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Photographs and Still Images

Portrait of unidentified students

1970

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A black and white photograph of unidentified children sitting in a classroom. The children are at desks with work in front of them. One young boy, in the foreground of the photograph, is looking at the camera. Another young boy is in the background of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.75
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Books and Published Materials

Post Mortem 1929

1929

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The yearbook for the Howard University College of Medicine has black print on white paper and a brown/black marbled cover with gold lettering. There are black-and-white photographs of College of Medicine students. The book has seventy-two unnumbered pages.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.54.8
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.6
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

1908; printed 1911-1928

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An unsent picture postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the white, two-story building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door and is flanked by two large pillars on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.71.7
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.5
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University

1911-1928

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A color picture postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. The postcard is in color and captures the five-story stone building. The front entrance has steps to walk up to the door, which has its own structure around it.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.72.6
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posters

Poster advertising a James Brown concert at Florida A&M University

1969

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James Brown cardboard style poster, advertising a performance at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee in 1969, made by the Globe Poster Printing Company of Batimore, Maryland.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.96
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Poster advocating opposition to the Supreme Court's Bakke Decision

ca. 1978

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A poster, dark ink on tan paper, advocating opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978). A figure in a coat holds right fist aloft, surrounded by text. Text reads [10 YEARS OF STRUGGLE / IS UN-DER…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.12
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Poster for a Committee for the Negro in the Arts (CNA) Convention

ca. 1952

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A flier for a Committee for the Negro in the Arts (CNA) Convention featuring hand-drawn letters and illustration. Block letters across the top margin read "CNA CONVENTION." The letters CNA are filled in with crosshatching, while the letters of the word…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.188.3
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Poster for a For Colored Girls... production by Prince George's Arts Council

2009

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An inscribed promotional poster for a production of For Colored Girls… presented by the Prince George's Arts Council and directed by Shirley Jo Finney. The poster has a white background with a watercolor-style center graphic of the play’s title “For…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.131.7
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Poster for School of Visual Arts Continuing Education designed by Gail Anderson

2018

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This is a poster for the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Continuing Education Program. It is a rectangular poster with a bright green background with black text in large block letters. Starting near the top margin is bold text that reads “I AM / AN ARTIST.”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.4
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Poster for School of Visual Arts Continuing Education designed by Gail Anderson

2018

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This is a poster for the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Continuing Education Program. It is a rectangular poster with a bright yellow background with black text in large block letters. Starting near the top margin is bold text that reads “I AM / AN ARTIST.”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.5
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Poster for School of Visual Arts Continuing Education designed by Gail Anderson

2018

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This is a poster for the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Continuing Education Program. It is a rectangular poster with a bright pink background with black text in large block letters. Starting near the top margin is bold text that reads “I AM / AN ARTIST.” The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.6
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Poster for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

ca. 1965

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A red, black and white poster with a black and white photograph of a young white woman, older Black man and older Black woman with arms crossed in front of them joining hands. Below the image, against a red background, text in white and black reads: "Join…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.29
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Poster for To Sir, with Love

1967

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A poster for the film To Sir, With Love. The poster features a color image of Sidney Poitier against a white background. The tagline is printed at the top in blue ink, reading [A STORY AS FRESH AS THE / GIRLS IN THEIR MINIS… / AND AS COOL AS THEIR /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.152.26
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