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22c Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2249
Depicts:
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, American, c. 1750 - 1818  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
Illinois
United States of America
Date:
February 20, 1987
Topic:
The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this
Black Heritage  Search this
Humanitarian Causes  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1999.2004.694
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8099ae6a2-8191-499e-8242-315c882680b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1999.2004.694

The King Family at Home

Photograph by:
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  Search this
Created by:
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957  Search this
Yolanda King, American, 1955 - 2007  Search this
Dexter Scott King, American, 1961 - 2024  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 3154 pixels × 4603 pixels
File size: 13.9 MB
Type:
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1962
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Families  Search this
Fatherhood  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Play  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Object number:
2015.129.20
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578bf086c-32b3-4b0a-ae78-0ffd73c011b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.129.20

The King Family at Home

Photograph by:
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002  Search this
Created by:
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Dexter Scott King, American, 1961 - 2024  Search this
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 2866 pixels × 4200 pixels
File size: 11.52 MB
Type:
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1962
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Families  Search this
Fatherhood  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Object number:
2015.129.23
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df98f089-16fd-457f-bd5c-830c3e78ce52
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.129.23

Photograph of a white woman leading her child away from Graymont School

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Graymont Elementary School, 1908 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 9 1/8 × 7 in. (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
Type:
black-and-white photographs
Place depicted:
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1963
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number:
2014.312.214
Restrictions & Rights:
© United Press International
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3a7c565-bf85-42b7-9da0-d8c8008a9378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.214
Online Media:

Playbill for Kennedy's Children

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Created by:
John Golden Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this
Subject of:
Shirley Knight, American, 1936 - 2020  Search this
Barbara Montgomery, American, born 1939  Search this
Michael Sacks, American, born 1948  Search this
Kaiulani Lee, American, born 1950  Search this
Don Parker  Search this
Douglas Travis, American, founded 1942  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Date:
1975
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.51.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d69d102-4be1-4b68-beec-1afa32987a67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.51.1
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Silvertone Electric-Acoustic Guitar, used by Jesse Fuller

User:
Fuller, Jesse  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 107 cm x 40 cm x 10 cm; 42 1/8 in x 15 3/4 in x 3 15/16 in
Object Name:
guitar
Place Made:
United States
Date made:
ca 1962
Subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice Robinson
ID Number:
1994.0053.01
Accession number:
1994.0053
Catalog number:
1994.0053.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Guitars
Artifact Walls exhibit
Exhibition:
Sounding American Music
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-449b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_607587
Online Media:

African-American Man has shoe shined by White Boy

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Date made:
1850s-1860s
Subject:
African American  Search this
Men  Search this
Boys  Search this
Workers  Search this
ID Number:
2012.3033.0388
Nonaccession number:
2012.3033
Catalog number:
2012.3033.0388
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Work
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7256-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1852614
Online Media:

Man and child sleeping on bus

Maker:
Zalesky, Roy Joseph  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
photograph
Place made:
United States: North Carolina, Charlotte
Date made:
1984
Subject:
African American  Search this
Men  Search this
Children  Search this
ID Number:
2017.0306.0074
Catalog number:
2017.0306.0074
Accession number:
2017.0306
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-fc09-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1858534

Women and child in push carriages

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
real photo postcard
photographic postcard
Postmark:
United States: Florida, Boynton Beach
Referenced:
United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson
Date made:
1908
Associated Date:
1908-02-16
Subject:
Women  Search this
Children  Search this
African American  Search this
ID Number:
2018.0166.0021
Accession number:
2018.0166
Catalog number:
2018.0166.0021
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a11c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1893759
Online Media:

Young boy in Angel costume

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in; 8.89 cm x 11.1125 cm
Object Name:
snapshot
Subject:
Christmas  Search this
Children  Search this
Boys  Search this
Costume  Search this
Angels  Search this
African American  Search this
ID Number:
2019.0012.0027
Catalog number:
2019.0012.0027
Accession number:
2019.0012
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7635-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1919123

New York City

Maker:
Maurer, Neil  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
cardstock (overall material)
gelatin silver, selenium toned (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 35.5 cm x 35.4 cm; 13 31/32 in x 13 15/16 in
image: 15.8 cm x 23.4 cm; 6 7/32 in x 9 7/32 in
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1971
Subject:
African American  Search this
Women  Search this
Girls  Search this
ID Number:
2021.0060.0005
Accession number:
2021.0060
Catalog number:
2021.0060.0005
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4f5c4cfa3-abf4-4014-a73b-46686d4f0374
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2004136

Perilous Escape of Eliza and Child

Originator of scene:
Stowe, Harriet Beecher  Search this
Maker:
Strong, Thomas W.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
overall: 16 in x 11 in; 40.64 cm x 27.94 cm
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1853
Subject:
Reform Movements  Search this
Children  Search this
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Referenced:
Civil War  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.2373
Catalog number:
60.2373
Accession number:
228146
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
American Civil War Prints
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-0095-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324699

An Amalgamation Waltz

Maker:
Childs, John  Search this
Artist:
Clay, Edward Williams  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 10 1/8 in x 15 in; 25.7175 cm x 38.1 cm
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1839
Depicted:
Blacks  Search this
Uniforms, Military  Search this
Dancing  Search this
African American  Search this
Subject:
Chronology: 1830-1839  Search this
Political Caricatures  Search this
Music  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.3340
Catalog number:
60.3340
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
American Civil War Prints
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2f63-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325555
Online Media:

Practical Amalgamation (The Dinner Party)

Maker:
Childs, John  Search this
Artist:
Clay, Edward Williams  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 10 in x 14 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 36.83 cm
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1839
Subject:
Blacks  Search this
Furnishings  Search this
Courtship, love  Search this
Drinking  Search this
Eating  Search this
Chronology: 1830-1839  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Marriage  Search this
African American  Search this
Political Caricatures  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.3337
Catalog number:
60.3337
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
American Civil War Prints
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-ef7b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325575
Online Media:

Come and Join Us Brothers.

Maker:
P.S. Duval & Son Lith.  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 14 in x 14 1/8 in; 35.56 cm x 35.8775 cm
Object Name:
chromolithograph
Object Type:
Posters
Lithograph
Other Terms:
lithograph
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1863 -1865
Subject:
African American  Search this
Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols  Search this
Uniforms, Military  Search this
Referenced:
Civil War  Search this
Music  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.3320
Catalog number:
60.3320
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Advertising
American Civil War Prints
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-e04d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_516030
Online Media:

Portrait of a seated African-American child

Object Name:
Tintype
Subject:
Portraits  Search this
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
ID Number:
1983.0304.05
Catalog number:
1983.0304.05
Accession number:
1983.0304
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4789-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1325423

young African American child in white dress

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 13.6525 cm
Object Name:
real photo postcard
Date made:
after 1907
Subject:
Children  Search this
African American  Search this
ID Number:
1986.3048.1340
Nonaccession number:
1986.3048
Catalog number:
1986.3048.1340
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a193-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1889099
Online Media:

Practical Amalgamation

Depicted (sitter):
Adams, John Quincy  Search this
O'Connell, Daniel  Search this
Printer:
Childs, John  Search this
Graphic artist:
Clay, Edward Williams  Search this
Measurements:
image: 22.2 cm x 32 cm; 8 3/4 in x 12 19/32 in
Object Name:
Print
Other Terms:
Print; Lithograph
Date made:
1839
Subject:
African American  Search this
abolitionism  Search this
ID Number:
1985.0394.02
Accession number:
1985.0394
Catalog number:
85.0394.02
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-23a4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_825851

Maryland Slaves Sketch from The Brewery Troupe

User:
Brewery Troupe, Inc.  Search this
Maker:
Brewer, Brad  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
pastels (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 16 3/4 in x 13 7/8 in; 42.545 cm x 35.2425 cm
Object Name:
sketch
Place made:
United States: New York, Freeport
Date made:
1998
Subject:
Puppetry  Search this
African American History  Search this
Invention  Search this
ID Number:
1999.0144.22
Accession number:
1999.0144
Catalog number:
1999.0144.22
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-80a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1826485

Child in costume

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 3 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 8.89 cm
Object Name:
photograph
snapshot
Date made:
1957-11
Subject:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Costume  Search this
ID Number:
1999.0281.047
Catalog number:
1999.0281.047
Accession number:
1999.0281
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-a4ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_552739

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