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Photocollage of entertainers

Compiled by: Unidentified
Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: ink on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type: black-and-white photographs; collages

Date: early 20th-mid 20th Century

Description: Black-and-white photocollage of various performers and performances.

Topic: African American; Entertainers; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.

Object number: 2011.145.3.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography; Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of Louis Armstrong recording at the CBS Studio in New York

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971; Columbia Broadcasting, Inc., founded 1928

Medium: 2014.63.92a: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper;; 2014.63.92b: mat board and glass in wood with metal
Dimensions: H x W (image): 8 11/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.1 × 16.8 cm); H x W (sheet): 9 3/16 × 7 in. (23.3 × 17.8 cm); H x W x D (frame): 14 5/8 × 12 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. (37.1 × 32.2 × 3.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

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

Date: 1940s

Description: A black and white photograph (a) of Louis Armstrong performing at the CBS Studio in New York. Armstrong is pictured standing center of frame, in front of a microphone with [CBS] at top and along the side. He holds a trumpet in his left hand, and holds his right in a fist, thumb extended, in front of his chest. He appears to be singing. Unidentified men are visible behind him, and a young woman sits in front of the microphone, in the right foreground of the image. The photograph has been removed from its mat and frame (b).

Topic: African American; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography; Radio

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

Object number: 2014.63.92ab

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of Velma Middleton and Louis Armstrong

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Middleton, Velma, American, 1917 - 1961; Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (12.3 × 17.3 cm); H x W (Sheet): 5 1/8 × 7 1/16 in. (13 × 18 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium, Europe

Date: 1949

Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Velma Middleton and Louis Armstrong. The two are depicted from the shoulders up sitting closely together, with their heads touching. Middleton is depicted playing a trumpet while Armstrong holds his proper left hand to his proper left ear. Middleton is wearing a dark top and looking towards the top of the image. Armstrong is wearing a white tuxedo, black bowtie, and is looking towards the left edge of the image. Armstrong has a comical expression on his face. Near the left corner of the image is an inscription in blue ink that reads, [X Marks / the spot / With Love / to Laura / Velma / Middleton]. Black text printed in the negative at the bottom right reads [BRUSSELS, '49]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

Topic: African American; Conductors (Musicians); Entertainers; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2013.46.25.70

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride

Attributed to: Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American
Worn by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934

Medium: jacket: cotton denim, suede, and metal;; pants: cotton denim, suede, and metal
Dimensions: H x W (jacket): 30 1/2 x 20 in. (77.5 x 50.8 cm); Inseam (pants): 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); Jacket on Form: 30 1/2 x 25 x 14 1/2 in. (77.5 x 63.5 x 36.8 cm)

Type: jean jackets; trousers

Place made: Galveston, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1976

Description: This denim jean jacket (a) and bell-bottom jeans (b) with suede patchwork details were worn by Charley Pride. The blue jean jacket (a) is cut straight with full-length sleeves and a fold-over collar with exaggerated pointed lapels. It closes at the center front with four (4) round metal buttons that have the text "KEMINGTON / 20 / GA / EXPRESS" engraved around them. Rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim are sewn on the front and back yoke. There are two (2) patch pockets, one at each front chest, with pointed flaps that close using one (1) button each, though the button on the proper right pocket is missing. The cuff of each sleeve closes with two (2) buttons each. The jacket is not lined. There is a size tag at the interior center back neck.; The bell-bottom blue jeans have side panels on each leg made from rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim, matching the yoke decoration on the jacket (a). The pants close at the center front waist with a metal zipper, one (1) metal snap, and one (1) metal hook-and-eye. There is one (1) inset pocket at the proper right front waist. The pants are not lined.

Topic: African American; Clothing and dress; Country (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.50ab

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Clothing-Costume
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile

Directed by: Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
Produced by: Chamba Productions, founded 1971
Created by: Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
Produced by: Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
Subject of: Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895
Owned by: Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Medium: 16mm Film (a): acetate film
Dimensions: Duration: 19 Minutes; Length (Film): 750 Feet

Type: motion pictures (information artifacts)

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

Date: 1971

Caption: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
Description: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.; Consists of: 16mm Print (a).; 2012.79.1.63.1a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.

Topic: African American; Art; Children; Communities; Dance; Education; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Museums; Singers (Musicians); Theatre; Urban life

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

Object number: 2012.79.1.63.1a

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile

Directed by: Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
Produced by: Chamba Productions, founded 1971
Edited by: Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
Produced by: Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
Subject of: Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895
Owned by: Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Medium: 16mm Film (a): acetate film
Dimensions: Duration: 19 Minutes; Length (Film): 750 Feet

Type: motion pictures (information artifacts)

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

Date: 1971

Caption: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
Description: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.; Consists of: 16mm Print (a).; 2012.79.1.63.2a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.

Topic: African American; Art; Children; Communities; Dance; Education; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Museums; Singers (Musicians); Theatre; Urban life

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

Object number: 2012.79.1.63.2a

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile

Owned by: Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
Produced by: Chamba Productions, founded 1971
Edited by: Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
Directed by: Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
Produced by: Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
Subject of: Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895

Medium: 16mm Film (a): acetate film
Dimensions: Duration: 19 Minutes; Length (Film): 720 Feet

Type: motion pictures (information artifacts)

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

Date: 1971

Caption: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
Description: 16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.; Consists of: 16mm Print (a).; 2012.79.1.63.3a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.

Topic: African American; Art; Children; Communities; Dance; Education; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Museums; Singers (Musicians); Theatre; Urban life

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

Object number: 2012.79.1.63.3a

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958

Created by: Montgomery Improvement Association, American, founded 1955
Printed by: Unidentified
Subject of: King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Dr. Simpson, Ralph Ricardo, American, born 1933; Holt Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1909

Medium: ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
Dimensions: H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)

Type: posters

Place used: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 6, 1958

Description: A poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958. A black-and-white image of Scott King is featured near the top edge of the poster. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [APPEARING IN CONCERT]. Below the image is more black text that reads, [MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING / National Famous Soprano / MR. RALPH SIMPSON, Accompanist / Monday, October 6, 1958 – 800 p.m. / Holt Street Baptist Church / Sponsored by The / MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / Gen. Adm. $1.00]. There are inscriptions in pencil and black ink on the back of the poster as well as a purple sticky note secured with clear tape.

Topic: African American; American South; Civil rights; Classical (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2016.90.5.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Program from a Mrs. Coretta Scott King recital on September 30, 1956

Created by: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877
Subject of: King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Scott, Minnie Kimbrough, American, died 2012; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Medium: ink on paper with metal and graphite
Dimensions: H x W: 9 × 6 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.1 cm)

Type: souvenir programs

Place used: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 30, 1956

Description: A program for a recital for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on September 30, 1956. A black-and-white image of Scott King is centrally featured. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [THE USHER BOARDS / AND THE / YOUNG MATRONS COUNCIL / OF / DEXTER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH / PRESENT]. Below the image is additional black text that reads [CORETTA SCOTT KING / SOPRANO / In Recital / MINNIE KIMBROUGH SCOTT / ACCOMPANIST / MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Sunday, September 30, 1956 – 5:30 P.M. / Rev. M. L. King, Jr. ………………….Pastor / Mr. L. W. Smiley ………………….Chairman / Mrs. Norman Walton ………………….Co-Chairman / Mr. R. D. Nesbitt ………………….Advisor]. The program has eight (8) interior pages, a front cover, a back cover, and handwritten notes on some of the interior pages. There is a purple sticky note affixed to the back of the booklet.

Topic: African American; American South; Amusements; Classical (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Religion; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2016.90.5.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

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Pharoah Sanders, 1980

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Sanders, Pharoah, American, born 1940

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (34.9 x 24 cm); H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 9/16 in. (35.2 x 26.8 cm); H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980

Description: A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Pharoah Sanders playing saxaphone during a performance in Los Angeles, CA. Sanders is photographed from the front and the waist up. He wears a horizontally striped shirt and jeans.

Topic: African American; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.103

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Jimmy Johnson, 1991

Photograph by: Spitzer, David D., American
Subject of: Johnson, Jimmy, American, born 1943; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.8 x 35 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27 x 35.3 cm); H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place captured: Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1991

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Jimmy Johnson playing guitar at a performance in Delray Beach, FL. He is at the left of the frame wearing a dark jacket and standing behind a microphone. Another man is playing a bass guitar at the right of the frame.

Topic: African American; Blues (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer

Object number: 2012.164.15

Restrictions & Rights: © David D. Spitzer

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Texas Rangers basball uniform short pants worn by Charley Pride

Manufactured by: Rawlings, American, founded 1887
Worn by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934
Subject of: Texas Rangers, American, founded 1961

Medium: synthetic fiber and elastic with plastic and metal fasteners
Dimensions: H x W: 33 × 20 in. (83.8 × 50.8 cm); Inseam: 24 in. (61 cm)

Type: knickerbockers; sports uniforms

Place depicted: Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1984

Caption: Pride, who had played in the Negro Leagues as a pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox, began training with the Texas Rangers in 1972 and has owned a small stake in the team since 2010."
Description: This Texas Rangers baseball uniform was worn by Charley Pride. The white knit pants have a wide blue stripe running down each leg, with the legs ending below the knee. The hem of each leg has elastic. The waistband is made from a red, white, and blue striped band of fabric. The pants close at the center front waist with three (3) metal snaps each faced in the color of the stripe of the band, and a metal zipper. There is also a white drawstring on the inside of the waistband that ties at the center front. There are two (2) inset pockets, one on each back side below the waist. Each pocket closes with one (1) pearlized round plastic button. The inside waistband is made from a wide band of white elastic. The name "PRIDE 05" is handwritten in black in on the interior proper left back side of the waistband. A red manufacturer's label for Rawlings is sewn at the interior proper right back side of the waistband that also contains size and care information. A white fabric label with hand-embroidered red text is sewn at the interior center back waist band that reads "5 34/36 24 84 1" with a small tag sewn to the right side with printed text reading "SET 1 / 1984".

Topic: African American; Athletes; Baseball; Clothing and dress; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.46.2

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Clothing-Historical

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CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year awarded to Charley Pride

Issued by: Country Music Association, American, founded 1958
Received by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934

Medium: wood, metal, plastic
Dimensions: H x W x D: 14 x 5 x 5 in. (35.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

Type: trophies (prizes)

Date: 1971

Description: 1971 Country Music Association (CMA) award for Male Vocalist of the Year, awarded to Charley Pride. The base of the award is white plastic with a gold metal plaque. Etched lettering on the plaque says "CHARLEY PRIDE / MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / 1971." The top portion of the award is a wooden cone with a carved-out section on the front at the bottom. There is a gold metal music note in the carved-out section. Lettering on the flag of the music note reads "COUNTRY / MUSIC / ASSOCIATION." The note head features a raised design of a world map with lettering across the center that reads "BEST LIKED WORLD WIDE."

Topic: African American; Country (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.67

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells

Written by: Captain Wells, Jeff, American
Received by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934
Subject of: United States Army, American, founded 1775

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (letter): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm); H x W (images): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place depicted: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America; Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

Date: May 28, 2007

Description: A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.

Topic: African American; Correspondence; Country (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Iraq War, 2003-2011; Military; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.76.1.6ab

Restrictions & Rights: © Jeff Wells

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Gelatin silver prints of Charley Pride wearing a Memphis Red Sox uniform

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934; Memphis Red Sox, American, 1923 - 1962
Owned by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (2012.125.99.1.1): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm); H x W (2012.125.99.1.2): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm)

Type: black-and-white photographs; portraits

Place depicted: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date: early 1950s

Description: Two identical black and white prints of a photograph of country singer Charley Pride in a Memphis Red Sox baseball uniform. Pride's arms are behind his head. The front of his jersey says "Memphis." There is text in the bottom right corner that is partially cut-off. It reads [CHARLIE PRI/MEMPHIS RED / EARLY 1950].

Topic: African American; Athletes; Baseball; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.99.1.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Gelatin silver print of Charley Pride wearing a Milwaukee Brewers uniform

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Milwaukee Brewers, American, founded 1970; Pride, Charley, American, born 1934
Owned by: Pride, Charley, American, born 1934

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/16 x 8 1/8 in. (23.1 x 20.6 cm)

Type: black-and-white photographs; portraits

Place depicted: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

Date: February 25, 1971

Description: Black and white photograph of country singer Charley Pride playing baseball. Pride is wearing a baseball jersey with "BREWERS" written across the chest. He is wearing a baseball cap with the letter [M] on the front. He is holding a baseball in his right hand, and he appears to be mid-throw, with his arm pulled back. There is a sideways red stamp on the back, on the right edge that reads [EBBY HAWERLANDER]. There is a blue stamp in the bottom right corner of the back that reads [GAZETTE / FEB 25 1971]

Topic: African American; Athletes; Baseball; Country (Music); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2012.125.99.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photographic print of "Krazy" Kris Kolumbo

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Kolumbo, Krazy Kris, 1902 - 2002; Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Date: mid 20th century

Description: A black and white portrait photograph of "Krazy" Kris Kolumbo wearing a short-sleeved collared white shirt and a vest. He is looking at the camera over his left shoulder with his left arm raised at the elbow holding a lit cigarette.

Topic: African American; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.

Object number: 2011.145.10

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Festa De Joao Baptista, Brockton

Created by: Conley, Beverly, American, born 1944

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm); H x W (Image): 6 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (15.7 x 23.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1986-1990

Description: A black-and-white photograph of a woman reacting with outstretched hands while facing a man who is playing a drum. A younger man, also carrying a drum, stands in a group of people just behind them.

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Communities; Festivals; Immigration; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Photography; Religion; United States--Social life and customs

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

Object number: 2012.61.3

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Portfolio/Series: Cape Verdeans in the Boston Area of Massachusetts and in the Cape Verde Islands
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue

Printed by: Unidentified
Photograph by: Unidentified
Distributed by: Club 845, American, founded 1945
Subject of: Cathrell, Laura, 1915 - 1999; Unidentified Woman or Women; LeTang, Henry Dancers, American; LeTang, Henry, American, 1915 - 2007; Sampson, Edgar, American, 1907 - 1973; Sampson, Edgar And His Orchestra, American; Hudgins, Johnny, American, 1896 - 1990; Price, Naomi; Gardener, Judy

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm)

Type: advertising cards

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

Date: ca. 1947

Description: An advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue. The card is printed on white paper with scalloped edges. At the top of the card is the text, [THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Laurie, Blanche, Serena, Birdie, Shirley & Selma]. Below is a black-and-white image of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845, posing in matching costumes. Each of the six (6) women is wearing a large scalloped headpiece, a crop top with winged shoulders, and a long skirt with an embellished waist that opens in front. The women are depicted standing in a semicircle, facing the viewer, with their hands holding the front of their skirts open and with one leg extended forward. Laura Cathrell is the performer depicted on the far left side of the image. The two women in the center are standing back-to-back and the rest of the women are turned slightly towards the center. A large number of tables are set up behind the women. Each table is covered with a tablecloth and set with two (2) chairs. Below the image is additional text that reads, [CLUB 845 Invites You to Join Us / Every weekend beginning December / 16th when we present -- / OUR GALA HOLIDAY REVUE / Produced by HENRY LETANG-- / --STARRING -- / Johnny Hudgins, .. Pantomine[sic] Commedian[sic] / Judy Gardener, .. Her Song & Accordian[sic] / Naomi Price, .. Mistress of Ceremonies / THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Dancing to the Music of / EDGAR SAMSON & His ORCHESTRA]. The back of the card is blank.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Actors; Dance; Entertainers; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Nightlife; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2013.46.25.263

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Program for George Walker concert

Printed by: The Superior Printing Company, American
Subject of: Walker, George Theophilus
Owned by: Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (26.2 × 16.7 cm)

Type: programs

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

Date: 1960 (printed); March 3, 1960 (date of event)

Description: Red, white, and black, double-sided, program for a George Walker concert. The top front of the program has a red background with white type that reads: GEORGE / WALKER / PIANIST]. The center front of the program has a black and white photograph of George Walker wearing a suite and bowtie. The bottom front of the program has a red background with black type that reads: [Photo by Seymour Bernstein / Town Hall / THURSDAY EVENING at 8:30 / MARCH 3, 1960 / (Program overleaf)]. The back of program has black type set against a white background and features a short biography, quotes from critics, and the details of the performance.

Topic: African American; Classical (Music); Composers (Musicians); Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate

Object number: TA2013.166.1.3

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Collection title: The Hall Johnson Collection
Classification: Archival Collections; Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Musical Crossroads
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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