Cataloged as “Women and Mallam Baba's daughter, Tani, using a mortar and pestle to grind grain in Mallam Baba's compound, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1538
This is a Women's Army Corps uniform worn by Ara Belle Brown Jennings. It consists of an olive brown wool jacket (a) and matching skirt (b). The uniform jacket buttons up the front with four gold-colored buttons, with the bottom button missing. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.91.1ab
A pair of Nike shorts, size 14/Large, worn by Briana Scurry during the 1999 Women's World Cup. The shorts are all white with a red and blue trim on the bottom edges. A red number one, outlined in blue is stitched on the proper right leg. A Nike swoosh logo…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.58.2
Black US Army Nurse's dress uniform beret and insignia pin worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The black felt beret (a) is formed with a crease along the proper right side; the crease is deepest near the center back. The interior of the crown is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1.4ab
Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform hat with band and insignia pin worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The hat (a) is made from olive green wool and has a rounded brim, designed to be turned up in the back, and a flat crown. The hat is lined…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1.5abc
Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform jacket and insignia pins worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The single-breasted long sleeve jacket (a) is made from olive green polyester. It closes at the center front with four (4) gold metal buttons. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1.1a-f
Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform blouse with shoulder boards and neck tie worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The short-sleeved blouse (a) is made from pale green cotton/polyester fabric and is shaped with bust darts at the front and darts at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1.3a-d
In 1979, Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown became the first African American woman general in the history of the U.S. military and the first African American woman to be appointed chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform skirt worn…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1.2
Military dress uniform comprised of a jacket with service ribbons and insignia (.1a-f), a skirt (.2), a blouse with insignia (.3a-d), a beret with insignia (.4ab), and a hat with insignia (.5abc). The uniform was worn by Brigadier General Hazel…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.146.1
