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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Hoop and key earring worn by Janet Jackson

1987-1990

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A tarnished silver-tone earring. Earring hook is attached to a hoop by joined eyelets, and hoop is attached to a key through a whole in the key head. Key has an onyx cabochon at its head. There are no marks or insciptions on the earring.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.28.2
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Literature

Horace Griffin

Biography

Reverend Horace L. Griffin is an Episcopal minister and gay man. Griffin is the author of Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbian and Gays in Black Churches, which was released in October 2006.

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Politics

Horace Sheffield III

1954–

Horace Sheffield III (born December 28, 1954) is an American Christian minister and media personality who serves as pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship in Michigan. As of 2018, he served as the co-chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Community…

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Music

Horacio Salgán

1916–2016

Horacio Adolfo Salgán (June 15, 1916 – August 19, 2016) was an Argentine tango musician. He was born in Buenos Aires to an established Afro-Argentine family. Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include Del 1 al 5 (Días de pago) (1944), A Don…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Horse collar owned by Morton Lyles

19th century

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A horse collar owned by Morton Lyles. The collar is made of leather stuffed with straw. The collar is attached to horse hames. The hames are made of wood frame and have two buckles, one at the top and one at the bottom that allow the hames to attach to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.155.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Historical objects

Horse collar owned by the Hardiman family

19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A horse collar made of leather and stuffed with straw. The collar has a metal and leather buckle at the top. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.155.6
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Tools and Equipment

Horse hames owned by Carl Lyles

1850 - 1910

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Horse hames owned by the Lyles family. The hames consist of two wooden pieces connected with a leather strap and a buckle at the smaller end of the pieces of wood. Each wooden piece makes a very slight curve and resembles the letter “S.” There are two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.155.8
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Horsehair bonnet with ribbons

late 19th century

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A horsehair bonnet with ribbons (a). The bonnet’s understructure is made from two layers, buckram and open-weave stiffened cotton with starch. The bonnet’s exterior is constructed of braided horsehair ribbon that spirals from the crown’s top and is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.466abc
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Photographs and Still Images

Hosea Williams & Lou Rawls - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

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This image depicts Hosea Williams and Lou Rawls on a small wooden outdoor stage in Resurrection City with a group of other individuals. Hosea Williams stands in front of the small crowd on stage. Wearing a dark jumpsuit, he holds a microphone in his left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.45
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Hosiery bag used by Dinah Washington

1940s

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.1 Pink and black striped hosiery bag owned by Dinah Washington. The bag is faced and lined with pink and black striped synthetic fabric. It folds in half and ties on one long edge with black ribbons. The interior includes six (6) accordion style pockets…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.63.4.1-.6
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Hot Club of France - Topsy/Blues of Primitive — Music Collection

circa 1946-1949

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Hot Club of France - Topsy/Blues of Primitive”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref446
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Hot comb from a travel hair care kit used by Anna Mae Queen Holmes

mid 20th century

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A hot comb, also known as a pressing comb or straightening comb, used to straighten hair. The teeth of the comb are brass and the handle is wood. The comb has a removable metal end cap that can be unscrewed. The comb has a manufacturer's stamp on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.224.4.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Hot crab pot

1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of two men handling a hot crab pot. Both men are wearing short-sleeve shirts with collars, dark pants and baseball caps. Each man is leaning forward with his hands gripping one of the pot's handles.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.37
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Photographs and Still Images

Hot fun in the summertime

1980; printed 2010

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This color photograph shows young boys opening a fire hydrant on a summer day in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. One boy opens the hydrant, while the other five stand to the side on the sidewalk. The back of the photograph is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.84.13
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Hot pink, black, and lime green ensemble by Emilio Pucci

1965

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Emilio Pucci Pink, Black and Green Ensemble with hood (.1), unitard (.2), jacket (.3), and skirt (.4) The hood (.1) is open around the face with an attached neckband. It slides over the head. It is made from polyester and spandex knit fabric with a mostly…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.17.1-.4
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Photographs and Still Images

House of Prayer For All People Church band

1977

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A black-and-white photograph of members of a shout band from The United House of Prayer for All People. Two men are sitting in the front playing drums. Standing behind them are three men playing trombones and a fourth man playing a tuba. Another man can be…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.382
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Photographs and Still Images

House with clothesline

ca 1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of the exterior of a home with a clothesline. There are two windows with shutters on the side of the home; the window on the right is missing a shutter. A ladder is laying horizontally up against…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.22
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Historical photographs & visual records

[Household]

ca. 1970

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Cataloged as “[Household]” (Postcards; Picture postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-12-09
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Historical photographs & visual records

Households

1972

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The Village of Ganvier is called "Village Lacustre" or Lake village is "on" Lake Nokoue and is only accessible by boat. The Lake Village of Ganvier 1971. The date on the slide is NOV71 .

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1996-004_ref597
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Historical photographs & visual records

Houses and a church, Franceville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “Houses and a church, Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3271
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Photographs and Still Images

Houston Mechanic

September 10, 2017

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A color digital photograph capturing Sebastian Ramirez, a mechanic, pouring oil into an orange truck after it was flooded by tropical storm Harvey. Ramirez is wearing a tan color short-sleeve shirt and a hat. His proper right arm is in the engine bay. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.72.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Houston Porch

September 10, 2017

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A color digital photograph capturing Francile Lovings sitting on the porch of her light blue house due to the odor of mold and mildew in her house after tropical storm Harvey. Lovings is wearing a short-sleeve, white-and-blue striped shirt. To her proper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.72.4
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Sports & Achievement

Howard Nathan

1972–2019

Howard Nathan Jr. (January 21, 1972 – July 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Nathan attended DePaul University, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe) and Northwest Arkansas…

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