Three (3) black-and-white photographic postcards of a Peoples Drug Company store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 2-story brick building has windows on both levels. The first-story windows at the proper left are labeled with the signage for a business that shares…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.11.1-.3
Pep Williams is an American fine art and street photographer, director, entrepreneur, and former professional skateboarder who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California. He has traveled globally creating material for his photographic exhibitions. He…
A Pepsi-Cola color advertisement in Ebony magazine with a young, middle-class couple: “Refreshes without filling… Have a Pepsi.” A full-page, color advertisement for Pepsi-Cola from an issue of Ebony magazine. The advertisement features a photograph of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.35.2.72
Percy Alonzo Paris is a former Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2006 to 2013. A native of Windsor,…
A single sheet pre-printed contract by the American Federation of Musicians for a week of performances by Fletcher Henderson at the Hollywood Cotton Club in March 1949. The details of the contract have been typed into the form in black ink, with additions…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.57.36.1
A clear glass perfume bottle (a) and gold metal lid (b) with an oval paper label adhered to the front of the oval bottle. The label is pink with cream and gold text reading "FAME / Spray Cologne / CORDAY / 2.25 OZ. NET WT. / BLENDED IN USA WITH DOMESTIC…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.108ab
A clear glass perfume bottle (a) and gold colored metal lid (b). The bottle is bulbous in shape, made from glass molded in a design of hash marks. The top of the bottle has a push spray mechanism protruding from a gold colored metal top. The lid of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.109ab
A clear glass perfume bottle with a lavender-colored stopper in the shape of a dove. The bottom is clear glass shaped with concave rounded panels molded into the glass. A manufacturer's label is adhered to the bottom of the bottle noting the perfume name…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.107
A clear glass cylindrical perfume bottle (a) with a gold toned metal base and a gold strip painted around the top. The bottle has a glass screw top lid (b). A second, larger gold toned metal lid (c) with a crest engraved on the top was found with the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.110abc
Maria Perpétua de Almeida (born 28 December 1964), more commonly known as Perpétua Almeida, is a Brazilian politician as well as a banker and teacher. She has spent her political career representing the state of Acre, having served as state representative…
Peter Anderson (c. 1822–1879) was an African American newspaper publisher and activist who actively participated in California State Colored Conventions during the 1800s. Anderson was also co-founded the newspaper called the Pacific Appeal (1862–1880),…
Peter Blair Henry, an economist, was the ninth Dean of New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and William R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business, and author of TURNAROUND: Third World Lessons for First World Growth (Basic Books,…
Peter Charles Bernard Bynoe (born March 20, 1951) is a Chicago attorney and businessman, formerly the only African-American equity partner in the Chicago office of DLA Piper. In 1989, he and his business partner Bertram Lee were the first African-Americans…
Peter Crosby (c. 1844–1884), was an American sheriff, tax collector, military officer, and businessperson. In 1873, during the Reconstruction era, Crosby was the first African American to be elected as sheriff in Warren County. Crosby was forcibly removed…
Peter Lester (c. 1814 – c. 1897) was an American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist. He was an early Black settler in San Francisco. In February 1860, he was the first Black person to sit as a juror in British Columbia.
Pettis Burch Norman (January 4, 1939 – July 7, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the Johnson C.…
Phaedra Creonta Parks (born October 26, 1971) is an American attorney, legal analyst, television personality, author, activist, and businesswoman. Parks is best known for appearances on reality television, including, Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta…
