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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Al Moore and Dennie reading Show-Down magazine at the Ubangi Club

1937

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Ubangi Club ballroom dancers, Al Moore and Dennie, reading a copy of Show-Down magazine. Dennie is depicted wearing a black hat, a medium toned double-breasted jacket, a matching calf-length…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.23
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater and Coretta Scott King

ca. 1994

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A color photograph of Consul General of Durban Pamela E. Bridgewater with Coretta Scott King. Captured at an outdoor event, the two women are pictured standing looking sightly to the right of frame. Bridgewater wears a white double-breasted suit dress, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.51.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of an Ethiopian American wedding party

ca. 1960

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A black and white photograph of an Ethiopian American wedding party. At center is the bride and groom. The bride wears a white dress with shawl that wraps around her head and shoulders. She holds a bouquet of flowers and ribbons. The groom wears a dark…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.150.3.17
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of an IBPOEW convention

ca. 1940s

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Sepia group photograph from an Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World convention. The image shows fifty-two (52) men standing behind twenty-eight (28) women sitting on chairs. The women are dressed similarly in light-colored frocks…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.17.1
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group portraits

Photograph of an unidentified family

1880s-1890s

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A black-and-white photograph of four women, two men, and one boy standing at the outside entrance of an ice cream parlor. The photograph is backed by cardboard.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.129
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of an unidentified man addressed to Dr. A. M. Townsend

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of a slightly balding man in a coat, vest, and polka dot bowtie. The photo is currently housed in a decorative cardboard booklet. There is an inscription on the inside flap [Ir-[undetermined] friend to / Dr. A.M. Townsend].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.116
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot

2003

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A black-and-white photograph of the hip hop duo Outkast. André 3000, pictured left, is wearing a fur hat, a necklace with a large pendant, a sweater with four buttons on the proper left shoulder and patterned pants. He is holding his proper right hand,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.59
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of André 3000 of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot

2003

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A black-and-white photograph of the hip hop artist, André 3000, of Outkast. André 3000, pictured center, is posing sideways with his head turned towards the viewer. He is shirtless, wearing a fur hat, a necklace with a pendant, and patterned pants. He is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.60
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Ara Belle Brown Jennings in Women's Army Corps uniform

ca. 1944

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This is a black and white photographic portrait of Ara Belle Brown Jennings in a Women's Army Corps uniform. Shown from the chest up, she wears a military jacket with matching collared shirt and tie. She has round army service pins on the collar of each…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.91.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Art Industrial Club presentation to Frances Albrier

June 15, 1962

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A black-and-white photograph of the Art Industrial Club presentation to Frances Albrier. The photograph is located between pages twelve (12) and thirteen (13) of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.15
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Bessie Durr in a white dress

ca. 1870

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A sepia toned cartes-de-visite photograph of a woman wearing a white dress with puffy shoulders. The dress has a high collar with a large bow at front. The photograph is in a cream colored card with two lines bordering the picture. The inner line is thin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Isabella Salcedo at Spelman College

March 19, 2024

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A digital image of educator and Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s scholar activist, Isabella Salcedo, at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center, which Guy-Sheftall…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.13.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College

March 19, 2024

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A digital image of educator and Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center, which she helped establish. The image captures Guy-Sheftall sitting and looking directly into the camera, smiling and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.13.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College

March 19, 2024

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A digital image of educator and Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center, which she helped establish. The image captures Guy-Sheftall sitting and looking directly into the camera, smiling and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.13.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College

March 19, 2024

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A digital image of educator and Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center, which she helped establish. The image captures Guy-Sheftall sitting and looking directly into the camera, smiling and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.13.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Beverly Guy-Sheftall with NMAAHC scholar activists

March 19, 2024

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A digital image of educator and Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s scholar activists, Isabella Salcedo and Phoebe Linnell, at Spelman College’s Women’s Research and Resource Center,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.13.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Big Boi of Outkast at a Spin magazine photo shoot

2003

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A black-and-white photograph of the hip hop artist, Big Boi (Antwan André Patton), of Outkast. Big Boi, pictured center, is posing facing the viewer. He is wearing a Fila track suit, a necklace with a large pendant, and a baseball cap with a depiction of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.61
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Big Daddy Kane getting a shape up

July 12, 1989; printed 2003

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A black-and-white photograph of Big Daddy Kane getting his hair trimmed. Kane is sitting in the foreground with a cape draped over his shoulders. His head is tilted to his left as the barber uses electric clippers to shape Kane's box top hair style. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.267
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Bill Hawkins in a Pullman porter uniform with four men

ca. 1937

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A black-and-white photograph of Bill Hawkins in a Pullman porter uniform with four unidentified men. The group is depicted standing in front of two linked train cars. Two of the men, including Hawkins, are wearing Pullman porter uniforms with white shirts,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.91.2.29
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Bobby Brown and friends, Hoboken, NJ, 1993

1993

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A color photograph of Bobby Brown. He is sitting in the back seat of a car. He is wearing a camouflage jacket, pants, and hat. He is wearing glasses and has a ring on his proper left hand. He has a mustache. His hands are folded in front of him and his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.74
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Bobby Ryland and another man at Cosmopolitan Tennis Club

ca. 1945

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A black and white photograph of an unidentified man (left) and Bobby Ryland (right) standing on a tennis court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The two men are standing near the net at center court. Both are holding racquets and wearing long-sleeve…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Bonnie Taylor-Williams and Selena Williams with their books

September 14, 2019

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A digital image of Selena Williams and her granddaughter Bonnie Taylor-Williams captured in the family business, Selena’s House of Beauty, a hair salon in Chicago, Illinois during an oral history interview. It is held as a TIFF file (.tif). Visible from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.4.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of boy holding a protest sign during the March on Washington

August 28, 1963; printed 2013

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a boy taken on the day of the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The boy is depicted center, facing the viewer. He is holding a partially obscured sign over his proper right shoulder that reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.123.1.2
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Photograph of brothers Moses, James and Hermon Bryant

ca. 1892

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Black and white photograph of the sons of George and Addie Bryant: Moses, Alfonso, and James as children. White printed paper adhered to lower verso reads “Perry, Kansas/ Son’s [sic] of George and Addie Bryant/ L-R: Moses, born January 29, 1884/ Alfonso,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.66.130
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