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 & visual records

Congo Voyage en pirogue

ca. 1908

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Printed caption on recto reads: "Congo; Voyage en pirogue." Translated postcard caption reads: "Congo; Journey in a dug-out." Printed text on verso reads: "Cl. De Bruyne, Photographe, Kinshasa." Manuscript on recto, message and address on verso; manuscript…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1985-140865
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Congolese woman carrying baby on back, Congo (Democratic Republic)

1967

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 438
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Congratulations, Mrs. Grossman

1940s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Congratulations, Mrs. Grossman - Grocery lady at Kingsboro Housing Project, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 14. A black-and-white photograph of two women shaking hands on a street corner.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.15
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Congregants react to the words of the guest preacher at the former location of Reid Temple AME Church, Lanham, Maryland, 2003

2003; printed 2012

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a man and woman standing in front of an altar. The man is wearing a dark suit with a bowtie. His right hand and leg are raised. His mouth is open. The woman is wearing a light colored jacket and skirt. Her hands are raised…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.18
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Congregants react to the words of the guest preacher at the former location of Reid Temple AME Church, Lanham, Maryland, 2003

2003; printed 2012

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a man and woman standing in front of an altar. The man is wearing a dark suit with a bowtie. His arms are raised above his waist and he is leaning backwards with his hips pushed forwards. The woman is wearing a light colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.19
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation leaving Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

Date not recorded

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Congregation leaving Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0008
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation of worshippers outside of Dorze village, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia

2010-10-13

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Congregation of worshippers outside of Dorze village, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3498
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Congregation, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

1963

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white digital image of the congregation sitting in the pews of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The woman in the forefront of the image, seated in the first pew, is wearing a stripped t-shirt dress holding her bag in her lap. The woman,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.35
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation visiting missionary after a service

Date not recorded

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Congregation visiting missionary after a service” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0055
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Congressional Gold Medal for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

2004

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A Congressional gold medal bestowed upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. 2014.135a: A Congressional gold medal. One side has inscribed text surrounding a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The text reads:…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.135abc
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Congressional Gold Medal Research — Awards and Certificates

1984

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Congressional Gold Medal Research”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref271
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Congressman John Conyers brings greeting from Washington D.C.

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This black and white photograph shows John Conyers, center, standing at a lectern with microphones. This image was taken inside Ebenzer Baptist Church on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Conyer's face is turned away from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.17
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Coniah Boyce-Clarke

2003–

Coniah Chronicles Boyce-Clarke (born 1 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Tranmere Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Conical shaped straw hat with chin strapLoading image…
MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Conical shaped straw hat with chin strap

early to mid-20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A conical shaped straw hat with a chin strap. Red thread is tacked at four points at the top of the hat. Strips of straw are handsewn on the surface of the hat. A thin piece of straw is hand sewn along the edge of the brim. Wood or bamboo is placed at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.797
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Conical straw roofs on the ground of a village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Conical straw roofs on the ground of a village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2115
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Coniferous plants, South Africa

1979

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Coniferous plants, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065705
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Conjunction

1979

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A framed color lithograph by Romare Bearden featuring a meeting of three black figures, two of whom clasp hands. The figures wear clothing in graphic patterns of orange, green, yellow and white. The figures are depicted against an orange and green…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.145.3ab
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Connaught Hospital, Freetown

1978

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Donor notes read: "Connaught Hospital, Freetown. Gate to the old prison yard is at right. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1191
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Connection

1970

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

An issue of Connection Magazine. The publication is constructed of a thick paper cover with white interior pages of black text throughout. On the front cover is an orange-tinted, black-and-white, zoomed-in image of Malcom X, showing his eyeglass covered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.125.5
Explore record →
BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Connell Maynor

1969–

Connell Maynor (born January 21, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently an offensive analyst at Wake Forest, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach at Alabama A&M University until he was relieved…

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

Connie Briscoe

1952–

Connie Briscoe (born December 31, 1952) is an American writer of romantic and historical fiction. Briscoe's first novel, Sisters and Lovers (1994), sold nearly 500,000 copies in cloth and paperback combined in its first two years.

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

Connie Fleming

Biography

Connie Fleming, also known as Connie Girl, is a Jamaican-born American supermodel and former drag performer. She became prominent in New York City in the 80s and 90s, first as a drag performer part of the "Boy Bar Beauties", and then as a fashion model and…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
Source image for Connie JohnsonLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Connie Johnson

1922–2004

Connie Johnson (December 27, 1922 – November 28, 2004) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born Clifford Johnson Jr. in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →

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