A black-and-white photograph of a man wearing a light colored shirt and dark pants waving two flags. His back is facing the camera. He is in motion with his right knee slightly bent. His right arm is raised above his head while his left arm is moving…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.7
A printed copy of a sermon given by Rev. David Root at the memorial of Elijah Parish Lovejoy who was killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois. The sermon is printed on off white paper with black text. Handwritten in black ink at the top of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.40
A typed letter to Congress from Mississippi Secretary of State James D. Lynch. The letter is typed on discolored off-white paper with black ink. The text at the top reads [A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS / For the request of Lands to aid the construction of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.57
Donor notes read: "After the crowd had reached the town, there was some speech making, then a display of native dancing was given; this slide is of a men's society devil that performed. Welcoming celebration for the new PCVs at Kalangba, Sept. 30, 1980.…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1915
A. Mercer Daniel (May 27, 1887 – February 17, 1976) was an American law librarian and the first African American member of American Association of Law Libraries. He worked as a librarian for the United States Department of War, and later went on to serve…
A black-and-white photograph of Sherrilyn Williams speaking into a microphone. Her right hand holds the microphone while her left hand is also raised and making a fist. Another microphone can be seen on the right side of the photograph. No inscriptions on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.15
Cataloged as “A Messenger Masquerader walking in front of a crowd during an Aye Omosi Masquerade performance at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5250
A metal floor lamp and a crystal lampshade. The lamp consists of a circular metal disc (1a), a metal finial (1b), 126 crystal drop beads of varying sizes (1c), and a metal base (1d). The metal disc (1a) has a row of clear glass beads strung around the top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.140
Hardcover book by Adolfo Best-Maguard with 183 pages of text. The orange front cover has black text which reads [A METHOD FOR / CREATIVE / DESIGN / ADOLFO BEST-MAUGARD]. Below this is a black band that has cut outs showing the orange cover beneath in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.26.5.3
