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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Child's tête en l'air from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin

2015

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This child-sized tête en l'air from Saint Lucia made by Audrey Augustin is formed from a Madras plaid in red, orange, and white. The cotton plaid is formed with two wide, stacked bands around the head and a relatively smooth crown pulled to the center back…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.152.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Child sitting in front of church, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Child sitting in front of church, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067121
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask by The #BLAIRISMS

December 15, 2020

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A child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.18.3ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask by The #BLAIRISMS

December 15, 2020

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A child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.18.4ab
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Historical photographs & visual records

Child wearing box-hat, Mmabatho (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Child wearing box-hat, Mmabatho (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066383
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Historical photographs & visual records

[Child wearing kanga], Tanzania

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “[Child wearing kanga], Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0543
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children dancing at event in front of Christian church

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Children dancing at event in front of Christian church” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0076
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Children from Metropolitan Baptist Church use letters to announce Easter on the Washington Monument grounds, Washington, D.C., 1999

1999; printed 2012

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A black-and-white photograph of nine children standing on a flower lined stage. They are holding signs with letters that spell “EASTER.” Several people are facing them in the foreground. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.144.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC

1964; printed 1998

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A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.10.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children in uniform waiting by street sign, Soweto (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children in uniform waiting by street sign, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067023
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children in uniforms awaiting the Royal Visit, Nhlangano (Swaziland)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children in uniforms awaiting the Royal Visit, Nhlangano (Swaziland)” (Photographic transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066809
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children lying in front of church, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Children lying in front of church, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067119
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children near a village home, Nnobi

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Children near a village home, Nnobi” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0128
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children outside of Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children outside of Dutch Reformed Church for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063774
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children outside of home

2000-01-25

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Children outside of home. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0874
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Historical photographs & documents

Children playing in a large yard in front of white home

undated

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Cataloged as “Children playing in a large yard in front of white home” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref57
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Children playing with a gourd in front of a woven mat fence, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Children playing with a gourd in front of a woven mat fence, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1478
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Historical photographs & visual records

Children playing with shoes in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Children playing with shoes in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063572
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Children Studying

1940

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A black-and-white photograph of three young African-American girls reading out of a book written in Hebrew while a boy looks on. A fourth girl studies a Hebrew alphabet. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.38.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064718
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China bread and butter plates/dessert plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Eleven (11) Noritake bread and butter plate/dessert plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.4.1-.11
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China dinner plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Twelve (12) Noritake dinner plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.1.1-.12
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China fruit/dessert bowls from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Twelve (12) Noritake fruit/dessert bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the bowl. The lip is also…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.5.1-.12
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China salad plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Eight (8) Noritake salad plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.2.1-.8
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