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Historical photographs & visual records

Constance Stuart Larrabee with family member, South Africa

circa 1937

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee with family member, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068620
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Constance Stuart Larrabee with family members including Uncle Charles, South Africa

circa 1937

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee with family members including Uncle Charles, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068627
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Constance Stuart Larrabee with group of military officers and families, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee with group of military officers and families, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067003
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Constitution of the Lay Organization of the California Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

after 1990

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Document of the "Constitution of the Lay Organization" from the California Conference of the A.M.E. Church. The typed document has three (3) sheets of paper stapled together in the upper right corner. The black text is only printed on the front side of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.17.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Constructing tents - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

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This image depicts a group of individuals erecting a series of temporary shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Thirteen individuals are assisting each other in laying wood floors and constructing wooden supports for the shelters. There are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.44
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Construction of Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

1910-09-23

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Cataloged as “Construction of Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0016
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[Contact Sheet -- Eastern Nigeria, Textile Stand] (I.B. #235)

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “[Contact Sheet -- Eastern Nigeria, Textile Stand] (I.B. #235)” (Photographs [32056000110175]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0304
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Contact sheet of girl dressed in angel costume. [Written on reverse: 34] [Moved to another folder].

undated

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Cataloged as “Contact sheet of girl dressed in angel costume. [Written on reverse: 34] [Moved to another folder].”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1258
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MUSEUM OBJECT
photographic equipment

Contact sheet printer from the studio of H.C. Anderson

1950s - 1970s

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Rectangular grey metal box; has hinged lid with handle and electrical components, used to make contact sheet prints.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.24
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Archival documents & files

Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 1 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 1 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref374
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 2 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 2 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref375
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 3 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 3 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref376
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 4 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 4 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref377
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 5 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 5 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref378
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 6 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 6 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref379
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 7 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 7 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref380
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Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 8 of 8) — The Art Smith Project Life and Professional Photography

circa 1950-1986

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Negatives - Photos of Art Smith, his Jewelry and Models, and Camille Billops (f. 8 of 8)” (Graphic Materials).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref381
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Contact Sheets and Photographs of "Three Ring" Earrings, and "Paraspiral" Necklace Modeled for Promotion — Professional Photographs of Jewelry and Art Smith

circa 1950s-1960s

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Cataloged as “Contact Sheets and Photographs of "Three Ring" Earrings, and "Paraspiral" Necklace Modeled for Promotion”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref214
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Contract for labor from Freedman Henry Dred, wife Sylvester, and child Alfred

January 8, 1866

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A handwritten contract between Freedman Dred and Mary Josephine Rivers. The document stipulates that Dred and his child Alfred are to work for ten dollars per month for Rivers and her family in Clarke County, Alabama, with an additional five dollars per…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.36
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Cooking area in Gurunsi home

2004 November 10

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Cooking area in Gurunsi home. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 9.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0143
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Cooking fire inside of the home, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Original Carousel 25, slide 31.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3115
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MUSEUM OBJECT
cabinet photographs

Cooking His Breakfast; Augusta, Ga

late 19th-early 20th century

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A cabinet card with an albumen print of an unidentified man sitting in a dirt yard near a wooden structure. The man is sitting on an overturned wooden crate near a short homemade oven made from stacked bricks. A kettle and other cooking implements are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.17
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Cooking pot with handle

19th century

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This is a circular metal cooking pot with a long handle. The handle is slightly curved and has a small opening at the end. Its opposite end is a t-shaped flange attached to the pot via two rivets. There is an Old Slave Mart label on underside of handle. It…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.20.6
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