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Applications for Rations — Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Feb.–Mar. 1868

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Unbound applications for rations, February–March 1868, are arranged by initial letter of surname of applicant.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.6.13
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Applications for Rations for Destitutes — Columbia (Agent and Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

May–June 1867 and Feb.–April 1868

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Unbound applications for rations for destitutes, May–June 1867 and February–April 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.13.7
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Applications for Rations — Morganton (Subassistant Commissioner)

June–July 1867

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Unbound applications for rations, June–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.28.7
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Applications for Relief — Commissary of Subsistence

bulk Jan. 1866, May–July 1867, May 1868

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Unbound applications for relief, January 1866, May–July 1867, and May 1868, are arranged chronologically. This series consists of sworn statements of applicants indicating why they can't work and information concerning their dependents.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 3.1.10
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Applications for Relief — Goldsboro (Subassistant Commissioner)

Mar. 1865–Aug. 1867

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Unbound applications for relief, March 1865–August 1867, are arranged chronologically with undated applications at the end.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.12.10
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Applications of Freedmen for Rations — Other Records

Date not recorded

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Unbound applications of freedmen for rations, 1868, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the individual. Most of the applications are on a printed form, which gives the name of the landowner, the name of the freedman, the number…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, File 1.4.4
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Applications of Planters to Purchase Supplies

Mar.–June 1865

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Cataloged as “Applications of Planters to Purchase Supplies”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.20.1
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Applications of Planters to Purchase Supplies — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

Date not recorded

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Unbound applications of planters to purchase supplies, March–June 1865, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.20
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Applique cloth in the restored audience hall of King Gezu's palace, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin

1937

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Cataloged as “Applique cloth in the restored audience hall of King Gezu's palace, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin” (Negatives; Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0033
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Applique cloth, stools, silver armlets, and other objects at palace, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin

1937

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Cataloged as “Applique cloth, stools, silver armlets, and other objects at palace, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin” (Negatives; Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0041
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Textiles and Quilts

Appliqué quilt made by Ruth Bailey

1980s

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Appliqué quilt in red, dark green, yellow, and white made by Ruth Bailey. The quilt top consists of nine (9) blocks all the same with a hand-appliquéd abstract floral design in solid dark green, solid red, and yellow printed floral fabrics on a white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.156.5
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Applying Black Paint to Anogiri Mask, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Applying Black Paint to Anogiri Mask, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2195
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Appointment book belonging to the The Dixie Hummingbirds

2004

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A lined blank book used as a date book, with hand-drawn lines and handwritten labels. The covers are black paper with a red cloth spine and outer corners. On the front cover, a collage of clippings reading "The / Dixie Hummingbirds / 75th / Anniversary…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.13.30
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"Appontement d'Abidjan (avril 1904)" [Abidjan jetty (April 1904)], Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Date not recorded

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CHEMIN DE FER ET PORT DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE; Appontement d'Abidjan (avril 1904); Série 2 No - 17; CARTE POSTALE; Ce côté est esclusivement réserve à l'adresse.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6989
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"Appontement de Port-Bouet (mai 1904)" [Port-Bouet jetty (May 1904)], Cote d'Ivoire

Date not recorded

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CHEMIN DE FER ET PORT DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE; Appontement de Port-Bouet (mai 1904); Série 2 No - 23; CARTE POSTALE; Ce côté est esclusivement réserve à l'adresse.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6983
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Appraisal of a plantation owned by Elisha King listing 43 enslaved persons

1852

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An appraisal conducted on September 10, 1852 on a plantation owned by Elisha F. King in Bibbs County, Alabama. The appraisal is handwritten with blue ink, recorded on both sides of a single sheet of blue paper, folded in half to make four pages. Written in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.43.4
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Approach to Goumo village in the Bandiagara cliffs

2000-01-29

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Approach to Goumo village in the Bandiagara cliffs. Original Carousel number, 9, slide number, 109.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1118
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Approaching Buna Village from the Niger River

2000-02-01

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Approaching Buna Village from the Niger River. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 86.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1487
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Approaching the shore of Aouré village

2000-02-02

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Approaching the shore of Aouré village. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 118.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1517
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

April 4

1972

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This is an abstract painting from the Martin Luther King series. Done with a thick layer of color, the painting field is made up of splashes of color in a variety of shades of pinks, yellows, blues, greens, and reds. There is a larger, more continuous…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.37.1
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