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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program for an Evening with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church

March 23, 1956

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A program for an event with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church of Boston on March 23, 1956. The event was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and The Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance of Greater Boston for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.34.22
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program for an Evening with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church

March 23, 1956

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A program for an event with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church of Boston on March 23, 1956. The event was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and The Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance of Greater Boston for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.34.9
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program for "Major Barbara"

1953

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This is a program for the George Bernard Shaw play "Major Barbara" at the Greenwich Mews Theatre. The program is a single sheet of white paper, printed with black typeface on both sides. The front includes a schedule of the play's acts, list of cast &…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.188.15
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program for Six Scenes from Great Plays Thru the Ages by NYCASP

1950s

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A multi-page program (.1ab) with addendum (.2). The program consists of two loose sheets of yellow paper, printed in black ink, and stapled together at the top left corner. At the top center of the page is text that reads [PROGRAM / THEATER DIVISION OF THE…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.188.19.1ab-.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Program for Swing

1938

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A program for the movie Swing. The program is two pages front and back. On the front page red text reads "Oscar Micheaux Presents/ Swing! / with an all/ Colored/ Cast/ Starring/ Cora Green/ Hazel Diaz/ Carman Newsome/ Dot Van Engle/ Alec Lovejoy/Consuelo…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.118.278
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program for the Black in Design 2015 conference

2015

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This conference program is for the Black in Design conference organized by the African American Student Union at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and held at Harvard University on October 9-10, 2015. The program is made from medium weight paper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.145.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program for the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom"

August 28, 1963

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A program for the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. The program is printed in black ink on one sheet of white paper, folded to form four pages total. The first (cover) page begins with the “Lincoln Memorial Program” listing the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.16.11
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Program for The Negro Soldier

1944

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A pamphlet for the documentary The Negro Soldier. The pamphlet is four pages. The first page has the title "The Negro Soldier" in the bottom right hand corner. Surrounding the title in six separate little sections are military and war photos depicting…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.118.266
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church

April 9, 1968

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A program (2012.39a) and case (2012.39b) for the funeral services for Martin Luther King, Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College on April 9, 1968. The program has sixteen pages. The cover features a half-tone portrait of King.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.39ab
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program from the 1957 National Council of Negro Women annual convention

November 1957

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This program lists the events for the 22nd annual convention of the National Council of Negro Women held in 1957 in Washington, DC at the Willard Hotel. Frances Albrier's name badge is taped to page two (2). There are notes and inscriptions written by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.53
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program from the Cotton Club

1938

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Program from the Cotton Club with menu and program listing. Front cover has a blue background with white printed text reading [THE WORLD FAMOUS / COTTON / CLUB] over top of an orange circle and features black and white illustrations by Julian Harrison. On…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.223.21
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

July 10, 1974

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Program from the 1974 dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC. The program consists of four pages printed on a single page of heavy card stock, folded in half on its longer side. The card stock is cream colored and all…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.110.2.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game

September 6, 1946

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Game program for football match between the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins. Front cover of program features a color illustration of a man in a football uniform carrying a football. Man is wearing an orange jersey with the number "32". Black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.297.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program from the March on Washington

August 28, 1963

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Program from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial. The program is a single page folded in half to create a booklet. The top of the front page has the march title and date in large black letters underlined by a black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.187.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program from the Masonic Second Annual Awards Banquet

1974

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Small paper program with blue cover and black print from Masonic Banquet held June 21, 1974 at the Elks' Home Auditorium, Greenville Mississippi, with Rev. Anderson as Worshipful Master. Many local businesses advertised in program including Photo Supply…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.55
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Program from the National Afro-American Heritage Museum fundraising event

1988

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Fundraising event program from The National Afro-American Heritage Museum. The front cover is white with gold embossed text in the center [The National/Afro-American/Heritage/Museum/WASHINGTON, D.C.]. Above the text is the outline of a triangle in gold…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.31
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Program from The Riverside Church in New York City

November 18, 1962

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Program from The Riverside Church in New York City, dated Sunday, November 18, 1962. The program is off-white paper with black ink. The program is tri-folded and printed on both sides. The church's program that day featured a guest sermon by Dr. Martin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.166.5
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Project Twenty: The Jazz Age

1956

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A documentary film with the title The Jazz Age from the television series Project 20. It consists of two (2) reels of 16mm black-and-white acetate film with optical sound (2017.55.86.1a & 2017.55.86.1b). Two (2) green film cannisters also accompany the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.86.1a-d
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Promotional and souvenir program autographed by Marian Anderson

ca. 1954

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A program for a performance by Marian Anderson signed by the artist. The cover also includes a full-length photograph of Anderson performing. The contents include several photographs of the artist and a reprint of an article about Anderson's relationship…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.66.153
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Promotional pamphlet for Soul City

1971

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Promotional pamphlet for Soul City. The pamphlet is black with red letters and green banner across the bottom. The words [SOUL / CITY] are in red bubble letters. The rest of the cover reads [A NEW CITY/ DEVELOPED BY / FLOYD B. / McKISSICK ENTERPRISES,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.173.214.5b
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Photographs and Still Images

Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train

ca. 1935

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Silver gelatin print from a series of original photographs taken during the production of the 1935 educational short film, "A Journey by Train", produced by the Text Film Corp., Hollywood, CA. This print depicts an African American man dressed as a railway…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.10
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Photographs and Still Images

Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train

ca. 1935

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Silver gelatin print from a series of original photographs taken during the production of the 1935 educational short film, "A Journey by Train", produced by the Text Film Corp., Hollywood, CA. This print depicts two African American porters, one in a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.11
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Photographs and Still Images

Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train

ca. 1935

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Silver gelatin print from a series of original photographs taken during the production of the 1935 educational short film, "A Journey by Train", produced by the Text Film Corp., Hollywood, CA. This print depicts the interior of a train station. Ticketing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.12
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Photographs and Still Images

Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train

ca. 1935

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Silver gelatin print from a series of original photographs taken during the production of the 1935 educational short film, "A Journey by Train", produced by the Text Film Corp., Hollywood, CA. This print depicts an outdoor scene of a train yard. Inside the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.13
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