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Historical photographs & visual records

3 Congo Belge - Katanga Kisengwa. Le Lomami

ca. 1910

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Translated postcard caption reads, "3 Belgian Congo. Katanga. Kisengwa. The Lomami river." Printed text on recto reads: "3 Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo / Katanga Kisengwa / Le Lomami / De Lomami." Postage stamp printed on verso. Items EEPA CG-14-08 and…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0069
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3. Djibouti Marchandage de peaux brutes

ca. 1936

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Printed caption on recto reads: "3. - Djibouti. - Marchandage de peaux brutes." Translated caption reads: "3. - Djibouti. - Haggling for raw hides." Manuscript message and address on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA FT 2012-001-0056
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

3-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

late 20th century

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A PING 3-iron, used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.249.4.11
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3. Kinshasa La Poste

ca. 1949

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Printed caption on recto reads: "3. Kinshasa - La Poste." Translated postcard caption reads: "3. Kinshasa - The Post Office." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "We are now permanently in England. Address "Chez Nous", Carlaw Rond,…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1228
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3. Kinshasa Les quais

[ca. 1910]

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Printed text on recto reads: "3. Kinshasa. - Les Quais." Translated postcard caption reads: "3. Kinshasa. - The docks.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140551
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gelatin silver prints

3 Locomotives under Water 1 1/2 Miles East of Greenville

1927

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A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo shows several trains stranded in floodwater, as well as a warped track rising out of the water.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.13.43
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

(30) 19118 Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point

1917 - 1921

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An undated stereograph produced by the Keystone View Company of an outdoor military scene titled: "(30) 19118 Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point", below image. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.192
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30. Congo Belge Shinkakasa: Steamer chargeant des galets

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "30. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Shinkakasa: Steamer chargeant des galets. / Stoomboot, keien opladend." Translated postcard caption reads: "30. Belgian Congo; Shinkakasa; Steamer loading pebbles." Postage stamp printed on…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0093
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30. Mweka (Congo Belge) Femme et enfant Bakete

ca. 1930

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Printed caption on verso reads: "30. Mweka (Congo Belge) / Femme et enfant Bakete." Translated postcard caption reads: "Mweka (Belgian Congo) / Bakete woman and child." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Copyright / Photo-Home / Léopoldville /…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1068
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Historical photographs & documents

30 seconds to Midnight Madness; Miscellaneous Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “30 seconds to Midnight Madness; Miscellaneous Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref202
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Archival documents & files

300 – 1399 — Entered in Register 1

Nov. 1865–May 1866

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Cataloged as “300 – 1399”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1055, File 4.1.2
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Historical photographs & documents

300 – 625

Jan. 1866–July 1868

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Cataloged as “300 – 625”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.27.14.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

306 - MARTINIQUE - Yon ti ma coumè zébage

1920-1940

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A photographic postcard of an unidentified girl from Martinique in a white dress, dark boots, a madras headscarf, and a large pendant on a chain around her neck. She is a greens vendor and is holding a wicker basket filled with leaves over her left arm.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.151.7
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31. Congo Belge Basoko: Vue d'ensemble de la station de l' Etat

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "31. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Basoko; Vue d'ensemble de la station de l' Etat. / Algemeen zicht van de Standplaats van den Staat." Translated caption reads: "31. Belgian Congo; Basoko. View of the state's headquarters."…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0049
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32. Congo Belge Noirs réunissant du bois pour le chauffage des vapeurs

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "32. Congo Belge; Noirs réunissant du bois pour le chauffage des vapeurs. / Belgisch Congo; Negers die brandhout inzamelen voor de stoombooten." Translated postcard caption reads: "32. Belgian Congo. Blacks collecting wood…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0073
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Photographs and Still Images

3200 North Harvard - Tulsa, Oklahoma

1968

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A sepia toned digital image of the White Swan Lounge in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building is white with a boarded up window on the left side. A door is at the center of the image. Graffiti is spray painted on the wall on both sides of the door. Written below…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.15
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#3243: "Camina Burana" — Contact Sheets

Fall 1973

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Cataloged as “#3243: "Camina Burana"” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref407
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

325 Field Signal Bn. 92nd Div- Stringing Lines. Binarville (Argonne) Oct 1, 1918.

October 1, 1918

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In this photograph, soldiers are stringing lines along barren treees across hilly terrain. A wooden plank bridges two hilly cliffs while soldiers work below. There is an unattended wagon in the dirt clearing below the wooden plank. On the left side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.23.4
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Historical photographs & documents

328 – 429

July 1875–June 1876

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Cataloged as “328 – 429”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.9.3.2
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33. Congo Belge Uvira: Entrée de la redoute

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "33. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Uvira; Entrée de la redoute. / Toegang van de verschansing." Translated caption reads: "33. Belgian Congo; Uvira: Entry of the redoubt." Postage stamp printed on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0018
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#3305: Group & Solo Portraits of Pearl Primus, Janet Collins, Judith Jamison, & Sarah Yarborough — Contact Sheets

Apr. 1974

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Cataloged as “#3305: Group & Solo Portraits of Pearl Primus, Janet Collins, Judith Jamison, & Sarah Yarborough” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref408
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#3387: "The Mooche" & Solo Portraits of Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, & Sarita Allen — Contact Sheets

Mar. 1975

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Cataloged as “#3387: "The Mooche" & Solo Portraits of Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, & Sarita Allen” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref409
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34. Congo Belge Kasongo: Artillerie

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "34. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Kasongo; Artillerie." Translated caption reads: "34. Belgian Congo; Kasongo; Artillery Postage stamp printed on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0028
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