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"Away down among the cotton and the coons," La. [sic] [Active no. 5753 : black-and-white stereo photonegative.]

Topic:
MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE & LA
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3-3/4" x 7".)
Culture:
African Americans -- 1900-1910  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Louisiana -- Terrebonne Parish
Local Numbers:
RSN 14131
General:
Similar to RSN 20646-20652.
Editorial comment: This image was intended to amuse white audiences, pandering to and reinforcing negative racial stereotypes of the period. --David Haberstich, Archives Center.
Currently stored in box 3.1.29 [128], moved from [99].
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Racism  Search this
African Americans -- Louisiana  Search this
Agriculture -- Louisiana  Search this
Cotton -- Louisiana  Search this
Laborers -- Louisiana  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14092-14155
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f1f4c3a7-fe82-49e3-b186-d24a879d0643
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref10732

"Mississippi's Piney Woods", 1986, Noel Polk, ed.

Collection Director:
Daniel, Pete  Search this
Container:
Box 23, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1985-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records
Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records / Series 2: Project Files / 2.3: Reference Publications, Pamphlets and Articles
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8398840bc-bf8c-47da-afe4-b4811e93aabe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0773-ref497

"The Beginning," United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

Collection Creator:
National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni  Search this
Ward, C.E.  Search this
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)  Search this
Bidwell, Timothy  Search this
Bires, Andrew, G.  Search this
Container:
Box 131, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with cotton gloves. Researchers may use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis and as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of the collection requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to LP recordings is only possible by special arrangement.

Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view materials in cold storage. Using cold room materials requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Civilian Conservation Corps Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection / Series 2: State Material / 2.23: Mississippi
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8111a5e8e-f552-4139-a375-881a8da9756a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0930-ref293

(Forrest County Agricultural High School Reliefs), (sculpture)

Title:
Home Science, (sculpture)
Agriculture, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Barras, Joseph  Search this
Architect:
Hunt, R. H.  Search this
Contractor:
Crymes, T. P.  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Forrest County Agricultural High School 215 Old Highway 49 E, P. O. Box 9 Brooklyn Mississippi 39425
Date:
Building completed 1912. Reliefs possibly added 1929
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Education  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAS MS000348
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331087

(New Capitol Pediment), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Stone
Type:
Sculptures-Pediment
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Mississippi Capitol Facilities 1501 Walter Sillers Building Jackson Mississippi 39201
Located New Capitol Building Mississippi Street Jackson Mississippi
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Literature  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Object--Weapon--Sword  Search this
Object--Other--Cornucopia  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Foodstuff  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Harp  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Lyre  Search this
Object--Tool  Search this
Control number:
IAS MS000125
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_320957

.006, [Volume 1 of Charles Francis Hall's Notes on Arctic Explorers]

Author:
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Collection Creator:
Field, Cyrus  Search this
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this
Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this
Royal Geographic Society.  Search this
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Date:
circa 1860
Scope and Contents:
First volume of four notebooks on arctic explorers in preparation for Hall's 1st expedition.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000023
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries -- 19th century
Collection Citation:
Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Charles Francis Hall Collection
Charles Francis Hall Collection / .006-.009, Four notebooks with notes on other arctic explorers, in preparation for Hall's 1st expedition
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81995da01-00ab-4903-99a0-c3f2996835ad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref635
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1 Cent

Issuing authority:
U.S. Department of Agriculture  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Object Name:
Scrip
Object Type:
scrip
Place made:
United States
Associated place:
United States: Mississippi, Jackson
Credit Line:
Neil Shafer
ID Number:
NU.83.30.205
Accession number:
1983.0454
Catalog number:
83.30.205
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-4858-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_989465

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Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Dec. 1867–Apr. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3b173f1a8-240d-4082-a46b-93201aaa30d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref37
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10 Dollars, Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, United States, 1840

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Object Name:
Bank Note
Other Terms:
Bank Note; 1840 01 16
Place made:
United States: Mississippi, Natchez
Associated place:
United States: Mississippi
Date made:
1840-01-16
Credit Line:
Chase Manhattan Bank
ID Number:
NU.79.112 [dup11792]
Catalog number:
79.112
Accession number:
1979.1263
Serial number:
2203
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-6c13-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_988724

100 Dollars, Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, United States, 1839

Maker:
Rawdon, Wright and Hatch  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Object Name:
paper money
note
Place of issue:
United States: Mississippi, Natchez
Date made:
1839
Related Publication:
Doty, Richard. Pictures from a Distant Country
ID Number:
NU.262271.0003
Accession number:
262271
Serial number:
872
Catalog number:
NU94088
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6938-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1203531

1974 Festival of American Folklife

Creator:
Hrabak, Dale E  Search this
Subject:
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Division of Performing Arts  Search this
Festival of American Folklife  Search this
Physical description:
35mm;
Type:
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1974
July 2, 1974
Local number:
SIA Acc. 11-009 [74-6461-09]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_398100

25c Honeybee coil single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2281
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
September 2, 1988
Topic:
Insects  Search this
Plants  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1993.2070.102
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm807e544c6-52fa-445a-91b4-44f010c4d4b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2070.102

2c Farming in the West plate proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 286
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (copper red) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
May 31, 1898
Topic:
Food & Agriculture  Search this
Object number:
0.242263.587
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86dc5ab44-7472-45bb-abcc-0c8614264587
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.587

2c Trans-Mississippi Farming Panama-Pacific small die proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 286P2a
Medium:
soft yellowish wove paper; ink (copper red ) / engraving
Dimensions:
Height x Width (page): 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.21 x 24.13 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1915
Topic:
Food & Agriculture  Search this
National Stamp Collection  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
0.058223.11.2
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National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81995b3a3-b3aa-4704-8adc-d904bfcafe0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.058223.11.2
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2c Trans-Mississippi Farming in the West single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 286
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
watermarked paper; ink (copper red); gum / engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1898
Topic:
Food & Agriculture  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1980.2493.1787
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm837bbe82b-abdb-40a6-b755-3cde5740b057
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.1787

32c Wisconsin 1848 single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 3206
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); self-adhesive / photogravure
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Wisconsin
Date:
May 29, 1998
Depicts:
Wisconsin  Search this
Topic:
Food & Agriculture  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1998.2008.794
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f89434bb-9ca0-44a8-8864-1ea5b501f5fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2008.794

5 Dollars, Confederate States of America, 1862

Engraver:
Keatinge & Ball  Search this
Physical Description:
paper, pink (overall material)
ink, black (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 175 mm; 2 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in
Object Name:
Paper Money
note
Place Made:
United States: Virginia, Richmond
Date made:
1862
Date made:
gre 1862
Credit Line:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (through John W. Carlin)
ID Number:
1998.0063.0043
Catalog number:
1998.0063.0043
Accession number:
1998.0063
Serial number:
157353
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins
Numismatics
Coins, Currency and Medals
Legendary Coins
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9381-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1289281
Online Media:

9th and 10th Districts

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Aug. 1865–July 1866
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.2.7.3
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters and Telegrams Received / 4.2: Unregistered Letters and Telegrams Received / 4.2.7: District Headquarters in Virginia
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io34e6d6bf0-1722-4caa-a8ff-3c65433e0762
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1048-ref119
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9506 Picking Cotton on a Mississippi Plantation.

Manufactured by:
Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 6 in. (8 × 15.2 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (8.8 × 17.9 cm)
Type:
stereographs
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1900
Topic:
African American  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
American South  Search this
Cotton  Search this
Labor  Search this
Photography  Search this
Rural life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.248.4.20
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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/fd5fb85a0a4-ef43-442d-bac0-67370ecc31bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.248.4.20
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A Memorial to Congress For the request of Lands to aid the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.

Written by:
James D. Lynch  Search this
Subject of:
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company, American, 1882 - 1925  Search this
United States Congress, American, founded 1789  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 1/4 × 8 11/16 in. (33.6 × 22 cm)
Type:
letters (correspondence)
Place depicted:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
Written December 6th, 1871
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Government  Search this
Politics  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Travel  Search this
Urban planning  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Object number:
2012.160.57
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c51b84c-c3a1-4f72-bfaf-3ee4ffc5833b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.160.57
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