A printing plate of Harry B. Deas. Deas is featured in his kitchen washing dishes. He stands toward the sink, away from the camera, and holds a dish in his hand. The back of the plate has an inscription [Capt. Harry / B. Deas / B (circled) / 22].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.3
Printing plate of Ruth Toles wearing a dark colored dress, gloves and a floral hat. She is smiling and has her right hand extended next to her left shoulder. Her left hand is supporting her right arm's elbow. There is an inscription on the back that reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.5
Priscilla "Mother" Baltimore (13 May 1801 – 28 November 1882, died age 81) was a Black, multiracial, abolitionist, nurse, and community organizer who was formerly enslaved. She adopted orphaned children and assisted former slaves. She is also known as the…
Priscilla Jane Thompson (1871–1942), was an American poet and public reader. She has been widely anthologized as an example of early female African-American poetry. Priscilla Jane Thompson was born in 1871 in Rossmoyne, Ohio. She was one of four children…
Priscilla Shirer (born December 31, 1974) is an American author, motivational speaker, actress, and Christian media personality, and evangelist. Her father is Dallas mega-church pastor Tony Evans and her brothers are motivational speaker and chaplain…
An off-white prison-issue baseball cap worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The cap is personalized with a hand-drawn black panther on the right side of its bill. The plastic adjustment strap on the back of the cap bears the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.36.1.2
Priya Ahluwalia (born 1992/1993) is a British fashion designer and founder of the apparel brand Ahluwalia. She gained notability for her approach to sustainable fashion. Ahluwalia’s work focuses on upcycling, ethical practices, and exploring identity…
A booklet detailing the proceedings of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 1904. The book is paper and bound with three metal staples on the left edge. The front page bears the title and an illustration of a masonic seal in the bottom half which…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.71.11
A booklet detailing the proceedings of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts from 1882. The book has a paper cover bound on the left edge with a piece of string threaded through two holes and tied at the back. The front cover is printed with the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.71.10
A booklet detailing the proceedings of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts from 1914-1915, printed in December of 1916. The book has an off white paper cover with blue print on the front, which is blank on the back. The cover page bears a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.71.12
Processional cross made up of a wood pole capped with metal cross. The wood pole has a dark finish and is one continuous piece. The cross is fixed to the top of the pole with a metal attachment. The cross is capped at the top and either arm with trefoils.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.67.6
A 1936 program with menu from the Cotton Club. In white text at the top is [The World Famous / COTTON CLUB] between a red and a blue stripe. Most of the front cover depicts a painted scene of gathering of eight nude figures, six men and two women, in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.11.2
Digital copy of a 90th birthday celebration program for Juanita Smith Booker, a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of pink paper, folded once to form four pages. The cover page features a black and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.76
An official program for a football game between Attucks High School in Indianapolis, IN and Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of orange paper, folded to make four…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.16ab
A printed program for the Re-opening reconsecration of Murphy AME Church. The recto features the schedule, selections, and speakers while the verso has text for the congregation and pastor to recite. The program is printed in black ink on white paper.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.102.7
A program for an event with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church of Boston on March 23, 1956. The event was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and The Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance of Greater Boston for…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.34.22
