A Ron Hines Viceroy/Black American Racers yellow crew jacket. Buttoned collar, long-sleeve jacket with adjustable buttoned cuffs. Blue zipper down front with large zipper tab. Three pockets on front: one with horizontal zipper top, and two side pockets…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.163.3
A Leonard Miller dark blue “team manager” Champion Offical Racing Apparel jacket. Collared, padded, long-sleeve jacket with elastic navy blue cuffs. Silver zipper down front with large zipper tab, with fold over fabric on PL side, that buttons on PR side,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.163.1
An off white knit New York Pioneer Club racing shirt worn by Tedd Corbitt. The shirt is sleeveless. There are navy fleece letters across the chest which read [NYPC]. The fleece is worn around the edges. There are some small holes, frayed areas, and stains…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.182.1
A New York Pioneer Club racing shirt worn by Ted Corbitt. The sleeveless shirt is off white. It is a racerback tank top with thins straps. There are black fleece sans serif letters across the front. They read [NYPC]. There is a white tag sewn into the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.182.2
A Philco model 48-482 tabletop radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree. The radio is made of stained wood with a white with red dashed grille cloth. Below the grille cloth is the radio tuning dial with short wave, FM and AM frequencies. Two plastic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.155.9
A raffia crochet beret with multicolored bead strands. The body of the hat is made of synthetic raffia in a circular pattern originating from the center of the crown. Three strands of rayon petersham ribbon with plastic beads in pink, yellow, and green are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.560
RaFia Santana is a non-binary American artist, musician, and performer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work ranges from animated gifs to self-portraiture, videos, and performance to editioned clothing and electronic music exploring gentrification, the…
Raheem Shaquille Rushan Hanley (born 24 February 1994) is professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Midland League Premier Division club West Didsbury & Chorlton. Born in England, he represents the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. Hanley is…
Rai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) is an American hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the third fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17 s. He won a silver medal at his first Olympic…
A laminated rail road pass issued to Pullman porter Percy Davis and his wife, Georgia Davis. The pass is white with a blue logo at center and red and black text. “The Milwaukee Road” is printed at the top of the card in black. Printed at top center in red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.63.7.4
Rainbow beaded purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is an oblong pouch covered in rainbow colored seed beads. Loops of beaded fringe hang from the bottom. The top of the pouch opens with a brass colored metal accordion mechanism made from a loop of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.52
Multi-colored feather costume piece worn by André 3000 of Outkast. Long synthetic feather boas in solid colors are adhered to a set of oversized black shoulder pads so that they fall in long streamers, dragging on the floor when worn. The boas are each one…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.120.1
A rainbow striped lamé wide brimmed hat. The hat has a buckram structure for the crown and brim and the 6” deep brim is covered in two panels (one for top and one for bottom) of striped satin weave lamé fabric. The brim’s edge is covered in bias cut ¾”…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1036
A rainbow colored wig with strings of white plastic beads, various rainbow colored ribbons, purple tinsel and small plastic iridescent flowers and butterflies woven throughout.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.83.3
A raincoat worn by Melody Starya Mobley while serving as a forester in the United States Forest Service. The medium sized, neoprene raincoat is solid yellow with four (4) snap buttons down the front and additional snap button posts around the collar to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.80.9
A red plastic fan rake with a wood handle used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore riots in 2015. The wood handle inserts into the plastic head of the rake. the tines are curved. A label is still adhered to the head.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.210.1
Ralph C. Johnson (December 17, 1953 – March 15, 2016) was an American politician and businessman. Born in New York City, New York, Johnson graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and was in the home improvement business in…
Ralph Kerwineo (April 1876 – 1932) was an American who became notable after a 1914 incident in which Mamie White, the woman who had lived as Kerwineo's wife for over ten years, revealed to the local police Kerwineo's "true sex" (female). It was supposedly…
Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (born August 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Canada national team.
Randy D. Dunn is prominent political figure and community leader in Missouri. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 23rd District. Dunn was first elected in 2012 at the age of 29 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016.
Randle Gelispie, "Randy" or "Uncle G", is an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and educator. Born in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, Randy Gelispie began playing drums at a young age. He played clubs while still in his teens, technically illegal for him to even…
Randy Jenelle Givens (born March 27, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. She set personal bests of 11.06 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 22.31 seconds for the 200-meter dash. Givens was a 200 m finalist…
