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  • Image for Indoor Photo of a Mother Sitting on a Bed Looking at her Infant

    Indoor Photo of a Mother Sitting on a Bed Looking at her Infant

    Indoor Photo of a Mother Sitting on a Bed Looking at her Infant who is laying on the Bed
    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    Indoor Photo of a Mother Sitting on a Bed Looking at her Infant who is laying on the Bed
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.16.45.A.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Image for The King Family at Home

    The King Family at Home

    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and their three children, Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter. The children are playing on a swing set, with their parents standing on either side. Coretta, heavily pregnant, stands on the left wearing a dotted t-shirt and skirt holding onto one of the swings....
    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    King, Martin Luther III, American, born 1957
    King, Yolanda, American, 1955 - 2007
    King, Dexter Scott, American, born 1961
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3154pixels × 4603pixels
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1962
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and their three children, Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter. The children are playing on a swing set, with their parents standing on either side. Coretta, heavily pregnant, stands on the left wearing a dotted t-shirt and skirt holding onto one of the swings. Yolanda, the eldest child, wearing a dress with bows in her hair, is pushing her little brother, Dexter, on a swing. Dexter is wearing plaid overalls and white shoes. Martin III is featured mid-swing, wearing a light shirt and dark pants. Dr. King stands on the right of the swing set, wearing a suit without the jacket, with his hand in his pocket. A house can be seen in the background.
    Topic
    Children
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Motherhood
    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
    2015.129.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
  • Image for The King Family at Home

    The King Family at Home

    This black and white digital image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family. Sitting at a table he wears a white shirt and colored tie. He rests his left elbow on the table and holds his left hand against his left cheek. He gazes to his right, away from the viewer. Behind him, visible through an open doorway is Coretta Scott King and two young children....
    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    King, Dexter Scott, American, born 1961
    King, Martin Luther III, American, born 1957
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2866pixels × 4200pixels
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1962
    Description
    This black and white digital image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family. Sitting at a table he wears a white shirt and colored tie. He rests his left elbow on the table and holds his left hand against his left cheek. He gazes to his right, away from the viewer. Behind him, visible through an open doorway is Coretta Scott King and two young children. Standing in a kitchen wearing a dark patterned short sleeve shirt and dark skirt, Mrs. King stands facing the viewer but gazing downward and to her right at the smallest child.
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Motherhood
    Photography
    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
    2015.129.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
  • Image for Studio portrait of mother and child

    Studio portrait of mother and child

    A black-and-white photograph of a woman and a female child. The woman, left, is wearing a light button down dress, gloves, earrings, a necklace and heels. She has a purse in her hands. The child, right, is wearing a light short dress, socks and dark shoes. The child is standing on the bench with her arms around the woman's neck.
    Photograph 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
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a woman and a female child. The woman, left, is wearing a light button down dress, gloves, earrings, a necklace and heels. She has a purse in her hands. The child, right, is wearing a light short dress, socks and dark shoes. The child is standing on the bench with her arms around the woman's neck.
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.8.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Image for Studio portrait of mother and infant

    Studio portrait of mother and infant

    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a dark shift dress, patent boots and earrings with rings on both hands. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a bench with the baby resting in her lap.
    Photograph 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
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a dark shift dress, patent boots and earrings with rings on both hands. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a bench with the baby resting in her lap.
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.8.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Image for Studio portrait of mother and infant

    Studio portrait of mother and infant

    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a dark cape over a light dress, earrings and heels. Her hair is styled with bangs and a ribbon on top. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a bench with the baby resting in her lap.
    Photograph 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
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a dark cape over a light dress, earrings and heels. Her hair is styled with bangs and a ribbon on top. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a bench with the baby resting in her lap.
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.8.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Image for Studio portrait of mother and child

    Studio portrait of mother and child

    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a light sleeveless button-down dress. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a couch with the baby seated upright beside her holding her right hand.
    Photograph 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
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a light sleeveless button-down dress. The baby is wearing a light outfit and shoes. The woman is seated on a couch with the baby seated upright beside her holding her right hand.
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
    Object number
    2012.137.8.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Image for Untitled

    Untitled

    The beauty in fighting for what is beautiful part.5 ::: perfection :::: #ripfreddiegray #welovebaltimore ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 05/02/2015.
    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Subject of
    Hipple, Erica
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4896pixels × 3264pixels
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 2, 2015
    Caption
    The beauty in fighting for what is beautiful part.5 ::: perfection :::: #ripfreddiegray #welovebaltimore ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 05/02/2015.
    Description
    A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of a family at a rally or protest in Baltimore, Maryland. The father and mother are surrounded by their three children, two daughters standing in front of them and their son sitting on his father's shoulders. The father wears a long-sleeved plaid shirt unbuttoned over a printed t-shirt. His right arm is around one of his daughters and his left arm is around his wife's shoulders, with his left hand showing the peace sign. The mother has on a black tank top and jeans. The daughter at left wears a long-sleeved shirt with a butterfly printed on the front and a bow in her hair. The daughter at right wears a striped shirt under a jean jacket and a headband with a flower in her hair. Both daughters have one arm raised up with a fisted hand. The son wears a vest over a white shirt and light-colored pants. He holds both his hands up in front of him showing the peace sign. Other protestors can be seen behind the family, including a man at right holding a phone up to take a photograph or video.
    91.48 MB
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Gesture
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
    Object number
    2016.98.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Devin Allen
  • Image for Ma Barboza

    Ma Barboza

    A black and white photographic portrait of Anthony Barboza's mother, Lillian Barboza. Mrs. Barboza stands just to the right of center frame, wearing a floral print shirt with the sleeves rolled up past her elbows. Her hair is pulled back and she wears eyeglasses. She holds something between both hands, held closely in front of her....
    Photograph by
    Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
    Subject of
    Barboza, Lillian, American, 1924 - 1974
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 28 cm)
    H x W (image): 8 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (21.8 × 21.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970s
    Description
    A black and white photographic portrait of Anthony Barboza's mother, Lillian Barboza. Mrs. Barboza stands just to the right of center frame, wearing a floral print shirt with the sleeves rolled up past her elbows. Her hair is pulled back and she wears eyeglasses. She holds something between both hands, held closely in front of her. She stands next to an open doorway with a patterned wallpaper-cover wall and a floral print chair behind her.
    Topic
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.99.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Anthony Barboza
  • Image for Portrait of Ida Mae Nelson and her mom Irean Johnson

    Portrait of Ida Mae Nelson and her mom Irean Johnson

    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools....
    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Nelson, Ida Mae, American
    Johnson, Irean, American
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Ida Mae Nelson (left) and her mom Irean Johnson (right). Both women are standing outside of a house and facing the camera. Nelson wears a top with a sweater over her shoulders and striped bell-bottom pants. She is holding a chain in her hands. Johnson wears a button-up shirt over a tunic and bell-bottom jeans. A car is visible in the background. A house is partially visible on the right side of the image. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Domestic life
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Rural life
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.93
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
  • Image for Panther Mother and Child

    Panther Mother and Child

    This color print depicts a mother and young child together in a living room. The child is unclothed and stands in front of a seated woman, dressed in a green short sleeve blouse and yellow skirt. She has long earrings and holds a small white garment on her lap. She smiles down at the child, who is holding a miniature rifle in both hands....
    Designed by
    Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
    Distributed by
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 20 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (51.5 × 41 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 22 11/16 × 16 3/4 in. (57.7 × 42.6 cm)
    Type
    prints
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Place made
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968-1969
    Description
    This color print depicts a mother and young child together in a living room. The child is unclothed and stands in front of a seated woman, dressed in a green short sleeve blouse and yellow skirt. She has long earrings and holds a small white garment on her lap. She smiles down at the child, who is holding a miniature rifle in both hands. The room is furnished with a sofa, stool and lamp with matching patterns. In the background, the plaster wall is cracked and peeling. There is a bulls-eye attached to the window. In the bottom left corner of the image is the artist's signature "Emory/ 10-67/ B.P.P.S.D." In the margin below the image is a small black panther. There is text in the bottom right margin “Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126". Text on the bottom left margin "Revolutionary art by/ Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
    Topic
    Black power
    Children
    Graphic design
    Motherhood
    Political organizations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.8.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Artists Rights Society. Permission required for use.
  • Image for Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn

    Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn

    Cloth bound purple and green floral print spiral bound scrapbook containing black-and-white and color photographs along with newspaper clippings and other ephemera dating from the late 1950s to the late 1970s documenting the life of Louise Jackson Gunn in the Philadelphia area. Louise Gunn was an actress, beauty queen, and community activist....
    Created by
    Gunn, Louise Alexander, American
    Subject of
    Gunn, Bill, American, 1934 - 1989
    Leon Sullivan, American, 1922 - 2001
    Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
    Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
    Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
    Waymon, Sam, American, born 1944
    Medium
    newsprint , ink on photographic paper , cardboard , metal and synthetic fiber
    Dimensions
    11 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 3.2 cm)
    Type
    scrapbooks
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Place made
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1950s - 1970s
    Description
    Cloth bound purple and green floral print spiral bound scrapbook containing black-and-white and color photographs along with newspaper clippings and other ephemera dating from the late 1950s to the late 1970s documenting the life of Louise Jackson Gunn in the Philadelphia area. Louise Gunn was an actress, beauty queen, and community activist. The contents of the scrapbook include newspaper clippings and photographs related to Gunn's church groups and activities, including the Zion Drama Workshop; her friendships with other women in the community and from her vaudeville past; and her travels to the Bahamas and Paris, France.
    A large portion of the scrapbook is devoted to Gunn’s community work, including scholarship fundraising for Lincoln University, adult education programs, and volunteering at Philadelphia General Hospital. Gunn also documents work with Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), including efforts to provide school children with free breakfast and to fight housing discrimination.
    There are several clippings, photographs, and programs related to her son, the actor and playwright Bill Gunn, including a performance with Ethel Waters and collaborations with musician Sam Waymon. There are also clippings related to performances by Alberta Hunter and Josephine Baker.
    Topic
    Activism
    Actors
    Blues (Music)
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Education
    Entertainers
    Families
    Film
    Health
    Housing
    Jazz (Music)
    Motherhood
    Musicians
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    Theatre
    Travel
    Vaudeville
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.65.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
  • Image for Window card for One Mile from Heaven

    Window card for One Mile from Heaven

    Window card for "One Mile from Heaven".
    Distributed by
    20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
    Subject of
    Trevor, Claire, American, 1910 - 2000
    Blane, Sally, American, 1910 - 1997
    Fowley, Douglas, American, 1911 - 1998
    Washington, Fredi, United States, 1903 - 1994
    Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
    Wurtzel, Sol M., American, 1890 - 1958
    Dwan, Allan, Canadian-American, 1885 - 1981
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (56.2 × 35.9 cm)
    Type
    window cards
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1937
    Description
    Window card for "One Mile from Heaven".
    The card has a cream background. There is a black stamp at the top of the lobby card which reads [PENN - LAKE THEATRE / Sandy Lake / THU DEC 9]. At center is the title of the movie is in large blue text [ONE MILE / FROM HEAVEN]. There are two color film stills below it. On the left is a round-cropped image of three women in hats and a young girl with curly hair and a bow, all looking towards the right where there is an image of a man in a suit sitting at a table. This image, and the red text below it, are tilted at an angle. The text reads [WITH / CLAIRE / TREVOR / SALLY BLANE / DOUGLAS FOWLEY / FREDI WASHINGTON / AND / BILL ROBINSON]. At the bottom left is a blue box with white text which reads [THE STRANG- / EST CASE THAT / EVER SHOCKED / A HALL OF / JUSICE!]. There is a red 20th century Fox logo in the bottom right corner. There is small blue text along the bottom is the copyright information, [Copyright MCMXXXVII Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corp.], followed by other restriction information. The back of the card is blank.
    Topic
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Motherhood
    Race relations
    United States--History--1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.150
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
  • Image for Photographic print of Thelma Thompson and her three children

    Photographic print of Thelma Thompson and her three children

    A black and white photograph of Thelma Thompson and her three children, Christopher, Mark, and Barbarette in their home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The home has peeling wall paper and lace curtains over the windows....
    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Thompson, Thelma
    Thompson, Christopher
    Thompson, Barbarette
    Thompson, Mark
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 16 13/16 × 11 9/16 in. (42.7 × 29.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.6 × 40.5 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 1960
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Thelma Thompson and her three children, Christopher, Mark, and Barbarette in their home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The home has peeling wall paper and lace curtains over the windows. Thompson sits on a bed aligned with the left side of the frame with her two sons, Christopher and Mark, seated next to her and on her lap; to her proper left, her daughter, Barbarettem stands next to her. A chest of drawers is aligned with the right side of the frame. The back of the photograph has an inscription of the number: [327.01] and a photographer's stamp.
    Topic
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Housing
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Poverty
    Urban life
    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
    2014.302.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
  • Image for Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

    Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

    A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses....
    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 12, 1968
    Description
    A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Poverty
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.142
    Restrictions & Rights
    © United Press International. Permission required for use.
  • Image for Portrait of Bertia, Alva, and Christine Holmes

    Portrait of Bertia, Alva, and Christine Holmes

    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools....
    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Holmes, Bertia Mae Irvin
    Holmes, Alva, American
    Holmes, Christine, American
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
    H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 17 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (43.3 × 35.7 cm)
    H x W (Paper Frame Open): 17 1/16 × 28 1/16 in. (43.3 × 71.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Bertia Mae Irvin Holmes with her daughters Alva, and Christine Holmes. Alva on the left and Christine is in the back while Bertia sits in a chair in the background. Alva wears a plaid dress and Christine wears a light colored dress and bonnet. Bertia sits in a row of folding chairs. Other rows are in front and behind Bertia's row. There are bleachers visible in the background. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame with clear photograph corners. [Martha Olson] is handwritten in ink on the interior frame below the photograph. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.35
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
  • Image for Digital print of Mae Reeves on Mother's Day

    Digital print of Mae Reeves on Mother's Day

    A color digital print of Mae Reeves sitting in a white draped chair. She is wearing a black dress and hat, with black feathers. She wears a large pearl bracelet around her right writst. Behind her there is a large bouquet of flowers. An inscription on the back notes that the photograph was taken on Mother's Day in Philadelphia.
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    portraits
    digital prints
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 9, 2010
    Description
    A color digital print of Mae Reeves sitting in a white draped chair. She is wearing a black dress and hat, with black feathers. She wears a large pearl bracelet around her right writst. Behind her there is a large bouquet of flowers. An inscription on the back notes that the photograph was taken on Mother's Day in Philadelphia.
    Topic
    Motherhood
    Photography
    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
    2010.6.216
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
  • Image for Untitled

    Untitled

    This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a pregnant woman in the spray from a fire hydrant. The woman is wearing shirt and pants and has her hair braided. Her arms are out at her sides and she is smilling. There is a girl standing next to her on the right. Splashes of water are visable behind them and fill the frame. There are two stamps on the back of the photograph....
    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970-1989
    Description
    This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a pregnant woman in the spray from a fire hydrant. The woman is wearing shirt and pants and has her hair braided. Her arms are out at her sides and she is smilling. There is a girl standing next to her on the right. Splashes of water are visable behind them and fill the frame. There are two stamps on the back of the photograph. The stamp int he top left reads [(c) COPYRIGHT/ JOHN H. WHITE]. The stamp on the center right reads [(c) PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE].
    Topic
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Recreation
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
  • Image for No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children

    No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children

    An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting a woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children. They are all siting on a wooden porch outside of a wooden building and looking at the camera. The two eldest children sit at the left frame on one side of a post, while the rest of the children sit in a row on the other side of the post. Mrs....
    Photograph by
    Palmer, J. A., American, died 1896
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (9.5 × 16.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Aiken and Vicinity
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place captured
    Aiken, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1871-1896
    Description
    An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting a woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children. They are all siting on a wooden porch outside of a wooden building and looking at the camera. The two eldest children sit at the left frame on one side of a post, while the rest of the children sit in a row on the other side of the post. Mrs. Whitaker sits in a chair behind the long row of children nursing an infant. The image is mounted on orange cardboard that is pale pink on the reverse. A yellow paper label is adhered at the verso center with handwritten and printed text in black ink identifying the photographer, place, title, and number.
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    United States--History--1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • Image for World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal

    World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal

    2019.16a: A World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal of Massachusetts, in commemoration of her pilgrimage to her stepson's, Second Lieutenant Ralph T. Neal's, gravesite at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France....
    Manufactured by
    Bailey Banks & Biddle, American, founded 1832
    Owned by
    Neal, Margaret A., American
    Subject of
    Second Lieutenant Neal, Ralph T., American, 1890 - 1918
    Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, French, founded 1918
    Medium
    2019.16a (medal): copper and copper alloy and silk (textile)
    2019.16b (box): ink on cardboard with paper (fiber product) and satin
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2019.16a): 3 3/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (8.1 × 4.2 × 0.6 cm)
    H x W x D (2019.16b): 11/16 × 2 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (1.8 × 6.3 × 10.8 cm)
    Type
    commemorative medals
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050
    Place made
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Meuse, France, Europe
    Date
    1930
    Description
    2019.16a: A World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal of Massachusetts, in commemoration of her pilgrimage to her stepson's, Second Lieutenant Ralph T. Neal's, gravesite at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France. This medal is a composite object: a gold toned, nameplate bar pin with a safety catch, holding a red, white, and blue ribbon, attached to a gold medal. The front of the bar pin has a small relief frame with relief text that reads [Mrs. Margaret A. Neal / Massachusetts]. The ribbon is looped over a pin at the bottom of the bar pin and held in place with thread. The medal is attached to the bottom of the ribbon. It is gold toned and roughly teardrop shaped. The obverse is dominated by a five-pointed star at the center of the medal. The star is set inside a circular frame with relief text that reads [PILGRIMAGE OF MOTHERS AND WIDOWS]. Wrapped around the bottom of the circular frame is a wreath. At the top of the medal is the Great Seal of the United States: a bald eagle with its wings displayed, holding a bundle of thirteen (13) arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. In its beak the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto [E PLURIBUS] and [UNUM]. Over the eagle’s head there is ring of circular clouds with a starburst at the center. Within the cloud ring is a cluster of thirteen (13) five-pointed stars. A striped shield covers the eagle's breast. Below the seal are two partial American flags. On the reverse of the medal at the top is a stamped maker’s mark for Bailey Banks & Biddle that reads [B.B.B.CO. / ©]. Along the bottom edge are stamped numbers that read [6479].
    2019.16b: A royal blue medal presentation box for World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage Medal issued to Mrs. Margaret A. Neal (2019.16a). The box is royal blue with a faux leather finish and a white satin padded insert. At the center of the box is a white, outlined five-pointed star set inside a circular frame with relief text that reads [PILGRIMAGE OF MOTHERS AND WIDOWS]. Below is white text that reads [GUEST OF THE UNITED STATES]. The lid interior has small, centered white text that reads [THE / ·BAILEY·BANKS&·BIDDLE· / ·COMPANY· / Philadelphia]. Below and to the left is additional text that reads [DEPARTMENT OF INSIGNIA]. The lid is hinged to the base with glued black fabric. The box contains a folded piece of yellow tissue paper.
    Topic
    Families
    Military
    Motherhood
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.16ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions