1914 - 1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal issued to Corporal Lawrence Leslie McVey for World War I. The ribbon is rainbow colored with red in the center surrounded by yellow, green, blue and purple. The rainbow-colored ribbon is dirty in spots and fraying at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.108.3
1915 Mauser Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle found in Germany by Corporal Lawrence McVey during World War I. The Gewehr 98 rifle has a bolt action system that has two locking lugs just behind the bolt head. The rifle has a long metal barrel attached to the main…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.8
An undated stereograph produced by the Keystone View Company of an outdoor military scene titled: "19182 -- Company of Colored Troops Equipped with Lewis Machine Guns, 8th Illinois Inf.", below image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.188
The Guide to 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Oral History Collection documents the survivors of the 1921Tulsa Race Massacre as well as their journey to acknowledgment, justice, and restitution. This digital collection is an edited version of a larger collection…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.240
1950 Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship Belt awarded to Ezzard Charles. Elasticated belt consisting of bands of red, white and blue fabric over gold backing. Both ends are leather with three straps and three buckles for fastening. Large central brass…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.28.1
A silver medal for the Men's 400M Hurdles event at the 1959 Helsinki World Games awarded to Dick Howard. The medal has a geometric design in relief on the front. The design is left of center and is a vertically oriented triangle shape. A small sphere is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.140.7a
An Olympic bronze medal from the 1960 Rome Games. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.140.1
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Three (3) women stand holding protest signs that read: "STOP / THE / VIOLENCE" and "Stop THE / GENOCIDE / #JUSTICE [obscured]!" In front of the women, a child stands with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.15
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. A man wearing a white shirt, white belt and white pants stands in the center of a street, his mouth open as if shouting. Behind him, a group of people stand in a row,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.16
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center is the entertainer Janelle Monáe, who is wearing a white shirt and white cap, her eyes closed. She is holding a sign with another woman, which reads: "#What…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.17
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center of the photograph are two (2) men who appear to be speaking or singing. At proper left is recording artist Jidenna, and at proper right is musician Roman…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.18
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center, a woman and man sit on the ground next to each other with arms linked. A woman sits next to the man at proper right, mostly out of frame. In the background and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.19
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center is musician Roman GianArthur. He stands with his arms by his sides, a tear rolling down his face. Next to and behind GianArthur are other women and men.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.44.20
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center, a group of women and men are walking down a city street hold a banner that reads: "#it'sBIGGERthanyou / Reclaim MLK / Gen Y - MXGM - Song." Behind the banner…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.11
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. A group of people are gathered in an intersection in the middle of a city street. At left, a woman is talking into a microphone with a cord that attaches to a speaker or…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.12
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Two women, at left and center, stand with fists raised. A man holding a banner, at right, looks towards the camera. Behind them, a row of protesters hold signs, including…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.13
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. A parade of people march in the middle of a city street towards the photographer. Two signs are legible, one listing the following names: "JORDAN BAKER / JOHN QUINTERO /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.14
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Baltimore, Maryland. At center of the photograph is a sign being held up above the heads of a group of protesters, which reads: "ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY / WE'RE GONNA FIGHT FOR / FREDDIE GRAY."
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.15
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Baltimore, Maryland. A group of people walk down a city street towards the photographer. At center is Pastor Westley West, wearing a black shirt, gray jacket with black pocket square, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.16
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Baltimore, Maryland. A group of people walk down a city street away from the photographer. At center is a person wearing a hoodie with arms raised in the "hands up, don't shoot" position.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.55.17
