Boxing trunks worn by Muhammad Ali while training at Dundee's 5th Street Gym in Miami, Florida The shiny red trunks have a vertical white stripe going down the side of each leg. There is an off-white elastic rouched waistband with an off-white label at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.44.5
Boy Shining Shoes, Natal. The African boy is standing behind a small table with one shoe on it and a shoeshine container. He is polishing the other shoe in his hand. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, Feb. 1949. This photograph was taken when…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060062
Boy Shining Shoes While Sitting in Grass, Natal. The photograph is blurry. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, Feb. 1949. This photograph was taken when Constance Stuart was on assignment for Harper's Bazaar, an American magazine. Her task was to…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060067
A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a group of men working on railroad tracks. It is possible that they are raising them out of the water to prevent rot and rust.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.13.48
This hand-designed bra was worn as part of a costume along with customized blue jeans and hand-painted mid-calf boots. The bra is a hand-decorated ivory store-bought underwire bra with heavily padded cups, adjustable straps, and a hook-and-eye back…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.1.1
A sterling silver “Warrior” Women’s March 2016 bracelet owned by civil rights activist and politician Stacey Abrams. The outside of the narrow cuff-like bracelet features the engraving “WARRIOR”. The inside of the bracelet continues engraving with “WOMEN’S…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.7.16
A sterling silver cuff bracelet presented to Jeff Friday by the Mexican government at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The bracelet is uniformly wide and tapers to rounded ends at the open gap area. The surface of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.55.4
A Lobsterware plate designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The plate is shaped like a large lettuce leaf and has a small, red lobster claw attached on the left side, near the base of the leaf. The bottom of the dish is a gradient…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.2
A three-part divided Lobsterware dish designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The dish is shaped with three (3) green, cupped, lettuce leaves. A large, red lobster sits on top with its claws extended outwards. The lobster’s tail…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.1
Bradford Clyde Lomax (September 13, 1950 – August 28, 1984) was an American civil rights and disability rights activist. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Howard University. During his time at the university, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and…
Brad Pye Jr. (June 11, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American sports journalist, broadcaster, and Los Angeles community activist. He was the first recognized African-American sportswriter in Southern California and the first African-American scout for the…
Bradley Osezele Akhigbe Philip Ihionvien (born 23 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United, on loan from EFL League One club Peterborough United.
Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards.…
A braided hat with a purple pleated hatband. The body of the hat is made of woven shiny polypropylene covered paper. The crown of the hat is ovoid shaped with the center indented. There is a mauve acetate satin ribbon hatband that has five pleats. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.575
A braided straw hat with a blocked flat crown and short stiff brim. The crown and the brim are made of two separate pieces of braided straw that are stitched together. The rows of braid making up each section of the hat are machine stitched together. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.670
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children braiding their dolls' hair outside. The girl braiding her dolls hair is sitting in a chair while another girl watches and holds her own doll. A boy stands behind them with his back to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.17
A headwrap with a milticolored striped design throughout the exterior. The exterior has stripes of red, pink, blue, yellow, purple, and black printed in multiple directions. Some of the red, pink, yellow, and blue stripes are designed to resemble braided…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.25.4
Brandon Anthony Austin (born January 8, 1999) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in England, he made an appearance for the United States under-18 national team, but has most recently…
Brandon James Barzey (born 27 July 1999) is a footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division South club Hanworth Villa, and the Montserrat national team.
