The cover of the March 2003 edition of Black Enterprise magazine. Featured on the cover is a color photograph of Robert L. Johnson. The close-up shows Johnson holding an NBA basketball on the rim of a basketball hoop. Johnson is standing behind an orange…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.1
A mounted cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue featuring the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” Printed at the top fourth the magazine's cover is the masthead printed in large gold text outlined in white and shadowed in black that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.3.1
A mounted cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue featuring the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” The cover is primarily tan and features a large color photograph of sport celebrities. The masthead is printed at the top fourth of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.3.2
Craig V. Hickman (born December 8, 1967) is an American writer, farmer, and Democratic politician from Maine currently representing Maine Senate District 14. He served in the 126th Maine House of Representatives as the representative for Maine's 82nd…
A cream and black hat with faux rose embellishment from Mae's Millinery Shop. The hat has a tall slouched crown and an asymmetric brim that is very short at the back and wide around the sides and front, with the front brim tacked up at the center front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.165
A cream and black velvet hat designed by Mae Reeves. The hat is made from cream and black velvet that has been scrunched up and sewn over with undulating lines of black sequins. Three (3) large stacked loops of black velvet ribbon are sewn at the proper…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.152
Cream chiffon hat with tulle embellishment designed by Mae Reeves. It has a high round crown and a short brim, similar in silhouette to a cloche. The hat is made from heat set plastic net that is covered in layers of cream chiffon. A length of cream tulle…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.8
A cream wool fur felt cloche style hat designed by Mae Reeves. Panels of short black feathers are attached at each side of the hat. Single black feathers with a single black bead on the shaft of each feather are attached around the edges of each clustered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.179
A cream satin collar with pink satin trim on the lower edge and an embroidered floral design across the front. The trim has a fixed bow sewn at the proper left front side. The embroidery is done in metallic thread in a floral vine with rhinestone and faux…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.167
A cream floral damask hat with a high round crown and a round upturned brim designed by Mae Reeves. The crown is wrapped in a scarf with a printed design in orange, pink, and gold of flowers, wide stripes, and paisleys. A cluster of red and orange beads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.144
Cream wool felt hat similar to a majorette style hat, with a tall crown and a short front bill designed by Mae Reeves. The bill of the hat is made from white plastic stiffener folder over and sewn to the interior. A cluster of cream fur with two short…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.172
Cream wool felt hat with white and gold embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a low round crown and an asymmetrical brim that is shorter at the front and tilts upward on the proper right side. White synthetic net with gold metallic braid in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.157
A cream knit dress with plastic buttons designed by Patrick Kelly. The dress is made of red rib knit cotton. It is sleeveless, has a round neckline, and is form fitting. Seam allowance and the raw edges of the shoulder seams are seen along the exterior.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.19
Cream leather collar from Mae's Millinery Shop. The collar is crescent shaped with loops of metallic gold braided tape attached along the bottom edge. Black velvet ribbon ties are sewn at each end. The reverse of the leather portion is lined with cream…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.57
A cream satin collar with rounded edges. Floral vines are embroidered in faux pearl beads on the facing side. Beads also trim the edges. The collar closes at the center front neck with one (1) metal hook-and-eye. A fabric label at the center back verso…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.166
Cream saucer hat designed by Betmar made from synthetic straw and trimmed with wide cream grosgrain ribbon that has two short tails at the center back. The hat is shaped with wire along the interior hat band of cream grosgrain ribbon. The wire is edged…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.37.1
Large square cream silk shawl edged with an intricate fringe & tassels. There is intricate twining floral embroidery throughout in matching cream colored thread. The fringe is knotted is an intricate pattern, creating long tassels. There is a double row of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.153.7
A cream sleeveless dress and jacket designed by Zelda Wynn. The sheath dress (a) is made of silk satin it has a V neckline with a diagonal bust dart on each side. Three vertical shaping darts are sewn below each bust dart which extend to the hips. The hem…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.166ab
Cream sun hat attributed to Mae Reeves with a flat-topped round low crown formed of buckram and faced with cream rayon. The ovular brim is larger in the front than in the back. The brim is formed of buckram. Cream satin and gauze wide-petaled flowers are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.21
Cream felt turban style hat designed by Mae Reeves. The hat (a) is made of formed felt with a round crown and sides that give the appearance of draped fabric. A gold colored asymmetrical metal pin (b) is attached to the center front of the hat. There is an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.213.1ab
A creamer from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The creamer is from a Czechoslovakian cream and sugar set. It is entirely constructed from off-white ceramic. The body of the vessel is pitcher-shaped, and the exterior surface is molded to resemble a cluster of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.61
A silver plated and soldered creamer, used at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. It has a large angled base that leads to a straight sided cup. The opening edge is rounded and there is a small spout that forms on one side of the opening. On the other side…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.104.3
A white creamware platter from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The platter is oval shaped, cream colored, and has six (6) gold leaf floral sprays around the wide, scalloped edges. A black stamp on the back of the platter reads [K.T&K. / IVORY].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.41
