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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of The Merry Matrons Club

1914

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Black and white group portrait photograph of The Merry Matrons Club, organized in Honolulu, Hawaii during WWI. The portrait depicts eight (8) women standing behind five (5) women seated in chairs. Most of the women wear light colored shirts with long…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.66.77
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the National Women's champion at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club

ca. 1945

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A black and white photograph of three unidentified tennis players at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The group is featured at center court and each one is holding a trophy. The two men are wearing suites and the woman is wearing a skirt suite. Brick…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.205.14
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre

1921

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A black-and-white photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard in front of a Tulsa, Oklahoma police station. Uniformed guardsmen at right are lined up in front of a row of cars. At lower left, guardsmen surround a tripod-mounted machine gun. The gun sits on a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.95.9
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the boarded up entrance to Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The entrance…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.5
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the broken windows of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The image shows a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.6
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of the brick facade of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. The image depicts a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.7
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photograph of the Orchard Street Church

1980

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A color photograph of Baltimore's Orchard Street United Methodist Church, which is believed to have played a role in the Underground Railroad, captured by great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman Mariline Northrup Wilkins. This image depicts a boarded up section…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.50.14.8
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of The Sequence

1980

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A black and white photograph of The Sequence: (left to right) Cheryl the Pearl, Blondie and Angie B. The three women are pictured standing together against a white background. All three wear matching sequined body suits with fur trimmed jackets. Blondie's…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the St. Augustine High School marching band, the "Marching 100"

1952

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Black and white photograph of the St. Augustine High School marching band standing in formation next to a large brick building. Standing in rows, holding their instruments, each band member wears a uniform of dark trousers, light colored jackets with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.47.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the Stevens Family outside their home in Linn Creek, Missouri

ca. 1905

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Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard of the Stevens Family outside their home in Linn Creek, Missouri. An inscription on the verso identifies the subjects from L-R: Della Stevens, Charlie Stevens, Eliza Bradshaw Stevens, Eva Stevens, Uncle Will…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.66.134
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the Williams Building in Tulsa, Oklahoma

1960s

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Black-and-white gelatin silver print of the exterior of the Williams Building on the corner of Greenwood and Archer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rebuilt after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the building has [1922 / WILLIAMS BLDG] across the top of the facade. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.5
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Photograph of the Young Lords Party and Black Panther Party buttons

1970-1976

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A black and white photograph of an unidentified person wearing a leather jacket and two buttons. The button on the left of the photograph reads: [Free the Panther 21]. It has a graphic of a fist holding a gun. The button on the right of the photograph…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.186.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of the Young Lords Party rally

July 26, 1969

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A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.186.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Theo Lane

1930s

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Handpainted photograph of Theo Lane, a member of the Smith family, wearing a dark hat cocked to the left side and a plaid scarf underneath an overcoat. The photograph is encased and matted in a folder made of heavy cardstock.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.66.152
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Photograph of Thomas W. Holmes and family

1948-1950

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A black and white photograph of two women and one man holding a small boy. Pictured center is Gilbert DeLorme, Jr. about age four. He is wearing a white shirt and dark overalls. Pictured from left to right are the adults Gilbert DeLorme Jr.’s mother, Grace…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.94.26
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of three children, a white cat, a woman and a man

late 19th century

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A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of three young girls, a woman and a man. The man is sitting on the left side of the photograph. He is wearing a dark colored suit and has his hands resting on his lap. A young girl is seated next to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.31
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Photograph of three people in front of a barn

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of two men, Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend and an unidentified man, and one unidentified woman standing in front of a barn. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [23].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.31
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of three people in the garden at Rock Rest Tourist Home

1940-1959

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A black-and-white photograph of three people standing by a wooden flower trellis. The two women stand in front of the trellis and the man stands between them, behind the trellis. The women’s bodies are turned towards each other and the man’s body faces…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.54.4
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Photograph of three women

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of three women. The woman in front squats in front of the two behind her, who appear to be seated on a rock or small boulder. In the back ground are two houses to the left, a road, and people on the edge of the road to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.42
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of three women standing behind a seated man

1884 - 1898

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A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of three women standing behind a seated man. The seated man is holding a cane with his right hand. His left hand is resting on his knee and holding onto a hat. The woman on the left side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.25
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of Tom Durr standing next to a chair with a hat on it

ca. 1910

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A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of Tom Durr. He is dressed in a light colored suit and necktie and a white shirt. He is standing next to a wooden chair. His right hand is resting on the chair back and a hat rest on the chair. Written on the left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.23
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Photograph of Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC

July 24,1988; printed 2003

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A black-and-white photograph of Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC, July 24, 1988. In the image, Loc and his mother pose with the framed record and cassette tape. Loc wears sunglasses, a Pony t-shirt, and a Do The Right Thing necklace. His…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.320
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of two chorus girls from Club Plantation

ca. 1933

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two (2) chorus girls from Club Plantation. The women are depicted standing in front of a building, embracing each other. The woman on the right is Chickie Collins. Their bodies are depicted in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.253
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Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of two girls standing in front of a door

late 19th century

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A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of two young girls standing in front of a door. The girls are dressed in dark colored dresses with black stockings and dark shoes. Their dresses have light-colored piping around the neckline, sleeves…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.56
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