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Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

wood and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 22 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (57.2 × 31.1 × 5.7 cm)

Type:

maintenance and cleaning equipment

Place collected:

Smoaks, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.10.11

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55530427f-9483-461a-805f-01668e3a9756

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.10.11

Issued by:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Worn by:

Philip Henry Logan, American, 1914 - 2007  Search this

Medium:

brass

Dimensions:

H x W: 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm)

Type:

stickpins

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of In Honor of Philip Henry Logan, From The Descendants of Garfield Logan

Object number:

2011.73.2

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Classification:

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5649741e8-3b13-4398-b5cb-bd7b97e7298d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.73.2

Created by:

G. Haynard, American  Search this

Owned by:

Ira Samuel Wright, American, 1902 - 1981  Search this

Medium:

wood , metal , glass and paint

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 24 13/16 × 3/16 in. (9 × 63 × 0.4 cm)

Type:

boats

Place used:

Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1957

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Labor  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Harry L. Church

Object number:

2012.59.1

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Classification:

Vehicles

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58705b17a-b677-4b65-bc88-f9473c5fd703

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.59.1

Created by:

G. Haynard, American  Search this

Owned by:

Ira Samuel Wright, American, 1902 - 1981  Search this

Medium:

wood , metal , glass and paint

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 7/8 × 23 5/8 × 4 5/16 in. (20 × 60 × 11 cm)

Type:

boats

Place used:

Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1957

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Labor  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Harry L. Church

Object number:

2012.59.2

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Classification:

Vehicles

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b396be42-50b2-417d-8bf7-0a99c76ec050

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.59.2

Created by:

G. Haynard, American  Search this

Owned by:

Ira Samuel Wright, American, 1902 - 1981  Search this

Medium:

wood , metal , glass and paint

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 25 × 3/16 in. (9 × 63.5 × 0.4 cm)

Type:

boats

Place used:

Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1957

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Labor  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Harry L. Church

Object number:

2012.59.3

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Classification:

Vehicles

Exhibition:

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5504a6be0-b55f-40ea-b63f-25447bacde8a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.59.3

Owned by:

Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

2 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 in. (6.8 x 18.7 x 2.5 cm)

Type:

tools

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1920

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn

Object number:

2012.75.2

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3c19180-41a9-478d-9197-0cf078ccf1c8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.75.2

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

wood, hair

Dimensions:

L x W: 19 x 1 7/16 x 2 in. (48.3 x 3.7 x 5.1 cm)

Type:

tools

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1920

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn

Object number:

2012.75.5

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f78392d-6f65-4309-b580-fc06e3f45867

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.75.5

Owned by:

Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

felted wool, synthetic fiber

Dimensions:

H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (7 x 11.1 cm)

Type:

textiles

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1920

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Labor  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn

Object number:

2012.75.6

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Classification:

Textiles

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cadb1ac8-daad-48ce-8155-389ce8399935

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.75.6

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Manda Caldwell, American  Search this

Susan Caldwell McGill, American, 1888 - 1944  Search this

Medium:

iron

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11 3/8 × 20 1/2 × 18 1/4 in., 26 lb. (28.9 × 52.1 × 46.4 cm, 11.8 kg)

Type:

cauldrons

Place collected:

Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1850-1950

Topic:

African American  Search this

Cooking and dining  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Families  Search this

Labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Nichols Family

Object number:

2013.161

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da44a47b-c190-4da1-bb2f-76d44a9eeecd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.161

Commissioned by:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, American, 1925 - 1978  Search this

Medium:

wood and hair

Dimensions:

2 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (6 × 25 × 5 cm)

Type:

shoebrushes

Date:

20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Pullman Porters  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.63.5

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535c52a26-304e-4d8e-bfc8-a19d544004c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.63.5

Commissioned by:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

wood and fiber

Dimensions:

1 3/16 × 8 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (3 × 22.5 × 4.2 cm)

Type:

clothes brushes

Date:

20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Pullman Porters  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.63.6

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f9399dd7-2823-444b-bb7c-58b476eb1cc2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.63.6

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Commissioned by:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Subject of:

Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979  Search this

Medium:

wood and hair

Dimensions:

1 3/8 × 7 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (3.5 × 18.2 × 3.5 cm)

Type:

clothes brushes

Date:

1919-1963

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Pullman Porters  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.63.7.1

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2096e55-8252-43ae-9dcf-d141b2eb68f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.63.7.1

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Eliza Snyder Blake, American, 1913 - 1998  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 13 1/2 × 22 × 19 1/2 in. (34.3 × 55.9 × 49.5 cm)

Type:

pots

Place used:

McClellanville, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

early 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Labor  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eliza S. Blake

Object number:

2015.244

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Exhibition:

Cultural Expressions

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e62b9866-0905-4c94-86e4-b4ad644d54e2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.244

Issued by:

City of Los Angeles, American, founded 1835  Search this

Subject of:

Onie Burnett Granville, American, 1916 - 1998  Search this

J. Michael Carey, American  Search this

Mark Ridley-Thomas, American, born 1954  Search this

John Ferraro, American, 1924 - 2001  Search this

Nate N. Holden, American, born 1929  Search this

Joel Wachs, American, born 1939  Search this

Bank of Finance, American, 1964 - 1981  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W (a): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)

H x W (b (open)): 12 1/16 × 18 15/16 in. (30.6 × 48.1 cm)

H x W (b (closed)): 12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (30.6 × 24.1 cm)

Type:

certificates

Place made:

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 9, 1998

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American West  Search this

Business  Search this

Finance  Search this

Government  Search this

Labor  Search this

Men  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Natalie Finney Mallard in memory of her Uncle Onie Burnett Granville

Object number:

2016.33.3ab

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Classification:

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd528354b32-4125-4ffb-bc29-36c3b19923f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.33.3ab

Manufactured by:

Montblanc, German, founded 1906  Search this

Used by:

Michele A. Roberts, American, born 1956  Search this

Subject of:

National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946  Search this

National Basketball Players Association, American, founded 1954  Search this

Medium:

resin and metal and ink

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.6 × 14 × 1.3 cm)

Type:

pens

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 19, 2017

Topic:

African American  Search this

Basketball  Search this

Business  Search this

Labor  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of National Basketball Players Association

Object number:

2017.22ab

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Ceremonial Tools

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584660fe5-b6f0-496e-a0f9-ba760f1d0552

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.22ab

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

iron

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)

Type:

irons

Place collected:

Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

Late 19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Leonard H. Powell

Object number:

2017.95

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e10081f3-26e8-46a4-86da-f4c64ebddfda

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.95

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

metal, pearl

Dimensions:

Diameter: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)

Type:

cuff links

tuxedoes

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Government  Search this

Labor  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number:

2018.5.1.12.1ab

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8428730-47a9-4092-aa27-41ce3562b938

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.5.1.12.1ab

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

satin, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 in. (5.4 × 11.7 × 2.5 cm)

Type:

tuxedoes

bow ties

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Government  Search this

Labor  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number:

2018.5.1.3

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f9e96cef-ed22-4587-a865-d20cd885950a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.5.1.3

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in. (5.7 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

tuxedoes

bow ties

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Government  Search this

Labor  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number:

2018.5.1.4

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d700e7f-35a7-4f54-8400-014900fd624d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.5.1.4

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010  Search this

Medium:

pearl, metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1/2 × 3/8 in. (1.3 × 0.9 cm)

Type:

studs (buttons)

tuxedoes

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1980s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Government  Search this

Labor  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number:

2018.5.1.8a-d

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a838c319-2fc3-4ccd-a0aa-063d00b34f06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.5.1.8a-d