Color picture postcard depicting five (5) dwellings in a row. Dwellings are white with a green roof. Black type along bottom of postcard's image reads, [SLAVE HUTS AT HERMITAGE, SAVANNAH, GA.]. Postcard has stamp, postmark, and handwritten message on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.312.183
A piece of a photographic postcard featuring an unidentified woman wearing a jacket, pants, and a wide brimmed hat. The postcard has been torn on the left side. The woman stands towards the camera with her left hand in her jacket pocket. The back of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.106
Pieced quilt made by Elizabeth Salter Smith with nine (9) blocks all hand-pieced. Each block consists of a different design and different fabrics and colors, with a mixture of solids and prints. The pieced blocks are not uniform in size, so the maker has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.215.10
A piecework quilt in a sawtooth design made by enslaved persons from the home of Sidney Lanier in Montgomery, Alabama. The quilt consists of blocks composed with strips of triangular pieces set in an alternating light and dark pattern to create a sawtooth…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.5
Pierce Freelon is an American musician, educator, author and politician. He is a Grammy-nominated family music artist and former Durham City Council Member. Freelon is the founder of Blackspace, an Afrofuturist digital makerspace.
A square-shaped silk pillow sham used by the Tuskegee Flying School. The sham has an applique of American Eagle in red above a poem in blue edged with decorative tasseled edges. The poem beneath the eagle reads: [To my wife, a lovely darling little wife/…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.57
2014.243.30: USMC Flight Suit A green synthetic fiber flight suit worn by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. The suit is single piece with a zipper extending from the crotch to the neck. There are two diagonal zippered pockets across the chest of the jump…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.243.30-.36
A square metal lapel pin featuring the flag of Denver. The flag appears in the center of the pin and features two red peaks bordered by a white band. Above the peaks is a blue field with a yellow circle between the peaks, representing the sun. [1991 2003]…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.46.11
One (1) 48th Infantry Regiment Dragoons device worn by General Colin L. Powell. After he completed Army basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, General Powell was assigned to the 48th Infantry (Dragoons) and stationed in West Germany. The square enameled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.77.1
One (1) 48th Infantry Regiment Dragoons device worn by General Colin L. Powell. After he completed Army basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, General Powell was assigned to the 48th Infantry (Dragoons) and stationed in West Germany. The square enameled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.77.2
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal pendant. The circular pendant is gold in color with the Alpha Kappa Alpha seal embossed at center. Lettering around the seal reads “Alpha Kappa Alpha / SORORITY INC. / LIFE MEMBER.”
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.8
Pin from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. Clear rectangular rhinestone in a silver metal mount attached to a pin by hot-melt adhesive at the back. The end of the pin has a cap to keep the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.1.5.4
Pin from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. Clear circular rhinestone in a silver metal mount attached to a pin by hot-melt adhesive at the back. The original pin had the letter [A] as its…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.2.6.10
