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Time Vol. 185 No. 17
- Published by
- Time Inc., American, founded 1922
- Photograph by
- Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
- Written by
- David Von Drehle, American, born 1961
- Date
- May 11, 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 10 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (26.5 × 20 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the magazine Time Vol. 185 No. 17 published on May 11, 2015 featuring the photograph 2016.98.4 by Devin Allen on the cover. The image is captioned "America, [strikethrough] 1968 [written above 1968] 2015: What Has Changed. What Hasn't." Additional photographs by Allen are included in the cover story "The Roots of a Riot: Baltimore's Eruption Follows Decades of Systemic Failure" by David Von Drehle on pages 34-39. There are sixty-four (64) interior pages. The lower left facing corner of the cover has a white rectangular printed section that is filled in with a black barcode and a mailing address printed in black ink that has been blacked out with marker.
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Photography
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence, Mary and Robert Bryant
- Object number
- 2016.176
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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Art of Far Lands
- Written by
- Forman, Werner, Czech, 1921 - 2010
- Forman, Bedrich, Czech, 1919 - 1985
- Published by
- Hamlyn Publishing Group, British, founded 1949
- Edited by
- Hájek, Lubor, Czech, 1921 - 2000
- Produced by
- Artia, Czech, 1950s - 1989
- Designed by
- Artia, Czech, 1950s - 1989
- Translated by
- Watney, Helen
- Cungh, W.
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 1/16 × 9 15/16 × 7/8 in. (33.2 × 25.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Hardcover copy of "Art of Far Lands" with 323 pages of text. The publication has a red and white fabric binding with a dragon design inside of a floral border. This pattern and border covers both the front and back covers and the spine. There is no book jacket. The endpapers inside the covers have a different dragon pattern from the exterior binding. This endpaper pattern is primarily red with multi-color details. The reverse of the front cover has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones that reads [LOIS JONES / PIERRE-NOEL / EX LIBRIS]. There is some wear on the spine. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Art
- Caricature and cartoons
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Photography
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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La Destinée de Carl Brouard
- Written by
- Gaillard, Roger, Haitian, 1923 - 2000
- Published by
- Maison Henri Deschamps, Haitian, founded 1898
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Signed by
- Gaillard, Roger, Haitian, 1923 - 2000
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 7/8 × 5 3/16 × 1/4 in. (20 × 13.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Paperback publication with eighty-nine (89) pages of text. The faded off-white cover has printed black text which reads [roger gaillard / la destinée / de / carl brouard] with a quote in French from Gaston Bachelard. The bottom of the front cover reads [EDITIONS HENRI DESCHAMPS / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI]. There are three staples on the spine. The lower right corner of the back cover reads [Edition revue et corrigée / Port-au-Prince, juin 1966] which is italicized. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book.
- Place made
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal
- Published by
- Lake Isle Press, American, founded 1990
- Written by
- Thiam, Pierre, Senegalese
- Photograph by
- Bartos, Adam, American, born 1953
- Date
- 2008
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 10 5/16 × 8 5/16 × 7/8 in. (26.2 × 21.1 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 3 × 16 15/16 × 10 5/16 in. (7.6 × 43 × 26.2 cm)
- Description
- This is a hardback first edition with a white cover and green spine. In the upper right corner of the front cover is a square image of a plate of food with a serving spoon. In the lower half of the cover is black and gray text [YOLELE! / RECIPES FROM / THE HEART / OF SENEGAL / BY PIERRE THIAM PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM BARTOS]. On the spine is white text, vertically oriented [YOLELE! / RECIPES FROM THE / HEART OF SENEGAL / PIERRE / THIAM / LAKE / ISLE / PRESS]. The books consists of 192 pages with photographic illustrations.
- Place depicted
- Senegal, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- cookbooks
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Literature
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Chef Pierre Thiam
- Object number
- 2016.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Recipes copyright © 2008 by Pierre Thiam/Photography copyright © 2008 by Adam Bartos. Permission required for use.
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The Vanguard: A Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers
- Written by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Published by
- Beacon Press, American, founded 1854
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- May 1970
- Medium
- printing ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 8 × 1/4 in. (25.2 × 20.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A paperback book with a teal cover. The front cover is a photographic illustration of Black Panther party members wearing berets, over which the title of the book is printed in white [The] and red [Vanguard]. Below the title, the authors names are printed in white. The remaining print on the cover is black. At the lower right corner is a yellow price tag sticker. The back cover is cream colored paper, with text in black ink providing an overview of the contents of the book.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
- Object number
- 2014.92.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones, William Worthy. Permission required for use.
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This Was Resurrection City
- Produced by
- Boston, Bernie, American, 1933 - 2008
- Allott, Patricia, American, born 1939
- Cahn, Edgar, American, born 1934
- De Vincent, George, American, 1919 - 2014
- Published by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1968
- Medium
- printing ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 1/16 in. (20.2 × 20.2 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A paperback booklet printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover is a black-and-white photograph of a person's bare right muddy foot. At the top of the front cover is the text in white print [All proceeds to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference $1] and at the bottom is the title in bold white print [This Was Resurrection City.] The back cover is a black-and-white photograph of the legs of two people, one wearing jeans, striding barefoot through mud. The booklet is 20 pages long, containing 28 photographs of men, women and children living, working, eating and playing within Resurrection City, interspersed with poetic text.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
- Object number
- 2014.92.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Poor People’s Campaign: A Photographic Journal
- Published by
- Turnpike Press
- Created by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Photograph by
- Comedy, Ron, American, born 1941
- Drake, Fletcher, American, born 1942
- Watkins, Clara, American, 1924 - 2012
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- printing ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 × 10 15/16 × 1/4 in. (21 × 27.8 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 1/4 × 21 7/8 × 1 in. (21 × 55.6 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A 64-page paperback booklet printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover features a black and white photograph of two pairs of hands; at left is a clasped pair of hands resting on knees, and at center is a pair of hands holding leather reins of the type used to guide a cart or wagon. At right, in bold text, is the title in black ink, [THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN]. The back cover depicts the same image but printed in reverse, with the title text printed again but at the left instead of the right.
- Place made
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
- Object number
- 2014.92.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © SCLC. Permission required for use.
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 1
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Subject of
- Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
- Date
- November 7, 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (28.8 × 21.7 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 1/8 × 3/16 in. (28.8 × 43.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 1. The front cover is white with green print and features a green tinted image of Laura Cathrell, against a dark background. Cathrell is wearing a dark, long sleeve dress with a V-neck and puffed sleeves. She is standing in three-quarters profile, with her head turned towards the viewer, and holding her hands steepled in front of her waist. White text printed in the negative of the image at the bottom right corner reads, [Stiger / K.C. Mo.]. The main cover line is printed just below the image of Cathrell and reads, [LAURIE CATHRELL (Story on Page 8)]. The date is printed along the top edge of the front cover and reads, [November] on the left and [1935] on the right. The masthead is centered along the top fourth of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW DOWN]. The text, [SHOW DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The price is printed along the bottom edge of the front cover [15 Cents] on the left and [Per Copy] on the right. An inscription in blue ink, written over the bottom right corner of the image reads, [To my darling Mother / whom I owe all / my success! / Sally J. Cathrell / 11/7/35]. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is sixteen (16) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 5
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Jenkins, Theodore C.
- Subject of
- Williams, Lucretia, American
- Date
- April 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 3/4 × 1/16 in. (28.7 × 22.3 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 1/2 × 3/8 in. (28.7 × 44.5 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 5. The front cover is white with blue print and features a blue tinted image of Lucretia Williams, against a gradient background. Williams is depicted in bust pose, wearing a light colored, collared jacket. She is seated with her hands folded and resting on a flat surface in front of her. She is looking off to the right edge of the image and is smiling. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads [A Short Short Story / By Theo. C. Jenkins]. The masthead is centered in the top fourth of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The date and price is printed below the mast head, [April 1936] on the left, and [Price 15c] on the right. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is fifteen (15) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.74
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 6
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Mays, Gene
- Subject of
- Waller, Fats, American, 1904 - 1943
- Brown, Anne Wiggins, Norwegian, 1912 - 2009
- Duncan, Todd, American, 1903 - 1998
- Date
- May 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.3 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 1/4 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 6. The front cover is green with brown print and features a brown tinted image of Todd Duncan and Anne Brown, against a gradient background. Duncan is depicted from the waist up and Brown from the shoulders up. Duncan is wearing a white collared shirt. Brown is wearing a light colored, ruffled blouse. They are both looking off to the upper left edge of the image and are smiling. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads [“Fats” Waller – A New King / by Gene Mays]. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW DOWN]. A horizontal brown line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The price is centered below the mast head, [Fifteen Cents]. The date is printed in boxes on either side of the image, [May] on the left, and [1936] on the right. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is fifteen (15) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.75
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 9
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Dancer, Maurice
- Subject of
- Moses, Ethel, American, 1904 - 1982
- Date
- September 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.8 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 7/16 × 1/4 in. (28.8 × 44.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 9. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted image of Ethel Moses against a light blue background. Moses is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she looking up to the left corner of the image. She wears a plaid coat over a white blouse and dark jacket. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads ["The Green Pastures" / Sensational Masterful Screen Production]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [September – 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is fifteen (15) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Hollywood (Film)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.76
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Lawrence, Neil
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- October 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 3/16 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 10. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, circular image of Ethel Waters against a blue background. Waters is depicted from the neck up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the right side of the image. She wears a white fur stole. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads, [Beginning - / "Dark Ghetto" / by Neil Lawrence]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [October - 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Norton & Margot’s Dance Studio. This magazine issue is fourteen (14) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Literature
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Photograph by
- Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
- Written by
- Lawrence, Neil
- Dancer, Maurice
- Albagli, Victor
- Subject of
- Anderson, Ivie, American, 1905 - 1949
- Moseley, Thomas, American, 1878 - 1971
- Lunceford, Jimmie, American, 1902 - 1947
- Date
- November 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 20.8 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 3/8 in. (27.7 × 41.4 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 1. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Ivie Anderson against a blue background. Anderson is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the upper right side of the image. The top right corner of the image has been replaced by a graphic of a wooden fence. The bottom left corner depicts an illustration of a turkey. Four cover lines to the left of the image read, [FINAL CHAPTER / "Dark Ghetto" / By / NEIL LAWRENCE], [PLAY BUREAU / "Fair Exchange" / By / VICTOR ALBAGLI], ["NOAH'S" / Thomas Moseley / By / MAURICE DANCER], and ["Rhythmania" / JIMMIE LUNCEFORD]. Text across the bottom of the page reads [FIRST ANNIVERSARY / November 1936 Ten Cents]. A horizontal line forms a border below the text. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is twenty (20) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.78
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 4
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Subject of
- Key, Alice, American, 1911 - 2010
- Date
- April 1937
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.7 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 3/8 × 1/2 in. (28.7 × 44.2 × 1.2 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 4. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Alice Key against a blue background. Key’s image is oriented left of center. Key is depicted nude with her proper left hand placed on her proper right shoulder. The main cover line to the right of the image reads, [VIEWS OF / STARS / OF / TODAY/ AND / TOMORROW]. Above and below the text are three (3) small stars. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [April - 1937] on the left and [Ten Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Don Redman and his Orchestra and Orlando Robeson and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is sixteen (16) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.79
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
- Date
- ca. 1953-1955; printed later
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.9 × 12.4 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photographic print of Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Till wears a white shirt with tie and looks straight ahead. His mother, in a dark dress with light-colored ruffled collar, sits with her arm around his shoulders.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mamie Till Mobley family
- Object number
- 2012.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Stereograph card of of an unidentified woman
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Owned by
- Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- albumen , sodium chloride , silver nitrate on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (5.4 × 7 cm)
- Description
- A stereograph card of an unidentified woman sitting in chair. The stereograph features two photographs of the same woman. The woman is wearing a light colored dress with dots. The photograph on the left features the woman sitting in a chair with her hands crossed on her lap. The photograph on the right features the woman sitting on the chair with her proper right arm on her lap and her proper left arm resting on her face. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- stereographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Panther Burn, Miss. 4-30-27
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Commissioned by
- Illinois Central Railroad, American, founded 1851
- Date
- April 30, 1927
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Title
- Gelatin silver print of the 1927 Mississippi River flood
- Description
- Two gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. The photos are unmounted and unattached, but together create a picture of a set of railroad tracks.
- Place captured
- Panther Burn, Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Communities
- Great Migration
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.13.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1927 Illinois Central Railroad
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Mongo Santamaria, 1979
- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 1/8 in. (34.8 x 23.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.3 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria performing at a concert in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Santamaria sits behind a drum with his right hand raised playing it. He wears a light colored suit jacket, dress shirt, and necklace. The elbow and fingers of another person's crossed arms are visible in front of Santamaria.
- Place captured
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Object number
- 2012.164.145
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer
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Indoor Portrait of a Couple Sitting, Eula Parham
- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Date
- 1948 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- Indoor Portrait of a Couple Sitting, Eula Parham
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- negatives
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.69.21.17.B
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Outdoor Photo of a Woman Standing Holding Books in her Arms, Rosie Lee Cory
- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Date
- 1948 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- Outdoor Photo of a Woman Standing Holding Books in her Arms, Rosie Lee Cory
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- negatives
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.69.21.56.D
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture