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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic postcard of Robert S. Jennings in World War II army uniform

1943

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This is a photographic postcard of Robert S. Jennings in World War II army uniform. The black and white portrait photograph depicts Robert S. Jennings standing in his private First Class uniform. It consists of a brown jacket four buttons up the front. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.91.8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

1937

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A photographic postcard featuring a sepia toned image of twelve (12) young men dressed similarly in white jackets with medium toned lapels, dark pants, and dark ties with tie clips. They are arranged in two (2) rows, with five (5) seated in front and seven…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.13
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Photographic postcard of three unidentified women

1904-1918

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A photographic postcard of three unidentified women standing in front of a studio backdrop. The woman to the left is wearing striped knickers and laced high-heeled boots with a button-front cardigan over a collared shirt and tie. She also wears a brimmed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.85
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic postcard of World War I soldier named Fred Christman

ca. 1918

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A photographic postcard portrait depicting a soldier in a World War I uniform tunic in an oval picture window. Shown from the waist up, the man is standing a quarter turn away from the camera, but gazes directly at the viewer. The back of the photograph…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.63.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Photographic postcard portrait of a man wearing a hat and overalls

early 20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This real photo postcard features an image of a man in western attire. He is wearing a long sleeve shirt, overalls, a hat and has two scarves around his neck and a fake mustache. He is seated and has both hands resting on top of his cane. The image is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.35.20
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 12 women sitting around a desk looking through papers

1955-1965

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A black-and-white photograph of twelve (12) women sitting around a desk looking through papers. Eunice Jackson is seated second from right. All the women are in dresses, most are smiling. The women are seated at three (3) tables pushed together end-to-end.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.141
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 3 men and 2 women sitting in front of Jack's Memory Chapel

April 3, 1948

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of Samuel M. Jackson, Eunice Jackson and fellow staff at the newly opened Jack's Memory Chapel at 639 E. Marshall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jackson stands at the proper left of the photograph, on the sidewalk in front of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.89
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 3 men and 2 women sitting in front of Jack's Memory Chapel

ca. 1948

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph that has been laminated of Samuel M. Jackson, Eunice Jackson and fellow staff at the newly opened Jack's Memory Chapel at 639 E. Marshall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jackson stands at the proper left of the photograph, on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.90
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 3 men and woman posing in indoor setting

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of Beatrice Cloman Dedman and three (3) men in a sitting room. Beatrice Dedman is at center-right, standing behind a chair in which one of the men is sitting. Her hands are resting on the back of the chair. The other men, in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.130
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 4 women sitting in front of a sofa

early 20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a group of four (4) young women. The women are sitting on the floor and leaning against a sofa or settee that is draped with a fringed, patterned rug. The woman on the proper left is wearing a kimono-style robe over her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.93
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 7 people sitting around 2 restaurant tables

mid-20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of five (5) men and two (2) women around two (2) café style round tables, seated in wooden chairs. The group appears to be sitting in the corner of a room. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing blouses, jackets…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.83
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 8 people in front of a building

1904-1918

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A black-and-white real photograph postcard of two (2) young men and six (6) women and girls standing and sitting in a row on the steps of a brick building. The two young men are standing at either end of the group, wearing jackets, trousers and ties. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.91
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of 9 children standing outside

early 20th century

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A black-and-white photograph of a children's birthday party. Ten (10) children are standing outdoors in a group. They appear to be standing under an awning, and there is dirt in the foreground of the photograph. Most of the children are boys, all wearing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.94
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a Black nurse with two white children

mid to late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph studio portrait of a Black woman standing behind two white children sitting on an ornate rattan chair. The photograph is mounted to a brown backing board and is cracked and stained through the center of the image diagonally. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.116
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a car crash

1941

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A black and white photograph of a Buick, and another vehicle, at the front of an eight car collision. A crowd of men and young boys look on at the damaged vehicles in the middle of the street. In the background is a wall of storefronts, including Morris…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.41
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a coal miner

ca. 1947

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A black and white photograph of a coal miner outside the entrance to a mine. He stands in the center of the foreground; he wears a helmet with an electric light affixed to the crown. He holds a metal lunch pail to his side under his proper left arm. To his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.57
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a family posed inside a car

ca. 1950

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A black-and-white photograph of a man, woman and child posing in a car. The trio are posed on the front passenger seat of a 2-door dark-colored car. The little girl is at the proper left, the man is in the middle, and the woman is at the proper right. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.75
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a funeral procession for Leon "Pigmeat" Clark

April 19, 1950

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black and white photograph of a group of women walking in a funeral procession for Leon "Pigmeat" Clark. The group of women are walking down Webster Avenue in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and all are wearing dark clothing. A building can…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.302.74
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a group of 14 men and 2 women

1935-1950

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a group of fourteen (14) men and two (2) women in two rows. There are six (6) men and one (1) woman seated in the first row, including Samuel M. Jackson at second from left and Otis Marina at center. In the second row, eight…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.84
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a group of 14 men and 2 women

1935-1950

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a group of fourteen (14) men and two (2) women in two rows. There are six (6) men and one (1) woman seated in the first row, including Samuel M. Jackson at second from left and Otis Marina at center. In the second row, eight…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.85
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a group of people in eveningwear

1944

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of fifteen (15) women and men standing in a row that wraps around the corner of a room. All are dressed in formal attire. The room appears to be a school classroom or auditorium, with furniture pushed to the side walls to make…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.19
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a group of women posing in rows

1958-1959

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A black-and-white photograph of a group of twenty-two (22) women, including Eunice Jackson, all dressed semi-formally, wearing gowns or dresses. The group is posed inside a room with hardwood floors and curtained windows. The back row of thirteen (13)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.39
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of a group of young men and women standing in 3 rows

1915-1930

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a group of five (5) young men and sixteen (16) women and girls standing in 3 rows. All of the young men are standing in the center of the back row. The group is posed in front of a patterned backdrop.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.106
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Photographs and Still Images

Photographic print of A.J. Smitherman, a book and the Tulsa Greenwood District

1970-1980

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Black-and-white photographs, and a photomechanical copy of a photograph, adhered to a sheet of paper. The paper has the letterhead of The Petroleum Reporter. The paper has been folded in half to form four (4) sections. Each photograph has been affixed to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.131
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