Skip to content
SERIES 1 · THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Series 1 · Complete Archive

Explore people and objects across Black history. Start anywhere, or follow the collection by date.

Explore Series 1 categories · Artifact discovery board

115,761 matching cards · 24 cards per page

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of the outside of Jack's Memory Chapel

after 1976

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of Jack's Memory Chapel at 821 E 36th Street N in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The funeral home is a one-story red brick building with eight (8) double-hung windows, a main entrance door at center left, and a side door at center right. The six (6)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.67
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of the tombstone of Perry William Cloman

1980

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of the headstone of Percy William Cloman, brother of Eunice Jackson. The gravestone is a stone marker, surrounded by browning grass and some leaves. Carved at the top of the gravestone is a recessed cross. Engraved below the cross is:…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.58
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of twenty (20) women and eight (8) men posing outside

September 1982

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of a group of twenty (20) women and eight (8) men posing outdoors. The group is arranged into four (4) rows, with the first row of women sitting in the grass, the second row of women and men sitting in chairs, and the back two rows of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.133
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of two men sitting and talking

1975-1985

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of two men sitting in a wood-paneled room. Both men have glasses and closely trimmed hair. Both men are wearing light-colored button up shirts, and the man on the right also is wearing a jacket and tie. There are some cigarettes and a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.54
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of two women sitting and one woman standing behind them

1975-1985

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of three (3) women. Two women are seated at what appears to be a picnic table, and one is standing behind them with her hands resting on the chair backs. All of the women are smiling. In the background, another long table and folding…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.55
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of Willie D., Houston 2005

2005

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of Willie D. Willie D is sitting on concrete steps. There are two steps and he is sitting on the top one. He is wearing a black short sleeve shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. The white shirt has an image of a man on it. The black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.418
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chronik

1981–

Chronik (born 3 May 1981), is a grime MC from Maryland, east London. Active in underground music for a number of years, he has released two solo mixtapes; Blaze More Dan U (2007) and Free Chronik (2011). He released his first album, Rise of the Lengman in…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Chrysalis Music Correspondence

bulk 1997-1998

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Chrysalis Music Correspondence” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 3
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Chrysalis Music Limited

1998

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Chrysalis Music Limited” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 4
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Chrystal Rose

Biography

Chrystal Rose is best known as a British television personality who was the first woman of any nationality to host an eponymous TV talk show in the UK, The Chrystal Rose Show, produced by Carlton Television and broadcast on ITV from 1993 to 1996, 103…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Chryste Gaines

1970–

Chryste Dionne Gaines (born September 14, 1970) is an American Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Chu BerryLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chu Berry

1908–1941

Leon Brown "Chu" Berry (September 13, 1908 – October 30, 1941) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist during the 1930s. He is perhaps best known for his time as a member of singer Cab Calloway's big band. According to music critic Gary Giddins, musicians…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Chuba AkpomLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Chuba Akpom

1995–

Chuba Amechi Akpom (born 9 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town. A graduate of the Arsenal academy, Akpom made his senior debut in 2013 and featured in several domestic and European…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Chuba HubbardLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Chuba Hubbard

1999–

Chuba Robert-Shamar Hubbard (CHOO-bə; born June 11, 1999) is a Canadian professional football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he was a unanimous…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Chubby CheckerLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chubby Checker

1941–

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Chuck Beatty

1946–

Charles Beatty (born February 8, 1946) is an American politician and former professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chuck Berry

1926–2017

Berry’s guitar riffs and story-driven songs such as Johnny B. Goode defined the sound and attitude of early rock and roll.

Wikipedia
Read biography →
Source image for Chuck BrownLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Chuck Brown

Biography

Chuck Brown is an American comics artist known for co-creating the comic book series Bitter Root and Flawed, and the webcomic 1000.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Chuck CarrLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Chuck Carr

1967–2022

Charles Lee Glenn Carr Jr. (August 10, 1967 – November 12, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball outfielder.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chuck D

Undated artifact

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color photograph of Chuck D. Chuck D is standing in front of a brown wall. His proper right leg is bent forward and his foot is resting on the wall. His left foot is down on the ground. The ground is dark grey and is covered with dirt, rocks, leaves, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.246
Explore record →
Source image for Chuck DLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chuck D

1960–

Carlton Douglas "Chuck" Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a member…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Chuck D; Autobiography of mistachuck

n.d.

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Chuck D; Autobiography of mistachuck” (Ephemera; Posters).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Chuck D & Flavor Flav

n.d.

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Chuck D & Flavor Flav” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref755
Explore record →

Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.