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negatives

Funeral, Adult in an Open Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Adult in an Open Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.31.C
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negatives

Funeral, Child Laying on Blankets on a Sofa

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Child Laying on Blankets on a Sofa.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.14.D
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negatives

Funeral, Indoor, Open Casket, Post-Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Indoor, Open Casket, Post-Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.39.C
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negatives

Funeral, Man in an Open Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Man in an Open Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.31.B
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negatives

Funeral, Man in an Open Casket, An Open Bible

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Man in an Open Casket, An Open Bible.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.37.C
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negatives

Funeral, Man Laying in an Open Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Man Laying in an Open Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.14.B
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negatives

Funeral, Open Casket, Man and Woman Standing beside the Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Open Casket, Post Mortem, Man and Woman Standing beside the Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.13.14.D
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negatives

Funeral, Open Casket, Post Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Open Casket, Post Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.9.C
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negatives

Funeral Portrait of Three Men and Two Women beside the Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Woman in an Open Casket, Three Men and Two Women Standing beside the Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.37.A
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program for André Leon Talley

2022

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A funeral program “Celebrating the Life of André Leon Talley.” The seven-page, saddle-stitched program is printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover depicts a black and white photograph portrait of portrait of Talley, seated in a tuxedo, captured…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.61
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer

March 20, 1977

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A funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer. The program is printed in black text on two sheets of white paper folded to create four interior pages. The front cover prominently features a black-and-white photograph of Hamer with text above and below, centered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.110
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program for John Wesley Williams

1939

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A memorial program for the funeral service of John Wesley Williams, a businessman in Tulsa, Oklahoma and a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The service was held at Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, and he was later interned at Crown Hill Cemetery. On…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.60.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program for W. D. Williams

January 6, 1984

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A program for the funeral service of William Danforth Williams. The program consists of black ink on white paper and has a red tassel attached. The program contains a photograph of Williams, a biography of his life, the order of the services, and a poem.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.60.3
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program of Deaconess Josie Ware Lewis

1999

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Deaconess Josie Ware Lewis. The program is printed in black ink on light pink paper. There are three sheets, folded once and bound at center with a staple to form eight pages. The sizes of the pages gradually increase…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.66
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program of Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. with notes by Eddie Faye Gates

1990

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. The funeral program consists of black ink printed on a single sheet of cream-colored paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has an image of Dr. Chappelle with his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.71
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