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vases

Blue vase from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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A blue porcelain vase with the body higher at one end than the other and a scalloped lip. The exterior is blue with a floral design and the interior has been painted light pink.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.124
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veils

Blue veil with large bow from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Blue veil with blue chiffon bow attributed to Mae Reeves. The veiling is very open net. The bow is flat and is sewn to the top of the veil slightly off center.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.100
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Historical photographs & documents

BMI: Royalty Statement

1-17-2003

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Cataloged as “BMI: Royalty Statement” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 5
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Photographs and Still Images

Board with two photographs of Goodwin's Cleaners & Dyers

ca. 1930

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Board with two photos of Goodwin's Cleaners & Dyers, San Diego, California. .1a A photograph depicting a man standing inside Goodwin’s Cleaners & Dyers. The man stands just right of center, arms akimbo, wearing a dark hat, bowtie, and vest with a light…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.99.3.1ab
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Photographs and Still Images

Board with two photographs of Goodwin's Cleaners & Dyers

ca. 1930

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Board with two photos of Goodwin's Cleaners & Dyers, San Diego, California. .2a One side of the board has a photograph of a man inside a truck on the street in front of a dry cleaning shop. Both the shop and the truck have signs reading [GOODWIN’S /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.99.3.2ab
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Historical photographs & visual records

Boats lining the bank of Niger River

2000-02-01

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Boats lining the bank of Niger River. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 87.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1488
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Politics & Public Life

Bob Bryant

1944–2016

Bob Bryant (August 11, 1944 – February 25, 2016) was an American politician. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Bryant served in the United States Army and served in South Vietnam. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbia College.

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Education & Scholarship

Bobbie Knight

Biography

Bobbie Knight is an American businessperson, academic administrator and college president. She is the 15th president of Miles College a HBCU in Fairfield, Alabama. Knight, who had been a trustee of Miles College since July 2017, was appointed interim…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
textiles

Bolt of black tulle fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Black synthetic tulle fabric wound around a piece of cardboard. A manufacturer's label is adhered to one end of the cardboard with the printed text crossed out.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.107ab
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Bond for the hire of the enslaved man Jacob by Edward Rouzee

October 28, 1808

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This document is a bond for the debt of ten pounds due to Susanna Faver from Edward Rouzee for the hire of an enslaved man named Jacob. The document is dated October 28, 1808. In the bottom left is the signature of the witness Elizabeth M. Rouzee. There is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.26
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Bond from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden

February 16, 1838

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This document records a bond of $1,854.50 from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden dated February 16, 1838 in Charleston, South Carolina. The document is a pre-printed form with handwritten text written in ink. On the reverse of the document is handwritten…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.174.1
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Business & Enterprise

Bonita C. Stewart

1957–

Bonita Kaye Coleman Stewart (born Coleman, 1957) is an American marketing and sales executive, consultant, media personality and author. In 2011 she became the first black woman to be named vice president at Google; as of 2019 she serves there as VP of…

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Business

BooG!e

1981–

Bobbie K. Bowman (born September 14, 1981), known by his alias BooG!e or Boogie (/ˈbuː.ɡi/), is an American film and television actor, podcaster, and businessman. He is best known for portraying T-Bo in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom television series iCarly…

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Education

Booker T. Washington

1856–1915

Washington rose from slavery to become a nationally known educator, author and institution builder focused on training and economic advancement.

National Park Service
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Documents and Manuscripts

Booking contract signed by Billie Holiday

April 30, 1954

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An Associated Booking Corp. document signed by Billie Holiday, detailing Holiday's summer 1954 musical engagements as well as an agreement for debt repayments. The document is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with the Associated Booking Corp blue…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.59.3.3
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Books and Published Materials

Booklet of regulations for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia

ca. 1952

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A booklet for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia, produced by the Virginia State Department of Health and owned by the midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The booklet is printed in black ink on white paper, folded and bound with staples to form 29 pages.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.32
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Photographs and Still Images

Bop City proprietor, Jimbo (wearing beret) with guests, c. mid 1950s

ca. 1955

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This black and white photograph depicts Jimbo Edwards shaking hands with another man. Wearing a dark suit and tie over a white shirt, he also wears a dark beret as he turns from the handshake towards the viewer. Standing across from him are two men in dark…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.17
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signage

Boulder sign for Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1930-1970

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A stone boulder with [Rock Rest] hand-painted on it with white paint.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Boulevard du Commerce" [Commerce Boulevard], Conakry, Guinée

c. 1914

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Guinée Française. - CONAKRY. - 3. - Boulevard du Commerce; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Désgranges et Decaveux.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0880
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Tools and Equipment

Box housing a pair of cuff links worn by Eugene Allen

1980s

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Box housing a pair of cuff links from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The grey textured box is blank. There is an insert inside the box with a central slit opening to secure cuff links.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.5.1.12.2
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business cards

Box of business cards from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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A cardboard box containing business cards for Mae Reeves from Mae's Millinery Shop. Some of the cards have handwritten notes on the reverse.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.17.1abc
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Toys and Games

Box of chess black and white wooden chessmen from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

mid 20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A Milton Bradley box of black and white wooden chess pieces with game instructions. 2011.12.51a: Thirty-two (32) Milton Bradley chessmen: sixteen (16) carved, wooden, black pieces and sixteen (16) carved, wooden, natural wood colored pieces. 2011.12.51b: A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.51.2abc
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Toys and Games

Box of poker chips from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

mid 20th century

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A box of cardboard red, white, and blue poker chips. The box top is red with a black bottom. On the box top is a blue band with white text that reads [POKER / CHIPS] and white text on red that reads [UNBREAKABLE] and [NOISELESS]. The box top is decorated…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.49
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