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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: Large black envelope

2016

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Large, black envelope that held the wedding invitation suite designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The envelope is blank except for a circular, gold ink stamp on the front. The outer circle reads [Shantrelle…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1a
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: Maroon invitation envelope

2016

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Maroon envelope that held gold sleeve [2018.30.1g] and wedding invitation [2018.30.1e] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. On the back rectangular flap is a circular, gold ink stamp. The inner circle has a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1f
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: RSVP token

2016

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RSVP token from the white envelope adhered to the wedding invitation [2018.30.1b] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The gold circle token has an outer circle with linear designs and text on the right…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1c
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: RSVP token

2016

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RSVP token found in the maroon envelope [2018.30.1f] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The gold circle token has an outer circle with linear designs and text on the right reading [CODE 71740]. The inner…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1h
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding Handkerchief

2016

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Handkerchief designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The handkerchief is blue and folded in fourths with one square of screen printed design in gold pigment. The handkerchief has silhouettes of a man on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1j
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding program

2016

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Wedding program designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The program has an outer maroon cover and inner white pages folded in half and bound with black string. A golden wax stamp with lion insignia is placed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.30.1i
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of Benjamin Boozé and Magdalene Hendricks Boozé

April 19, 1924

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Photograph of Benjamin Boozé and Magdalene Hendricks Boozé on their wedding day. Benjamin Boozé, seated on a stool with hands on knees, is wearing a suit and tie. He has glasses and a small mustache. Standing behind him is Magdalene Hendricks Boozé. She is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.72.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of bride and groom with family

1960 - 1970s

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A color photograph of a wedding party in a church. The couple is in the middle standing, wearing a white dress and veil and white and black tuxedo. There is a little girl and boy standing in front of them. There are four people standing to the man's left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.24.18
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a man and a woman. The man, left, is wearing a dark suit, tie and dress shoes. The woman, right, is wearing a wedding gown, veil, earrings, necklace and bracelet. The man is putting a ring on the woman's finger. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.10
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing glasses, a dark suit and a striped tie. There is a clip on the tie and a pocket square in the jacket. The bride, right, is wearing a long sleeve wedding gown, short veil, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.11
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The woman, left, is wearing a wedding dress, veil with flowers, pearl necklace and bracelet. The man, right, is wearing a dark suit and striped tie with light gloves. He has a moustache. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a dark tuxedo and bow tie with a moustache, sideburns and a chin strip. There is a flower attached to his lapel. The woman, right, is wearing a wedding dress and veil with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a dark suit and tie. He has a moustache. The woman, right is wearing a light dress, earrings and gloves. There is a large arrangement of flowers attached to her dress just…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a dark suit and bow tie. The woman, right, is wearing a wedding gown, veil, necklace and long gloves. In front of them is a large three tiered wedding cake. The two of them…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a dark tuxedo and a bow tie. The woman, right, is wearing wedding gown with lace sleeves, veil, earrings, necklace and gloves. There is a three tiered wedding cake on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.8
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of couple

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a light suit with dark pants and a bow tie. The woman, right, is wearing wedding gown with lace sleeves and buttons down the front and a veil with large bow. There is a three…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.9.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
negatives

Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Bridesmaid

1948 - 1970s

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Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Bridesmaid.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.15.B
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