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  • Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

    Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

    Written by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Received by
    Welles, Thomas Gideon, American, 1845 - 1892
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Open): 7 × 8 15/16 in. (17.8 × 22.7 cm)
    H x W (Closed): 7 × 4 7/16 in. (17.8 × 11.2 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 5, 1865
    Description
    This is a personal letter from Gideon Welles to his son Thomas. This is a bifolio letter written in dark ink on off-white colored paper. The letter is dated at the top right:[Washington / 5th March 1865] and begins [My Dear Tom]. The letter's text fills the front page, both inside pages and half the back page. The letter congratulates Thomas on his recent military promotion and recounts the recent inauguration of President Lincoln: [The inauguration passed off pleasantly and well. There was a great crowd, exceeding any previous one I have ever witnessed at an inauguration].
    Topic
    African American
    Correspondence
    Families
    Fatherhood
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Documents and Published Materials
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  • Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson, Joseph Douglass

    Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson, Joseph Douglass

    Photograph by
    Bourdon, Denis, Canadian
    Notman Photo Company, American, 1866 - 1894
    Subject of
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Douglass, Joseph Henry, American, 1871 - 1935
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Place made
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 10, 1894
    Caption
    This carte-de-visite is found in Series 6 of the Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection. This collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd as well as her related family members from various areas throughout the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This collection is comprised of correspondence, ephemera and photographs discussing family life, religion, race, education as well as the family relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is available for research by contacting NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu or see our collections in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives available here: https://goo.gl/Rwckpe.
    Description
    A cabinet card of Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph Douglass. Frederick Douglass is featured on the right side of the image and sits in a chair holding papers in his hands atop his lap. Joseph Douglass, in the left side of the image, sits atop a table and holds a violin in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is resting on the back of his grandfather. The bottom of the card has a maker's mark and address for Notman Photographic Company in Boston.
    Topic
    African American
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Charlene Hodges Byrd
    Object number
    A2010.26.29.8.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Collection title
    Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Studio portrait of father and child

    Studio portrait of father and child

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a man and a male child. The man, left, is wearing a dark pinstripe suit, patterned tie and dress shoes. He has a brimmed hat on, a watch chain attached to his pants and pens in his jacket breast pocket. The child, right, is wearing a light suit, short dark tie and dress shoes. He has a brimmed hat and a handkerchief in his jacket breast pocket. The child is standing on a bench with his right hand resting on the man's shoulder.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.8.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter to Naomi Long from Reverend S.S. Jones regarding Clarence Long

    Letter to Naomi Long from Reverend S.S. Jones regarding Clarence Long

    Written by
    Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
    Received by
    Long Madgett, Naomi, American, born 1923
    Subject of
    Rev. Long, Clarence M., American, born 1890
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic laminate
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 in. (20 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place made
    Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 14, 1936
    Description
    A handwritten letter to Naomi Long from S.S. Jones. In it, Jones compliments Long on a poem she wrote to her father. The letter is backed by cardboard and has a layer of plastic laminate over it.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Correspondence
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
    Object number
    2011.79.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Father and Daughter • New York, NY

    Father and Daughter • New York, NY

    Photograph by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Printed by
    Steinmetz Studio
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.6 x 48.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1963; printed 1998
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a man and infant sitting on a balcony in New York by photographer Leonard Freed. The man and his baby are dressed in white and sitting in the left portion of the frame. City streets are visible beyond the balcony. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Photography
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.10.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

    Letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass to Brown's wife and children

    Written by
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
    Received by
    Brown, Mary Ann, American, 1817 - 1884
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place made
    Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    January 30, 1858
    Description
    A letter written by John Brown and Frederick Douglass from Rochester, New York, on January 30, 1858, to Brown's wife and children. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. The letter is first written by Brown, who does not sign his portion beyond "Your Affectionate Husband and Father." Brown writes of missing his wife and children very much, but of not being able to visit them. He also asks his daughter Ruth about her husband, Henry Thompson, becoming involved in Brown's "school," coded language for Brown's militant abolitionist dealings. He further speaks of recruiting his sons for his work and requests that the family write to him under the name "N. Hawkins: Care of Fred'k Douglas [sic] Esq'r Rochester N[.] Y." Douglass writes on the lower half of the verso page with his words oriented three different directions to fit the page. He speaks of his friendship with the Brown family and invites any of them to his home, where John Brown is staying, signing as "Fred. Douglass."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Antislavery
    Correspondence
    Domestic life
    Fatherhood
    Government
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.26.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Father & Son

    Father & Son

    Created by
    Terry, Roderick, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Created by
    Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 16, 1995
    Description
    This black-and-white photograph depicts a man holding a little boy on his right shoulder. The little boy, wearing a zipped-up sweatshirt with the hood up, jeans, and button pin, looks directly at the viewer and drapes his left arm around the man's head. The pin reads "MILLION MAN MARCH / OCTOBER 16, 1995 WASHINGTON, D.C." around the edge and "1 / IN A / MILLION" in the center. The man, wearing sunglasses, a button down shirt and light colored coat holds the boy in place with his left hand on the boy's knee and his right hand supporting the boy's waist.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
    Object number
    2013.99.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Roderick Terry
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    Portfolio/Series
    One Million Strong
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Like Father, Like Son

    Like Father, Like Son

    Created by
    Terry, Roderick, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Printed by
    Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm)
    H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 16, 1995
    Description
    This is a black-and-white photograph of a man and young boy on the National Mall during the Million Man March. The man wears a leather jacket and carries a grocery bag. He smiles directly at the viewer. The boy wears an oversize jacket and baseball cap. Both hold signs that read "MILLION / MAN / MARCH / WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 16, 1995 / UNITED / STRONG / FOR A DAY OF / ATONEMENT." Behind them in the distance is a man in a poncho and sunglasses. Beyond him is a large crowd against a backdrop of trees and a tall platform.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
    Object number
    2013.99.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Roderick Terry
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    Portfolio/Series
    One Million Strong
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Jackie Robinson with his wife and son

    Jackie Robinson with his wife and son

    Photograph by
    Leen, Nina, Russian, 1909 - 1995
    Subject of
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    Robinson, Rachel, American, born 1922
    Robinson, Jackie, Jr., American, 1946 - 1971
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Date
    1949
    Description
    This gelatin silver print is a family portrait of Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel Robinson, and their son, Jackie Robinson, Jr. The family sits on brick steps which lead to a bricked landing and window-paned door. Rachel sits closest to the camera on a step lower than Robinson with crossed legs angled towards the right side of the frame; her PR hand rests behind her husband's left knee. She wears a long, patterned dress with a full skirt as well as a white cap sleeved bolero jacket. Robinson sits angled towards the camera with his feet planted apart on the second visible step from the bottom of the photograph. He holds his seated son on his right leg; the child looks off camera and holds his left arm slightly aloft.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.166.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Photographic print of the Berry family gathered around pot belly stove

    Photographic print of the Berry family gathered around pot belly stove

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Berry, Alexander
    Berry, Tula
    Berry, Alexander W., American, 1922 - 2008
    Berry, Eartha
    Berry, Anthony
    Berry, Linda
    Berry, Shelia
    Berry, Marpessa
    Berry, Barbara
    Berry, Michael
    Berry, Brian
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 3/4 × 15 5/8 in. (32.4 × 39.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 1962
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the Berry family in their apartment. The family includes a mother and father and their nine children, positioned around a pot belly stove in a multipurpose domestic space. The family includes: left front row: Anthony, Linda, Eartha, Mrs. Berry, Sheila, baby Marpessa, Barbara; rear: Michael, Alexander Jr., wearing a "Sewickley Academy" sweatshirt, Brian, and Alexander. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [471] and a photographer's stamp.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Father and daughter on the links, Northern California, c. 1970s

    Father and daughter on the links, Northern California, c. 1970s

    Photograph by
    Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (19 × 23.2 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 8 × 9 13/16 in. (20.3 × 25 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place filmed
    Northern California, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1975
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts a father and his daughter standing on a putting green. Standing behind the hole, the father has his right arm around his daughter. He wears plaid pants and a dark colored sweater. His daughter wears a light colored sweater, knee length skirt, and knee high socks and shoes. Both wear hats. In the background are other people on the putting green, carrying golf clubs. One man is bent over mid-swing. Beyond the green is a line of parked cars. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#40."
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Golf
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
    Object number
    2016.117.40
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Linda A. Jackson
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    Media Arts-Photography
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  • DaWayne Brashear Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Brashear, DaWayne, American, born 1957
    Interviewed by
    Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
    Subject of
    Chief Master Brashear, Carl Maxie, American, 1931 - 2006
    United States Navy, American, founded 1775
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.12.1a): 88.6 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.12.2a): 88.1 minutes
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 4, 2016
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.12.1a and 2016.129.12.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    144.75604 GB
    DaWayne Brashear was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Brashear donated several items related Carl Brashear’s career in the Navy, including his prosthetic leg, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history DaWayne Brashear recounts his memories of growing up with his father, Chief Master Carl Brashear. His narrative includes descriptions of his father’s work as well as insightful details about their family life while their father doggedly pursued a career as a Master Diver in the face of discrimination, and even after he lost his leg.
    Unedited File: Unedited digital file of oral history interview. This file is necessary in case we need to refer to the original recording for any reason and/or want to use a portion of the file that has been edited out.
    Edited File: Videographer has minimized or eliminated interruptions, false starts and any unnecessary sounds. An agreed upon slate has also been added with title, date, and logo. Separate files of the same interview have been concatenated. This is the copy that will be made available to the public and/or researchers and uploaded to the website.
    Topic
    African American
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Military
    Museums
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.12.1a-2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Taylor Family

    The Taylor Family

    Created by
    Terry, Roderick, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Printed by
    Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 5/8 x 13 11/16 in. (27 x 34.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 16, 1995
    Description
    This black-and-white photograph depicts three men and a boy posing for the camera. The left hand figure is middle aged man wearing sunglasses and a mustache. He rests his right hand on the shoulder of a young boy wearing glasses standing in front of him. The central figure is a young man in a zipped up jacket. The right hand figure, also middle aged with a mustache, wears a turtleneck, jacket and baseball cap. He points at something slightly to the left of the viewer.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
    Object number
    2013.99.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Roderick Terry
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    Portfolio/Series
    One Million Strong
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Martin Luther King III

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Martin Luther King III

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    King, Martin Luther III, American, born 1957
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4738pixels × 2743pixels
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1962
    Description
    Black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son Martin Luther King III. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt, black pants and a patterned tie, holds his young son over his head with both arms. Martin Luther King III, held in the air, bends at his waist and rests his forehead against his father's forehead below him. He wears a light colored shirt, dark pants and white shoes. They stand in a grassy yard with a wooden clapboard house in the background. The house has two windows visible and peeling paint. There is a wooden lattice extending from the house wall.
    Topic
    African American
    Children
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Photography
    Play
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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