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Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the greatest jazz collaboration ever

Author:
Griffin, Farah Jasmine  Search this
Washington, Salim  Search this
Physical description:
294 pages illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
Nonfiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Date:
2008
Topic:
Jazz--History and criticism  Search this
Jazz  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1162880

Black and white photograph of George Foreman

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
George Foreman, American, born 1949  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 × 9 1/8 in. (17.8 × 23.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Date:
October 1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Boxing  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.104.5
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Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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Black and white photograph of Ralph Metcalfe, James Johnson, and Jesse Owens

Photograph by:
ACME Newspictures, American, 1923 - 1952  Search this
Subject of:
Jesse Owens, American, 1913 - 1980  Search this
Ralph Metcalfe, American, 1910 - 1978  Search this
James Johnson, American, died 1979  Search this
Marquette University, American, founded 1881  Search this
Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper and ink
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (17.1 × 22.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1933
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Education  Search this
Track and field  Search this
U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.104.6
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Photograph of Len Bias on NBA Draft Day, with newspaper clipping

Photograph by:
Jim Mahoney  Search this
Published by:
Boston Herald, American, founded 1846  Search this
Subject of:
Len Bias, American, 1963 - 1986  Search this
Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946  Search this
Medium:
.2a silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper;
.2b ink on newsprint with adhesive
Dimensions:
H x W (.2a image): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
H x W (.2a sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (.2b clipping): 8 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (21.6 × 18.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
articles
Place depicted:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1986
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Basketball  Search this
Sports  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.44.2ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Boston Herald
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Time Vol. 86 No. 22

Title:
Time magazine autographed by Jim Brown
Published by:
Time, American, founded 1923  Search this
Signed by:
Jim Brown, American, 1936 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11 3/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/16 in. (28.4 × 21.3 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Date:
November 26, 1965
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Football  Search this
Sports  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.44.4
Restrictions & Rights:
© Time Inc
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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries

Photograph by:
Percy Dana Studio, American  Search this
Subject of:
Jack Johnson, American, 1878 - 1946  Search this
James J. Jeffries, American, 1875 - 1953  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
L x W: 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 16.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 4, 1910
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Boxing  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Sports  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.96.3
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No known copyright restrictions
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Group portrait of the Samuel Huston College women's basketball team

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Samuel Huston College, American, 1900 - 1952  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (19.6 × 24.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.4 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Mat frame): 10 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (27.2 × 31.7 cm)
Type:
group portraits
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1920s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Basketball  Search this
Education  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Sports  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.63.109
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No known copyright restrictions
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Color photograph of Carl Lewis and Nelson Mandela

Photograph by:
Wessel Oosthuiza, South African  Search this
Subject of:
Carl Lewis, American, born 1961  Search this
Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013  Search this
Owned by:
Carl Lewis, American, born 1961  Search this
Medium:
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 15/16 in. (21.6 x 15.1 cm)
Type:
portraits
chromogenic development prints
Place depicted:
South Africa, Africa
Date:
ca. 1997
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Sports  Search this
Track and field  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
Object number:
2012.154.25
Restrictions & Rights:
© Wessel Oosthuiza
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Cabinet card of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
George W. Babb, American, 1836 - 1915  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place made:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1888
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.10
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e320dbf-30b5-4f24-9d6d-25f60ac9f447
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Cabinet card of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
Rand, American, 1891 - 1903  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16.4 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place made:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1891-1903
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.15
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Collection title:
Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd581daffa9-0788-4860-8d4c-ed465aaefc42
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Cabinet card of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
Lewis Horning, American, 1834 - 1909  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1880s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.21
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e5a483c-8ef6-4bf3-acf2-d7517a824dba
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Photograph portrait of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin or collodion on printing-out paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
Type:
collodion prints
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
ca. 1900
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.24
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c9e0876-786d-4596-96e7-562556d218b9
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Hafltone print portrait of an unidentified soldier

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm)
Type:
relief halftones
portraits
Place depicted:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1890s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.25
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bb6cea2c-c115-4ad4-8442-16092c110328
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Cabinet card of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
Lothrop Studios, American, 1865 - 1905  Search this
David Lothrop, American, 1839 - after 1920  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1890
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.29
Restrictions & Rights:
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Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Cabinet card of an unidentified man

Photograph by:
Pach Brothers, American, founded 1867  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 5/8 x 4 3/16 in. (16.8 x 10.6 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1890s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
Object number:
2009.31.31
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Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young

Written by:
Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922  Search this
Received by:
Oscar W. Price, American, 1893 - 1970  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 1/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.7 × 20.2 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place made:
Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 21, 1918
Topic:
African American  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Men  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.39.2
Restrictions & Rights:
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Documents and Published Materials
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Envy

Created by:
Benny Andrews, American, 1930 - 2006  Search this
Medium:
oil and paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 14 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (38 × 27.8 cm)
Type:
collages
Date:
1964
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Art  Search this
Lynching  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Benny Andrews Estate and Foundation by courtesy of UNCF
Object number:
2016.148.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Benny Andrews Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use
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Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini

Created by:
Destini T. Riley, American  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
drawings
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
2013-2016
Topic:
African American  Search this
Animation  Search this
Art  Search this
Families  Search this
Film  Search this
Independent films  Search this
Justice  Search this
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Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Object number:
2018.94.2.16
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Collection title:
I, Destini Film Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
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Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini

Created by:
Destini T. Riley, American  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
drawings
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
2013-2016
Topic:
African American  Search this
Animation  Search this
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Object number:
2018.94.2.17
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© Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company
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I, Destini Film Collection
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Visual Arts
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini

Created by:
Destini T. Riley, American  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
drawings
Place made:
North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2013-2016
Topic:
African American  Search this
Animation  Search this
Art  Search this
Families  Search this
Independent films  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Justice  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Prisons  Search this
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Object number:
2018.94.2.25
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© Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company
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I, Destini Film Collection
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Visual Arts
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