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The Biology of the Cell Surface
- Published by
- P. Blakiston’s Son & Co, American, founded 1825
- Written by
- Dr. Just, Ernest, 1883 - 1941
- Printed by
- Maple Press Company, American, founded 1901
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 1 in. (23.5 × 16.5 × 2.5 cm)
- Caption
- Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) was an early 20th century embryologist who devoted his career to studying the role of the cell surface and the early development of marine invertebrates in the United States and abroad. Just grew up outside of Charleston, South Carolina as a member of a Gullah community and earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1903 and his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1916. Just was one of the first African Americans to receive acclaim as a scientist internationally. He conducted research abroad in France and Italy, and was the first American to be invited to conduct research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Germany. Before his work abroad, he was a faculty member at Howard University for several years. In 1911 he became a founding member and faculty adviser of the African American fraternity Omega Psi Phi.
- Description
- The Biology of the Cell Surface written by Earnest Everett Just. The front cover is red leather. The spine has black and gold accents [The Biology Of The Cell Surface / Just / Blakiston]. There are 392 pages. The interior cover has three signatures of previous owners of the book. There are fifteen chapters that include: The Protoplasmic System, The Ectoplasm, Chromosomes and Ectoplasm. The back interior cover has two inscriptions with numbers. The back cover is blank.
- Place printed
- York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ray H. Gavin
- Object number
- 2018.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1939 by P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
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Medicine and Transportation
- Created by
- Streat, Thelma Johnson, American, 1912 - 1959
- Date
- 1942-1944
- Medium
- tempera and oil paint on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 15 9/16 × 15 3/16 in. (39.6 × 38.6 cm)
- H x W x D (framed): 20 3/4 × 20 7/8 × 3 in. (52.7 × 53 × 7.6 cm)
- Description
- This mural study includes depictions of various transportation and scientific industries. It is divided into two fields, an upper and a lower. The upper depicts examples of transportation technology, including a railroad engine, a propeller plane, a blimp, and a combustible engine. They are painted using broad streaks of color, contrasted with blocks of black and white. The lower field depicts a scene of science and technology, with African-American figures at work in a laboratory, a metal refinery, and a mine, set against a background of industrial scenes. On the back in the top left-hand corner is a partial graphite sketch of the airplane.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Thelma Johnson Streat Project
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Pocket watch likely carried by Matthew Henson in 1908-1909 Arctic expedition
- Manufactured by
- American Watch Company, American, 1850 - 1957
- Used by
- Henson, Matthew A., American, 1866 - 1955
- Subject of
- Henson, Matthew A., American, 1866 - 1955
- Peary, Robert E., American, 1856 - 1920
- Date
- 1888-1889; inscribed 1908 or 1909
- Medium
- nickel , metal and glass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (8.3 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)
- Caption
- An engraved watch that is believed to be the watch carried by Matthew Henson (1866-1955) on his exploration of the North Pole along with Adm. Robert E. Peary from July 6, 1908 to April 23, 1909. Henson is an iconic figure among American pioneering explorers. During the 1908-09 expedition led by Admiral Peary (whom he assisted on several Arctic expeditions over a 20-year period), Henson became the first man to reach the North Pole. For his achievements, Henson received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944. In 2000, the National Geographic Society awarded Henson the Hubbard Metal – its highest award.
- Description
- This pocket watch belonged to Matthew Henson and is engraved with his initials. The watch is silver in color and the words [R.E. PEARY / NORTH POLE / EXPEDITION / 1908] are engraved on the front in an Edwardian style. Henson's initials [M.A. HENSON] are engraved on the side. The watch has a white face with black hands and roman numerals. The watchmaker's name [Am. Watch Co. / WALTHAM] is printed in the top center of the face. The inside of the watch is engraved with the watchmaker's name [American Waltham Watch Co.] and the serial number [3639616].
- Place used
- North Pole, Arctic
- Greenland, Cape Morris Jessup, North and Central America
- Place made
- Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Type
- pocket watches
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Banneker’s Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1793
- Written by
- Banneker, Benjamin, American, 1731 - 1806
- Printed by
- Krukshank, Joseph, active 1790s
- Date
- 1793
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- printing ink on paper with thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 7/16 × 3/16 in. (17.8 × 11.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This Banneker's Almanack is a 48-page printed booklet printed in 1793. The almanac is a booklet comprised of 8 segments of folded paper, bound together by two stitches of cream-colored thread on the left-hand side that are knotted at the back. The top edge of the booklet is trimmed, but the side and bottom edges are not. The pages are unnumbered. Pages 37-40 are uncut along the top edge.
- Banneker's Almanack contains a varied assortment of information. Primarily an annual calendar, each month is listed along with important dates, statistical information, phases of the moon, astronomical data, and tide tables. The Almanack also includes political and social commentary most notably on anti-slavery issues. Banneker included abstracts such as, “A Plan of a Peace-Office, for the United States”, “Extracts from the Debates in the Last Session of the British Parliament, Apr. 1792”, “Extract from Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia”, “Extract from Wilkinson’s Appeal to England on Behalf of the Abused Africans”, poetry, Census data, tables of interest at 5% and 7%, currency exchanges, roads and mileage from various starting points to nearby towns and cities, and information about Federal, State and Local courts.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- almanacs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Freeman A. Hrabowski, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hrabowski, Freeman A. Ph. D., American, born 1950
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Children's Crusade, American, founded 1963
- 16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
- Hampton University, American, founded 1868
- Meyerhoff Scholars Program, American, founded 1988
- Date
- August 14, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:17:59
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.32.1a, 2011.174.32.1b, 2011.174.32.1c, 2011.174.32.1d, 2011.174.32.1e, and 2011.174.32.1f.
- Freeman A. Hrabowski Ph. D. recalls growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, and attending the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. He remembers being arrested for marching in the Birmingham Children's Crusade in 1963, and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. He also discusses attending Hampton University and later starting the Meyerhoff Scholars Program for African American men studying math and science.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0032
- Place collected
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Men
- Religion
- Science
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.32.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013
- Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Smith College, American, founded 1871
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- July 21, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:53
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.
- Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038
- Place collected
- Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Labor
- Race relations
- Science
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.38.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Blacks Books Bulletin, Science and Struggle
- Published by
- Institute of Positive Education, American, founded 1969
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- 10 × 7 × 3/16 in. (25.4 × 17.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Publication of the "Black Books Bulletin" published by The Institute of Positive Education, volume 5, number 3 of Fall 1977. Publication's subject is "Science and Struggle" as written on the top of the front cover in red, stylized text ["SCIENCE & STRUGGLE"]. The covers are violet colored and In the top half of the front cover is an illustration in black of a man's head with stylized orbs and objects around his head. Also around the man's head are striped lines curling around in the space on either side of his head. In the lower left corner of the illustration is the image credit [ILLUSTRATION BY RUFUS WELLS]. In the lower left quadrant is text in black and red listing the articles featured [IN THIS ISSUE:/"Towards Black Science/and Technology" --Carl Spight/"Marxist-Leninism and the Black/Revolution" --Ronald Waters/"Two Truths Theory"/--Vulindlela Wobogo/BBB Interviews/Dr. J. Fletcher Robinson/SPECIAL FEATURE:/"New Directions of the/World Community of Islam"]. In the lower right quadrant is red block text featuring the title, publisher, volume, number and price [black/books/bulletin/PUBLISHED BY/THE INSTITUTE OF POSITIVE EDUCATION/VOL.5"/"NO.3 FALL SINGLE ISSUE $2.00].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.154.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Michael Holman Family Home Movie #26
- Created by
- Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926
- Subject of
- Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926
- Crenshaw High School, founded 1968
- University of Southern California, founded 1880
- Owned by
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Date
- 1972-1973
- Medium
- Super 8mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): plastic;
- Film Container (c): plastic
- Dimensions
- Duration: 3 Minutes
- Length (Film): 50 Feet
- Title
- Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #26
- Caption
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
- Description
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
- Consists of: Super 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Container(c).
- 2016.31.3.26.1a: Super 8mm film. The film begins with several establishing shots of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, CA. Included are wide shots of the building and students exiting a school bus at the main entrance. Next, a series of shots depict students working in a chemistry classroom. Thomas Holman briefly appears as a chemistry teacher, wearing a white button down shirt with an open navy sweater and purple tie. The subsequent section of footage consists of wide shots of major landmarks on the University of Southern California campus. This is followed by a shot of people chatting in a classroom. In the next several shots, this same group of people are gathered outdoors on the USC campus chatting and mugging for the camera. The film concludes with further shots of landmarks on the USC campus and a Southern Pacific freight train passing through an unidentified location.
- 2016.31.3.26.1b: Original film reel. Yellow plastic with brief content notes.
- 2016.31.3.26.1c: Original film container. Blue plastic with Drewry Photocolor markings.
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Michael Holman Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.3.26.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Holman
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Katherine Johnson, Hampton, Virginia
- Photograph by
- Leibovitz, Annie, American, born 1949
- Subject of
- Katherine Johnson, American, 1918 - 2020
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 14 5/8 × 14 3/8 in. (37.1 × 36.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 16 in. (40.6 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- An archival pigment portrait print of Katherine Johnson, seated with her hands on her hips. Johnson wears a black suit, red top, and a patterned black and gold scarf. Accessories include glasses, earrings, and a beaded necklace. In the background is a beach and the ocean under an overcast sky. There are no inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place depicted
- Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Photography
- Science
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Annie Leibovitz
- Object number
- 2016.162
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Annie Leibovitz
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Prototype of a digital heart rhythm monitor developed by Dr. L. Julian Haywood
- Created by
- Haywood, L. Julian, M.D., American, born 1927
- Manufactured by
- Harvey, George A., American
- Kirk, William L. Jr., American
- Date
- 1966-1969
- Medium
- wood, plastic, metal, silicon, electric conductor, glass and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 23 × 15 in. (20.3 × 58.4 × 38.1 cm)
- H x W x D (With Cord): 8 × 41 3/4 × 15 in. (20.3 × 106.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Caption
- Digital heart rhythm monitoring was developed for the purpose of detecting heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients by pioneering African American cardiologist L. Julian Haywood, M.D., and his associates. The technology was developed and first implemented in 1969 in the Coronary Care Unit at L.A. County General Hospital, the first such facility on the west coast, established by Dr. Haywood in 1966. The physical console and related software were developed on-site to Dr. Haywood’s specifications.
- Description
- This is a prototype display console of a heart rhythm monitor, used in conjunction with a Control Data computer running software. The console is in the shape of a right trapezoid. The front panel is laminated wood comprised of metal and plastic buttons, switches, and dials. The top right is made of four switches with a black toggles in the center. Beneath the switches are columns labeled [CH1], [CH2], [CH3], and [CH4]. On the left of the columns are two black push buttons labeled [START] and [STOP]. In the columns are green, orange, red, and clear lights, black plastic and metal push buttons. The lights are labeled on the right, green: [MONITOR], orange: [EVENT], red: [ALARM], clear: [SELECTED], and black buttons: [SELECT]. This area is encompassed by a black line and three vertical black lines. To the right, are three black metal and plastic push buttons that read, [CLEAR], [DISPLAY], and [PLOT ON/OFF]. To the right, is a black switch labeled [DATA], and a metal key hole. On the right of the panel, is another black lined box with four columns and three rows. Each row is made up of a black push button and four black dials that go from 1-10. The rows are named, [EVENTS/MIN], [SENSITIVITY], and [RR INTERVAL]. The columns are labeled at the bottom, [CH 1], [CH 2], [CH 3], and [CH 4]. There are small pieces of brown tape and residue of tape throughout. The rest of the object is covered with a darker color laminated wood than the front panel. On the right side of the panel, a text printed on a white sticker in red reads [PATENT EQUIPTION INSPECTION / Control No. / Due Date / Tested By / CLINICAL ENGINEERING / LAC, USC Medical Center / EXT. 5053]. Written diagonally covering the red text is [O/S] in black marker. The back of the prototype machine is plain wood opening panel connected by a metal hinge. A large amount of medical tape is covering a bump on the back of the wood. A circular opening in the center is used to lift the wood panel. Housed within the internal compartment are large and small computer chips with multiple connecting wires, metals pieces, and batteries. Three long grey wires come out of the back of the prototype through a cut out in the wooden panel on the bottom left. One of the long wires ends in a dual internal angle connector. The end plug is wrapped in white medical tape. The next wire has a black switch in the center with a [ON / OFF] switch and ends in a large metal connector plug. The third longest cable has a plug connection to an outlet.
- Place made
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Medical
- Topic
- Health
- Medicine
- Science
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of L. Julian Haywood, M.D.
- Object number
- 2017.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Henrietta Lacks (HeLa): The Mother of Modern Medicine
- Created by
- Nelson, Kadir, American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Lacks, Henrietta, American, 1920 - 1951
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- H x W (Painting): 59 1/2 × 49 1/2 in. (151.1 × 125.7 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 79 1/2 × 69 1/2 × 5 in. (201.9 × 176.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Caption
- "Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer on October 4, 1951 at the age of 31. During an examination, cells were taken from her body without her knowledge or consent by a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and were subsequently used to produce the world’s first immortal cell line, called HeLa. Henrietta’s cells were paramount to some of the most important advances and research in modern medicine, including the polio vaccine, chemotherapy, gene mapping, and in-vitro fertilization. Henrietta’s unique cells continue to be used extensively for medical research and development to this day.
- I elected to paint a prideful and glowing portrait of Henrietta lacks who is often referred to as, "The Mother of Modern Medicine," visually juxtaposing faith and science. Lacks smiles innocently. She stands with her beautifully manicured hands crossed, covering her womb (the birthplace of the immortal cell line) while cradling her beloved Bible (a symbol of her strong faith). Her deep red dress is covered with a vibrant floral pattern that recalls images of cell structure and division, while two of the four dime-sized buttons on her dress are noticeably missing (a reference to the cells that were taken from her body without her knowledge). Her bright yellow hat functions as a halo (recalling Renaissance paintings of the Madonna), while pearls (a symbol of the aggressive cancer that took her life) hang from her neck. The decorative wallpaper behind her forms a repeated hexagonal pattern, a design containing the "flower of life", an ancient symbol of immortality and exponential growth - two distinctive qualities of her rare and incredibly durable cells."
- -Kadir Nelson, 2017.
- Description
- Oil painting of Henrietta Lacks by Kadir Nelson. Lacks, smiling, is depicted standing in the center of the image. She is facing forward with her hands clasped in front of her body, holding a black book with gold-colored text [HOLY BIBLE]. Lacks is wearing a red dress with a white flower pattern and small belt. The dress has central buttons, with two (2) missing. There is a flower accessory with three (3) pearls in the center above the buttons. Lacks is wearing a wedding ring and a pearl necklaces and earrings. She has a cream and tan hat, the circular brim of which acts like a halo behind her head. Lacks is standing in front of a cream wall with a blue geometric "Flower of Life" motif. The work is signed in the lower right.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Gift from Kadir Nelson and the JKBN Group, LLC
- Object number
- 2018.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2017, Kadir Nelson
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Commencement gown owned by Zora Neale Hurston
- Manufactured by
- Cox Sons & Vining, Inc., American, founded 1837
- Owned by
- Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
- Worn by
- Cohen, Lucy Kramer, American, 1907 - 2007
- Subject of
- Barnard College, American, founded 1889
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- fiber with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Gown): 45 1/4 × 18 3/16 in. (115 × 46.2 cm)
- Chest (Gown Internal): 47 1/16 in. (119.5 cm)
- Caption
- This commencement gown originally belonged to writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston was a member of Barnard College's graduating class of 1928. Her degree was conferred on February 29, 1928; however, Hurston did not participate in the commencement ceremony. Having completed her coursework and obtained funding, she sold the cap and gown before leaving New York to conduct anthropological research in Florida. Her fellow anthropology classmate Lucy Kramer purchased the regalia from Hurston and wore the gown during commencement. Kramer had to alter the hem so that the gown could fit her four foot, ten inch frame, but Hurston's monogram remains intact in the yoke of the gown.
- Description
- A commencement gown purchased by Zora Neale Hurston, for the 1928 Barnard College commencement ceremony. The gown is long and black with wide, long, pointed sleeves. The robes have a rounded collar and opens at the front into a “V.” Down the front hems are five (5) closures: four (4) hooks (1 missing) and (5) eyes. The front hems of the robes are embellished with a vertical folds of fabric. The sleeves are gathered at the shoulders and on either side of the chest. A black tag is stitched to the inside of the collar. It is embroidered with gold text reading "COX SONS AND VINING / 131-133 [loss] ST / NEW [loss]." Below the tag, pieces of fabric with the monogram letters "Z," "N," and "H" have been stitched in. There are two (2) cape ties attached to the interior of the robes at the shoulders. The back of the gown is heavily gathered at the seams of both sleeves and at the mid-back. Also on the back is a hood fastener constructed from a fabric covered button and a plied cord.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- robes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zora Yaa Adams-Williams and The Family of Lucy Kramer Cohen (Barnard College, 1928)
- Object number
- 2018.81.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Commencement cap owned by Zora Neale Hurston
- Manufactured by
- Cox Sons & Vining, Inc., American, founded 1837
- Owned by
- Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
- Worn by
- Cohen, Lucy Kramer, American, 1907 - 2007
- Subject of
- Barnard College, American, founded 1889
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- fiber, ink on silk (fiber) and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Cap): 2 15/16 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (7.5 × 24.1 × 24.1 cm)
- Caption
- This commencement cap originally belonged to writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston was a member of Barnard College's graduating class of 1928. Her degree was conferred on February 29, 1928; however, Hurston did not participate in the commencement ceremony. Having completed her coursework and obtained funding, she sold the cap and gown before leaving New York to conduct anthropological research in Florida. Her fellow anthropology classmate Lucy Kramer purchased the regalia from Hurston and wore the gown during commencement. Kramer had to alter the hem so that the gown could fit her four foot, ten inch frame, but Hurston's monogram remains intact in the yoke of the gown.
- Description
- A commencement cap purchased by Zora Neale Hurston, for the 1928 Barnard College commencement ceremony. The cap is a black square academic cap. The cap has a horizontal square board affixed to a black skull-cap, with a black tassel attached to the center. The tassle is attached with a fabric covered button and made from thinly plied cords. The interior is lined with black silk. Stamped at the center of the silk lining is gold text that reads "Cox Sons & Vining / Academic Robe Makers / 131 East 23rd Street / New York."
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- caps (headgear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zora Yaa Adams-Williams and The Family of Lucy Kramer Cohen (Barnard College, 1928)
- Object number
- 2018.81.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Textbook of Black-Related Diseases
- Written by
- Dr. Williams, Richard Allen, American
- Published by
- McGraw-Hill Book Company, founded 1917
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- black carbon ink on wood pulp paper with color printing ink and coated paper over cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 7/16 × 7 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (24 × 19.5 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1975 first edition of the medical textbook titled [Textbook of Black-Related Diseases] by Dr. Richard Allen Williams with cased binding. The cover of the textbook is black with three stylized images of animal-like figures in red at top, including one resembling a crustacean and one of a four-legged creature with a tail inside of an egg. Below the images in blue text is the author’s name [Richard Allen Williams]. At the bottom of the front cover in red text is the title [TEXTBOOK OF / BLACK-RELATED DISEASES]. The spine of the textbook has the author’s last name at the top in blue text. Below this is the animal figure in an egg, also in blue. The title of the book is written horizontally in the center of the spine in red text. The logo for the McGraw-Hill Book Company is at the bottom of the spine in blue. The back cover is damaged with several scrapes and gouges at the center and bottom. Another animal-like figure, this one of a four-limbed creature with two arrows sprouting from the top, is depicted in red is at the bottom left corner. The front and back endsheets have colored images of medical ailments printed on them. The book contains 805 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- textbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Richard Allen Williams
- Object number
- 2019.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Richard Allen Williams
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George Washington Carver in Laboratory
- Created by
- Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
- Subject of
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (24 × 18.7 cm)
- Description
- Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of George Washington Carver shown in a laboratory wearing an apron and holding a beaker in his left hand.
- Place captured
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Education
- Photography
- Science
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delano A. Willis
- Object number
- 2009.30.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuskegee University Archives
-
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Untitled
- Created by
- Hine, Lewis Wickes, American, 1874 - 1940
- Subject of
- Bordentown School, American, 1886 - 1955
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 6 11/16 in. (11.7 × 17 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
- Title
- Photograph of students in a science lab
- Description
- A gelatin silver print of students working in a science lab at the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth in Bordentown, New Jersey.
- Place depicted
- Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Children
- Education
- Photography
- Science
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg
- Object number
- 2011.165.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
George Washington Carver
- Created by
- Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
- Subject of
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 9 3/4 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of George Washington Carver, wearing a suit and boutineer, standing outdoors speaking to an unidentified white man.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuskegee University Archives
-
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George Washington Carver, Tuskegee, Alabama
- Created by
- Rothstein, Arthur, American, 1915 - 1985
- Subject of
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- Published by
- Hyperion Press Ltd, American, founded 1978
- Date
- 1941; printed 1981
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 x 9 1/8 in. (30.5 x 23.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 1/16 in. (35.4 x 28.1 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of George Washington Carver, shown bust-length, wearing a suit and boutineer. An arrangement of flowers is in the lower right corner of the image, and there is a brick wall behind him.
- Place depicted
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Education
- Photography
- Science
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Pin for space shuttle mission STS-47
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Mae Jemison, American, born 1956
- Mohri, Mamoru, Japanese, born 1948
- Robert Gibson, American, born 1946
- Lee, Mark Charles, American, born 1952
- Jan Davis, American, born 1953
- Brown, Curtis Lee Jr., American, founded 1956
- Jay Apt, American, born 1949
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A NASA mission lapel pin for the Space Shuttle mission STS-47. The pin is oval with a stick pin back. American and Japanese flags are at the center of the pin with the Space Shuttle Endeavour overlapping them. This is bordered by brass colored metal with "GIBSON / APT / BROWN / LEE / DAVIS / JEMISON / MOHRI" etched into it.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- lapel pins
- Topic
- Science
- Sororities
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Object number
- 2013.133.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
-
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Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight
- Manufactured by
- Gibson & Barnes, American, founded 1977
- Worn by
- Maj. Gen. Bolden, Charles F. Jr., American, born 1946
- Issued by
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- cloth, metal, leather
- Dimensions
- On form: 57 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 9 in. (146.1 × 42.5 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A blue full body flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden Jr. The suit zippers in the front and has several pockets and patches on it. The front of the suit has three patches on the chest. On the PR breast is the mission patch for STS 61C and features a circular design with an image of the space shuttle and a band displaying the names of the mission's astronauts. On the PR breast is a circular NASA logo patch, above which is a leather nametag reading [CHARLES BOLDEN / MAJOR USMC]. The nametag is a dark leather with golden text and pilot's insignia. On the PR shoulder is a circular patch for the 1980 NASA Astronaut Groups 9, which features the year and a space shuttle launching with nineteen white stars. The PL shoulder has an American flag patch. There are Velcro straps at the waist and zippered sections on the arms and legs for adjustments. The legs have a number of zippered pockets. A manufacturer's tag with handwritten details is sewn to the inside of the suit.
- Place made
- El Cajon, San Diego County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
- Object number
- 2014.243.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions