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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Football jersey worn and signed by Cris Carter

1985-1989

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A white and green Philiadelphia Eagles football jersey worn and signed by Cris Carter. The number 80 is printed in green ink and outlined in black ink on the middle of the front and the back of the jersey. Carter's signature is written in black ink on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.91.9
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Tools and Equipment

Football jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys

2001

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Football jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The jersey is blue with white sleeves. White stars with blue and white trim are stiched on at the shoulders, and white numbers [22] with blue and white trim are stiched on the front…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.84.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

Foreign Figures, Esigie with Hat Holding Hands and Iwoki with Guns

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Foreign Figures, Esigie with Hat Holding Hands and Iwoki with Guns” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0390
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Forest green embroidered jacket and coordinating pants by Brioni

ca. 1990

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Men's embroidered forest green velvet jacket (.1) and velvet green pants (.2) by Brioni. The jacket (.1) is double-breasted with a standard collar and notched lapel. It falls below the hip with a double-vented back. The sleeves are full-length and taper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.6.1-.2
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Forest green sportcoat with handmade buttons designed by Art Smith

early 1960s

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A forest green sportcoat owned and worn by Art Smith. The Arnold Palmer Executive Collection single-breasted jacket has two buttons in the middle, a pocket on both sides, and a breast pocket on the proper left side. Each sleeve has two smaller buttons.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.16.1
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Tools and Equipment

Fork from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

1941-1973

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An International Silver fork from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated fork is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the fork is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the handle. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.59.3
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forks

Fork from the Tubman household

1870s

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Wooden-handled fork from the Tubman household.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.35b
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finger rings

Fortibus

ca. 1947

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This is the Fortibus ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The brass ring has a circular band with several perforations of different sizes and shapes around the band.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.21
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Textiles and Quilts

Forty-four star American flag designed and patented by Henry A. Bowman

ca. 1894

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A forty-four star American flag, designed and patented by Henry A. Bowman. The flag has forty-four, white, five-pointed stars on a blue canton at the upper left corner with an alternating red and white striped field. The Old Glory blue canton is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.77
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Archival documents & files

Foundational Garment — Series 9: Textiles

circa 1910s

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Foundation garment, white. Made by Elizabeth N. Thomas. 20 in x 28 in.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref831
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Four Ball"

1950s-1960s

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Brass and copper "Four Ball" brooch by Art Smith; designed circa 1940s-1950s and made between 1950s and 1960s. The pin is made of copper wire shaped into a single loop with the top bending to form undulating shapes in the center of the loop. Four brass…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.108.8
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Four buttons from a Pullman Porter uniform

early 20th-mid 20th Century

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Four (4) round, silver colored Pullman Porter buttons that may have originally been sewn to a Porter uniform. The buttons contain the word "PULLMAN" at the center on the front. The back of the buttons have a small circular piece of metal attached to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.18a-d
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Clothing - Military Uniforms

Four buttons worn by Ensign Cassin Craig

1943-1946

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Four small gilt buttons used by Ensign Cassin Craig. The round gold-colored metal buttons both feature a raised eagle perched on an arrow. There are three raised dots below each arrow. The background has repeating thin horizontal stripes. There are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.113.5.9-.12
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Tools and Equipment

Four fabric clothing tags from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Four cloth clothing tags, three from Mae's Millinery Shop and one from Gimbel Brothers. [1] is black cloth embroidered with white, [2] is yellowed cloth with red embroidery, [3] is white cloth with black embroidery and [4] is gray cloth with black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.12.1-.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Four Kids in Doorway, Blake Avenue

1964

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of four kids in a doorway of a building on Blake Avenue, New York City. Three of the children are standing side by side in front of the door frame, with the child in the middle wrapping her arms…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.2
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Textiles and Quilts

Four lengths of white lace trim from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Four (4) lengths of white lace trim found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. One piece has gold along the scalloped bottom edge. All are floral patterns with scalloped bottom edges. Pieces .2 and .3 are the same pattern.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.64.3.1-.4
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Visual Arts

Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church: "I am in Birmingham because injustice is here"

2007

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A color screenprint by Faith Ringgold illustrating a line from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail.” The print depicts the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing with the church in the center of the print amid a pile of dark red and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.70.10.2
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Tools and Equipment

Four part Mapex hi-hat cymbal stand used by Will Calhoun

2005

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A four part Mapex H700 hi-hat stand played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The cymbal mount (2015.14.13a) is composed of a black plastic screw with felt cushioning which is attached to a metal screw that fixes the clutch to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.14.13a-d
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Photographs and Still Images

Four Pastors

1995

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of four (4) pastors. The image shows four (4) men standing on a sandy area with water visible in the background. The figure on the right is wearing a white garment with a cross on the sleeve with text which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.16
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Photographs and Still Images

Four photographs of fashion models from Mae's Millinery Shop

1962

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Four black-and-white photographs of female models from Mae's Millinery Shop. (1) depicts a model in checked coat and black hat, (2) depicts a woman wearing a large fur hat, (3) depicts a model standing in front of the Eiffel Tower wearing a large rimmed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.4.1-.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Four programs for the funeral of Jack Grant from Mae's Millinery Shop

April 10, 2003

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Four copies of a program for the funeral service of Jack Grant held at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 10, 2003.The front of the program features a portrait of Grant in the center. The interior left page contains his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.7.1-.4
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Tools and Equipment

Four sewing needles on a paper holder from Mae's Millinery shop

1941-1994

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A rectangular black piece of paper with two folded ridges, reinforced on the back with masking tape from Mae's Millinery Shop. Four (4) metal sewing needles are pierced through the ridges, with a fifth pinhole being empty.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.55.13
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Fourteen newspaper and magazine clippings from the walls of Mae's Millinery Shop

1980-1990

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Fourteen clipping from magazines and newspapers that were hung on the walls of Mae's Millinery Shop. The clippings vary in size and age but all feature hats in some way. [1] is a newspaper clipping of C.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.5.1-.14
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Fox fur stole designed by Lustick Furriers from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Brown fox fur stole designed by Lustick Furriers. The stole is lined in black synthetic twill fabric with small floral sprays embroidered in cream. A pocket is sewn from the lining fabric at the exterior side of both ends of the stole. A black fabric…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.39
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