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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Lt. Louise Lomax in her Army Nurse Corps uniform

1943-1947

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A sepia toned photograph of Lt. Louise Lomax. She is wearing a white nurse’s uniform and cap. She is smiling and looking forward, slightly away from the camera. On her proper right lapel is a Lieutenant bar insignia and on her proper left lapel is an Army…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.42.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Lt. Louise Lomax in uniform

1943-1949

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A sepia toned photograph of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. She is wearing an Army Nurse Corps uniform. She is photographed from the chest up and is looking forward, slightly away from the camera. The uniform includes a hat, jacket and a necktie. U. S.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.42.10
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae & Joel Reeves holding two young children

ca. 1970

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A color photograph of Joel and Mae Reeves holding two young children. Joel stands to the right of Mae and holds one of the babies. He wears a red plaid jacket and a black bow tie. Mae holds the other child and wears a swirling multi-colored dress. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.222
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae & Joel Reeves in front of a Christmas tree

ca. 1966

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A color photo of Mae and Joel Reeves posing for a picture in front of a Christmas tree. Mae reeves wears a green blouse and skirt. Joes is wearing a dark blue suit and red tie. Behind them is a decorated fir tree and a table with a lamp decorated with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.221
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae & Joel Reeves outdoors

1981

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A color photograph of Mae and Joel Reeves posing in front of a tree. Mae stands to Joel's right. She wears an orange top with wide lapel and grey vest. Joel has his right arm around Mae and resting on her right arm. He wears a brown suit and striped tie…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.208.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves and a group of women standing on stairs

ca. 1950

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A black-and-white photograph of seven women standing on an a flight of stairs. Mae Reeves stands to the farthest right on the lowest step and wears a white hat and floral patterned handbag. The women are all well dressed and wearing hats, two of the women…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.45
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves and a young boy at her hat shop

1942

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A black-and-white photograph of Mae Reeves sitting next to a small boy. She wears a light colored silk dress and flower in her hair. The boy stands very close on her right and wears a suit jacket and tie. The room is decorated with flowers and potted…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.218.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves and an unidentified woman

1953

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A black and white photograph of Mae Reeves posing with an unidentified woman. Both women stand in 3/4 profile and face the camera. Reeves wears a dark dress with white gloves, clutch, and necklace. Her companion wears a white lace dress and dark colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.46.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves and Donna Limerick as an infant

1948

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A black-and-white photograph of Mae Reeves holding Donna Limerick as a baby. Mae wears a white blouse and earrings. Donna wears a knitted white jacket. Mae is sitting and photographed from the waist up with Donna standing on her left leg.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.218.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves, Donna Limerick, and family at a wedding

1987

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A color photograph of Mae Reeves and family at a wedding. In the back row Mae Reeves, Donna Limerick, and her husband Larry stand. In the front are Joel and Terrel. The men wear white suits with pink rosebuds and red ties.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.219
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves sitting in a chair

2002

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A color photograph of Mae Reeves sitting in a large green chair. She faces the photograph and wears a black dress with blue, silver, and pink sequins. She holds a handbag in her lap and a ring, watch, and bracelet are visible on her left hand. The camera…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.48
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mae Reeves wearing a fox stole and black hat

1950

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An unframed, tinted black-and-white photograph of Mae Reeves posing for a photo. She stands facing the camera in front of a painted backdrop featuring a window and garden. She wears a black dress and broad brimmed black hat. She has a fur stole draped over…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.47
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of majorettes and a marching band

1940s-1950s

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A black-and-white photograph of girls wearing majorette uniforms. The girls are in a line from right to left in the foreground of the image. The first three girls wear light colored band jackets, hats with large feather plumes, and white boots. The girls…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.10ab
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Malenda Polk wearing a white, high collar dress.

late 19th century

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A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of Malenda Polk wearing a white, high collar dress. She is standing in front of a gray colored back drop next to a chair covered in furs. Written in pencil at the bottom of the photograph is “Friend of the Family.”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.8
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Margaret DeLorme and Waldo C. Falkener, Jr.

ca. 1945

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A black and white photograph of a toddler, Margaret DeLorme, with her infant brother, Waldo C. Falkener, Jr. Margaret DeLorme has her hair tied in pigtails with light colored ribbons. She is wearing a light colored sweater and skirt and she is holding an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.94.22
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Marion Durr wearing a shirt and vest

1860s

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A sepia toned cartes-de-visite portrait of Marion Durr. He is dressed in a light colored shirt and darker colored vest. The photograph is off centered in the mount. Written at the center of the photograph at top is “Marion Durr.” There is no inscription on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.24
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gelatin silver prints

Photograph of Marion Motley with sons

December 1953

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Black-and-white photograph of professional football player, Marion Motley with his three sons, Raymond, Ronald and George in their living room playing around a toy train set.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.166.13.2
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Photograph of Marley Marl at home in New Jersey with his master tapes

ca. 1991

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A color photograph of Marly Marl. He is wearing a blue jacket, has a goatee, and is wearing a watch on his proper left wrist. He is gesturing towards a stack of boxes full of master tapes. Many of the boxes say "L.L. Cool J" on them. There is a white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.98
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. in casket surrounded by family members

April 8, 1968

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of the King family viewing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body and casket. Mrs. King is standing on the far right and is wearing a dark colored jacket, hat and gloves. Her children, Yolanda, Bernice,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.42.4
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mary J. Blige

1992-1997

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Five prints of a color photograph of Mary J. Blige. Blige is pictured wearing a dark green velvet dress and a beaded pagoda headdress. She is standing in front of a backdrop covered with multiple layers of white and yellow paper with red Asian style…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.100.1-.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mary J. Blige at the NY Music Awards after party at China Club

1992; printed 2003

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A black-and-white photograph of Mary J. Blige at the New York Music Awards after party at China Club in New York City. The image features Blige lowering her sunglasses to peer at the camera while leaning against a wall or column. In the background, a neon…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.293
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mary Reid holding flyer featuring swastikas and hate language

July 1964

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A black and white photograph of Mary Reid holding an American Nazi three fliers. The fliers have have repeated symbols of swastikas and hate language. The first flyer reads [KILL ALL BLACKS]. The other two fliers have similar language. Reid is standing on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.10
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Mary Reid holding flyer featuring swastikas and hate language

July 1964

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A black and white photograph of Mary Reid holding an American Nazi three fliers. The fliers have have repeated symbols of swastikas and hate language. The first flyer reads [KILL ALL BLACKS]. The other two fliers have similar language. Reid is standing on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.70
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Matt and Terri Lyne Carrington performing together

1977

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A black-and-white gelatin silver photograph of Matt and Terri Lyne Carrington in performance on their instruments. Captured up close, a young Terri Lyne Carrington plays the drums with her father, Matt, who plays the saxophone behind her. Terri Lyne wears…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.101.5
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