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MUSEUM OBJECT
trousers

Uniform pants owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

ca. 1920

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A pair of Pullman Porter uniform pants owned by Robert Jackson Thomas. The pants are navy blue in color and have five pockets. The pants have blue buttons on the waist and fly and a cloth and metal cinch in lieu of belt loops. The waist lining and pocket…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.75.1.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Uniform shorts worn by Carolyn Jones

1996-1998

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Pale blue, white, and black shorts. The shorts are mostly white. There is a jagged section of pale blue on the proper right, outlined in black. There is a 2 1/2" elastic waistband- the top half is pale blue and the bottom half is black, each 1 1/4" thick.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.318.1.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
vests (main garments)

Uniform vest owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

ca. 1920

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A Pullman Porter uniform vest owned by Robert Jackson Thomas. The vest is dark blue in color with four silver colored buttons inscribed with "Pullman." Four pockets are on the front of the vest.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.75.1.3
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Uniformed men of 372nd Infantry — Series 2: Photography

undated

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Cataloged as “Uniformed men of 372nd Infantry” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref298
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Union Baptist Church

1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of First Union African Baptist Church surrounded by trees. The church has white siding and four windows on its left side. The steeple is visible behind some tree branches. The front of the church is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.42
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Unite

1971

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Screen print of nine (9) individuals with their right fists raised, standing in two rows facing each other. The foremost figure on the right stands facing the viewer. Clad in black, the figures' bodies and hair are dark shadows while the faces are sharp…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.13
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Historical photographs & documents

United States Centennial Commission. Official list of Foreign Commissions, Accredited to the International Exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia, United States

1876

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Cataloged as “United States Centennial Commission. Official list of Foreign Commissions, Accredited to the International Exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia, United States” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref118
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

United States National Army collar disk insignia for an enlisted man

1917

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A 1917 United States National Army (USNA) enlisted men's collar disk. The bronze disk features the USNA device embossed at the center and arranged in a monogram style with the [U] and the [S] on the far left and right respectively, and the large [N]…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

University of San Francisco jersey worn by Ollie Matson

1950-1951

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A University of San Francisco jersey, game worn by Ollie Matson. The off-white jersey has long sleeve with three green stripes above the elbows of each sleeve. The number [33] in green is at the front center of the jersey. The jersey is shaped like a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.90.15
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Historical photographs & documents

Unknown room decorated with wicker furniture and large chandelier in Havana

undated

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Cataloged as “Unknown room decorated with wicker furniture and large chandelier in Havana” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref63
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Historical photographs & visual records

Unpacking Egungun Olobaloro, Ile Elemona

1981

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Unpacking Egungun Olobaloro, Ile Elemona” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1027
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Untitiled

1946-1979

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The piece is made up of squares or diamonds (depending on proper orientation) of four metals soldered together and increasing in size from top to bottom. The smallest and top square is silver. The second square is copper and the third brass.The last and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.110.1.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1952; printed 2005

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Black and white image of woman bathing a baby. The woman, seated center, holds a small baby in her lap with her left hand while her right hand dips a washcloth in the water basin. In her lap is towel. She wears a dark colored dress with a white, square…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.1.39
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1952; printed 2005

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Black and white image of two (2) women arranging items on a bed. On the left side of the image is a woman, seen in profile, wearing a plaid patterned dress. She is seen smiling as her proper right side faces the camera. Her hands are resting on the edge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.1.40
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1952; printed 2005

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Black and white image of a woman staring at the camera, seen from the torso up. She wears a striped dress in alternating light and dark stripes. She stands at three-quarter profile view with her proper left arm along the lower portion of the image. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.1.43
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

ca. 1935

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A black-and-white print of vocational students learning how to cook and bake at the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth in Bordentown, New Jersey. A prayer is partially visible on the dining room chalkboard to the right of the frame.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.165.25
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

ca. 1968

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A sepia toned digital image of a man and woman laughing. The woman is standing on the left side of the image and has her arm over the man’s shoulder. He is wearing a hat and she is wearing a head scarf. Written below the image is “5/5/20/70.”

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.21
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1972

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A sepia toned digital image of the Oklahoma Eagle building on Greenwood Ave in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The image was captured from above street level. Two people are getting into a parked car in the image. The skyline of downtown Tulsa is in the background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.36
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1972

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A sepia toned digital image of an ariel street scene of the corner of Greenwood Ave in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A lone figure is walking on the sidewalk with their shadow stretching out behind them. The Oklahoma Eagle building is visible in the left side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.37
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1973-1974

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A sepia toned digital image of brothers Charlie (right), Ronnie (center), and Robert (left) Wilson. Three unidentified people are standing behind them. They are all wearing 1970s-style tops and bell-bottom pants with various style hats. All three brothers…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.39
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1973

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A sepia toned digital image of the inside of Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A man and a woman are sitting on a bench watching a couple dance. Additional people are in the background. A sign advertising coming attractions at Cain’s ballroom is also in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.43
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Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1974

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A sepia toned digital image of brothers Charlie (right), Ronnie (center), and Robert (left) Wilson. They are all wearing 1970s-style tops and bell-bottom pants with various style hats, one top hat and two in what looks like a cowboy style.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.52
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Untitled

1974; printed 2012

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Sepia-toned digital print on archival paper created by the photographer, Gaylord Oscar Herron. The photograph depicts brothers Charlie (right), Ronnie (center), and Robert (left) Wilson. They are all wearing 1970s-style tops and bell-bottom pants with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.7
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