and wood
- Dimensions
- L x diameter x weight: 10 1/2 × 3 1/16 in., 152Grams (26.7 cm, 0.2 kg)
- Description
- A powder horn with scrimshaw decorations. The powder horn shaft is made from cow horn. On one side of the horn's base, there is an engraved illustration of a seated African American officer smoking a cigar inside a tent, guarded by a white soldier in a tattered uniform. The text underneath the image reads: [Negro officer / & / White Soldier]. On the reverse side of the powder horn is an engraving of an African American man dancing with a white woman. The African American man is wearing trousers but no shirt, and the woman is wearing a long-sleeved dress with her long hair pulled back into a bun. The text above the image reads: [New England Ladies / teaching Negroes]. These images are surrounded by decorative, architectural borders. Most engraved areas appear to have been colored with an iron-based substance, possibly iron gall ink, and the surface of the horn appears yellow, whether by age or artificial coloration. The circumference of the base has jagged edges, with some remaining peg holes through which pegs or nails would have been placed to secure the base, although none remain. A replacement circular wooden butt plug is glued into the base. The narrow end of the powder horn is carved, turned, and colored dark brown. Originally it would have been closed with a peg or stopper, now missing.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- powder horns
- Topic
- American South
- Education
- Emancipation
- Folklife
- Military
- Ornamentation
- Race relations
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marion T. Lane, Ed.D.
- Object number
- 2015.247.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Coat made of American bison hide
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 19th-early 20th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- hide and wool
- Dimensions
- Measured at Shoulders: 52 x 24 1/2 x 23 in. (132.1 x 62.2 x 58.4 cm)
- Measured at Widest Point: 52 x 28 x 23 in. (132.1 x 71.1 x 58.4 cm)
- Description
- A double-breasted great coat with a notched collar and full length sleeves made from hand-pieced American bison hide. The coat has eight (8) dark brown buttons in two rows down the center front opening. The buttons are hooked with loops of brown cording that are attached along both the proper right and proper left fronts so that the coat can be closed right over left or left over right. The proper right and proper left lapels have one (1) additional button and loop for added closure around the wearer's neck. There are two (2) exterior pockets on the coat, one at the proper right front waist and one at the proper left front waist. The body of the coat is lined with navy blue wool tweed while the sleeves are lined with off-white cotton or linen. The lining of the arms is machine-stitched.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- coats
- Topic
- American West
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Clothing and dress
- Military
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Avis, Eugene, and Lowell Robinson
- Object number
- 2014.179.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket owned by Walter Denning
- Manufactured by
- Birmingham Small Arms Company, British, 1861 - 1973
- B. Woodward & Sons, British, 1839 - 1883
- Owned by
- Denning, Walter, 1843 - 1930
- Subject of
- 26th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1865
- Date
- 1863
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 8 × 2 1/2 × 55 1/4 in. (20.3 × 6.4 × 140.3 cm)
- Description
- A "Tower"-type Enfield rifle-musket, model 1853, made of metal and wood. The musket has attached metal butt plate at the end of the stock. The butt has an engraved proofing mark on PR side. Proof is in the middle near the end of the stock. To the right of the mark is additional text engraved in the butt [K 61]. On the bottom of the stock, approximately 2.5 inches from the buttplate, [B.WOODWARD&SONS] is stamped into the wood. Engraved into the lock plate on PR side is engraved date and text [1863/TOWER]. Engraving is below the hammer. There is a crown emblem stamped into the lock plate to the left of the hammer pivot. Engraved on the barrel on the PL side between the hammer and the sight are the proof marks and bore gauge number. The gauge number is 25 and appears twice, flanked and separated by the provisional proof, view mark, and definitive proof. Musket includes ram rod and collapsable sight. Also included is a swivle near the trigger meant to accomodate a detachable sling.
- Type
- muskets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.29.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Army of the James Medal
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Commissioned by
- Gen. Butler, Benjamin Franklin, American, 1818 - 1893
- Designed by
- Paquet, Anthony C., German, 1814 - 1882
- Date
- 1864
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- silver and silk (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (14 x 4.1 cm)
- Title
- Butler medal
- Caption
- After the battle of New Market Heights, Gen. Benjamin F. Butler commissioned a medal of honor to be awarded to African American soldiers for bravery. Officially known as Army of the James Medals, these are the only U.S. medals designed specifically for African American troops.
- Description
- The medal was designed by Anthony C. Paquet, whose name is inscribed on the obverse, and realized in silver by the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The medal consists of a silver medallion suspended from a silver ring fixed to a silver eagle-claw-covered ball and loop, through which a red, white and blue stripped grosgrain ribbon (most likely silk) was treaded, in turn suspended from an oak-leaf-decorated silver pin.
- The obverse of the medallion depicts a bastion fort being charged upon by a pair of musket-bearing African-American soldiers. The Latin inscription “FERRO IIS LIBERTAS PERVENIET” (freedom will be theirs by the sword) is in raised letters on a banner around the upper part of the medallion, and “US COLORED TROOPS” is in raised letters below the image. The reverse is decorated with an oak leaf wreath tied with a bow at bottom center, raised lettering reading “DISTINGUISHED FOR COURAGE” around the perimeter, and raised lettering reading “CAMPAIGN FOR RICHMOND 1864” in the middle. “ARMY OF THE JAMES” is inscribed in raised letters on the pin.
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medallions (medals)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Irving and Estelle Liss
- Object number
- 2012.37ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam
- Published by
- Black Forum Records, American, 1970 - 1973
- Produced by
- Griffin, Junius
- Published by
- Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
- Recorded by
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1967; published 1970
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink
- Dimensions
- Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
- Description
- A long-playing record album titled "Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam." The record (2012.88.14a) contains a speech recorded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967. The record album cover (2012.88.14b) features a drawing of King in front of drawings of soldiers, Vietnamese people, and a plane. White text at the top reads: [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / Why I Oppose The War in Vietnam]. Black text on the side reads: [Black Forum / BF451]. The album has a blue, green, and white Black Forum label with black text.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.88.14ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Motown Records. Permission required for use.
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Receipt for payment to Jack Little for his service in the Continental Army
- Issued by
- State of Connecticut, American, founded 1778
- Subject of
- Continental Army, American, 1775 - 1796
- 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1775 - 1783
- Signed by
- Little, Jack, American
- Lawrence, Samuel, American
- Butler, Richard, American
- Date
- 1782
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/16 x 8 5/16 in. (10.6 x 21.1 cm)
- Description
- Revolutionary War payment receipt owned by Jack Little, a soldier from the 2nd Company, 4th Regiment of the Connecticut Line, in the Continental Army. The receipt is printed on yellowed paper with black ink. It has a printed border with the words “FOR THE PAYMENT OF” at the top and “THE CONNECTICUT LINE” at the bottom. At the center of the document is printed text with blank spaces. Additional handwritten words and numbers have been recorded in the document in order to complete it. The left side of the document has been trimmed and there is a circular hole in the center of the paper. On the back of the certificate additional payments are recorded with handwritten notes in black ink by at least two different people. Also written on the back is Jack Little’s mark.
- Place used
- Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- receipts
- Topic
- Business
- Military
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.313
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Ambrotype of Qualls Tibbs, 5th Sergeant, 27th U.S.C.T., Camp Delaware, Ohio
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tibbs, Qualls, American, 1836 - 1922
- Date
- 1864 - 1865
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- silver nitrate on glass photographic plate
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 cm)
- H x W (Case): 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 3/8 in. (9.2 x 8.1 x 1 cm)
- Description
- Ambrotype of a soldier depicted seated on a wooden chair with one end of a P1853 Enfield musket held by his right hand near his right hip. The musket extends diagonally across his torso, its barrel held near his shoulder in the long fingers of his left hand; his left elbow rests on the top of the chair. He wears a dark-colored cap, dark-colored frock coat over a lapelled shirt, and light-colored trousers. His belt is closed with a metal plate buckle and a cartridge box belt crosses his chest. Metal on the uniform appears to have been touched up with gold paint, which has the unfortunate result of masking emblems on the kepi, belts, and buttons. The ambrotype is in a decorative gold case.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- ambrotypes
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.4.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Identification tag for Civil War soldier Qualls Tibbs
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tibbs, Qualls, American, 1836 - 1922
- 27th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1865
- Date
- 1864 - 1865
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- brass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (2.9 x 2.9 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A circular brass tag inscribed with QUALLS / TIBBS on one side and 27 / USCT on the other. The inscription was stamped using individual letter and number dies. There are two holes through the tag above and below the inscription.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- tags
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.4.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The number “54” in brass
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1864-65
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. (2.9 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The brass number “54” is attached to a fabric-covered cardboard fragment of a kepi, which appears to designate a 54th regiment of U.S. Army.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- tags
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.4.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Identification tag for drummer “George Washington,” with American eagle
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Washington, George W., American, 1847 - 1926
- Date
- 1863
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in. (3 x 3 x 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- After escaping slavery, Washington enlisted as a musician at age 16 in the U.S. Colored Infantry.
- Description
- Brass disk with attachment hole at the top. Obverse: struck with image of eagle with shield and arrows at center and "IN THE WAR OF/ UNION/ 1861, 2 & 3" around perimeter. Reverse: individual letters die stamped "DRUMMIER" across lower center and "CoE.2nd REGT.NCC.VOLS GEORGE. WASHINGTON” around the perimeter.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Military
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Silver badge for Alexander Hill of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
- Manufactured by
- S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s
- Owned by
- Hill, Alexander, American, born 1831
- Subject of
- 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Date
- 1864-1865
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- sterling silver
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- Hill was wounded during the assault on Ft. Wagner, South Carolina.
- Description
- Cross with a disk at center (pin on reverse). Front: "E. A.HILL. 54.Ms.Vol/ Co. A" incised around top of disk above Fort Sumter flying an American flag with water in the foreground; "James Isd", “Olustee", "Darien.", "Wagner" are engraved on arms of cross (clockwise from top).
- Place depicted
- Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Fort Wagner, Charleston+County"&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- James Island, Charleston+County"&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Identification tag for Cornelius Robinson, with American eagle
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Robinson, Cornelius, American, 1842 - 1916
- Date
- 1864
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- 1 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in. (3 x 4.6 x 0.2 cm)
- Caption
- Robinson enlisted as a bugler at the age of 17 in the U.S. Colored Cavalry.
- Description
- Brass disk with attachment hole at top. Obverse: struck with image of eagle with shield and "IN THE WAR Of UNION 1861, 2 & 3 & 4". Reverse: "CO. H2RDT. U. S./ CAVY." Individually die stamped at center and "CORNELIUS ROBINSON" around perimeter.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Military
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Identification tag for C.P. More sic
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Moore, Charles, American, 1845 - 1864
- Date
- 1863 - 1864
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- gold , brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
- Caption
- Moore enlisted at age 18 and died of disease in 1864.
- Description
- Gilt brass disk with attachment hole at the top. Obverse: struck with General George B. McClellan’s profile bust and “MAJ.GEN.G.B. McCLELLAN,/ PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN” around the perimeter. Reverse: "CO.1/ 5th U.S.COLORED./ VOLS" die stamped at center and "C.P MORE./ MASHLAND. STOCK CO.O.O." around the perimeter.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Cabinet card of Col. Charles Young as a cadet at West Point
- Created by
- Pach Brothers, American, founded 1867
- Subject of
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Date
- 1889
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- albumen, silver, and paper on card
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A large sepia-toned cabinet card of Charles Young as a cadet at West Point. The image appears as an oval shape on a rectangular photograph adhered to a rectangular card mount. Young is pictured from the chest up. He is in uniform, with an Eagle insignia visible on his cap. He looks straight at the camera. At the bottom of the card is the photography's studio logo [Pach Bros] to the left and their address [841 Broadway New York] to the right.
- Place captured
- West Point, Orange County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- albumen prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ambrotype of a Civil War soldier
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Created by
- Littlefield, Parsons & Co., American, 1858 - 1866
- Date
- 1861-1865
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- collodion and silver on glass photographic plates
- Dimensions
- Closed: 3 × 2 5/8 × 7/8 in. (7.6 × 6.7 × 2.2 cm)
- Open: 3 × 5 1/8 × 9/16 in. (7.6 × 13 × 1.4 cm)
- 3 x 5 in. (7.6 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a man from the waist up. He wears a button-down coat and a kepi and holds a rifle against his left soldier. Image is in a full case with blue velvet.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- ambrotypes
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.9.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby
- Created by
- Barker, J. N., American
- Subject of
- Barnaby, Robert, American, born 1807
- Date
- April 21, 1834
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (21.6 x 26.4 cm)
- Description
- Originally issued in 1826, this is an official copy of an early manuscript Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby (April 21, 1834). The certificate describes him as as "a Citizen of the United States of America," with "black complexion, black eyes, wooly hair."
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- citizenship papers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.14.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Voucher of payment to Private Prince Simbo
- Created by
- Wales, Eleazer, American, 1732 - 1794
- Subject of
- Simbo, Prince, American, ca. 1737 - 1810
- Date
- March 20, 1783
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 x 8 in. (16.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A payment voucher consisting of a one page document with embossed lettering and handwriting in black ink on both sides. The text begins with "Hartford March 20, 1783" and concerns payment to the Revolutionary War soldier Prince Simbo.
- The payment voucher appears to have been filled out by Eleazer Wales on behalf of Prince Simbo. A mark appears with "his" above it and "mark" below it, and "Prince" to the left and "Simbo" to the right of it. Wales' signature appears to the bottom left of the type.
- Place made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- vouchers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.14.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain