A hardcover book (2023.30.2a) with a dust jacket (2023.30.2b), “Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’” is a nonfiction book written by Zora Neale Hurston on the life of Oluale Kossola, or Cudjo Lewis, the third to last survivor of the Atlantic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.30.2ab
2011.12.8a-f: A Globe-Wernicke barrister style bookcase from the Rock Rest Tourist home. The sectional bookcase is comprised of six-sectional pieces: a cornice top, four shelves, and a base with drawer at the bottom. The bookcase is Globe-Wernicke Grade…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.8a-f
Barry Noel Cotter (born 4 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back or right wing-back for First Professional Football League club CSKA Sofia.
Barry Howson (born 17 June 1939) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and was the first Black Canadian member of Canada's Olympic basketball team. He was the son of Frank Howson and Christine…
A metal barstool with a black vinyl seat. The seat of the stool is constructed of two (2) seat sections that attach together. The top section of the seat is an approximately 1-1/2 inch thick piece of foam covered by black vinyl. The lower section of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.101.2.2
A wood barstool with a red vinyl seat. The seat of the stool is thick foam covered by red vinyl that is stapled to a particle board seat base. The stool has four (4) legs made of lathe-shaped wood, with each leg tapering at the tip and finished with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.101.2.1
Bartering Home Grown Produce - Mexico City Market Place, 1950's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 158. A black-and-white photograph of bartering over produce at an open-air market in Mexico City.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.123
Postcard image of men, women, and a child in a village. Text on verso reads: "Chez les Barundis a Kanyinia, Urundi, Congo Belge." and "(Mission des Dames de Marie); Uccle-Bruxelles.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref736
A Louisville Pro Little League baseball bat from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The wooden bat has a stamp in the middle in a black oval that reads [LOUISVILLE / PRO / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co / MADE IN CANADA / KENTUCKY]. At the top of the bat is additional…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.46.1
Memphis Red Sox baseball cap from the 1940s. The cap is a game-worn, wool, blue baseball-style cap. It has a stiff front brim and the crown is divided into six panels with white-stitched air holes in each panel. A white patch reading [M] has been sewn to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.206.2.1
A baseball cap from Prince’s Jam of the Year Tour 1997. The cap is made of a black cotton-polyester blend fabric and has a low crown profile. The cap's stiff bill is formed by black fabric on top and green fabric on the underside stitched onto cardboard.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.45.2
Memphis Red Sox baseball jersey worn by Neil Robinson during the 1940s. The game-worn, baseball jersey is made from light gray and white wool woven fabric. It is short-sleeved with a round neckline. There is blue piping stitched over red ribbon that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.206.2.2
Basil Ivanhoe Gooden is an American governmental executive whose career has advanced equitable food systems, agriculture policy, public health, and community economic development in rural America. Gooden served as the 3rd Virginia Secretary of Agriculture…
Basil Lewis OBE (1927-2020) was a British community leader, politician and businessman. He was the first black councillor elected in the London Borough of Haringey and one of the first black councillors elected anywhere in the United Kingdom. Basil Lewis…
Basil W. Brown (March 20, 1927 – October 30, 1997) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Vandalia, Michigan, Brown moved with his family to Battle Creek, Michigan. Brown graduated from Battle Creek Central High School.
This gray short-sleeved, V-neck jersey for the NBA Brooklyn Nets was worn by Jason Collins and signed by his teammates from the 2013-2014 roster. The jersey is made from silvery grey polyester with perforated patterns for breathability throughout the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.65.1
Dark blue elasticized short sleeve shirt on which yellow lettering has been sewn reading [WAYNE / 14]. Bands of gold and blue run down both shoulders from neck to end of sleeves. Gold and blue trim around sleeve openings. On reverse, gold [14] sewn on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.140.1.1
A Chicago Hustle home jersey owned by Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter. The jersey is white with red and light blue stripes along the seams and and a white collar. The front has light blue appliqué letters with a red border on the front reading [Hustle / 31].…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.17.1
A pair of Chicago Hustle shorts owned by Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter. The shorts are white with red and blue stripes along the seams and hem. The shorts have an elastic waistband. The Chicago Hustle logo is on the front of the left leg. The logo depicts a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.17.2
A U.S. Army Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) jacket worn by General Colin L. Powell. This long sleeve camouflage BDU jacket is a boxy construction of a cotton and nylon blend and closes at the center front with at least four (4) hidden olive green plastic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.104.1
One U.S. Army Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) trousers worn by General Colin L. Powell. These long sleeve camouflage BDU trousers are a boxy construction of cotton and nylon blend and feature a hidden fly closure of two (2) olive green plastic buttons. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.104.2
Image used in the video production entitled,"Patterns of Life: West-African Strip Weaving Traditions," produced by Caribiner, Inc. under contract for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987. Image taken by Gavin Ashworth, 1987.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-005, Item EEPA 1991-050020
