A yellow and gray, metal shoe shine machine with a frame at the top of the front panel holding a cartoon image of a caricatured boy. The frame has embossed text at the top that reads [BRUSH- UP] and at the bottom the read [SHINE]. The cartoon image depicts…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.299
Shoggy Olusoga Olugbenga Tosh (born 9 January 1974) is a British–Nigerian publisher, author, sports broadcasting analyst and television presenter mentored by Tim Omotoso.
Shola von Reinhold is a Scottish writer. Her debut novel, LOTE (2020), was published by Jacaranda Books during the publisher's #Twentyin2020 campaign, an initiative to "publish 20 titles by 20 Black British writers in one year". LOTE won the Republic of…
Shontay Lundy (born October 12, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and activist. She is known for advocating for the visibility and sun safety within communities of color. She is the creator and founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, a sunscreen brand created…
Side chair created by Thomas Day. The chair has mahogany legs and back with scroll and floral detailing. There is an engraved floral motif on the center top rail. The seat is upholstered and filled with burlap. The fabric has cream, green, and red striped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.2
A side table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The medium brown finished wooden table is narrow with a small, square top, turned legs, and a square-shaped shelf at the bottom connected to all four legs. The tabletop is plain. There is a small area of ring…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.23
A dark wooden rectangular side table with a mirrored top from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The tabletop features a carved, rectangular wooden frame with a large, beveled mirror at the center. The frame is narrow and has a thin lip around the edges. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.12
Sidewalk Business - Prospect Place, Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 60. A black-and-white photograph of a man running a sidewalk business on a New York street.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.58
Sidney Allen "Sid" Dearing (March 8, 1870 – October 6, 1953) was an American businessperson. He owned the Creole Cafe in Oakland, California. Dearing was Black Seminole, and in the 1920s he and his family were the subject of racial discrimination and hate…
Sidney Preston Dones (1888 – August 2, 1947) was an American businessman involved in real estate, insurance, legal services, and the film business. Sidney P. Dones Company was on 8th and Central next to the California Eagle.
Rectangular cardboard sign featuring black and white text against an orange background. At the top left is a black text on a white field that reads "AUTHORIZED / AGENT." To the bottom right of the box is a decorative white swirl. The rest of the sign is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.153.6
A wooden sign from Shearer Cottage on Martha's Vineyard. White-painted wood letters are glued onto a wood board. The top row of letters spells "SHEARER" and the bottom row of letters spells "COTTAGE". Some of the letters have mirror tiles glued all along…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.209.1
A four page color brochure featuring Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey and her husband, Theodore on the cover. They were the subjects of the article: "This Legacy is Yours" which focused on The Roddey Foundation's grand opening of the Bertha Maxwell Roddey Center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.19
Four signed copies of a typed contract between JATAP Publishing Co., Inc., John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie and Buster Harding. The contract is dated [December 27th, 1954] and grants rights to JATAP Publishing, with 50% royalties and other considerations to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.3.14
A single sheet AFTRA engagement contract between The Jackson Five and Clerow Productions, Inc. to appear on "The Flip Wilson Show" dated June 30, 1971. The form is is pre-printed on the front and back of the paper in black ink, specific details have been…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.23.1a
A thin rectangular pin made from a line of four (4) connected diamond shapes of silver-toned metal with clear rhinestone decorations inside each diamond. The pin closes on the back with a safety clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.83
A rectangular clear plastic box with faceted geometric patterns molded into the plastic from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box opens with a hinge on the back side, with the opening of the bottom and lid trimmed in brass-toned metal and a small pressure-point…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.66.1
Silver and grey beaded handbag with metal chain handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is rectangular with a flat bottom, with both sides and the bottom covered in seed and bugle beads in a design of alternating crosses and checkerboard squares set on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.12
A silver knit dress with matching gloves and belt designed by Patrick Kelly. The fitted sheath dress (.1) is made of grey synthetic knit with silver metallic thread. It is sleeveless, has a round neckline, and is form fitting. The neckline, shoulder seams,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.24.1-.3
A silver label for a rum decanter by Thomas Wallis II, London. The label is a single piece of flat, slightly curved metal suspended on a chain. The label is roughly rectangular shaped with rounded corners. The top edge rises in a single bump in the center.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.32.3
