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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Daphne Muse in her home

November 14, 2023

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A digital image of activist and writer Daphne Muse at her home in Brentwood, California. The image captures Muse sitting, looking directly at the camera smiling. She wears a red long-sleeved shirt, a black headband, and colorful earrings. In the background…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.9.2
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Photograph of Daphne Muse in her home

November 14, 2023

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A digital image of activist and writer Daphne Muse at her home in Brentwood, California. The image captures Muse sitting, looking directly at the camera smiling. She wears a red long-sleeved shirt, a black headband, and colorful earrings. In the background…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.9.3
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Photograph of Daphne Muse with NMAAHC staff and scholar activists

November 14, 2023

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A digital image of activist and writer Daphne Muse with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s oral historian, Kelly Elaine Navies, with two scholar activists, Natalie Riddick (Loyola Marymount University) and Kailyn Bailey (Howard…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.9.4
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Photograph of Daphne Muse with NMAAHC staff and scholar activists

November 14, 2023

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A digital image of activist and writer Daphne Muse with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s oral historian, Kelly Elaine Navies, along with two scholar activists, Natalie Riddick and Kailyn Bailey, at Muse's home in Brentwood,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.9.5
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Photograph of Denise Oliver

ca. 1970

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A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver, the first female member of Young Lords Party Central Committee. Oliver stands above two unidentified men and holds a document in front of her with her left hand. One of the unidentified men is holding a flag.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.186.3
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Photograph of Denise Oliver, Young Lords Party

November 21, 1970

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A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver amid a crowd of people. Oliver is at the center of the photograph and looks to the right. She wears a leather jacket with a popped collar and a beret with three pin back buttons promoting the Young Lords Party.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.109.7.4
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Photograph of Dr. Frank Smith and James Gray III

June 28, 2023

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A digital image of activist and politican Dr. Frank Smith and Temple University student James Gray III at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWMM) in Washington D.C. Gray interviewed Dr. Smith for the Social Justice Conversations Oral…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.4.3
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Photograph of Dr. Frank Smith at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum

June 28, 2023

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A digital image of activist and politican Dr. Frank Smith at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWMM) in Washington D.C. The image captures Dr. Smith from the chest up. He wears a light blue shirt underneath an AACWMM sports coat. His tie is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.4.4
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Photograph of Dr. Harry Edwards

November 13, 2023

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A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards at the San Jose State University in California. The image captures Dr. Edwards sitting on chair, looking directly in the camera his hands interlaced. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt, black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.2
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Photograph of Dr. Harry Edwards

November 13, 2023

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A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards at the San Jose State University in California. The image captures Dr. Edwards from the chest up, looking directly in the camera. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt, a black beanie, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.4
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Photograph of Dr. Harry Edwards with NMAAHC staff and scholar activists

November 13, 2023

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A digital image of activist and sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Curator of Sports, Dr. Damion Thomas, and oral historian Kelly Elaine Navies along with two scholar activists, Natalie Riddick…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.8.3
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Photograph of Dr. Joyce Ladner at NMAAHC

June 26, 2023

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A digital image of sociologist Dr. Joyce Ladner at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The image captures Dr. Ladner from the chest up. She wears a dark color, long-sleeve shirt and red framed glasses. Dr. Ladner smiles…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.3.2
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Photograph of Dr. Joyce Ladner at NMAAHC

June 26, 2023

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A digital image of sociologist Dr. Joyce Ladner at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The image captures Dr. Ladner from the chest up. She wears a dark color, long-sleeve shirt and red framed glasses. Dr. Ladner smiles…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.3.4
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Photograph of Dr. MaryLouise Patterson at NMAAHC

May 25, 2023

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A digital image of pediatrician Dr. MaryLouise Patterson at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The image captures Dr. Patterson from the chest up. She wears dark green shirt with yellow and light yellow flowers. Her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.2.2
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Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley

ca. 1953-1955; printed later

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Black and white photographic print of Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Till wears a white shirt with tie and looks straight ahead. His mother, in a dark dress with light-colored ruffled collar, sits with her arm around his shoulders.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.102
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Photograph of Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the National Anthem

September 1, 2016; printed 2023

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A glossy color inkjet photographic print of Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers kneeling during the anthem at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, September 1, 2016. Reid (#35) and Kaepernick (#7) are pictured in the center of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.5
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1930

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. In the image, Etta Moten Barnett is dramatically lit against a plain background so that the outline of her shadow appears directly next to her. As she is dressed in a high-necked black top, the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.107
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1940

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her from the waist up, leaning forward resting on her right forearm and her left elbow. Her chin rests on her raised left hand. She wears a dark jacket with long sleeves and wide…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.81
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1940

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her from the waist up, leaning forward resting on her folded elbows. Her chin is tucked slightly. She gazes up through her eyelashes directly at the viewer. She wears a dark jacket with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.82
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1940

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. Shown from the shoulders up, she is posed with her shoulders sideways to the viewer. She turns her head over her right shoulder to gaze at the viewer. Her chin is propped up on her right hand,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.86
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1940

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her seated, wearing a black dress. She is turned a quarter-turn away from the camera to the left and turns her head towards her left shoulder to gaze past the viewer. Her right arm is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.87
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

1934-1972

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her seated, wearing a light colored blouse with a scooped, gathered neckline and short puffy sleeves. On the bottom she wears a gathered and flounced flowered skirt. Over it she wears a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.88
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1933

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her seated, wearing a sleeveless black dress. The dress has a sparkly belt around the waist. She is seated in profile to the camera, her right arm bent and the fingertips of her right…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.89
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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and a woman examining a map of Africa

ca. 1960

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and another woman examining a large map of Africa hanging on the wall. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, Etta Moten Barnett stands to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.35.8
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