The first design presentation board Cross Colours presented featuring denim designs. The mat board is black and has a red background with cut outs of three different designs. Each design is worn by a man in various poses and washes of denim with kente…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.16.2
Program for Club Harlem's upcoming concert season for 1974-1975, with the grand opening June 28, 1974. This was in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the club in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is printed on pink paper with white lettering and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.5
Clyde Mark Billington Jr. (August 29, 1934 – April 2, 2018) was an American chemist, businessman, and politician. Billington was born in Hartford, Connecticut and went to Weaver High School.
A directory distributed by the Coalition of 100 Black Women for the 1980 National Urban League Conference and National Democratic Convention. The cover of the directory is tan paperboard with black ink. The front cover has [coalition of 100 black women]…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.40.29
Strand of blue glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are of various shades of blue and various shapes. Beads are drilled through center. Note attached to string of beads reads, [African American History/European Glass Beads/"Cobalt Blue"/Circa 17th…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.312.32
Bank in the form of a caricatured man standing with his hands on his hips. The figure is wearing a hat, collared shirt, suspenders, and pants. Raised lettering on the front of his pants reads [GIVE ME / A / PENNY]. He is made of black cast iron, with red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.461
Cast iron coin bank in the form of a bust of a caricatured boy. The boy is wearing a red shirt, with white collar and black bow tie. Mouth of boy is painted red with white teeth. The boy’s eyes are painted white with black dots at the center. Bank is made…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.218
A mechanical coin bank in the form of a bust and arm of a caricatured boy. The boy has yellow eyes and red lips, white teeth and a wide open mouth. He is wearing a red jacket with white trim and a blue bow tie. His jacket has three (3) chevrons on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.219
A cast iron coin bank in the form of a "pickaninny" boy eating a watermelon slice. The boy is standing on a tiered rectangular base. He is holding a slice of watermelon up to his mouth with both hands. The watermelon is painted red and green. The boy is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.221
A cast iron coin bank in the form of "Mammy." The bank is made of two (2) parts joined vertically at the center. The halves do not match up perfectly. The figure is standing, with her hands on her hips. She is wearing a red dress, white shawl, and white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.211
Painted metal coin bank in the form of “Mammy." She is standing with her feet apart and her hands on her hips. She is wearing a blue dress with yellow cuffs, yellow shawl, white waist apron, and black shoes. A red kerchief with white polka dots covers her…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.217
A metal coin bank in the form of "Mammy" seated on a chamber pot. The woman is depicted wearing a kerchief and dress. She is seated on a chamber pot and holding the dress above her backside. A metal flat-head screw is located in the center of her backside;…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.220
Cast iron coin bank in the form of "Uncle Mose." The figure is almost entirely bald with a ring of white hair around the bottom portion of his head, white muttonchops and thick, white eyebrows. He is wearing a red jacket, yellow pants, yellow neck tie,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.212
Collar stays from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The gold-colored stays each have a pointed end. There are rough areas of wear on the points and near the wider, rounded end.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.5.1.10ab
An oversized color block jacket by Cross Colours. The jacket has a collar made of red cotton twill and opens in the center front with seven buttons on the proper left side and seven buttonholes on the proper right side. Each button is embossed with the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.1.1
A color block letterman style jacket by Cross Colours. The jacket has a rounded neckline and a black rib knitted collar with a green and red stripe. The jacket opens in the center front and closes with seven black metal snaps. The body of the jacket is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.4
A pair of high waisted color block multicolored shorts by Cross Colours. The shorts are made of multiple-colored pieces of cotton twill including green, orange, blue, red, and yellow. There are five belt loops, two on the front and three on the back. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.1.2
A color block vest by Cross Colours. The vest is made of multiple-colored pieces of cotton including red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. The vest has a low V neckline and opens in the center front with four metal buttons. Each button is embossed with the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.1.3
A digital print color photograph of two clapboard houses painted a bright, golden yellow. The houses are situated side by side on a city street. Both houses are one and a half stories with peaked gable roofs. The house on the left is slightly smaller. It…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.36.6
Color transparency overlays for a Milestone Media company newsletter owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The overlay is made up of three plastic transparencies of different color taped to a blank, white piece of paper. Each overlay has the page illustration. The top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.96.16
A color photograph portrait of Delta Air Lines flight attendant Casey Grant in uniform, captured May 1974. Captured on a sunny day outdoors, Grant smiles and gazes to her proper right. Her neck-length dark hair frames her face, and she wears large…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.24.5
