A black-and-white photograph of a man lighting candles. He is wearing a dark colored jacket and bowtie, white gloves and a brimless hat. Three men are standing behind him. They are all dressed the same as the man lighting the candles. Additional people can…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.34
This black and white photograph shows unidentified members of the military outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. There are four men in uniform, one of whom is obscured by two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.37
A black-and-white photograph of three rows of women sitting in church pews. All of the women are wearing white coats and hats. They are facing away of from the camera. No inscriptions on the front or back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.42
A black-and-white photograph of Fletcher Clark, John Curtis, Tal Roberts, George Glenn, Pernell Lee, Johnnie Coleman and Freddie Owens. The men are standing outside of the Capital Pool Checkers Club. A sign on the building says "Capitol Pool Checkers Club…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.41.29
A black-and-white photograph of the Capital Pool checkers Club standing outside in front of the building. Back row: Donald Cunningham, John Williams, George Glenn, Oliver Griffin, Spencer Taylor, Freddie Owens, John Curtis. 2nd/3rd row: Fletcher Clark,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.41.43
Membership card for the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States of America [The International/Lawn Tennis Club/of the United States of America/Active Member/Althea Gibson Darben]. Bordered in pink.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.205.19.3
An American Tennis Association lifetime membership card owned by Althea Gibson. The card is gold with black lettering. The American Tennis Association logo is in the top right corner. Written across the top of the card is “American Tennis / Association,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.205.16
A certificate of initiation for Otis A. Gates Jr. into the Rising Sun Masonic Lodge a part of the Most (M.) Worshipful (W.) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The certificate includes two pillars with intricate designs and calligraphy lettering. At…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.95
A membership certificate to the American Colonization Society for Sarah Emlen Cresson signed by James Madison as the president of the society on February 22, 1832. The certificate has pre-printed text with spaces for filling in the date and member name by…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.77.9
2013.46.29.143.1-.4: Four copies of a memo written by Maxine Sullivan for the House That Jazz Built. The memo is on white paper with black ink type. The letter announces a benefit concert in memory of Cliff Jackson. The memo gives background information…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.143.1-.4
An 124-page hard bound book entitled Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, born a slave in St. Domingo by Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee. The cover is dark green with a blind-stamped geometrical design on the cover. There are floral motifs on the top and bottom edges of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.259
This memorial card has metallic copper and silver ink printed on a black card mount. The card reads "TO THE MEMORY OF / Susan Bell / the Beloved Wife of Rev. G.H.S. Bell / DIED / Mar. 5, 1894 / AGED / 58y, 5d." A poem is printed on the bottom half of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.31.9
A color photograph depicting a memorial to James Baldwin inside his house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. The memorial consists of ten (10) candles placed across the mantel piece along with three photographs of Baldwin, a piece of art (far left), and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.99.35
A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.52.2
A tri-fold program for the memorial services for midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The program is printed in black text on white paper with pink rose adornments and several color photographs. The front of the program reads [Celebration of Life / for / Amanda…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.16
Memphis Tennessee Garrison (March 3, 1890 – July 25, 1988) was an activist for African Americans and young women during the Jim Crow Era in rural West Virginia. Garrison was a McDowell County teacher and community mediator, famous for organizing West…
A black-and-white photograph of two men in tallitot and kippot read out of prayer books. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.38.4
The photograph depicts Ibrahim Nazlor in a jellaba, Said Taha in suit, and Abbas Abrahim in pajamas. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 955
