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Photograph of Eva Northrup and others at the launching of the S.S. Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup along with nine other women and one boy standing in a line at the christening of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.10
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Photograph of Eva Northrup christening the S.S. Harriet Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of E.S. Northrup smashing a bottle of champagne on the stern of the S.S. Harriet Tubman in the ceremonial christening of the ship. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Eva Northrup on the plantation where Harriet Tubman was enslaved

1940s - 1950s

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A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup, great niece of Harriet Tubman, at the plantation in Cambridge, Maryland where Tubman was enslaved. Northrup is pictured in a hat and wide-striped coat over a dark dress, her proper right hand on a the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Eva Northrup preparing to christen the S.S. Harriet Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup next to the stern of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, holding a ceremonial bottle of champagne adorned with ribbons, preparing to christen the ship. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.5
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Photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup in front of Harriet Tubman's house

mid 20th century

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A gelatin silver print of the front of Harriet Tubman's house. Visible are the front yard, doorway, and several windows. Standing on the porch is Tubman's great-niece Eva Stewart Northrup. She wears an overcoat and carries a purse in her left hand.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.3
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Photograph of fields near Wilmington, NC

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields near Wilmington, North Carolina. It features remnant rice fields with vestigial canals and “quarter ditches” along the bottom edge, just below Brunswick River. Eagle Island can be seen on the other side of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.132
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Photograph of fields near Woodbine, GA

2012

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A digital aerial photograph depicting remnants of a rice field along the Satilla River. Many of the trees in the image have lost their leaves and look white in the sunlight; others retain their green foliage. The grassland underneath is mostly brown,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.24
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Photograph of fields on Combahee Plantation

after 1977

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A digital photograph depicting wetlands on Combahee Plantation in White Hall, South Carolina. A stream of water can be seen flowing through the tall grasses in the foreground. Other bodies of water farther away reflect the pinkish hue of the sky above.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.125
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Photograph of forest reclaiming rice fields near Cape Fear River

2012

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A digital aerial photograph depicting remnant rice fields along Town Creek in North Carolina. The river starts in the bottom left corner and meanders east toward the top of the image before merging with Cape Fear River. Fields adjacent the Town Creek’s…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.130
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Photograph of four women at the launching of the S.S. Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup and three other women standing in front of the stern of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, holding floral arrangements. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.3
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham Lincoln

May 1936

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Elderly African American man with a beard, in a suit, tie, and hat and wearing military medals is turned 3/4 to look at the framed picture of Abraham Lincoln he is holding. Reverse: a newspaper clipping of the same photograph, stamped in purple ink…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.51.13
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Photograph of "Leatherbritches" field, SC

after 1977

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A digital photograph of a field called “Leatherbritches.” It features brownish-red grasses surrounding a body of water. A small patch of land with more of these brownish-red grasses can be seen within the body of water. Out in the distance, the silhouettes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.124
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry

1863-1865

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A photograph of 59 members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry in uniform. The image features two (2) rows of people, with the back row of men standing and the front row of men either kneeling or lounging. The soldiers stand outside with a row of trees in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.115.5
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Photograph of nine women at the launching of the S.S. Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of nine women, including Eva Stewart Northrup and Mary Church Terrell, standing in front of the S.S. Tubman's stern. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.4
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. This image depicts the pressed-brick…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.10
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Photograph of Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. This image depicts a boarded up section…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.9
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Photograph of rice fields near Cape Fear River

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields taken along a section of Northeast Cape Fear River. The fields occupy much of the image’s foreground and appear green and brown in different parts, in contrast to the nearby river and canals which look…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.129
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Photograph of sun rising over a rice field on Myrtle Grove Plantation

2007

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A digital photograph depicting a sunrise over an old rice field on Myrtle Grove Plantation. A body of water occupies the image’s foreground, while tall grasses can be seen farther away. Out in the distance, the rising sun is partially visible over the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.127
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham

August 1906

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A black and white photograph of the lynched bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. The bodies are at the center of the photograph, hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and seve ral wounds are visible on their…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.43.13.1
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Photograph of the five women at the launching of the S.S. Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup and four other women at the launching of the S.S. Tubman mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.8
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Photograph of the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman

June 3, 1944

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A black-and-white photograph of the liberty ship S.S. Harriet Tubman as it is launched down the slipway and into the Atlantic Ocean, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.29.7
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the boarded up entrance to Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The entrance…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.5
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Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the broken windows of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The image shows a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.6
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the brick facade of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The image depicts a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.7
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