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.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Clayton LeBouef Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Super 8 footage of about 4 people traveling in a car. No sound.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref706
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Clayton LeBouef Home Video #1

Date not recorded

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Clayton LeBouef Home Video #1” (Video recordings).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref707
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Clayton Love

1927–2010

Clayton D. Love Jr. (November 16, 1927 – February 28, 2010) was an American blues pianist, who led his own band, the Shufflers, in the early 1950s. He was later a vocalist in Ike Turner's band, the Kings of Rhythm.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Clayton McDonaldLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Clayton McDonald

1988–

Clayton Rodney McDonald (born 26 December 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He graduated from the Manchester City youth academy in 2008. He spent the 2008–09 season on loan at League Two sides Macclesfield Town…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Clayton NascimentoLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Clayton Nascimento

Biography

Clayton Nascimento is an Afro-Brazilian creative and educator who is a rising figure in modern Brazilian theater.

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

Clayton Riley lecturing at a screening of Ganja and Hess

undated

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Clayton Riley lecturing at a screening of Ganja and Hess” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref114
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Clayton Vaughn

1992–

Clayton Vaughn (born May 15, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He has a sub-10-second best in the 100 m with 9.93 seconds. He placed third in the 60-meter dash at the 2015 USA Indoor Track…

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

Clayton W. Bates

1932–2024

Clayton Wilson Bates, Jr., (September 5, 1932 – February 18, 2024) was an American physicist and electrical engineer. Bates developed an x-ray image intensifier tube for use in diagnostic radiology and was an early researcher in optical and electronic…

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

Clayton White

1977–

Clayton White (born December 2, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is serving as the defensive coordinator for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Prior to being hired at South Carolina, he was the defensive coordinator for the Western…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Clé BennettLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Clé Bennett

1981–

Clé Bennett (born July 13, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He voiced DJ, Beardo, Leonard, and Chef Hatchet from Total Drama, and has portrayed Lemar Hoskins in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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

Cleaning Streets - Tulsa, OK

1971

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A sepia toned digital image of a man wearing white coveralls, gloves and a trilby hat sweeping the street. Another man wearing a white shirt and holding a briefcase is on the left side of the picture. Additional people are walking in the background.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.30
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Clear beaded necklace from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Clear beaded necklace from Mae's Millinery Shop. The necklace is a single continues strand of clear faceted plastic beads in varying shapes and sizes, with the larger beads concentrated near the center front. The strand has no break or fastener, it slips…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.56
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Clear clutch with beaded decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Clear plastic clutch bag with brown, pink, and white floral beaded decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag has a fold-over flap that closes with one (1) metal snap. The beading is only done on the front side, the back side is blank. A label has been…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.81
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Clear Day on Ranch

20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A gouache painting of a figure sitting on top of a horse. The figure is orange and rides a black and dark blue horse. Painted on either side of the horse are blue cacti with an orange and blue background. Behind the horse and rider is a landscape with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.37
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Clear plastic box from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A clear plastic box used to store hat-making materials from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box is rectangular with a lid that is hinged in the back and has a metal clasp at the center front. There is a plastic handle at the center of the attached lid that…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.64.1
Explore record →
Source image for Clear plastic handbag with gold metallic threadLoading image…
MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Clear plastic handbag with gold metallic thread

1960s - 1970s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

The handbag is made from one panel of clear plastic that’s been cut and seamed to itself at the sides. There’s an all over grid pattern made from gold metallic thread that’s embedded in the plastic. The purse frame is made from gold plated metal and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1085
Explore record →
Source image for Clear plastic peep toe mules with rhinestonesLoading image…
MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Clear plastic peep toe mules with rhinestones

1950s-1960s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A pair of clear plastic peep toe mules with rhinestones. The shoe vamp is made from one panel of clear plastic with a central ovoid plastic decoration. Clear glass rhinestones are glued on the central ovoid in an abstract vine-like formation. Rhinestones…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.986ab
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Clearance Giddens

Dates not recorded

Clearance Giddens is an American Elvis impersonator called "Black Elvis". He performs sporting a pompadour, sideburns, and bright red jumpsuit. Giddens' Black Elvis act regularly appeared on national TV programs in the 1990s, and he was cast as Black Elvis…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Cleats worn and signed by Rickey Jackson during Super Bowl XXIX

ca. 1995

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A pair of Reebok cleats worn and signed by Rickey Jackson. The size 13 cleats are black, white, and red with the Reebok logo throughout. The logo can be found on the sides, the back, and the straps. The exterior of the tongue is black and has white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.66.2ab
Explore record →
Source image for Cleavant DerricksLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cleavant Derricks

1953–

Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor, singer and songwriter, who may be best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Clem HaskinsLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Clem Haskins

1943–

Clem Smith Haskins (born July 11, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. In the fall of 1963, he and fellow star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western…

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

Clement Alexander Price

1945–2014

Clement Alexander Price (October 13, 1945 – November 5, 2014) was an American historian. As the Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark, Price brought his study of the past to bear on contemporary social…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →

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