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negatives

Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Groom with Bouquet

1948 - 1970s

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Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Groom with Bouquet.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.19.B
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negatives

Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Groom with the Bouquet

1948 - 1970s

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Wedding Portrait of the Bride and Groom with the Bouquet.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.14.B
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding portrait of the bride and groom with their wedding cake

September 30, 1962

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A wedding portrait depicting the bride, Deloris Braxton, and the groom, Robert T. Shipp, with their wedding cake. The bride holds a large bouquet of flowers and the couple stands behind a table with the wedding cake and a punchbowl on top. The photograph…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.29.C
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negatives

Wedding Portrait of the Bride & Groom

1948 - 1970s

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Wedding Portrait of the Bride & Groom.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.39.B
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negatives

Wedding Portrait of the Bride Standing and Holding Bouquet

1948 - 1970s

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Wedding Portrait of the Bride Standing and Holding Bouquet.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.13.B
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Jewelry and Adornment

Wedding ring belonging to Louise Ayers Church

1862-1870

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Wedding ring owned by Louise Ayers Church, mother of Mary Church Terrell. The gold band has a smooth, undecorated exterior. The interior is engraved with the date [Dec 11, 1862] and initials, R.R. [Robert Reed Church] to L.A. [Louise Ayers].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.56
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton

1939

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This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.30.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Wedding Shots on S. Elwood - Tulsa, OK

1973

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A sepia toned digital image of a series of four related pictures in a photo booth style strip. The images depict a man and a woman standing in front of a white colored building. The man is wearing a dark colored sweater and khakis. The woman is wearing a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.46
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Wedding veil with cream flowers

mid-20th century

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A bridal blusher veil with cream flowers. The headband on the top of the veil is made of metal wire wrapped with synthetic net. Cream wax flowers with paper pistils are applied to the front and sides of the headband. The stems of the flowers are made of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.764
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Wedding veil worn by Florance Trevor

1951

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Wedding veil worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. The veil (a) is made from off-white tulle extending down beyond the floor and onto the train of the dress. The headpiece is made from a circle of wire covered in fabric…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.73.1.4abc
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Wedge-arm sash fillister made by Cesar Chelor

1753-1784

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A wedge-arm sash fillister plane. Body, arms, and blade wedge are wood. Wooden sole is attached to body using sliding dovetails. On short end of the body, vertically in relief, is [CE CHELOR / LIVING IN / WRENTHAM]. There are cracks on the stock. There is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.5
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Tools and Equipment

Wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches

late 20th century

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A wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.249.4.7
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Tools and Equipment

Wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches

late 20th century

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A wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.249.4.8
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Clothing - Costume

Wedge sandals worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video

1997

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Open toe wedge sandals worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video. Sandal straps are brown corduroy material with silver-tone buckle fasteners. The lower heel is covered in similar corduroy material, and the upper heel is a material with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.28.3.4ab
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newspapers

Weekend, Volume 9, Number 52

May 20, 1983

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Volume 9, Number 52 of the Weekend newspaper. The paper contains photographs and articles about events, music and dining in New York.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.147
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Photographs and Still Images

Weeping Moss

2023

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A black-and-white photograph depicting a moss-covered oak tree. Taken from a low angle, the tree appears against a cloud-filled sky, jutting out from the bottom left corner of the image. The back of the photograph is blank.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.91.4
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Books and Published Materials

Welcome to New York... - it’s a small world after all….

1965

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A magazine titled [Welcome to New York... - it’s a small world after all….] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is divided into two horizontal sections. The top section features a blue and white image of a globe against a sky with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.1
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