A sticker with the slogan Black Designer with Soul. The black sticker has been printed on a paper adhesive label with a glossy finish and kiss cut into a circular shape. The adhesive label is mounted on a white, roughly cut, rectangular-shaped release…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.36.3
A sticker featuring the 54kibo logo. The circular, white, vinyl sticker is mounted on a slightly larger, circular, white release liner. Printed on the left side of the sticker is a black graphic of two sets of crossed black lines. Each set of four lines…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.36.4
A sticker with the logo for the collective Black Folks in Design. The white sticker has been printed on a white adhesive label with a matte finish and kiss cut into a rectangular shape with rounded corners. The adhesive label is mounted on a white, roughly…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.36.5
A wooden stitching pony or leather clamp used for leather crafting. The stitching pony consists of a plank wooden seat, four rectangular legs, and a post that sits to the front of the seat. 2015.44.1a (Seat, stitching pony): A wooden stitching pony seat. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.44.1a-f
This is a rectangular off-white paper stock certificate for one hundred shares in the El Dorado South Consolidated Mining Company. Obverse: Bordered by a thick line with a double serrated edge and scrolls at the corners, theis certificate has the compnay…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.240.2
This is a rectangular off-white paper stock certificate. Obverse: Bordered by a decorative pattern that features a modified floral and half circle. The name of the company "ROCK ISLAND" is in large letters centered in the middle of the rectangle. The words…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.240.3
Specimen stock certificate for BET Holdings, Inc. The stock certificate has a blue patterned border with a black and white illustration at the top center of an African American man and woman sitting in front of a computer. Black type directly below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.53.1
Elaborately engraved stock certificate issued to Arthur C. Young by the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. The certificate is engraved on cream colored paper with a brown decorative border with a silver seal affixed to the bottom left corner.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.39
A stock certificate for 16 shares from the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. The certificate is off-white paper with rust, gray, and black designs and text. At the top center of the certificate there is a drawing of a torch. To the left of the drawing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.20.1
A stock certificate for 16 shares from the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. The certificate is off-white paper with rust, gray, and black designs and text. At the top center of the certificate there is a drawing of a torch. To the left of the drawing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.20.2
A stock certificate for the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. Document is made out to Henrietta Eggert for four shares at ten dollars per share. The certificate is signed by E. E. [illegible] and Edwin L. Barker in their roles as Assistant Secretary…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.26.1
A stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Document is made out to Samuel Berry for one hundred shares at one dollar per share. The certificate is signed by Clarence A. Brooks and James Thomas Smith in their roles as Secretary and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.27
A stock certificate, number [2469] for nine shares of the Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Manufacturing Company, issued to Frank Daniel on January 18, 1911 for $1.00 per share. The certificate is on cream colored paper surrounded by an elaborate green border.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.177.1
Stock certificate issued to Miss Amy McKenzie for two shares of stock in the Black Star Line, Inc. on September 18, 1919. The certificate has a green border with light green rays extending from the bottom border to the middle of the page. In the top,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.41
Stock certificate issued to Florence O. Truesdell for two shares of stock in the Black Star Line, Inc. on October 4, 1921. The certificate has a green border with light green rays extending from the bottom border to the middle of the page. In the top,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.42
Stock certificate issued to Percival L. Burrows for four shares of stock in the Black Star Line, Inc. on September 14, 1920. The certificate has a green border with light green rays extending from the bottom border to the middle of the page. In the top,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.138.13
Stock certificate issued to Percival L. Burrows for two shares of stock in the Black Star Line, Inc. on April 20, 1921. The certificate has a green border with light green rays extending from the bottom border to the middle of the page. In the top, center,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.138.14
Stock option certificate from the Royal African Company. The document is handwritten in ink on one page of a bifolio sheet and discusses the transfer of stock shares from Champion Ashby to Thomas Louws (possibly Lowes or Loews). The document begins: [In…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.101
A large metal stockpot with handles, used to cook collard greens at the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The pot is cylindrical with a rolled lip. Two (2) handles are bolted into the sides of the pot below the top rim with four (4) bolts…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.71
A large metal stockpot with handles, used to cook collard greens at the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant in Washington, DC. The pot is cylindrical with a rolled lip. Two (2) handles are bolted into the sides of the pot below the top rim. Most of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.114.6
A large gray carved marble Calc-silicate shist stone with a flattened top and bottom, squared back and sides, and a rounded front used as a slave auction block in Hagerstown, Maryland. A rectangular metal plaque is screwed to the top of the stone, with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.213
An ottoman with storage from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ottoman is upholstered in a tan fabric with a floral pattern of large green, blue, and orange flowers, vines, and leaves. The fabric covering the ottoman is held in place with metal tacks visible…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.4.1
A straw hat from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The hat is comprised of woven fiber bands that have been stitched together in a spiral pattern from the top of the crown to the edge of the brim. The hat is Stetson style with a wide brim that curves upwards on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.38
