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Postcard of a performer playing a drum while on a unicycle
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Brown, Sam
- Date
- 1918 - 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic postcard of a man riding a unicycle while playing a drum.
- The man is wearing a tall brimmed hat, a button down shirt with metal forearm cuffs, dark pants, and shoes. His lips are painted white and puckered. He has a large drum strapped in front of him, a drum stick in his proper right hand, and a cymbal in his proper left arm. The name "Sam Brown" is handwritten in graphite on the bottom proper left side. The postcard has minor creases and small areas of discoloration. The image is depicted vertically on the front of the postcard.
- The back of the postcard is horizontal. There is black text. The top canter reads [POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE - POSTKARTE / Communication - Mitteilungen - Correspondance Address - Adresse]. There is a vertical black line underneath the words. In the top right corner there is a square with rounded edges that reads [STAMP / HERE] with a logo in between the words.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Topic
- Entertainers
- Minstrel (Music)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Stereotypes
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Play That Barber Shop Chord
- Subject of
- Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
- Composed by
- Muir, Lewis F., American, 1884 - 1915
- Written by
- Tracey, William G., American, 1893 - 1957
- Published by
- J. Fred Helf Company, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (34.3 × 25.9 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Play That Barber Shop Chord. The front cover of the sheet music features an image of a man in blackface wearing a tuxedo and top hat. The man is set against a background of music bars and notes. On the top of the front cover, red and black type reads: [PLAY THAT / BARBER SHOP CHORD]. Above and below the image of the man, black type reads: [PROMINENTLY FEATURED BY / BERT WILLIAMS / Words by / WM. TRACEY / Music by / LEWIS F. MUIR]. At the bottom of the front cover there is a logo for the publisher that reads: [J. Fred Helf Company / 136 West 37th St. N.Y. City / Successor to Helf & Hager Company]. Underneath the logo the number 6 appears in black ink. The inside cover of the sheet music contains music bars and notes printed in black in for a song titled: [Betsy Ross]. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages printed in black ink for the song Play That Barber Shop Chord. The back cover features sheet music in blue ink for a song titled: [My Love Is Greater Than The World].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster of the character Old Bob playing a banjo with his mule Calamity Jane
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- ink on paper with linen backing
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 × 20 1/2 in. (68.6 × 52.1 cm)
- Description
- A chromolithographic print poster with linen backing for [JAMES H. WALLICK'S BANDIT KING CO.] featuring Fred Lyons as the character "Old Bob" with his mule, Calamity Jane. The poster illustration depicts Lyons, "Old Bob," seated on a chair playing a banjo and singing with the mule, Calamity Jane, braying at his side. Lyons is dressed in a minstrel style, wearing a tan jacket, red and white striped shirt, green and tan striped pansts, and a tan top hat. He is seated in what appears to be a living room. At the top of the poster, green text in an Art Nouveau style with floral illustrations reads, [JAMES H. WALLICK'S / BANDIT KING CO.]. Small black text in the lower left corner of the image reads, [Great Western Saint Louis]. Along the bottom of the poster, white and black text in an Art Noveau style reads, [Fred Lyons / as Old Bob / With His Donkey / Calamity Jane] set against a red background with blue and pink floral illustrations.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Minstrel shows
- Stereotypes
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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He's Up Against The Real Thing Now
- Composed by
- Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
- Subject of
- George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
- Written by
- Furber, Edward
- Published by
- Jos. W. Stern & Co., American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1898
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song He's Up Against The Real Thing Now. The front cover features three photographs. The photograph on left side of cover depicts an African American man in a suit with white type at bottom of the photograph that reads: [Williams]. The photograph on right side depicts an African American man in a suit with white type at bottom of photograph that reads: [Walker]. The photograph in the center features the two men in the other photographs dressed in costume, Walker is in blackface and Williams has an exaggerated collar. A plant-like design, in green ink, surrounds the photographs. Red type on front cover reads: [WILLIAMS AND WALKER'S Latest Comic Coon Craze / HE'S UP AGAINST / THE REAL THING NOW / WORDS BY / Edward Furber / MUSIC BY BERT A. WILLIAMS]. Underneath the photographs a text block contains a logo for Jos. W. Stern & Co. On the bottom of the cover there is an ink stamp that reads: [The Model, / Music Store / Washington St. Sonora, Cal.]. The interior of the sheet music contains five pages of music bars and notes in black ink. The music is for several songs. The back cover contains additional songs in red ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The VooDoo Man
- Composed by
- Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
- George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
- Produced by
- Hurtig & Seamon, American
- Printed by
- San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
- Owned by
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 10 5/8 in. (35.6 × 27 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for The VoodDoo Man with red, green, brown, and black ink on paper. The front cover features two black and white photographs. Each photograph features an unidentified man, mouth agape, wearing a boater hat. The cover text reads: [The VooDoo Man / WILLIAMS & WALKER'S / GREAT SUCCESS / Published by Permission / of Hurtig & Seamon / owners of the Copyright / MUSIC SUPPLEMENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER.]. The initials: [K.E.R.R.] are at the bottom center of the drawing. There is tearing around the edges of the front cover. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song The VooDoo Man. The song credits read: [Words & Music by Williams & Walker]. The music for The VooDoo Man continues on the back cover in black in. Music for two additional songs are beneath the end of The Voodoo Man. The text for the two additional songs reads: [Gladys / Written and Composed / by Theo. H. Northrup] and [I Certn’ly Was A Very Busy Man / (A Coon Rhapsody.) / Words by / Sam Bennett / Music by / Theo. H. Northrup].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham depicted in blackface
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Markham, Dewey, American, 1904 - 1981
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham depicted in blackface and shown in profile. Markham is wearing a boater hat, oxfords, and a dark suit with medium toned embellishments on the lapels, breast pocket, side pocket, wrists and pant seam. He has large, white painted lips. He is crouched over with his fists clenched and appears to be walking forward. He is posing in front of a wall, with a staircase visible in the left background. The front of the image has been marked in pencil with crop lines. There are several inscriptions in pencil on the back, including a paragraph about Markham on the bottom half that reads [The Personification of Trucking / -Cut- / Pigmeat Markham / Known the country over today / as the greatest living colored / Comedian. At present Pigmeat is / in his second successful / week in philadelphia where / this month he began what will / develop into 40 wk of truckin and / what have you.].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Blackface
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Theatre
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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All at Sea / Pullman Porters
- Published by
- Edison Records, American, 1888 - 1929
- Recorded by
- Two Dark Knights, American
- Date
- 1920s
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- Edison Diamond Disc (a): phenolic, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9 3/4 x 1/4 in. (24.8 x 0.6 cm)
- Caption
- This Edison Phonograph Diamond Disc has recordings of sketches performed by Two Dark Knights, a blackface comedy team. The vocalists, Phil Cook and Victor Fleming, specialized in humorous dialogues and recorded for various labels under different stage names including, Two Wise Owls, Two Licorice Drops, and Big Boy and Shorty.
- Description
- An Edison Diamond Disc phonograph record. The disc is comprised of two songs with one on each side of disc. One side has a white circular paper label with black text that reads: [ALL AT SEA / A Darky Sketch / TWO DARK KNIGHTS]. There is also a piece of paper taped with black tape with the handwritten notation: "Black". The other side of the disc has the same white circular label but has a drawing of Thomas Edison visible and black text that reads: [PULLMAN PORTERS / A Darky Sketch / TWO DARK KNIGHTS]. There is a single piece of black tape on the label on this side as well.
- Consists of: Edison Diamond Disc.
- 2011.81.2: Edison diamond disc.
- Side 1: This is a recording of a vaudeville comedy sketch of a conversation on a train between two porters. One is confronting the other after finding him in the observation car not working. They begin comically discussing the various passengers they're serving. The humor of the sketch plays on one of the porter's laziness and igorance.
- Side 2: This is a recording of a vaudeville comedy sketch of two men in a rowboat. The two men have been rowing for many hours, but appear to be going in circles. The humor of the sketch plays on one of the men's ignorance and confusion with language.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- phonograph records
- Topic
- Blackface
- Labor
- Minstrel (Music)
- Popular music
- Pullman Porters
- Stereotypes
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Davis
- Object number
- 2011.81.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Chuck Green and James Walker
- Photograph by
- Strand Studio, American
- Subject of
- Green, Chuck, American, 1919 - 1997
- Walker, James
- Chuck and Chuckles, American, founded 1932
- Date
- 1932-1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/8 × 7 3/8 in. (23.2 × 18.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Chuck Green and James Walker. Both Green and Walker are depicted wearing dark, double breasted suits, ties, and banded fedoras. Green, depicted on the right side of the image, is holding a piece of folded paper with his proper left hand and looking at the paper. Walker, depicted on the left side of the image, is looking down at the paper in Green’s hand. Both boys are smiling. White text written in the negative in the bottom left corner reads [STRAND / N.Y]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the image.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Composite photograph of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ole Olsen, American, 1892 - 1963
- Johnson, Chic, American, 1891 - 1962
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white composite image of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. The men’s heads have been cropped and printed against a white background. Johnson’s head, depicted on the right, is slightly overlaid over Olsen’s head, on the left. Johnson is depicted with a wide smile and he is looking toward the top, right corner of the image. He is wearing a light colored fedora with a turned up brim. Olsen is looking towards the viewer, with wide eyes. He is wearing a round, plaid hat with a large, turned up brim. There are several inscriptions in blue ink on the recto. In the top left corner is an inscription that reads, [To / LAURE] with the name written in bubble letters. Below, on the left edge, an inscription that reads, [from / the / maniacs]. Along the bottom edge are inscriptions written in differing hands that read [OLSEN] and [and Johnson]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.185
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Banjo head
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Stinson, Charles P., American, 1854 - 1911
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- metal, calfskin
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 1/8 × 11 1/8 × 7/8 in. (28.2 × 28.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- Banjo head. The calfskin head is heald taught by a circular metal tension hoop. The skin is slightly brown and color and has several stains on the front and back. The tension hoop is rusted in several places.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- banjos
- Topic
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Popular music
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Clark and Sarah Case Family
- Object number
- 2018.83.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, and Dusty Fletcher
- Photograph by
- Mittoo Photo Studio, American
- Subject of
- Fletcher, Dusty, American, 1900 - 1954
- Burns, Sandy, American
- Wiltshire, George, American, 1901 - 1976
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 1/4 × 10 7/16 in. (33.7 × 26.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 28 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, and Dusty Fletcher in costume. All three stand in front of a light colored curtain. Fletcher, the man on the far left side, has his proper left leg raised to the shoulder of the man standing in the middle. He also has his proper right arm raised, fist clenched and captured mid-punch. His proper left arm is resting on his raised leg. He wears a matching patterned jacket and vest, dark bowler hat, dark tie, and dark pants. Wiltshire is depicted in the center, standing in profile, facing Fletcher. He points with his proper left hand down toward a pile of money on the floor. He is wearing a dark pinstripe suit with a straw boater hat with a black band around the crown. Burns, depicted on the right is wearing a light colored suit, white shirt, patterned tie, and a bowler hat. He is wearing blackface makeup. His proper left hand is held in a fist and is raised to waist-level. He is looking Fletcher on the far left. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, is located between Fletcher’s and Wiltshire’s feet and reads, [Mittoo / Studio]. There are several notations in pencil on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Blackface
- Comedy
- Photography
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.93
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Tap shoes used by Sammy Davis Jr.
- Manufactured by
- Windsor Shoe Company, American
- Used by
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Date
- 1938
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- leather, rubber, cotton, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Left (a) overall): 3 × 2 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (7.6 × 6.7 × 19.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Right (b) overall): 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 7 9/16 in. (7.3 × 7 × 19.2 cm)
- Description
- This pair of child's tap shoes were used by Sammy Davis Jr. when he travelled the vaudeville circuit as part of the Will Mastin Trio. The shoes have black leather uppers and close across the center front over a split vamp with a tongue using black cotton shoelaces tipped with plastic or leather aglets. The leather outsoles are machine stitched to the midsole and the uppers as in a welted shoe. Rubber heels are adhered to the soles. Stamped onto the bottom of the heels is a "W" inside of a shield with the word "WINDSOR" below the shield. Metal toe taps are nailed to the outsole and metal heel taps are nailed to the rubber heel. The heel taps have an open area in the middle so that the manufacturer's mark can be seen on the rubber heel bottom.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- shoes (footwear)
- Topic
- Actors
- Children
- Clothing and dress
- Tap dancing
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.302ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
- Created by
- Gunn, Louise Alexander, American
- Subject of
- Snow, Valaida, American, 1904 - 1956
- Guinan, Texas, American, 1884 - 1933
- Davis, Wealthy, American
- Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
- Date
- 1920s - 1950s
- Medium
- newsprint, ink on photographic paper, cardboard, metal
- Dimensions
- 12 x 8 1/2 x 1 in. (30.5 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Scrapbook loosely bound and held together by tape with a small color postcard of a young girl wearing a pink ruffled dress and holding two sunflowers with the words "I is just your little blackbird" adhered to the front. The scrapbook created by Louise Jackson Gunn contains newspaper clippings, small black-and-white photographs and other ephemera. The scrapbook primarily documents the career and social life of Gunn, a beauty queen, fashion model, actress and chorus girl. Gunn was active in multiple community organizations, women's clubs, and church groups. Many photographs document her family life, including her son "Billy" (actor and playwright Bill Gunn). Also included are photographs and clippings about fellow vaudeville performers, including Valaida Snow, Texas Guinan, and Wealthy Davis.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Actors
- Amusements
- Associations and institutions
- Beauty culture
- Communities
- Entertainers
- Families
- Fashion
- Motherhood
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Theatre
- Vaudeville
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.65.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of Buck and Bubbles
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- Nazarro, Nat, American, 1902 - 1986
- Subject of
- Bubbles, John, American, 1902 - 1986
- Washington, Ford Lee, American, 1903 - 1955
- Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919
- Date
- ca. 1937
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 3/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.3 × 23.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 1/8 in. (20.3 × 25.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Ford Lee Washington and John W. Sublett as the comedy duo, Buck and Bubbles. The men are depicted from the waist up, in the center of the image. They are seated and are looking at each other. Washington, depicted on the left, is wearing a dark jacket, striped shirt, and a dark, hounds tooth newsboy cap. Sublett, depicted on the right, wears a plaid jacket, light colored shirt, and white, newsboy cap. In the lower right hand corner is the image number, printed in the negative, [M48-2]. An inscription in black ink on the back of the image reads, [Nat Nazarro / presents / Buck / and / Bubbles]. There are also several inscriptions in pencil on the back of the photograph.
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
- 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
- Date
- 1950s - 1970s
- 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)
- 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.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- 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
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Unlucky Blues / Ten Little Bottles
- Recorded by
- Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
- Published by
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Subject of
- Chas. R. Lance & Son, American
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- shellac, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter (shellac disc): 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- H x W (paper sleeve): 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- 78 RPM record album recorded by Bert Williams. Side A is the song "Unlucky Blues" and side B is “Ten Little Bottles.”
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris
- Object number
- 2013.89.6ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Columbia Records. Permission required for use.
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Photographic print of Ida Cox
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cox, Ida, American, 1896 - 1967
- Date
- 1904-1918
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white real photograph postcard of the blues singer and vaudeville performer Ida Cox. This is a full-length photograph of Cox, who is standing and looking straight towards the camera. Cox is wearing a brimmed hat trimmed with plumed, dark-colored feathers, a dark, 2-button overcoat with fur collar and cuffs, a dark-colored blouse or dress, and light-colored shoes. She is wearing light-colored gloves, and is holding a light-colored knitted purse in her right hand. Cox stands in front of a building with wood siding that has stone foundation pillars and a wooden porch. On the porch is a wooden rocking chair. On the verso is standard printed language indicating that this is a printed post card, with [POST CARD] printed vertically along the proper-right side, followed by [CORRESPONDENCE HERE], a center line, [PLACE/ STAMP/ HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE].
- Collection title
- The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Blues (Music)
- Communities
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
- Object number
- 2014.75.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of the Berry Brothers
- Photograph by
- Korman, Murray, American, 1902 - 1961
- Subject of
- Berry, Nyas, American, 1913 - 1951
- Berry, James, American, 1915 - 1969
- Berry, Warren, American, 1922 - 1996
- Berry Brothers, American, 1929 - 1951
- Date
- ca. 1943
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.6 × 19.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.6 × 20.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Berry Brothers. The young men are depicted standing against a white background, posing in different orientations. All three young men are wearing black tuxedoes with tails, white vests, and white bow ties and holding top hats. Nyas Berry is depicted on the far left. He is holding his top hat above his proper left shoulder with his proper left hand while holding a white cane upside down in his proper right hand. He is looking towards the top left corner of the image. Warren Berry is depicted in the center, facing Nyan Berry. He is standing with his legs apart, holding his top hat in his proper right hand at his waist and his proper left hand is held at his chest. James Berry is depicted on the right. He is standing in three-quarters profile, looking forward toward the top edge of the image. He is holding his top hat in his proper right hand at his chest and his proper left hand is held at his waist. A handwritten inscription in black ink in the lower right quadrant of the image reads, [To / Laura / A Real / Person / Cheerfully / Berry Bud[?]].The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, located in the bottom left corner reads, [Murray / Korman / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.108
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Banjo case for Charles P. Stinson banjo
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Stinson, Charles P., American, 1854 - 1911
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- hardboard, leather, metal, velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 35 5/8 × 15 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (90.5 × 39 × 15 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 35 5/8 × 29 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (90.5 × 75 × 10 cm)
- Caption
- Charles P. Stinson’s minstrel credits include working with Callinder's Georgia Minstrels, the World's Minstrels, and Harvey and Frohman's Minstrel Companies as a banjo player, actor, and drum major. He made his name through banjo competitions though, notably in an 1888 competition in Kansas City when he beat eleven white competitors to become the first known African American to win such a competition in a southern state.
- After touring through the 1880s, Stinson returned to Pittsburgh and set up a studio teaching amateur musicians. He taught parlor music to his middle-class students eager to join banjo, mandolin, and guitar orchestras playing arrangements of popular songs. Through his role as a teacher, Stinson also sold student-level banjos to his students. This case if for a banjo likely made by J.H. Buckbee in New York was the result of a collaboration between Stinson and Buckbee to create banjos for Stinson to assemble and distribute to his students; a common arrangement in the late nineteenth century as the instrument became popular.
- Description
- A black banjo case for a Charles P. Stinson banjo (2018.83.1). The case has a lid and a leather handle. The lid connects to the body of the case by to metal hinges. The lid has three metal clasps and a metal lock. The bottom of the case has a metal plate attached to it to protect the banjo's resonator. The top of the case has two metal nobs on the side away from the clasps. The interior of the case has a green velvet lining. There is a small compartment in the middle of the body of the case, where the neck of the banjo rests. The compartment of the case contains fragments from the frets of the banjo (2018.83.1). It also contains coordinator rods and hex nuts, some of which appear to be stripped or otherwise broken. There are 11 hex nuts, 4 coordinator rods, 27 fret pieces and two bridge pieces.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Type
- cases (containers)
- Topic
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Minstrel (Music)
- Popular music
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Clark and Sarah Case Family
- Object number
- 2018.83.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photomontage of John Bubbles
- Photograph by
- Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
- Subject of
- Bubbles, John, American, 1902 - 1986
- Date
- early 20th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a photomontage of John Bubbles posing on stage in three (3) different costumes. John Bubbles depicted on the left, is standing on a semi-circular platform, holding a cane in his proper right hand and full champagne glass in his proper left hand. He is wearing a black tuxedo and top hat. He is looking towards the other figures in the photograph. Bubbles, pictured center, is depicted with his proper left foot propped up on a shoe shine stand. He is wearing a medium toned suit, vest, striped tie, and a bowler hat. He has a cane hooked over his proper right arm and a cigarette held by his ear in his proper left hand. Bubbles pictured right, is crouched next to the shoe shine stand, holding a white cloth shining the shoe of Bubbles in the bowler hat. He is wearing a light colored newsboy cap and a plaid jacket. White text in the negative in the bottom left corner reads, [Maurice / CHICAGO]. An inscription in blue ink to the left of Bubbles reads, [To Laurie / My Dear Darling / With Best / Wishes for / your / Happiness / John / Bubbles]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible