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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 35: Granny Blak Poet (in Pastel)

1970

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A poem titled "Granny Blak Poet (in Pastel)" written by Arthur Pfister. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 35. The poem is printed on yellow paper in black ink and presented in two wide columns, with lines positioned at varying…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.27
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 4: The Ballad of the Free

1966

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A poem titled "The Ballad of the Free" written by Margaret Walker and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 4. The poem is printed on blue paper in red ink. The body of poem is centered with alternating stanzas indented further. The copyright,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.3
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Books and Published Materials

Broadside No. 40: Rip-Off

1970

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A poem titled Rip-Off written by Ronda M. Davis and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 40. The poem is on green paper and printed in black ink. A horizontal black line runs across the top of the page. The copyright, broadside number, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.13
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 42: Goodnight

1970

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A poem titled "Goodnight" written by Paula Denise Alexander and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 42. The poem is printed on pink paper in red ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.14
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men

1971

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A poem titled "Muslim Men" written by Sterling D. Plumbb and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 43. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink and presented in booklet form. The front cover features black-and-white graphite illustration of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.15
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 46: A Simple Poem to Mae

1971

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A poem titled "A Simple Poem to Mae" written by Omari Kenyatta Taeajia (Richard C. James III) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 46. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. Along the right side is a black silhouette figure of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.16
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 47: Black Henry

1971

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A poem titled "Black Henry" written by Rockie Taylor (Tejumola Ologboni) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 47. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.17
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 48: Two Poems: Black Rebel / Poem

1971

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Two poems printed on a white piece of paper in black ink. At the top left corner of the page is the heading Two Poems. The poems appear in two columns. On the left side of the page is the poem titled "Black Rebel" by Robert Keeby. Below the title and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.18
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 51: A Father Tells His Son About The Statue Of Liberty / Crossing the International Date Line

1971

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Two poems printed in red ink on off-white paper, published as Broadside No. 51 by Broadside Press. The first poem is "A Father Tells His Son About The Statue of Liberty" written by Bobb Hamilton. The title and author of this poem are centered at the top of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.19
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 52

1971

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Seven poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 52. Printed in blue ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. On the front, "To My Immortality" by Yusuf Burni. The first interior page has three poems by Jeanne Newkirk…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.20
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 54

1971

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Four poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 54, printed in black ink on a single sheet of yellow paper folded in half to form four pages. On the cover is the poem "Ebony Woman" written by Lawrence C. Riley. The interior left page contains the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.21
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 57: Gonna Free Him

1972

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A poem titled "Gonna Free Him" written by Evelyn Clarke. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 57. The poem is printed on white paper and printed in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.22
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 58: Three Poems

1972

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A collection of three poems written by Karl W. Carter and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 58. The poems are printed on white paper in black ink. The poem on the front cover is titled "Song." The poem on the left interior page is titled "The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.23
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 60: Five Poems

1972

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Small booklet titled Five Poems written by Alice Walker. The booklet is Broadside No. 60 of the broadside series published by Broadside Press. The booklet is printed in purple ink on white paper. The inside of the booklet contains three poems. The five…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.124.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 62: Green Apples

1972

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A poem titled "Green Apples" written by Dudley Randall. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 62. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. Two images of apples are on either side of the title. The apple on the left is green…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.24
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Documents and Manuscripts

Broadside No. 7: A Poem for Black Hearts

April 1965

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Poem printed in black ink on off-white paper titled A Poem for Black Hearts written by LeRoi Jones. The poem is printed within a narrow black border. It begins with “For Malcolm’s eyes, when they broke the face of some dumb white man…” Along the bottom,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.124.3
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 7: A Poem for Black Hearts

April 1965

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A poem titled "A Poem for Black Hearts" written by Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 7. The poem is printed on off-white paper in black ink. A solid black line is on either side of the text at the margins of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Broadside No. 8: Booker T and W.E.B: (Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois)

1952; printed 1967

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A poem titled "Booker T and W.E.B: (Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois)" written by Dudley Randall and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 8. The poem is printed on off-white paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.5
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Brocade evening dress belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1960

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This is a brocade evening gown worn by Etta Moten Barnett. It is a long sleeveless gown with a high round neckline. It is slightly A-line with a knee high slit up the proper left side. The brocade pattern has a black background with large gold leaves.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.20
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brochure about John S. Chase, FAIA Architect

late 20th century

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Brochure about architect John S. Chase. The tan brochure has a glossy cover with red printed text which reads [JOHN S. CHASE, FAIA / ARCHITECT] and a thick blue line in the center. The first page of text has a short biography and photograph of Chase. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Brochure for the traveling exhibition "Grace Before Dying"

2009

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A photocopy of a web brochure for the traveling exhibit “Grace Before Dying,” printed on white paper in black ink. It has eight (8) pages. Included in the brochure are photographs of the exhibition, persons in hospice care at Louisiana State Penitentiary…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.54.5
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brochure from Design Diaspora exhibition

1993

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A brochure for the exhibition "Design Diaspora: Black Architects and International Architecture 1970-1990." Program is black with white text and depiction of architectural rendering on front in red. Exhibition title appears at top, beneath which is [An…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.25.6
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brochure with cover photographs of Noel Coward and a female, advertising opening of Constance Stuart's photography studio at A14, Annan House (First Floor), 86 Commissioner Street (opposite the Corner House).

undated

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Cataloged as “Brochure with cover photographs of Noel Coward and a female, advertising opening of Constance Stuart's photography studio at A14, Annan House (First Floor), 86 Commissioner Street (opposite the Corner House).”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 911
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