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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of John A. Cloman Sr.'s tombstone

1980

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A color photograph of the headstone of John A. Cloman, Sr., the father of Eunice Cloman Jackson. The gravestone is an unembellished stone marker, surrounded by browning grass and some leaves. Engraved on the gravestone within a simple border is [JOHN A.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.70
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Chromogenic print of Julius Carry as Sho'Nuff

1985

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A chromogenic print of Julius Carry as Sho'nuff in The Last Dragon. Carry is depicted wearing a red robe with black and gold decoration over a predominantly yellow vest. The vest laces at the chest. Carry has his arms stretched out and is looking slightly…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.49.13.1
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Chromogenic print of Lee Perry in the Swiss Alps

1989

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A color photograph of Lee “Scratch” Perry in the Swiss Alps, 1989, Zurich, Switzerland. He is sitting on a large rock with his legs spread far apart. He is wearing black clothes and black boots. He is wearing a red and gold jeweled crown with a red and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.157
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Chromogenic print of Luis Rivera and his sister Jessica

2004

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A color photograph of Luis Rivera and his sister Jessica. The two are pictured from the shoulders up, in front of a tan colored cement brick wall. Luis is standing on the right and is looking towards camera. His shoulder-length hair is styled in small…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.225
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Chromogenic print of marathon runner Tony Reed in Nairobi, Kenya

June 23, 2007

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A color photograph with paper backing of Tony Reed participating in the 2007 Safaricom Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya. Reed is wearing a white NBMA sleeveless shirt (2012.69.1a), black running shorts, and white Asics (2012.69.3ab). Reed’s marathon bib number,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.69.5
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Chromogenic print of Method Man in Greenwich Village

1997

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A color photograph of Method Man playing a guitar in New York City's Greenwich Village. Method Man is pictured in the center of the image, sitting on a white wrought iron bench next to the stoop of a brownstone. He wears a black stocking cap under a black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.358
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Chromogenic print of Mike Jones in his car

2005

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A color photograph of Mike Jones in his car. The photograph features a close-up of the car. Mike Jones is in the front of the car and his face is in profile. He is wearing a black do-rag and has a mustache. The car is covering his bottom lip and below. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.413
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Chromogenic print of Mike Jones standing among his cars

2005

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A color photograph of the rapper Mike Jones posing with his cars in downtown Houston, Texas. Jones is pictured in the center of the image, standing on a rooftop and looking directly at the camera. He is surrounded by several vehicles and skyscrapers and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.414
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Chromogenic print of Mr. & Mrs. Jackson in Shriner regalia

1955-1965

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A color photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson dressed to attend a Shriners event. The Jacksons are standing outside, in a driveway or on a sidewalk. Mrs. Jackson is wearing a white dress, a white fez with black tassel, white gloves, white stockings and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.68
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Chromogenic print of of Julius Carry as Sho'Nuff

1985

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A chromogenic color print of Julius Carry as Sho'nuff , in the film The Last Dragon. Carry is wearing a red robe with white circles at the chest, and red and black vertically striped pants. Carry is also wearing a belt made of leopard fur. Carry is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.49.13.14
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Chromogenic print of Pimp C in jail

2005

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A color photograph of Pimp C in jail. Pimp C is wearing a white shirt and sunglasses. His hands are folded in front of him in a prayer-like gesture and his head is tilted towards the proper right side. His is sitting in a dark room. The photograph is taken…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.416
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Chromogenic print of President Bush with Rabbi Funnye and Rabbinit Miriam Funnye

December 10, 2007

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A color photograph of Rabbi Capers Funnye (far left) standing with First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, and Rabbinit Miriam Funnye (far right) at the White House. The four are standing below a portrait of George Washington and in front of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.88.5
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Chromogenic print of Rakim in performance at the Apollo Theatre

1988

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A color photograph of Rakim captured mid-performance at the Apollo Theater. Rakim is pictured in the center of the image wearing a blue and red Nike jacket with matching track pants. The jacket is open to display a double-wrapped gold rope chain with large…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.361
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Chromogenic print of Redman with Eric Sermon

1994 - 2004

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A color photograph of Redman. Redman is pictured in the foreground of the image, visible from the chest up. He is standing in the center and is wearing a grey jersey with blue, black, and green accents. He is wearing a white shirt under the jersey and a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.184
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Chromogenic print of Run-DMC in neon tracksuits

ca. 1989

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A color photograph of the members of Run-DMC wearing colorful track suits. The image depicts Run-DMC, (left to right) Jam Master Jay, DMC, and Run, in front of an interior window. Jay is sitting on the windowsill, his arm around DMC. He is looking at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.260
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Chromogenic print of S.M. Jackson with great nephews the Jackson 5

July 1972

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A color photograph of Samuel M. Jackson's family members The Jackson 5, taken while they were visiting Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Jackson 5 are posing on the lawn in front of a house with Samuel M. Jackson, as well as patricarch and band manager Joe Jackson. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.37
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Chromogenic print of six women standing around a decorated dining table

March 12, 1967

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A color photograph of six (6) women posing behind a formally set banquet table in what appears to be a residential dining room. Five (5) of the women are wearing white clothing, while the third woman from the right is wearing a plum-colored outfit. On the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.38
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Chromogenic print of The Beatnuts

1994 - 2004

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A color photograph of The Beatnuts. From left to right are Psycho Les, Fashion, Rick Man, and Juju Gigante. Les wears a light grey hoodie, with the hood pulled up over a black baseball cap with a gold crown logo on the front. He is gesturing with his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.185
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Chromogenic print of the Cloman family sitting around dinner table

1975

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A color photograph of five (5) people sitting around a small kitchen table. In the photograph are an older gentleman, John Allen Cloman II, Eustice Jackson's older brother; a toddler, John Allen Cloman IV (Jay), Eustice's great-nephew, sitting in a booster…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.29
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Chromogenic print of the Dyer Memorial Chapel in Tulsa, Oklahoma

October 10, 2003

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A color photograph of the Dyer Memorial Chapel. The building has a flat roof line, natural rock-masoned walls and siding. There is a deck with a metal railing off the second floor. The front lawn is neatly mown grass, and there is a single tree in the lawn…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.53
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Chromogenic print of the Ego Trip Crew at the Monkey Academy

August 1999

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A color photograph of Ego Trip Crew at the Monkey Academy. The image shows the members of Ego Trip Crew in a room full of CDs and albums. There are CDs on a bookshelf in the background and also on a table off to the side. There is DJ equipment on the table…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.12
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Chromogenic print of The Jackson 5 standing in a yard

July 1972

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A color photograph of Samuel M. Jackson's family members The Jackson 5, along with family patriarch and band manager Joe Jackson. The photograph was taken when the band was visiting Tulsa, Oklahoma. A young Michael Jackson can be seen standing in the grass…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.36
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Chromogenic print of the Jackson tombstone

ca. 1980

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A color photograph of the gravestone for three (3) members of the Jackson family, Samuel M. Jackson Jr. at proper left, Samuel M. Jackson at center, and Eunice Jackson at the proper right. On either side of the gravestone are memorial flower holders,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.74
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Chromogenic print of The Last Mr. Bigg in Mobile, Alabama

February 2005

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A color photograph of Alabama rapper The Last Mr. Bigg. Bigg is pictured seated, wearing a green Chicago White Sox jacket and hat, and smoking. He has a white gauze bandage over his proper right eye, with black sunglasses on top. The green baseball cap…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.214
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