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Archival documents & files

Volume 2 — Register of Tax Assessments in New Orleans

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Cataloged as “Volume 2”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1026, File 4.5.2
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Historical photographs & documents

Volume (295 ½)

May 1867–Nov. 1868

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Cataloged as “Volume (295 ½)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.24.10.1
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Historical photographs & documents

Volume 3 (106)

No date

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Cataloged as “Volume 3 (106)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1026, Item 4.5.3.2
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Volume 3 — Register of Tax Assessments in New Orleans

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Volume 3”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1026, File 4.5.3
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Historical photographs & documents

Volume (435)

Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868

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Cataloged as “Volume (435)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.64.7.1
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Archival documents & files

Volume (48) — Reports of School Supplies

No date

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Cataloged as “Volume (48)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1026, File 4.3.1
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Historical photographs & documents

Volunteer Medical Service Corps Authorized by the Council of National Defense...enrolled, as a member, as of November 9, 1918 Matilda Arabelle Evans / Check to "Volunteer Medical Service Corps" for $1.00, signed by M.A. Evans

1918

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Cataloged as “Volunteer Medical Service Corps Authorized by the Council of National Defense...enrolled, as a member, as of November 9, 1918 Matilda Arabelle Evans / Check to "Volunteer Medical Service Corps" for $1.00, signed by M.A. Evans” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2019.109_ref8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Vote or Die! Sean John t-shirt

2004

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A “Vote or Die!” 2004 election short-sleeved crew neck t-shirt, made by Sean John. The crew neck collar is made from one panel of navy blue knit fabric that is machine stitched to the body of the shirt. The t-shirt body is composed of one continuous piece…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.31
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Voucher for Union officer with description of "private servant" Dempsy Riley

1865

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A voucher submitted by 1st Lieutenant James B. Thomas, Adj. 107th PA. Vol. for "Pay," "Clothing," and "Subsistence" for himself and his "private servant" Dempsy Riley. Document is a single sheet letterpress preprinted form, completed by hand in ink, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.26.5
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Vue aérienne Place de l'Indépendance" [Aerial view Independence Square], Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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REPUBLIQUE DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE[,] ABIDJAN[,] 4282 - Vue aérienne[,] Place de l'Indépendance; MEXICHROME; Printed in France. Photographed by Hoa-Qui (Firm) --Corporate Entity. Published by [IRI]S[,] [102, Av. Denfert-Rocher]eau - Paris XIVe.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0651
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"Vue d'ensemble de Kindia : à droite, les grandes maisons de commerce à gauche, le Quartier des Syriens" [Kindia overview : on the right, the large trading houses on the left, the Syrians' Quarter], Kindia, Guinée

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75. Vue d'ensemble de Kindia : à droite, les grandes maisons de commerce[,] à gauche, le Quartier des Syriens[,] General panorama of Kindia : On the right important commercial houses[,] On the left the Syrian district; CARTE POSTALE; Tous les pays…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1077
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Science & Inventions

W. Arthur Lewis

1915–1991

Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis remains the only black person to have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic…

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Business

W. Gregory Wims

1949–

William Gregory Wims (born September 2, 1949) is an American politician, businessman, and community volunteer who is currently a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39.

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Sports

W. Harry Davis

1923–2006

William Harry Davis Sr. (April 12, 1923 – August 11, 2006) was an American civil rights activist, amateur boxing coach, civic leader, and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He overcame poverty, childhood polio, and racial prejudice to become a…

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Business

W. Leonard Evans Jr.

Biography

William Leonard Evans Jr. (c. 1914 – May 22, 2007) was an African American businessman whose enterprises included Tuesday magazine and the National Negro Network.

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Biography & Culture

W. Lester Banks

1911–1986

William Lester Banks (April 2, 1911 – November 2, 1986) was an American leader during the Civil Rights Movement. He served as executive director of the Virginia section of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in his native…

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Historical photographs & documents

Wachovia Banking Checks

2001

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Cataloged as “Wachovia Banking Checks” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Wage book for the slave trading ship Fox captained by Robert Mitchell

1774-1775

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This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Robert Mitchell and his crew aboard the slave trading ship Fox. The covers are made from a brown paper and the text "Fox's Wages Book / Feb.y 1775 Capt Mitchell" is written on the front cover in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.5.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Wage book for the slave trading ship True Blue captained by Richard Griffiths

1770-1772

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This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Richard Griffiths and his crew aboard the slave trading ship True Blue, sailing from Liverpool, England to Benin and on to Kingston, Jamaica. The covers are made from a red marbled paper and the text…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.5.3
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Wall mirror from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

mid 20th-late 20th century

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A wall mirror from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mirror is rectangular in shape with a dark wooden frame. The frame has an open scroll pediment at the top and a molded frame. The scrolls on the pediment are carved with a web pattern. Between the two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.63
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