Twelve ounce tin can for the Maryland House brand of oysters distributed by H. B. Kennerly & Son, Inc. The can is white with red and black text. On the front of the can in the top half is the brand name “Maryland / House” in black, stylistic font. Behind…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.225.3
Tin can for the B & L Oysters brand and by the Bivalve Oyster Packing Company. The can is light green, dark green, and white in color. The graphic on the bottom of the can depicts waves. The waves are capped in white. A sailboat is on the front of the can.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.225.1
Tin can for the G and E Oysters brand distributed by the Mt. Vernon Packing Company. The can is white with light green text and images. A green line runs along the top and bottom of the can. On the front and back of the can is an illustrated graphic of an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.225.2
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.1
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.2
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.3
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.4
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.5
A silver plate oyster fork with three tines. The middle tine is straight while the two side tines curve outward, away from the middle tine. The handle has a beaded border with a basic scroll motif on the end. Embossed on the back of the handle is a maker’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.3.6
A stoneware oyster jar from the Thomas Downing oyster house. The jar has a brown glaze with a black painted cork stopper. The jar is cylindrical shaped with tapered shoulder and tall, narrow neck that flares slightly outwards at the lip. The front of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.52
A wood handled oyster knife. The rectangular handle knife has three metal rivets and the tang is visible on the top, bottom and pommel sides of the knife. One side of the blade is very worn and chipped. The blade terminates in a curved point.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.195.2
Ozeline Pearson Wise (1903 – 1988) was the first African-American woman to be employed in the banking department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a position she held for 20 years. She and her sister Satyra Bennett co-founded the Citizens Charitable…
Ozwald Boateng, OBE (; born 28 February 1967) is an English fashion designer, best known for his trademark twist on classic tailoring and bespoke styles.
Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball (MLB). Renowned for his acrobatic…
Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (July 27, 1884 – October 9, 1962), better known as P. B. Young was a newspaper editor, publisher, community leader, and founder of the Norfolk Journal and Guide. He was African American.
Pier Gabrielle Foreman is an American literary historian. As of 2025, she is the Paterno Family Professor of American Literature and Professor of African American Studies and History at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research has focused on "race,…
Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton (September 22, 1852 – March 7, 1900) was a preacher and politician in Virginia and Maryland. During the Reconstruction Era, Braxton was a county constable in King William County, Virginia and later a United States Custom…
A tube with cap (2014.284.2ab) and box (2014.284.2c) of African Formula Skin Lightening Cream. A tube (2014.284.2a) of African Formula Skin Lightening Cream made of metal with a white plastic cap (2014.284.2b). The tube of lightening cream is black.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.284.2abc
A tube (a) with cap (b), a box (c) of Carotone brightening cream, and an advertisement (d) for Carotone products. 2022.94ab: A tube of Carotone brightening cream with a white plastic cap. The plastic tube of brightening cream is light to dark gradient…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.94a-d
A bar of soap (2014.284.1a), box (2014.284.1b), and advertising insert (2014.284.1c) of the brand “Maxi Light." A round, off-white bar of Maxi Light Beauty Soap. The soap is in is in sealed plastic wrapping and is molded on top with the brand's…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.284.1abc
A jar (a) with lid (b) and box (c) of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream. 2022.95ab: A jar of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream made from white plastic with a white plastic lid. The cylindrical jar has a primarily white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.95abc
A tube (a) with cap (b) and box (c) of Roldan Crema Germicida Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1%. 2022.96ab: A tube of Roldan Crema Germicida Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1% made of white plastic with a white plastic cap. Printed blue and black text across the front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.96abc
