A bound report titled "A Study of the Social and Economic Conditions of the Negro Population of Tulsa, Oklahoma" by the National Urban League. The report was conducted by the Tulsa Council of Social Agencies. It is printed on white paper with black ink.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.23
A promotional publication titled [A Tale of Two Cities] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white. At the top of the front cover is the Seal of New York City. At the bottom of the front cover is the seal of the city of Los Angeles.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.2
This color photograph shows two men and a woman in the Downtown section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1983. The man in the middle sits upon a Yamaha motorcycle with a Boombox on his lap. The woman on the right leans against the man. All three wear 1980s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.84.11
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of the tombstone of Mary Martinangele. The tombstone reads [SACRED / to the memory of / MARY MARTINANGELE / who departed this life / April 2nd 1790]. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.51
A sepia-toned photographic postcard depicting the body of an unidentified victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The image shows the body of a man lying in the street, while another man stands leaning against a fence, looking down at the body. At the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.175.2
Romare Bearden is best known for his collages that celebrate African life and community. However, earlier in his career, his work was firmly integrated within the school of American abstraction. Recalling that period, he stated, "I began experimenting in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.2.2
A documentary film with the title A Well Spent Life. It consists of a single reel of color polyester film with optical sound. The documentary profiles Texas guitarist, husband and sharecropper Mance Lipscomb. In addition to his commentary on various…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.84.1a
Donor notes read: "A woman and child cooking; my house, Mabonto. Taken Nov. 1978 during P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1368
This image depicts a young woman holding a small child in her right arm. The woman, with short hair, wears an open jacket, pants and sneakers. The child wears a half zipped jacket and matching pants and stares directly at the viewer. The woman stands…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.9
Donor notes read: "A woman and girls preparing chop; girl pounding casava leaf; Mabonto. Taken Oct. 1978 at P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is JAN 79.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1299
This image depicts a woman standing against a spiked, wrought iron fence in front of a block of row houses. Two young boys stride down the sidewalk past her. The woman is standing with ankles crossed, right hand on hip, left hand grasping one of the fence…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.5