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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Orville and Paula Williams sitting at a table

ca. 1955

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A black and white photograph of an unidentified man and girl sitting at a table. The girl is smiling at the camera and has a braid on the side of her head. The man is wearing a dress shirt and vest. He is looking above the camera and not smiling. The image…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.44
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Photographic print of Orville and Paula Williams sitting at a table

ca. 1955

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A black and white photograph of Orville L. Williams and Paula Williams, Maxine Sullivan's children, sitting at a table. Orville sits closer to the camera and has his hands above a plate of food. Paula sits at an end of the table and smiles towards the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.45
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Photographic print of Orville Williams and Cliff Jackson

ca. 1955

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A black and white photograph of Orville Williams (left) and Cliff Jackson (right) standing in a yard. Williams is wearing a collared shirt and pants. Jackson, on the right, is shirtless and wearing shorts.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.42
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Princetta Rudd as a young woman

1959

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A black-and-white photograph of Princetta Rudd as a young woman. This photograph appears to be a school portrait. Rudd is wearing a dark button-up blouse and jumper. She is looking direct at the camera and smiling.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.77
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Photographic print of Queen Latifah on the set of the "Fly Girl" video

June 23, 1991

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A black and white photograph of Queen Latifah. She is facing the proper left side of the image and singing into a microphone on a stand held by her proper left hand. She is wearing a light-colored shirt, a patterned, multi-colored woven jacket, and a tall,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.302
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Archival Collections

Photographic print of Robert, Addison F. and George Scurlock

March 25, 1924

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A black and white photograph of Robert, Addison F., and George Scurlock in a paper frame with a plastic front. The three boys are posed facing the camera. Robert, on the left, is seated on a wicker piece of furniture. His hands are folded together in his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.3.10
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Photographic print of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay

1986

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A black and white photograph of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay, with Jay giving the peace sign. The three men are pictured from the waist up in front of a white background. DMC is in the front center. He is wearing a grey Kangol hat, black thick-rimmed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.224
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Photographic print of S.M. Jackson in Masonic regalia

1950-1960

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A black-and-white photograph of Samuel M. Jackson in a home, wearing partial Masonic regalia. Jackson is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with bowtie and suspenders, dark trousers, and a hat. He is sitting on a chair next to a sofa, petting the dog,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.66
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa outside Bayside Studios

February 6, 1989; printed 2003

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A black and white photograph of Salt-N-Pepa. Spinderella is on the proper right side. She is wearing a long black coat, plaid pants, and black shoes. She has short hair in a bob and she also has bangs. She has hoop earrings in and is sitting on a brick…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.311
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Photographic print of Sam Cooke and Betty Jo Spyropulos at Club Harlem

1963-1964

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A black and white photograph of Sam Cooke and an unidentified woman seated at the bar at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His right hand is around her waist and they are both smoking cigarettes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.9
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Photographic print of Sam "Scotty" Scott

ca.1944; printed 2000

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A black and white photograph of auto mechanic Sam "Scotty" Scott standing next to a car with an open hood. Scott is wearing a button-up shirt and backwards newsboy cap. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The back of the photograph has numbers written…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.301
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Photographic print of Samuel M. and Eunice Jackson looking at a door

1959

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A black-and-white photograph of Samuel M. and Eunice Jackson standing in a doorway, looking at a door with the number "34" written on it. Jackson is pointing at the number with his right hand, and Eunice Jackson is looking at the number and smiling.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.137
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Photographic print of Samuel M. Jackson sitting at the kitchen table

1959-1974

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A black-and-white photograph of Samuel M. Jackson seated at a kitchen table, in his home at 2709 N. Lewis Avenue in Tulsa. Jackson is wearing a white short-sleeve button-down shirt, a dark tie with two (2) tie tacks, suspenders, and dark slacks. He has a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.87
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Sandy Conville walking on the sidewalk

ca. 1946-1949

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A black and white photograph of a small girl wearing a pinafore and walking down the sidewalk. To the left of the girl is a parked car; to her right is a row of brick houses. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.14
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

1950s

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A black-and-white photographic print of Russell Morrison and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Russell Morrison is pictured on right side of the image. He is wearing a dark colored suit and a square patterned shirt. He is holding a cigarette in his right hand and has…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.98.20
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Photographic print of the Berry family gathered around pot belly stove

November 1962

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A black and white photograph of the Berry family in their apartment. The family includes a mother and father and their nine children, positioned around a pot belly stove in a multipurpose domestic space. The family includes: left front row: Anthony, Linda,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.13
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma

before 1921

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A black and white photograph of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Depicted are store fronts, telephone wires, and a sign for a dentist's office. People are visible on the sidewalk. There is paper pasted to the back of the photograph with black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.60.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma

ca. 1922

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A black and white photograph of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, OK. Depicted are cars parked on a street, a horse, a carriage, people walking along shopfronts, and telephone poles. There are no marks or writing on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.60.5
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Photographic print of the Greer family at the Cincinnati YMCA

August 1, 1919

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A black and white photograph of the Cincinnati YMCA cafeteria. Some members of the YMCA are seated at tables, while others stand on line near the food serving station. The Greer family, including sisters Beulah, Jessie, Vivian, and their mother Florence…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.18.4
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Archival Collections

Photographic print of the Scurlock family

1942-1945

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A black and white photograph of the Scurlock family. The photograph features from left to right: unidentified woman, Robert, Addison N., Mamie, and George. Robert is wearing his World War Two uniform. Robert and George are standing and the unidentified…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.5.1.40
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Photographic print of the Scurlock family celebrating a birthday

1915

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A black and white photograph of the Scurlock family seated at a table celebrating Addison F. Scurlock's birthday. The family is seated around the table with Addison F. Scurlock at center. His mother, Mamie Scurlock, stand behind him to the right and his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.5.3.1
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Photographic print of the Scurlock family in Atlantic City

ca. 1922

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A black and white photograph of the Scurlock family sitting on the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The photograph features from left to right: Robert, Addison N., George (on lap), Mamie, and Addison F. The background of the photograph features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.5.1.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of the Tucker family

August 30, 1954

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Ira Tucker and his daughters. The man is seated in a chair on the left and is wearing a light colored button down shirt, plaid cuffed shorts, and wingtip shoes. There is a young girl with glasses and a light…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.13.8
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Photographic print of Thelma Thompson and her three children

March 1960

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A black and white photograph of Thelma Thompson and her three children, Christopher, Mark, and Barbarette in their home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The home has peeling wall paper and lace curtains over the windows. Thompson sits on a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.16
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