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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Bun B

Undated artifact

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A black and white photograph of Bun B. Bun B is standing in an open grass area. He is wearing a white short sleeve t-shirt with a crown on it and [Lrg] in cursive writing underneath. He is wearing a white baseball cap with a "B" on it and long chain…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.407
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Charles H. Houston, Jr. as a child on tricycle

1945

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Photograph of Charles H. Houston, Jr. as a child on a tricycle outside a home on New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Houston is smiling and wearing an open jacket, with vertical lines in light and dark, over a collared shirt. He is wearing black and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.59.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of checkers players in front of Babe's Place

June 1949

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A black and white photograph of a large group of men observing two separate games of checkers. The two checker tables, seated competitors, and bystanders are positioned on the sidewalk outside the store front of Babe's Place in the Hill District of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.59
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Chris Lighty, at home

1999

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A black and white photograph of Chris Lighty at home in New Jersey. The photograph is a close-up portrait of Lighty from the shoulders up. He is wearing a black jacket with a black tie. His hair is closely shaved and he is smiling slightly with his head…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.219
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Chris Lighty at home

1999

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A black and white photograph of Chris Lighty at his home in New Jersey. Lighty is pictured from the knees up, in front of a banister. He is wearing a black zip-up turtleneck under a thigh-length black leather jacket. Both hands are behind him, resting on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.220
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Chubb Rock and friends, Manhattan

March 24, 1989

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A black and white photograph of Chubb Rock with two women outside in Manhattan, New York City. Rock is pictured in the center of the image, his arms around an unidentified woman on either side of him. He is leaning against the rear side of a car and wears…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.272
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of cobbler John Warren Ashmon

October 1946

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A black and white photograph of John Warren Ashmon, a cobbler, in a shoe shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ashmon is featured standing behind a counter that has shoes on top of it. Shoes line racks in the background of the photograph. The bottom right hand…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.83
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Crystal Barber Shop and Billiard Parlor

ca. 1950-1960

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A black and white photograph of Crystal Barber Shop and Billiard Parlor owned by William "Woogie" Harris. The photograph features the building with two neon signs that read: [Crystal Barber Shop] / Manicuring] and [Crystal Billiard Parlor / Shoe Shine]. To…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.65
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of damaged Jackson Funeral Home ambulance

1920-1925

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A black-and-white photograph of the Jackson Funeral Home ambulance. The vehicle is parked in front of a two-story brick building, facing to the right. The ambulance is light colored, has two (2) doors and a hatch back, and has a spare tire attached above…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Dana Dane and his mom on set

September 28, 1990

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A black and white photograph of Dana Dane and his mom on the set of "A Lil Bit of Dane Tonight," in New York. Dana Dane is on the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a white button down shirt, a black patterned suit jacket with satin lapels, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.274
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gelatin silver prints

Photographic print of Ellen Love Scurlock with a poem on the back

early 1940s

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A black and white photograph of Ellen Love Scurlock in Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. She is featured posing against a stone stairway in the park. There is an inscription on the front in the lower right side that reads: [I love you, Ellen]. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.4.1.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eugene Stevens and Clair Ford playing on Francis Street

August 1945

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A black and white photograph of Eugene Stevens and Clair Ford playing on Francis Street at Wylie Avenue, Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stevens stands with his hands on hips and looks on as Ford, wearing a metal bowl as a helmet, rides a toy…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.87
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and an unidentified woman and man

1925-1935

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A black-and-white photograph of two (2) women and one (1) man. All three are looking out of frame to the proper left. Both Eunice Jackson, at proper left, and Mamie Marina at center, are dressed in dark-colored jackets and knee-length skirts, light-colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.129
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and an unidentified woman and man

1925-1935

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A black-and-white photograph of two (2) women and one (1) man. All three are looking out of frame to the proper left. Both Eunice Jackson, at proper left, and Mamie Marina at center, are dressed in dark-colored jackets and knee-length skirts, light-colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.15
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and another woman wearing leis

1965-1975

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson and another woman wearing leis. The women are wearing hats, jackets, and dresses, and are holding their glasses in their right hands. They are carrying other items under their left arms. Jackson is wearing a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.119
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and friends at the Challenger Inn, Idaho

mid 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of four (4) women standing in front of the Sun Valley Inn in Sun Valley, Idaho. Eunice Jackson and two friends are at the center of the photograph, standing next to a circular body of water. They are wearing dresses and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.125
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and friends posing in front of large rocks

mid 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of a group of four (4) women posing on an outcropping of rocks. Eunice Jackson is the woman in the back at the proper right. All are wearing dresses, or jackets, blouses and skirts. Three of the women are looking at the camera,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.109
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and Mamie Maria posing in front of a tree

1925-1940

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson and Mamie Marina. The two women are posing with a persimmon tree. Marina is wearing a dark-colored dress and Jackson is wearing a light-colored dress. Each woman is holding a persimmon still attached to the tree.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.111
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and Owen William

1920-1930

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson and Owen William. Jackson sits on a ladder at the center of the photograph, and William stands at her side on the proper right. Jackson is wearing a dress and holding a cloche hat in her hands, and William is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.107
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson and two other women posing

ca. 1920

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson and two (2) other women who are identified on the back of the photograph as Boots and Castella Webb. The women are standing on a log with a hillside in the background. Jackson and the woman in center are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.110
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson in nurse's uniform with nurses

1950-1960

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A black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.13
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson in uniform with nurses

1950-1960

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A black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.14ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson, Owen William and an unidentified woman

1920s

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson, Owen William and an unidentified woman. Jackson sits on a ladder at the proper-right of the photograph, while the other woman stands at proper left, and Owen William stands in between the two women. Both…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.52
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson posing outside

1915-1925

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A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson standing in a driveway, posing. Jackson is dressed in a light-colored jumper dress with a light-colored hat, stockings and shoes. Her right hand is resting on top of her hat, and her left hand is curled at her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.59
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