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Historical photographs & visual records

Africa map by Alex Gordon, Nigeria

2005-05-30

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Original text on slide reads, "Africa map by Alex Gordon. Aged 11, 1977".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1922
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Africa Museum Newtown - Johannesburg, South Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Africa Museum Newtown - Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1216
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AFRICA ORIENTALE 103 - Clero Abissino

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "AFRICA ORIENTALE - 103 Clero Abissino.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET-20-01
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Africa Orientale Birginia eritrea col tradizionale vestito di pelle

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on verso reads: "Africa Orientale - Birginia eritrea col tradizionale vestito di pelle." Stamp box reads: "Printed in Italy.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 1995-001-0045
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Africa Orientale Giovane abissina con tatuaggio sul ventre

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Africa Orientale - Giovane abissina con tatuaggio sul ventre." Stamp box reads: "Stampata in Italia.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2012-001-0474
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Africa Orientale Gregari eritrei

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Africa Orientale - Gregari eritrei." Stamp box reads: "Printed in Italy.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2012-008-0002
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Africa Orientale Ore di ozio e di divertimento

circa 1936

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Printed caption on verso reads: "Africa Orientale - Ore di ozio e di divertimento." Stamp box reads: "Printed in Italy." Manuscript message and address on verso, postmark and postage stamp fragment on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2010-025-0110
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Africa Orientale Una specialissima moda abissina

[ca. 1914]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "AFRICA ORIENTALE - Una specialissima moda abissina." Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 1995-001-0011
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Historical photographs & documents

African American Architects in Current Practice edited by Jack Travis, AIA, ASID, reviewed by Carolyn Armenta Davis [photocopy]

1992

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Cataloged as “African American Architects in Current Practice edited by Jack Travis, AIA, ASID, reviewed by Carolyn Armenta Davis [photocopy]” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref116
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African American Family Magazine

July 2008

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Cataloged as “African American Family Magazine” (Text; Magazines (periodicals)).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref823
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

African-American Flag

1990

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A flag artwork by David Hammons. The flag takes the stars and stripes design of the United States flag and replaces the red, white, and blue with green, red, and black, the colors of the Pan African flag. The canton in the upper left corner is green with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.7
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Photographs and Still Images

African American History

1948

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A black-and-white photograph of a man speaking from a podium during a National Maritime Union of America dinner recognizing Captain Hugh Mulzac, the first African American to earn a ships masters license in the Merchant Marine, for 22 years of naval…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.143
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African-American Women and Mannequins Modeling Hairstyles

circa 1973-circa 1978

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Cataloged as “African-American Women and Mannequins Modeling Hairstyles” (Slides [32056000030472]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref28
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

African American Women in Suburbia

March 26, 2012

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College titled African American Women in Suburbia. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. Moderated by Professor Maureen Ellis Davis, the program features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.1.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape

February 21, 2011

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College with the title African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.2.1a
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African Art store catering to tourists near Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 3

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Cataloged as “African Art store catering to tourists near Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0226
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African Associations Wharf

1897

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Original caption reads: "African Associations wharf and Native Chief canoes Bonny; H. Majesty's Jubilee, 1897." Hundreds of Natives are seen walking along the boardwalk while several canoes, filled to capacity with Natives, are seen lined up along the…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240047
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African chief his wife and followers

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads: "A Native Chief one wife & his followers.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180046
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

African Design

1970

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Hardcover copy of “African Design” with two book jackets. There is a clear plastic book jacket cover over the patterned book jacket. The front cover of the patterned book jacket has a color image of a decorated ’Tandu’ skin vessel and Batik dyed cloth,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.26.5.33
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African family

[ca. 1910]

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Group portrait of an African family.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180062
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African girls carrying baskets and pottery

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Female servants to a chief.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180051
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African girls dancing

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "girls dancing C.C.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180058
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African girls playing tug of war

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "girls tug of war C/Coast".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180059
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