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Historical photographs & documents

A – H

1868–69

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Cataloged as “A – H”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 4.1.12.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

A hallway inside of the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A hallway inside of the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020130
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A – I — Entered in Register 1

July 1865–Oct. 1866

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Cataloged as “A – I”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M843, File 4.1.1
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A – K

1863–65

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Cataloged as “A – K”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.15.1
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A – L

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “A – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M822, Item 3.1.1.1
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A – L — Entered in Registers 5 – 7

1868

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Cataloged as “A – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 4.3.1
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A – M

1867

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Cataloged as “A – M”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 2.1.5.2.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

A Memorial of the Martyred Lovejoy

1837

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A printed copy of a sermon given by Rev. David Root at the memorial of Elijah Parish Lovejoy who was killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois. The sermon is printed on off white paper with black text. Handwritten in black ink at the top of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.40
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

A Memorial to Congress For the request of Lands to aid the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.

December 6th, 1871

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A typed letter to Congress from Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch. The letter is typed on discolored off-white paper with black ink. The text at the top reads [A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS / For the request of Lands to aid the construction of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.57
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A – N

Apr.–Oct. 1864

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Cataloged as “A – N”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.19.1
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A – N — Entered in Volume 4

Aug.–Dec. 1867

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Cataloged as “A – N”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.4.1
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A – O

1865

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Cataloged as “A – O”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, Item 2.4.1.1
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A – O — Entered in Registers 1 and 2

May–Dec. 1865

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Cataloged as “A – O”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M869, File 4.1.1
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A – P

1869

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Cataloged as “A – P”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 3.1.4.2
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A – P — Entered in Register 2

June 1869–Jan. 1870

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Cataloged as “A – P”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M803, File 4.2.1
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A – P — Entered in Register 3

Mar.–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – P”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M843, File 4.3.1
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A – P — Entered in Register 4

1868

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Cataloged as “A – P”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M999, File 8.4.1
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A Particular Account of the Insurrection of the Negroes of St. Domingo, Begun in August, 1791

1792

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The fourth edition with notes and an appendix extracted from the original papers and translated into English from the French. It totals 32 pages and is in modern plain blue wrappers.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.43
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A – Q

1867

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Cataloged as “A – Q”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.4.3.5
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A – R

1868

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Cataloged as “A – R”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 3.20.4.2.1
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A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading

bulk June 1867 and July 1868

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Cataloged as “A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.32.5.1
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A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading — Kingstree (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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An unbound report of persons and articles hired and a bill of lading are dated June 1867 and July 1868, respectively.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.32.5
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A room containing exhibition artifacts relating to the slave trade at the IFAN Historical Museum, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A room containing exhibition artifacts relating to the slave trade at the IFAN Historical Museum, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020105
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