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Historical photographs & visual records

Africa Orientale Una specialissima moda abissina

[ca. 1914]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "AFRICA ORIENTALE - Una specialissima moda abissina." Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 1995-001-0011
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

African American Architect Magazine of the National Organization of Minority Architects with article "The Freelon Group", 2005 — Periodicals, 1989-2017; undated

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “African American Architect Magazine of the National Organization of Minority Architects with article "The Freelon Group", 2005” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2017.51_ref34
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BIOGRAPHY
Architecture

African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945

Biography

African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945 is an American biographical dictionary with a focus on the history of previously overlooked African American architects, the book was edited by Dreck Spurlock Wilson and published in the…

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Historical photographs & documents

African American Architects in Current Practice edited by Jack Travis, AIA, ASID, reviewed by Carolyn Armenta Davis [photocopy]

1992

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Cataloged as “African American Architects in Current Practice edited by Jack Travis, AIA, ASID, reviewed by Carolyn Armenta Davis [photocopy]” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref116
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

African-American Consumer and Business Magazine

1995

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Magazine with a large color photograph of Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Minister Louis Farrakhan. The image shows both men standing with Chavis on the left and Farrakhan on the right. Both men are dressed in suits and bow ties. The men stand in an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.27
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Historical photographs & documents

African American Family Magazine

July 2008

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Cataloged as “African American Family Magazine” (Text; Magazines (periodicals)).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref823
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

African-American Flag

1990

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A flag artwork by David Hammons. The flag takes the stars and stripes design of the United States flag and replaces the red, white, and blue with green, red, and black, the colors of the Pan African flag. The canton in the upper left corner is green with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.7
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Photographs and Still Images

African American History

1948

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A black-and-white photograph of a man speaking from a podium during a National Maritime Union of America dinner recognizing Captain Hugh Mulzac, the first African American to earn a ships masters license in the Merchant Marine, for 22 years of naval…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.143
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ARCHIVE FILE
Historical photographs & visual records

African-American Women and Mannequins Modeling Hairstyles

circa 1973-circa 1978

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Cataloged as “African-American Women and Mannequins Modeling Hairstyles” (Slides [32056000030472]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref28
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Books and Published Materials

African-American Women Heritage Series: Educational Administrators, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-Five Achievers in the Field of Educational Administration

1994

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A light purple pamphlet with symbols of buildings along the right side of the cover. The pamphlet is titled “African-American Women Heritage Series: Educational Administrators, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-Five Achievers in the Field of Educational…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.17
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Books and Published Materials

African-American Women Heritage Series: In The Military, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-One Military Achievers

2002

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A blue pamphlet with a caduceus along the right side titled” African-American Women Heritage Series: Physicians, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-One Achievers in the Field of Medicine” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.15
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

African-American Women Heritage Series: Physicians, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-One Achievers in the Field of Medicine

1993

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A blue pamphlet with a caduceus along the right side titled” African-American Women Heritage Series: Physicians, Biographical Sketches of Twenty-One Achievers in the Field of Medicine” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.16
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

African American Women in Suburbia

March 26, 2012

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College titled African American Women in Suburbia. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. Moderated by Professor Maureen Ellis Davis, the program features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.1.1a
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape

February 21, 2011

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College with the title African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.2.1a
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Historical photographs & visual records

African Art store catering to tourists near Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 3

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Cataloged as “African Art store catering to tourists near Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0226
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Historical photographs & visual records

African Associations Wharf

1897

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Original caption reads: "African Associations wharf and Native Chief canoes Bonny; H. Majesty's Jubilee, 1897." Hundreds of Natives are seen walking along the boardwalk while several canoes, filled to capacity with Natives, are seen lined up along the…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240047
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African chief his wife and followers

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads: "A Native Chief one wife & his followers.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180046
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

African Correspondence

1811-1815

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A leather-bound ledger entitled, “African Correspondence” owned by William Allen. The ledger contains handwritten copies of letter written and received by Allen as well as other documents copied by Allen. The leather is in poor condition, with the spine…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.45
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

African Design

1970

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Hardcover copy of “African Design” with two book jackets. There is a clear plastic book jacket cover over the patterned book jacket. The front cover of the patterned book jacket has a color image of a decorated ’Tandu’ skin vessel and Batik dyed cloth,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.26.5.33
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BLACK PRESS
Black Press & Journalism

African expositor (Raleigh, N.C.), October 1, 1886

1886-10-01

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This card identifies the front page of African expositor (Raleigh, N.C.), October 1, 1886. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Raleigh, North…

Library of CongressCatalog sn97064613 · 1886-10-01 · edition 1
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Historical photographs & visual records

African family

[ca. 1910]

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Group portrait of an African family.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180062
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African girls carrying baskets and pottery

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "Female servants to a chief.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180051
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African girls dancing

[ca. 1910]

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Original caption reads "girls dancing C.C.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180058
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