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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

615870 – 629537

1872–77

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Cataloged as “615870 – 629537”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.10.9.2
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Historical photographs & documents

615920 – 618039

1874–75

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Cataloged as “615920 – 618039”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.6.5
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616 – 1110

Mar. 1865

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Cataloged as “616 – 1110”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.23.1.3
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Historical photographs & documents

618040 – 620387

1874–75

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Cataloged as “618040 – 620387”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.6.6
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Historical photographs & documents

620390 – 623525

1875–76

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Cataloged as “620390 – 623525”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.6.7
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Historical photographs & documents

623529 – 625360

1875–76

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Cataloged as “623529 – 625360”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.6.8
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626 – 925

Jan. 1866–July 1868

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Cataloged as “626 – 925”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.27.14.3
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

650 – 1269 — Entered in Register 4

Nov. 1869–Mar. 1870

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Cataloged as “650 – 1269”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M799, File 3.4.3
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Historical photographs & documents

665 – 1232

Jan. 1874–Feb. 1875

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Cataloged as “665 – 1232”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.8.3.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

7652. My Old Woman and I.

1892

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This stereograph card depicts an elderly couple standing on a narrow wood plank bridge. The man, wearing a light shirt, dark pants and a dark vest gazes at the viewer, while the woman, wearing a long checked dress, gazes to the viewer's right. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.248.4.32
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8 – 359

Jan.–June 1868

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Cataloged as “8 – 359”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.20.8.4
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800 – 1053 — Entered in Register 3

Mar.–May 1869

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Cataloged as “800 – 1053”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M799, File 3.3.3
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91 – 141

May 1868

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Cataloged as “91 – 141”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.16.9.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

918. Collecting Remains of the Dead

1865

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This photographic print stereograph shows a stretcher or litter in the foreground with several skeletal human remains piled on it. Clothing remains on the bones, including a boot that is placed on the ground in front of the stretcher with a skeletal leg…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.222.16
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Historical photographs & documents

926 – 1228

Jan. 1866–July 1868

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Cataloged as “926 – 1228”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.27.14.4
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944 – 1140

1866

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Cataloged as “944 – 1140”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.1.3
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9th and 10th Districts

Aug. 1865–July 1866

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Cataloged as “9th and 10th Districts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.2.7.3
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

A. A. Burleigh

Biography

Rev. Angus Augustus Burleigh (c. 1845 – 1938), commonly known as A. A. Burleigh, was an American A.M.E. minister, teacher, and soldier. He was formerly enslaved, fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was the first African American…

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A – B

1867–69

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Cataloged as “A – B”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 2.1.5.3.1
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Archival documents & files

A – B — Applications for Restoration of Property

Aug. 1865–Jan. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – B”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M999, File 18.5.1
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A – B, D, F – H, and J – M

Sept. 1866–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – B, D, F – H, and J – M”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.6.3.1
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

A – B — Entered in Register 1

1865

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Cataloged as “A – B”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 4.1.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

A Book to Record the age of Children that are Born of Slaves in for the Year 1806, For the Town of Farmington

1805-1818

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A manuscript booklet with sewn binding consisting of eight (8) sheets of paper folded to form sixteen (16) pages. The cover page bears the title: [A Book to / Record the age of Children / that are Born of Slaves in / for the Year 1806 / For the Town of /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.4
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