A cultivator hoe with a wooden handle. The elongated wooden handle ends in a carved ball shape at the top and has two sharp metal digging blades at the bottom that project from the base of the handle. The blades are in slots in the handle and secured with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.21
A cultivator hoe with a wooden handle. The cultivator hoe has two hooked, digging blades that end in sharp points. Each blade is attached to either side of the handle with two nuts and bolts. A third nut and bolt holds the two tines together just below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.26
A cultivator hoe with a wooden handle. The cultivator hoe has two hooked, digging blades that end in sharp points. Each blade is attached to either side of the handle with two nuts and bolts. A third nut and bolt holds the two tines together just below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.23.27
Cumberland Willis "Cum" Posey Jr. (June 20, 1890 – March 28, 1946) was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner in the Negro leagues, as well as a professional basketball player and team owner. He played basketball playing from the…
An After Six cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The cummerbund is primarily constructed of plain, white satin with a cotton backing. The front has a satin finish with three horizontal folds that extend across the waist when…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.41
A Mel Howard cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The patterned, medium gray cummerbund is primarily constructed of gray silk with a cotton backing. The gray silk front panel has four horizontal folds that extend across the waist…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.42
Cummerbund from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The wide black satin center has upward-facing pleats in the ‘crumb catcher’ style. The black elastic waistband has metal clasps and a white tag, which reads [S & M]. The interior of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.5.1.7
Includes a letter received from the president of Drew Theological Seminary regarding the gift of an oil painting of Bishop Francis Asbury to the seminary, 1890; a note of congratulations to Hiram Watty on his re-election to city council, 1901; and a letter…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref407
19 vintage photographs, cartes-de-visites, cabinet cards, and photographs; 17 black and white and 2 color prints. Primarily portraits and candids of Ida R. Cummings, Estelle Cummings, Harry S. Cummings, Lucille Cummings, Carol Cummings, Lula Cummings,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref490
One letter addressed to Grace E. Shimm Cummings and Erminie F. Shimm regarding the death of their mother, Sarah A. Shimm, 1885; along with a christmas card and postcard.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref404
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