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Camera from the studio of H.C. Anderson

A Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5 transparency film camera in black and silver. The front cover releases and opens. The text on the front reads, "Super SPEED GRAPHIC" and a leather handle is attached to one side.

Attributed to: Graflex Inc., 1887 - 1973
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: metal, plastic, glass, and leather
Dimensions: H x W: 8 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (20.3 x 18.4 x 8.9 cm)

Type: cameras

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1947 - 1955

Description: A Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5 transparency film camera in black and silver. The front cover releases and opens. The text on the front reads, "Super SPEED GRAPHIC" and a leather handle is attached to one side.

Topic: American South; Business; Communities; Photography; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2007.1.1.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Camera filter from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Round, yellow glass filter in a black plastic rim.

Manufactured by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: glass in plastic
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

Type: photographic equipment

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1950s - 1970s

Description: Round, yellow glass filter in a black plastic rim.

Topic: American South; Business; Communities; Photography; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2007.1.26.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Contact sheet printer from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Rectangular grey metal box; has hinged lid with handle and electrical components, used to make contact sheet prints.

Manufactured by: Brumberger Camera Incorporated, American, founded 1950s
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: metal, plastic, foam, and glass
Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (23.5 x 21 x 31.8 cm)

Type: photographic equipment

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1950s - 1970s

Description: Rectangular grey metal box; has hinged lid with handle and electrical components, used to make contact sheet prints.

Topic: American South; Business; Communities; Photography; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2007.1.24

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Case for a camera filter from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Round, yellow glass filter for use with a camera

Manufactured by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: plastic
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 x 5/8 in. (5.4 x 1.6 cm)

Type: photographic equipment

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1950s - 1970s

Description: Round, yellow glass filter for use with a camera

Topic: American South; Business; Communities; Photography; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2007.1.26.2ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Decorative bunny from the porch of the Powell family vacation cottage

White painted wooden bunny cut in profile that once was attached to the porch entryway of "The Bunny Cottage" located in the historic Highlands area of East Chop in the town of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard and owned by the Powell family.

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972

Medium: paint on wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 21 x 12 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (53.3 x 31.8 x 8.9 cm)

Type: architectural elements

Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Oak Bluffs, Duke County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: mid 20th Century

Description: White painted wooden bunny cut in profile that once was attached to the porch entryway of "The Bunny Cottage" located in the historic Highlands area of East Chop in the town of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard and owned by the Powell family.

Topic: Families; Recreation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Isabel Washington Powell Foundation

Object number: 2012.16.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Hall table from Shearer Cottage

Small antique hall table painted white with an oval-shaped top attached to carved legs. This table was originally used at Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Shearer Cottage, American, founded 1903

Medium: wood and paint
Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 30 x 19 1/4 in. (70.5 x 76.2 x 48.9 cm)

Type: tables (support furniture)

Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Oak Bluffs, Duke County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: mid 20th Century

Description: Small antique hall table painted white with an oval-shaped top attached to carved legs. This table was originally used at Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.

Topic: Business; Domestic life; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shearer Cottage

Object number: 2012.2.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Amplifier used as part of a DJ setup

A Phase Linear 400 amplifier. The amplifier has a brushed aluminum front plate with two cut-outs for volume unit (VU) meters. The front plate has black cursive text at the top and center that reads: [Direct Coupled Solid State Amplifier / Phase Linear / 400 / Four Hundred Watts R.M.S.]. Black print text found below the meters reads: [CHANNEL ACHANNEL B / POWER LEVEL]....

Manufactured by: Phase Linear, American, founded 1970
Used by: King, Angelo T., American, born 1959

Medium: metal and plastic with aluminum
Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 × 19 × 11 in., 28 lb. (17.8 × 48.3 × 27.9 cm, 12.7 kg)

Type: amplifiers

Classification: Musical Instruments; Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Lynwood, Snohomish County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1970s

Description: A Phase Linear 400 amplifier. The amplifier has a brushed aluminum front plate with two cut-outs for volume unit (VU) meters. The front plate has black cursive text at the top and center that reads: [Direct Coupled Solid State Amplifier / Phase Linear / 400 / Four Hundred Watts R.M.S.]. Black print text found below the meters reads: [CHANNEL ACHANNEL B / POWER LEVEL]. The back of the amplifier is black metal with five sections created by metal pieces extending from the back of the machine. To the far proper left of the back there are four plastic dials, white, black, and red in color, in a vertical row. Underneath the dials there is a metal input and a metal output, both silver in color. On the side of the panel to the right of the dials, yellow text and diagrams that indicate the purpose of the dials and the input and output. Inside the next section to the right of the last, there is a caution message in white text. To the far proper right of the back there is a power cord at the top and a metal plate that gives the serial number, model and power information. The information reads: [Phase Linear / SERIAL NUMBER 1490 / MODEL 400 / MAX POWER IN 750 WATTS / AC VOLTS 117 50 TO 400 HZ / U.S. PATENT 3,727,148 / MADE IN U.S.A / PHASE LINEAR CORP. / LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON]. There is a yellow and red sticker below the plate.

Topic: Hip hop (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers

Object number: 2012.47.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Toothpick / match holder urn from Lyons Hall

This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ 52."

Manufactured by: Empire Craft Corporation, American, 1930 - 1950
Owned by: Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944

Medium: silver
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 × 7 cm)

Type: urns

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Culinary
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1930-1950

Description: This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ 52."

Topic: Business; Communities; Cooking and dining; Domestic life; Families

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection

Object number: 2015.257.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Metal lipstick holder from Mae's Millinery Shop

Gold-colored metal lipstick holder (a) with rhinestone decoration on top of lid (b). Rhinestones are arranged in a circle.

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Medium: metal and rhinestone
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (6 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm); H x W x D (base): 1 11/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (4.3 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm); H x W x D (top): 2 3/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in. (5.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm)

Type: lipsticks

Collection title: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification: Adornment
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1941-1994

Description: Gold-colored metal lipstick holder (a) with rhinestone decoration on top of lid (b). Rhinestones are arranged in a circle.

Topic: Beauty culture; Business; Fashion; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick

Object number: 2016.48.87ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Black beaded handbag from Mae's Millinery Shop

Black pouch handbag made from grosgrain material with decorative beading in black seed and bugle beads. The bag has a fold over top flap that closes with a single metal snap. The bag has a fabric handle with beaded decorations. The interior is lined with satin fabric and there is one patch pocket at the back interior with an open top.

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Medium: synthetic fiber, glass beads, and metal snap
Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (15.6 x 19.1 x 3.8 cm); H x W x D (with handle): 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (27.3 x 19.1 x 3.8 cm)

Type: purses (bags)

Collection title: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification: Clothing-Fashion
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1941-1994

Description: Black pouch handbag made from grosgrain material with decorative beading in black seed and bugle beads. The bag has a fold over top flap that closes with a single metal snap. The bag has a fabric handle with beaded decorations. The interior is lined with satin fabric and there is one patch pocket at the back interior with an open top.

Topic: Business; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick

Object number: 2016.48.92.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Focus scope from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Black metal focus scope, used for enlarging. It has a cylindrical viewfinder on an angled arm attached to a rectangular base.

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: metal and glass
Dimensions: H x W: 5 x 6 1/4 x 2 in. (12.7 x 15.9 x 5.1 cm)

Type: photographic equipment

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1948 - 1970s

Description: Black metal focus scope, used for enlarging. It has a cylindrical viewfinder on an angled arm attached to a rectangular base.

Topic: American South; Business; Communities; Photography; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2007.1.22

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Scythe owned by George Madison

A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath. The blade is attached with a metal attachment ring, nails and wire. The snath has two wooden grips attached to it. Each grip is oriented differently.

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Madison, George, American, 1893 - 1968

Medium: steel, wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 60 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (154.3 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)

Type: hand tools; tools

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1945

Description: A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath. The blade is attached with a metal attachment ring, nails and wire. The snath has two wooden grips attached to it. Each grip is oriented differently.

Topic: Agriculture; Communities; Rural life

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.13

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Doubletree harness owned by the Lyles family

A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Lyles, Carl, American

Medium: wood and iron
Dimensions: H x W: 8 x 85 in. (20.3 x 215.9 cm); H x W x D (Two single trees [approximate]): 2 5/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm); H x W x D (Evener bar): 3 5/8 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (9.2 x 99.7 x 3.8 cm)

Type: harnesses

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1880s - 1890s

Description: A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.

Topic: Agriculture; Communities; Families; Rural life

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation

Object number: 2012.155.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Turntable used as part of a DJ setup

A Technics SL-D2 turntable. The turntable has light silver colored plinth or base. The front of the plinth has speed and pitch controls and a stop push button. Black text on the front in between the controls and stop button reads: [Technics / Direct Drive Automatic Turntable System / SL-D2]....

Manufactured by: Technics, Japanese, founded 1918
Used by: King, Angelo T., American, born 1959

Medium: metal, plastic, felt, paint, wire
Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 × 16 3/4 × 14 3/4 in., 13 lb. (12.7 × 42.5 × 37.5 cm, 5.9 kg)

Type: turntables (sound device component)

Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Japan, Asia

Date: 1970s

Description: A Technics SL-D2 turntable. The turntable has light silver colored plinth or base. The front of the plinth has speed and pitch controls and a stop push button. Black text on the front in between the controls and stop button reads: [Technics / Direct Drive Automatic Turntable System / SL-D2]. Atop the plinth, towards the proper right, is the platter, yellow mat, silver spindle, and strobe light pattern. The mat (2012.47.6b), or area where the record is placed, is decorated with a cartoon owl perched on the arm of a guitar and text that reads: [Shakey’s Record Fair]. On the proper left side, towards the top, is the tonearm, counterweight, cueing mechanism, arm rest, and anti-skate. The back of the turntable has two slots for cables and a power cord. There is also a sticker with the machine information that reads: [Technics / MODEL SL-D2 / DIRECT DRIVE AUTOMATIC TURNTABLE SYSTEM / POWER SOURCE: AC 120V 50 OR 60 Hz 4W LISTED 8288 / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. Made in Japan]. The turntable does not have a cover.

Topic: Hip hop (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers

Object number: 2012.47.6ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Clubman mixer used as part of a DJ setup

A Meteor Light & Sound brand Clubman one-one mixer. The body has wooden sides, slanting down towards the front, medium brown in color, with screws holding it to the body of the machine. There is one screw in each corner, on each side. The front and back sides of the mixer are metal, black in color. The front side is shorter (approx. 2 3/4 in. in height) and the back side is taller (approx....

Manufactured by: Meteor Light & Sound Company, Inc., English, founded late 1960s

Medium: metal on wood , rubber on wire
Dimensions: H x W x D (Overall (with cord coiled)): 7 × 10 5/16 × 21 1/4 in. (17.8 × 26.2 × 54 cm); H x W x D (Overall (with cord uncoiled)): 7 × 10 5/16 × 82 7/8 in. (17.8 × 26.2 × 210.5 cm); H x W x D (Just box (excluding cord)): 7 × 10 5/16 × 13 1/2 in. (17.8 × 26.2 × 34.3 cm); H x W x D (Just cord (outstretched)): 1/2 × 70 × 3/4 in. (1.3 × 177.8 × 1.9 cm)

Type: audiovisual equipment

Classification: Musical Instruments; Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place purchased: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Long Island, Syosset, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1970s

Description: A Meteor Light & Sound brand Clubman one-one mixer. The body has wooden sides, slanting down towards the front, medium brown in color, with screws holding it to the body of the machine. There is one screw in each corner, on each side. The front and back sides of the mixer are metal, black in color. The front side is shorter (approx. 2 3/4 in. in height) and the back side is taller (approx. 7 in. in height), so the top face of the machine is slanted down towards the front. The top facade contains the main switchboard which is black metal with silver type and outlines. The title at the top of the main switchboard reads: [CLUBMAN one-one] on the left and [meteor LIGHt &SOUnD] on the right. There are three columns on the top defined by a silver boarder. The boarder has rectangular rounded edges. The top left column has a small circular red light, labeled [POWER] below. Underneath the top left column, the bottom left contains a vertical sliding level, labeled [PHONES/LEVEL]. The middle column contains a switch, labeled [TALKOVER], with [IN] above and [OUT] below. Underneath, there is another vertical sliding level, labeled [MIC LEVEL]. At the bottom on the left, there are two circular inputs, labeled [PHONES] in the left column, and [MIC] in the middle column. The right column is twice as big as the two columns to the left. At the top there is a switch labeled, [LO-FILTER], with [IN] on the top and [OUT] on the bottom. Underneath, there are two vertical sliding levels below, labeled [TURNTABLES]. The label is centered between the two levels, with a number [2] to the left, and arrows pointing away from [TURNTABLES]. Underneath, there is a horizontal sliding level labeled: [CROSSFADER]. The label is centered with a number [2] on the left, and arrows pointing away from word [CROSSFADER]. At the bottom, there are two switches, both have [CUE] labeled above and [OUT] labeled below. The front facade has nothing on it. The back facade has white type at the center top, which reads: [CAUTION! / TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE BOTTOM / OR SIDE PANELS. THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICABLE / PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.]. Underneath the type, there are four sets of bullet plug inputs for RCA connector type cords. The two on the left are labeled above as: [INPUTS] with the far left labeled: [PHONO-1] and the right labeled: [PHONO-2]. The two on the right are labeled above as [OUTPUTS] with the left labeled: [A (1.5V)] and the far right labeled: [B (150MV)]. To the left of the plugs, another label reads: [L/R] and lines up with all four plugs, labeling top as [L] and bottom as [R]. Each plug has two large ports (one of top of each other) in the center, with four smaller ports in each corner surrounding the main two. To the right of the plugs, in white type, reads: [MODEL 111A / 105-125 VAC / 50-60 HZ / 3 WATTS MAX.]. At the bottom, in white type, aligned to the right, reads [METEOR LIGHT & SOUND CO. / SYOSSET. N.Y., USA]. Above that type is a black plastic knob. A brown cord is connected in the bottom right corner, above the type. The brown cord has a two-prong metal plug at the end. There is an inscription in the top right corner, etched by hand. The bottom is a silver metal square with four black plastic feet, at each corner.

Topic: Disco (Music); Hip hop (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Frank Hiliuk

Object number: 2014.126.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Photographic print of damaged Jackson Funeral Home ambulance

A black-and-white photograph of the Jackson Funeral Home ambulance. The vehicle is parked in front of a two-story brick building, facing to the right. The ambulance is light colored, has two (2) doors and a hatch back, and has a spare tire attached above its front right fender....

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Berry's Service Station, American, active 1920s

Medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (8.3 × 12.4 cm)

Type: photographs

Collection title: The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1920-1925

Description: A black-and-white photograph of the Jackson Funeral Home ambulance. The vehicle is parked in front of a two-story brick building, facing to the right. The ambulance is light colored, has two (2) doors and a hatch back, and has a spare tire attached above its front right fender. The vehicle is damaged, with a dented right door and running board, cracked and broken front and side windows, and a scuffed rear hubcap. On the side of the ambulance is painted [EMERGENCY AMBULANCE JACKSON]. In the background of the photograph, on proper left, the signs on the brick building read [BERRY'S/ SERVICE STATION] [WASHING/ STORAGE/ GREASING]. The image is surrounded by a printed, decorative border with the word [ELKO] in each corner.

Topic: American South; American West; Business; Communities; Funeral customs and rites

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

Object number: 2014.75.3

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Journal for a trip to Yellowstone National Park written by Richard T. Jones

A small pocket journal with brown cardboard covers written by Richard T. Jones. The spine is covered in a dark green adhesive fabric. The pocket journal opens from the top. Inside the journal are several written entries detailing a trip to Yellowstone Park with General Philip H. Sheridan. Entries are written in pencil....

Written by: Richard T. Jones, American, 1847 - 1924
Subject of: General Sheridan, Philip Henry, American, 1831 - 1888

Medium: paper, cardboard, graphite, cloth
Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 13/16 × 4 3/16 × 7/16 in. (30 × 10.6 × 1.1 cm)

Type: journals (accounts)

Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1882

Description: A small pocket journal with brown cardboard covers written by Richard T. Jones. The spine is covered in a dark green adhesive fabric. The pocket journal opens from the top. Inside the journal are several written entries detailing a trip to Yellowstone Park with General Philip H. Sheridan. Entries are written in pencil. Written in ink on the front page is “A Trip to the Yellowstone / Park / in Aug 1882 / with Genl P.H. Sheridan.” At the bottom of the front page, written upside down, is an address written in pencil “1553 Mich Ave.” The first entry is found on the second page and begins “Incidents of a Journey to the / National Park with General / Philip Sheridan and nine other / Officers and Gentlemen…” The pages of the journal are lined.

Topic: American West; Communication; Military; Nature

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Butcher-Jones Family

Object number: 2015.93.61

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

Horn speaker used as part of a DJ setup

A Cerwin-Vega horn speaker. The speaker front is rectangular in shape and painted orange. The sides of the front concave in towards the middle to create a cone shape. The front also has a bar in the middle of the speaker that splits it into two chambers. The back of the speaker is silver in color and shapes into a conical point....

Manufactured by: Cerwin-Vega, American, founded 1954
Used by: King, Angelo T., American, born 1959

Medium: metal , plastic and paint
Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 3/4 × 22 1/4 × 17 3/4 in., 11 lb. (24.8 × 56.5 × 45.1 cm, 5 kg)

Type: loudspeakers

Classification: Musical Instruments; Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1970s

Description: A Cerwin-Vega horn speaker. The speaker front is rectangular in shape and painted orange. The sides of the front concave in towards the middle to create a cone shape. The front also has a bar in the middle of the speaker that splits it into two chambers. The back of the speaker is silver in color and shapes into a conical point. The point splits into two halves that end in a round open circle.

Topic: Hip hop (Music)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers

Object number: 2012.47.11.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Samsonite hat box suitcase from Mae's Millinery Shop

Light brown hard plastic Samsonite hat box suitcase with pale green synthetic fabric lining. The suitcase closes with two (2) metal spring-action latches on either side of the handle. The handle is made from a loop of brown plastic attached to the body of the suitcase with a metal bracket....

Manufactured by: Samsonite, American, founded 1910
Owned by: Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Medium: plastic, metal, synthetic fiber, and elastic
Dimensions: H x W x D: 17 1/2 × 18 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (44.5 × 46.4 × 18.4 cm)

Type: luggage

Collection title: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification: Tools and Equipment-Personal use
Exhibition: Power of Place
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Hamilton, Bermuda, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: 1941-1994

Description: Light brown hard plastic Samsonite hat box suitcase with pale green synthetic fabric lining. The suitcase closes with two (2) metal spring-action latches on either side of the handle. The handle is made from a loop of brown plastic attached to the body of the suitcase with a metal bracket. A metal locking mechanism is above the handle and a metal plaque reading "Samsonite" is below the handle. There are four metal feet on the flat-bottomed edge of the suitcase. The lid opens with a single hinge on the flat-bottomed edge to reveal an open area on the bottom section of the suitcase with five (5) pockets with elastic top openings sewn along the upper side of the case. There is one (1) additional large pocket with an elastic top opening on the interior lid of the case. Two lengths of grosgrain ribbon can be attached to two additional lengths of ribbon with metal buckle loops on their ends, creating two straps for securing items in the open interior area of the case. There is a cream fabric manufacturer's label with burgundy embroidered text glued to the lining of the lid that reads "Samsonite / Luggage / STYLE 4620 / SHWAYDER BROS., INC. DENVER". A square sticker is adhered to the exterior lid of the case depicting a man in uniform directing traffic from within a kiosk resembling a bird cage. Text along the bottom of the sticker reads "[loss]ILTON / Bermuda". A clear plastic luggage tag is looped around the handle with a paper label inside that reads on one side "AA / American / Airlines" and on the other side "Mae Reeves / 41 N. 60th St. / Phila / P.A. 19139". An orange paper freight tag is looped around the handle with elastic string that reads on one side "DELTA AIR LINES / PHL / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" and on the other side "PHL / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / FLIGHT 1788 TO PHL / 299a / 298-491".

Topic: Business; Travel; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick

Object number: 2016.48.43

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

Glass tray from Mae's Millinery Shop

Clear bean-shaped glass tray with decorative clear glass balls around edge.

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Medium: glass
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 in. (1.9 x 17.1 x 10.2 cm)

Type: trays

Collection title: Mae's Millinery Shop 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

Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1941-1994

Description: Clear bean-shaped glass tray with decorative clear glass balls around edge.

Topic: Business; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number: 2010.6.112

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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