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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man sitting in a lawn chair

mid-20th century

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A color print with yellow-orange tint. The image features an unidentified man seated in a metal lawn chair with dark cushions. The chair is set up on a lawn, with a brick wall behind. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and pants. The back has two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.50
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man standing with arms crossed

1975-1985

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A color photograph of a man posed with his arms crossed, looking at the camera. He is dressed in an off-white suit with a tan and gold tie. He is standing in front of two open caskets, both with lids open, in a room that appears to be in a funeral home…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.71
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man standing with his arms around two ladies

1970-1980

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A color photograph of a man and two women. The man is standing in between the two women, his arms around their shoulders. The woman on the proper left has short gray hair and is wearing a floral print dress and necklace. The man is wearing a blue,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.57
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a "Stop AIDS" graffiti mural in New York City

ca. 1990

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A color photograph of a portion of a Stop Aids graffiti mural in New York City. The mural is painted on a light tan wall. The bottom half of the image features a depiction of a white brick wall with cracks running through many of the bricks, running the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.262
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a twenty-nine (29) women and ten (10) men posing outside

July 1978

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A color photograph of a group of twenty-nine (29) women and ten (10) men posing outdoors. The group is arranged into four (4) rows, with the first row of women and men sitting in the grass, the second row of women and men sitting in chairs, the third row…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.134
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a woman sitting at a table for a meal

1975-1985

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A color photograph of an older woman sitting at a table in a restaurant in an orange-backed chair. She is wearing a beige dress, has curly gray hair and cat eye shaped glasses, and she is smiling. In front of her is a placemat, silverware, a glass of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.56
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a young girl

ca. 1948

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A color print with a yellowish tan tint. The image shows a little girl wearing a short-sleeved dress standing in front of a brick stoop leading to a house. The back has a Kodacolor stamp and numbers on the back in ink.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.52
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.98.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of an elderly woman sitting in a chair

1970-1980

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A color photograph of an elderly woman sitting in a wooden armchair. She has curly white hair and glasses. She is wearing a white and blue plaid button up dress, and she has a blue shawl draped over her left shoulder. She appears to be sitting in a living…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.63
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of an older woman

ca. 1980

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A color photograph of Eunice Jackson, standing in a room in front of framed portraits of Samuel M. Jackson and herself. She is wearing an off-white overcoat and is carrying two (2) handbags on her left arm, and she is leaning onto the desk in front of her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.30
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Blood Raw, Macedonia Garden Apartments

January 2005

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A color photograph of Blood Raw at Macedonia Garden Apartments. Blood Raw is pictured standing outside next to a brick wall with a sign for Macedonia Garden Apartments. He is wearing a black baseball cap with a grey Oakland Raiders logo on it, a black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.213
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Bun B wearing "Free Pimp C" hat

2005

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A color photograph of Bun B. He is wearing a red sweatshirt with a small white [XXX] stitched on the proper right side near the neck. He is wearing a red baseball cap which reads [Free / Pimp / C!] in white thread. The words are staggered diagonally from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.408
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Channel 1 Studio

2002

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A color photograph of Channel 1 Studios on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, Jamaica. There is a tan and black building white a sign that reads [CHANNEL! / 1 / RECORDING / STUDIO / (2 phone numbers)] in white. There is a man to the proper right of the sign,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.164.1-.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of DMC onstage with Tupac watching

Undated artifact

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A color photograph of DMC performing on stage with Tupac in the audience watching him. DMC is on stage wearing a black t-shirt with a white Adidas logo, black pants, white Adidas sneakers with black stripes, and a gold cross necklace. He is standing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.275
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Dub Room, Channel One Studios

2002

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A color photograph of Dub Room, Channel One Studios on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, Jamaica. There is a set of black doors with two metal locks in the middle. The proper right door reads [DUB / ONE] and the proper left door reads [ROOM / LOVE] in white.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.160.1-.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Erick Sermon

1994 - 2004

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A color photograph of rapper and producer Erick Sermon. Sermon is on the proper left side of the image, only partially visible in the frame. He is wearing a navy jacket with a red and white [Fubu] logo and a white shirt underneath. He has a goatee and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.179
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Eunice Jackson exercising

1978

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A color photograph of Eunice Jackson doing exercises. She is wearing a black leotard, and she is lying on her back, with her legs in the air and her arms underneath her lower back, on top of a small rug on the floor in the living room of a house. Behind…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.73
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Eunice Jackson in gym clothes, standing

1978

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A color photograph of Eunice Jackson posing while wearing a black leotard. She is standing in the living room of a house, with her hands on her hips. She stands in front of a loveseat, television, and chair. There are two windows behind Jackson, both…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.72
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Eve in Times Square NYC

2002

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Two color chromogenic prints of Eve sitting at a table in Times Square, New York City. Eve is pictured in the center of the image, wearing a yellow shirt with a wide scoop neck, a diamond necklace, and diamond earrings. Her hair is pulled back. There are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.278.1-.2
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photographs

Chromogenic print of Frances Albrier with two unidentified women

1954; printed October 1957

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A color photograph of Frances Albrier flanked by two unidentified women. The three women stand on a street in front of a hedge of trees.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.30
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chromogenic color prints

Chromogenic print of Gabby Douglas

2003

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A color photograph of Gabrielle Douglas wearing blue leotards during her first competitions, December 2003. She was 7 years old and working with Gymstrada Gym.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.12.5
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portraits

Chromogenic print of Gabby Douglas performing

2011

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A color photograph of Gabrielle wearing red leotards, performing a floor routine in the Visa Championships August 2011 at age 14.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.12.6
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chromogenic color prints

Chromogenic print of Gabby Douglas with her sister

2006

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A color photograph of Gabrielle and her sister Arielle wearing blue formal gowns in striking poses.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.12.8
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Jam Master Jay at the Rush Artist Management offices

1987; printed 2004

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A color photograph of Jam Master Jay in front of the Rush Management offices. Jay is pictured standing in front fo a white brick wall. He wears a navy, double-breasted coat with a black fur collar over a black t-shirt and jeans. He also has a black hat,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.346
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