A gold tipped, Pura-Smoke cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cylindrical holder is primarily constructed from black plastic and features a wide, gold tone metallic tip near the holder end. Both the body and the holder tip are smooth. The black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.22
This is a blue glass cigarette lighter. It consists of bright blue molded glass in a cylindrical shape. The top with the lighter plate is gold-colored metal. There is a gold metal colored rim around the top and the bottom edge. Along the narrow rim is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.45.3
This is a pink knit cinch-hip dress with a blouson top and peasant neckline. The dress top has a gathered neckline with a matching pink drawstring threaded through the gathers. There is a small V-shaped opening at the front of the neckline where the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.88.1.2
The Cincinnati Strangler was the name given to an American serial killer responsible for the murder of seven women in Cincinnati, Ohio, between December 1965 and December 9, 1966. During the investigation, a local resident, Posteal Laskey Jr. (June 18,…
Cynthia Ann Birdsong (born December 15, 1939) is an American singer who became famous as a member of the Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
Cindy Blackman Santana (née Blackman; born November 18, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer. Beginning in the 1980s, she has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers,…
Dr. Cindy Lou Courville (born 1954) was the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union from 2006 to 2008. Previously she was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council where she helped craft United…
Cynthia Ann Herron (born September 26, 1961), professionally known as Cindy Herron and sometimes credited as Cindy Herron–Braggs, is an American singer and actress. Herron is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's…
Black circular hat (a) designed by Mae Reeves with faux pearl hat pin (b) on front brim for decoration. The hat is saucer shaped and made from black cording sewn together. The interior of the opening is lined in black grosgrain ribbon. A white tag with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.24ab
This is a pair of circular dangle earrings created by silversmith Bent Knudsen and owned by jeweler Art Smith. Each earring is made of a sterling silver wire shaped into a circle. The movable earring is looped through the jump ring, which also serves as…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.29ab
Desk calendar monogrammed for Mary Church Terrell. The round calendar has an engraved metal frame with a flower motif. [MCT] is engraved in the center. Months and days are stamped on two (2) pieces of inset plastic. The larger piece with the days turns…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.12
Green and gold vertically striped hat box with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop. Gold cord is attached to the sides of the hatbox for a handle. The interior of the base and lid are solid gold.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.95ab
A circular with letters from William Smith, Governor of Virginia, and George W. Munford, Secretary of the Commonwealth, to County Courts throughout Virginia. The document consists of printed black text on a single sheet of paper, folded to form four pages…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.14.3
The two unnumbered volumes of circular letters and circulars received, January 1867–December 1868, are arranged by type of issuance, then chronologically.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.2.15
Unbound circular letters issued and orders received cover the period June–October 1868. The circular letters are arranged by circular number and thereunder chronologically. The orders received are arranged by type of order.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.24.6
A wove paper military order, Circular No.8, from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman & Abandoned Lands, prohibiting landowners from expelling sharecroppers without payment. These orders are issued by Battalion Major General Davis Tillson and approved by his…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.26.38
A single-sided one sheet notice produced by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) inviting partipation in the upcoming March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The circular consists of black printed text on blue paper. At the top, text reads [An Appeal…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.45.6
The one Volume (22) of circulars, June 1865–March 1869, was arranged by year and thereunder numerically. For 1865 and 1866, however, a single number sequence was used. A name index is included.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 1.5.1
