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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Charles Ogletree Jr., Dr. Olivia Hooker, Otis Clark, and others

2007

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A digital image of a photograph of Charles Ogletree Jr., Gay McDougall, Dr. Olivia Hooker, Otis Clark, and two more unidentified individuals in front of the Organization of American States (OAS) building at 1889 F Street NW, Washington, DC. Dr. Hooker…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.57
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digital images

Digital image of crashing waves at the beach on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of crashing waves at the beach on Martha's Vineyard. At center are some piles of seaweed in the sand. Behind the crashing waves is the open sea.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.72
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech

ca. 1963

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A digital color image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech. King is depicted close up, in profile. He holds his proper right hand in front of his face, both of which are bathed in light while the rest of the photograph who blends into the black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.157.67
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Ed and Lucille Mapp on their honeymoon on Martha's Vineyard

1951

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A black-and-white image of newlyweds Ed and Lucille Mapp, guests of Taylor's Playfair cottage, on a beach on Martha's Vineyard along with another unidentified man. The image depicts two young men lounging on the beach, near the water, on Martha's Vineyard.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.8
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Eddie Faye Gates and Representative Maxine Waters

2005

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A digital image of a photograph of Eddie Faye Gates and Representative Maxine Waters posing with a copy of Gate's book, Riot on Greenwood: The Total Destruction of Black Wall Street. Eddie Faye Gates wears a black blouse, green jacket, and chunky necklace.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.56
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Eddie Faye Gates, Johnnie Cochran, and Kevin Jerome Gates

2000-2001

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Digital image of a photograph of Eddie Faye Gates and Kevin Gates with Johnnie Cochran, the lead lawyer in the lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Cochran, left, wears eyeglasses, a black suit, and a black, yellow, and green tie.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.52
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Eddie Faye Gates with Don Ross holding a campaign sticker

ca. 1982

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A digital image of a color photograph of Eddie Faye Gates with Don Ross. They are holding a campaign sticker that says “DON ROSS / STATE REPRESENTATIVE.” Eddie Faye Gates is wearing a blue shirt and holding it with her right hand. Don Ross is wearing a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Emmanuel Macron honoring Josephine Baker

November 30, 2021

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A digital, color image by D. Michael Cheers captures French President Emmanuel Macron at the podium during the ceremony for Josephine Baker’s induction into France’s Pantheon mausoleum. A large headshot of Baker in her military uniform takes up the left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.50.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Emmanuel Macron honoring Josephine Baker

November 30, 2021

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A digital, color image by D. Michael Cheers captures French President Emmanuel Macron at the podium during the ceremony for Josephine Baker’s induction into France’s Pantheon mausoleum. At the center of the Pantheon is a red circle with a quote printed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.50.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Ernie Fields and His Orchestra

early to mid 20th century

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Digital image of a black-and-white photograph of Ernie Fields and His Orchestra. Fields is standing third from the right and holding a trombone while wearing a dark suit and striped necktie. Photograph depicts a group of people standing in a line on a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.40
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of three (3) women posing outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard. The young women are sitting together on a wicker chaise, wearing casual clothes and smiling for the camera. The group sits in front of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.116
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of a man and a woman standing on the front porch of the Taylor family home in Martha's Vineyard. The man is wearing a jacket, shirt and pants, and the young woman is wearing a blouse, skirt and hat or headband. They both are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.84
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of two (2) men and two (2) women sitting on the steps of the Taylor family home in Martha's Vineyard. The women are sitting behind the men on a short flight of steps leading up to a house porch, all facing the camera,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.85
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of two (2) women sitting on the steps of the Taylor family home in Martha's Vineyard. The woman at proper left is sitting on a ledge at the top of a short flight of steps leading up to a house porch, looking towards the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.86
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of a man and a woman standing on the steps of the Taylor family home in Martha's Vineyard. The man is standing at proper left, wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts, his left arm around the woman's waist. The woman is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.88
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

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A black-and-white digital image of family members posing outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard. Two (2) men and two (2) women are sitting together on a blanket in the grass, in front of some wicker rocking chairs. Everyone is wearing casual…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.112.95
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Florence Jones and her mother, Kate Wilson, posing with a bike

1919-1925; scanned 2012

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A digital scan of Florence Jones and her mother, Kate Wilson posing with a bicycle in Lincoln, Nebraska. Florece is seated on the bicycle with her arm around her mother's shoulder. Kate stands behind the bicycle and holds onto the handlebar and frame. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.56.1.41
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Fran Drescher and an unidentified child at the Women's March

January 21, 2017

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A digital image of Fran Drescher and an unidentified child at the Women's March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. Dresher and the child are framed by a group of marchers. Drescher has on a black hat and sunglasses and leans into the young girl. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.87.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Hal Singer in Paris with Eddie Faye Gates

2006

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Digital image of a photograph of musician and Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Hal Singer in Paris with Eddie Faye Gates. Eddie Faye Gates stands at left wearing eyeglasses and a garment with white, brown, and gray-blue horizontal stripes with red sticker. She…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.9
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Janaye Ingram, Gloria Steinem, Bob Bland, and others

January 21, 2017

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A digital image of some of the organizers and speakers of the Women's March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. The image, taken from on Independence Avenue, off the main entrance of National Museum of the American Indian, shows the women standing and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.87.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in Resurrection City

1968

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A black and white image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in the Poor People's Campaign Culture Tent at Resurrection City. Jackson and Brown stand to the right of an unidentified man standing behind a microphone stand. The unidentified man is wearing a suit…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.177.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, and President Kennedy

August 28, 1963

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A black and white image of Rabbi Joachim Prinz and A. Philip Randolph with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office. The three men are standing together, looking off to the right and smiling. Joachim Prinz is on the far left side. He is wearing a dark…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.157.5
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of John F. Kennedy campaigning in a crowd of people

1960

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A black and white image of John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign with a crowd of people outside of a BBQ restaurant. Kennedy is pictured smiling and is standing in the center of the crowd. Many of the men are wearing hats. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.157.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Digital image of John F. Kennedy shaking the hand of a little girl

1960-1963

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A black and white image of John F. Kennedy greeting a little girl from the back of a convertible. Kennedy is pictured on the right side of the image, sitting in a shiny black convertible, leaning over the side of the car to shake the hand of a little girl.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.157.2
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