A pocket square from a suit worn by Reverend Ike. The pocket square is made of machine-woven off-white silk with hand-rolled edges. It is embellished with small, woven polka dots evenly spaced over the surface of the pocket square.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.60.6
Pocket watch, chain, and knife owned by the Terrell family. The chain and pocket knife are connected to the watch by a spring ring clasp. The knife has line detailing with a curvilinear border. The gold watch has blue enamel with central crystal decoration…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.6ab
This pocket watch belonged to Matthew Henson and is engraved with his initials. The watch is silver in color and the words [R.E. PEARY / NORTH POLE / EXPEDITION / 1908] are engraved on the front in an Edwardian style. Henson's initials [M.A. HENSON] are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.31
Pocket watch by Illinois Watch Company used by Harry Tyson Moore, Sterling model. It features a circular white face with black hands and numerals. Under the twelve it has the company and model name "ILLINOIS/ STERLING." There is a second smaller face for…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.157.2
This is a mixed media collage by Juan Sánchez to memorialize his mother. The overall collage is bordered in black. Along the left and right vertical borders are two red lines framing the collage. The background of the collage is black and gray images of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.71.2
.1: One (1) ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a light brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. The exterior of the shoe is made of satin fabric and has a leather sole. An elastic drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.19.2.1-.2
.1: One (1) ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a light tan to match the skin tone of the dancer. The exterior of the shoe is made of satin fabric and has a leather sole. A drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and is tied in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.19.1.1-.2
.1: One (1) ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a dark brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. A drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and is tied in a knot at the vamp with the ends cut short. Two lengths of custom-colored…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.19.3.1-.2
A metal and wood pointing trowel. The trowel has a metal, diamond shaped blade with a metal and wood handle. The handle has rounded edges and is made of a light colored wood. The handle is connected to the blade by a metal ferrule. The shank of the trowel…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.260.8
Kevin Cook, known by the stage name Poison Waters, is an American drag performer. Since the 1980s, Poison Waters has been an emcee, entertainer, and community activist. She is a longtime hostess at Darcelle XV Showplace and has participated in fundraisers,…
A sepia toned digital image of children running in front of a political billboard for Mayor James M. Hewgley. Written below the image is “4/1/4/69 POLITICAL BILLBOARD – NORTH TULSA.”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.19
A black-and-white digital image of CEO and Head Designer of Sun Gods LaShawn Kenley taken by Remigio Newton. The image was taken on the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D. C., on June 6, 2020, the 12th consecutive day of national protests against…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.80
This is a color archival pigment print from a digital file. The photograph depicts a young girl posing on the street from the waist up during the African American Day Parade in Harlem, New York. The young girl is posed with both of her hands closed,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.63.3
Pollie Anne Myers-Pinkins (née Myers; July 14, 1932 – March 17, 2003) was an American civil rights activist. She and Autherine Lucy were the first African Americans admitted to the University of Alabama in 1952, and both fought to desegregate the…
An off-white men's polo shirt, size XL. On the front at the left breast is an illustrated male figure, the character "MADU" also wearing a polo shirt. Encirling him at the bottom are the words "MEN OF AFRICAN DECSENT UNITE". Beneath this image is the Happy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.27.5
Poncho made by an unidentified Brooklyn designer. The poncho is made of white cloth with four metal buttons that run from the neck to mid-chest. On the front proper left side of the poncho there is a large design that runs from the shoulder to the hip. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.149
The Pone-Freeman Family Home Movies consist of Super 8mm footage documenting casual gatherings of family and friends. One film in particular contains a holiday parade and footage of the family's living room during Christmas. Additionally, there is a single…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref906
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a pool baptism. The foreground of the image shows a group in a pool. Most of the individuals are wearing white button-down shirts, white pants, and black bow ties and belts in the water. There is one (1)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.13
