A four paneled brochure printed in black ink on tan colored paper. The front cover depicts an illustration of a woman with red lipstick, hoop earrings, and locked hair peering from behind a door which reads [HAPPY I'M NAPPY], text beneath the woman reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.27.1
A trifold brochure for the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club Program. The brochure is made of off-white paper with black ink designs, images, and text. The cover of the brochure has the Fort Dupont Hockey Club seal. Below the seal, large black text reads [Fort…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.67.2
A documentary film with the title Broken Rainbow. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary discusses the plight of the Navajo and Hopi peoples who were forcibly relocated from Black Mesa, Arizona after…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.92.1a
A 16mm release print of the feature film Broken Strings. It consists of two reels of positive, black and white, 16mm acetate film with variable area optical sound. The first scene opens with a shot outside a theatre. The footage then quickly jumps to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.167.3.1ab
Bromley Lloyd Armstrong, (February 9, 1926 – August 17, 2018) was a Canadian civil rights leader. He was active in the nascent civil rights era in Canada, beginning with his arrival in 1947. Armstrong was a committed union activist who worked to improve…
This bronze beaded clutch purse was used by Dinah Washington. The purse has rounded edges and is heavily beaded in a swirling design with bronze colored seed beads. The top side has a hinged opening that fastens with pressure clasp made from two rounded…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.87.1
A right bronze metallic heel with striped mesh. The shoe has a rounded toe box made of metallic vinyl. The edge of the toe box has a wing tip; the vamp is made of plastic net with metallic thread and vertical stripes. A quarter inch wide band of bronze…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1075
An abstract, mixed metals brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch’s edges are swirled out, layered with thin lines and beads of sterling silver, copper, and brass. At the top left is a swirl that begins with a turquoise stone. At the top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.1
An abstract, sterling silver brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch has some straight edges at the top and bottom, with empty, abstract spaces in the middle shaped by the thin, abstract lines of sterling silver. On the top half, a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.2
An abstract, sterling silver brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch has two crescent shapes on the left, curved around a black stone. On the right are four jagged edges with beads of metal at the tip. They meet at the bottom at a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.3
Trapezoidal Art Deco brooch with a pale gold and ebony enamel design featuring prominent clusters of rhinestones. Curved and straight lines lead to a square ebony-colored center. The brooch front has a smooth, lacquered finish.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.102
Ladies' oval-shaped brooch with a black-and-white tintype photograph of an African American man. The brooch is silver in color with a glass front and a pushpin back. The man in the photograph is wearing a dark colored necktie, jacket and vest with a white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.50
A black-and-white gelatin silver print group portrait of teenage boys at a Brooklyn mosque. There are fourteen (14) boys visible, posed inside of a small wood-paneled room, with two older men standing along the left-hand side of the group. Most of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.18.1
Wood and straw broom used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore Riots of 2015 at North and Pennsylvania Avenues. The broom has a straw head attached to a wooden handle with wire. The handle is gray.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.210.2
Brown alligator skin pumps with a buckle. The shoes are made of brown alligator skin leather and have a self-fabric buckle on the vamp. The inside of the shoe is made of brown suede along the back half and synthetic knit along the front half. A brown vinyl…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.997ab
This costume was worn by dancer Johnette “Suki” Dodson on the television show Soul Train in the early 2000s. The outfit is comprised of two (2) pieces, a hand-decorated bra (.1) and a handmade skirt (.2). The bra (.1) is a hand-decorated black store-bought…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.3.1-.2
A pair of brown and black pumps. The pumps are made of black leather with brown leather applied to the sides of the shoes. The pumps have thick heels that are covered in brown leather. The insole is made of light brown leather and is printed with the text…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.977ab
A brown and black striped silk moiré women’s day ensemble consisting of a bodice and skirt. The bodice (a) is made of brown and black striped silk moiré faille and has dropped shoulders. The bodice’s round neckline and armscye seams are piped, and a band…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.159ab
