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Vela Pulsar in 60 Seconds

Creator:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-01-17T04:22:47.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
See more by:
cxcpub
Data Source:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
YouTube Channel:
cxcpub
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_pIoDD_TDsZI

(At Home) On Art and Spectacle: Artist Talk with Paul Pfeiffer

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-02-25T01:16:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
See more by:
hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_cPJs-ruKorM

Schweizer SGU 2-22EK

Manufacturer:
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation  Search this
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 13.1 m (43 ft)
Length: 7.9 m (26 ft)
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Weights: Empty, 217 kg (483 lb)
Gross, 408 kg (900 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1946-1966
Inventory Number:
A19751349000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Aerobatic Flight
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c472588e-9f30-4808-8a56-cbf439998538
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19751349000
Online Media:

Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article

Manufacturer:
Martin Marietta  Search this
Materials:
Aluminum, mixed metals, phenolics
Dimensions:
Approximate: 6 ft. × 12 ft. × 10 ft. 1 in., 421.8kg (182.9 × 365.8 × 307.3cm, 930lb.)
Type:
SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19790215000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90c37c1bd-bc40-4e71-8ee1-efe4ee46264e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19790215000
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When will the Red Leader Overshadow Images of the 19th Century Noble Savage in Hollywood Films that Some Think are Sympathetic to American Indians

Artist:
Gail Tremblay, born Buffalo, NY 1945-died Olympia, WA 2023  Search this
Medium:
35mm film from "Windwalker" (1981), red and white film leader, silver braid
Dimensions:
15 1/2 in. × 14 in. × 14 in. (39.4 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Crafts
Date:
2018
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Indian  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Ms. Brenda Erickson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance
Copyright:
© 2018, Gail E. Tremblay
Object number:
2021.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor, Room 207
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a7846cca-05f1-4be4-adf3-497fe55db446
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2021.11

Film still for Carmen Jones

Distributed by:
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this
Owned by:
National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000  Search this
Subject of:
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17 × 23.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.8 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
film stills
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1954
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Opera (Music)  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.118.162.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
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
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550dffdf0-cd54-4ed7-b50b-013d9c7fe7a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.162.3
Online Media:

Poster for Carmen Jones

Distributed by:
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this
Subject of:
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this
Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this
Olga James, American, born 1929  Search this
Joe Adams, American, born 1924  Search this
Directed by:
Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian American, 1905 - 1986  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 39 3/8 × 27 1/2 in. (100 × 69.8 cm)
Type:
posters
Place used:
Stockholm, Sweden, Europe
Date:
1954
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Opera (Music)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.118.24
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5786c84f4-7fcb-4087-8e53-1fb665841a99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.24
Online Media:

Lobby card for Carmen Jones

Produced by:
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this
Distributed by:
National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000  Search this
Subject of:
Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian American, 1905 - 1986  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II, American, 1895 - 1960  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this
Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this
Olga James, American, born 1929  Search this
Joe Adams, American, born 1924  Search this
Harry Kleiner, Russian American, 1916 - 2007  Search this
Georges Bizet, French, 1838 - 1875  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
lobby cards
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1954
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Opera (Music)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.118.99.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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
Collection title:
A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539789cbe-49aa-468c-b845-d4bc1169fe59
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.99.1
Online Media:

Film poster for Uptown Saturday Night

Distributed by:
Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923  Search this
Subject of:
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Bill Cosby, American, born 1937  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Richard Pryor, American, 1940 - 2005  Search this
Flip Wilson, American, 1933 - 1998  Search this
Rosalind Cash, American, 1938 - 1995  Search this
Paula Kelly, American, born 1943  Search this
Roscoe Lee Browne, American, 1925 - 2007  Search this
Johnny Sekka, British, 1934 - 2006  Search this
Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian, 1934 - 2007  Search this
First Artists, American, 1969 - 1980  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 41 × 27 1/16 in. (104.1 × 68.7 cm)
Type:
posters
Date:
1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
Object number:
2014.35.10
Restrictions & Rights:
© Warner Bros 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-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5f3c002-9bae-4e33-9d7a-780b80dd47e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.35.10

"Illusions"

Extent:
1 Film reel (black-and-white, sound, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1982
Scope and Contents:
Short film by Julie Dash about a white-passing film executive who is forced to confront the reality of the illusory nature of Hollywood films.
Dudley Murphy:
2012.79.1.58.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Film
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io35d8fde48-bca7-45f5-b88d-b909fdaa9dc8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref247

Everett, Francine

Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Container:
Box 3, Cassette 6
Box 6, Cassette 19
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1987 December 30
Object ID #:
2012.79.3.75.1a, 2012.79.3.197.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 3: Audio Tape / 3.2: Oral Histories / Museum of the Moving Image Oral History Project
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3ae9b6522-6aa5-4ef6-8f22-e3cba3c35d78
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref19
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Interview of Toni Cade Bambara and Louis Massiah, conducted by Pearl Bowser

Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Container:
Box 3, Cassette 3
Box 3, Cassette 35
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1992 August 28
General:
Interview on first 20 minutes of side a only; remainder of the recording occurs at an unidentified conference
2012.79.3.72.1a, 2012.79.3.104.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
See more items in:
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 3: Audio Tape / 3.1: Interviews
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3d9eb2520-49a6-4a72-8070-73e270f9cbe7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref52
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Interview of Shingzie Howard, conducted by Pearl Bowser

Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
Container:
Box 3, Cassette 7
Box 2, Cassette 33
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1971 September
General:
2012.79.3.76.1a, 2012.79.3.68.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
See more items in:
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 3: Audio Tape / 3.1: Interviews / Interviews of Shingzie Howard
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3cb25d922-5754-4252-82c5-e07bc8f890e4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref86
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Barton, Harryette Miller

Extent:
1 Sound cassette
Container:
Box 3, Cassette 16
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1988 August 08
General:
2012.79.3.85.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
See more items in:
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 3: Audio Tape / 3.2: Oral Histories
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a304c26f-47b4-4c0d-889d-d9239c7a1fc0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref90
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California Business "Women in Business: threat of lawsuits can hinder architects, designer contends"

Collection Creator:
Sklarek, Norma Merrick, 1926-2012  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1972
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection, 1944-2008. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
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Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection
Norma Merrick Sklarek Archival Collection / Series 7: Published Materials, 1965-2004 (Bulk: 1980-1993) / 7.2: Clippings, 1956-2004
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a135f074-05b1-4fa9-971f-dbb9848963d6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2018-23-ref97
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Dress worn by Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey in the film 12 Years a Slave

Designed by:
Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015  Search this
Worn by:
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, Mexican Kenyan, born 1983  Search this
Created by:
Western Costume Company, American, founded 1912  Search this
Subject of:
Solomon Northup, American, 1808 - 1875  Search this
Medium:
cloth, thread, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
H x W x D (on form): 55 × 19 × 14 in. (139.7 × 48.3 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
dresses
Date:
2013
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Costume  Search this
Costume design  Search this
Design  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Western Costume Company
Object number:
2015.158.1.1
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:
Clothing-Costume
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef3ce3f5-caff-420d-8b99-c93351d4de5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.158.1.1
Online Media:

Navy blue baseball cap for the Black Stuntmen's Association

Created by:
LIDS Sports Group, American  Search this
Subject of:
Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967  Search this
Worn by:
Willie Harris, American  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and wool
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 6 x 7 x 12 1/2 in. (15.2 x 17.8 x 31.8 cm)
Type:
baseball caps
Date:
1995-2013
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Labor  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Willie Harris
Object number:
2013.64.2
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:
Clothing-Historical
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50afeb9ac-77a8-405d-8c4a-01c3cc194ee0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.64.2
Online Media:

Hitler in Los Angeles how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America Steven J. Ross

Author:
Ross, Steven Joseph  Search this
Subject:
Lewis, Leon L Friends and associates  Search this
Lewis, Leon L Adversaries  Search this
Lewis, Leon L Friends and associates  Search this
Lewis, Leon L Adversaries  Search this
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Political activity  Search this
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Political activity  Search this
Physical description:
414 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
California
Los Angeles
United States
Californie
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Date:
2017
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Jews--History  Search this
Motion pictures--Political aspects--History  Search this
National socialism and motion pictures  Search this
Nazis in motion pictures  Search this
Juifs--Histoire  Search this
Nazisme et cinéma  Search this
Nazis au cinéma  Search this
HISTORY--Holocaust  Search this
HISTORY--Military--World War II  Search this
HISTORY--20th Century  Search this
Enemies  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Friendship  Search this
Jews  Search this
Motion pictures--Political aspects  Search this
Political participation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158217

Movie still of Etta Moten Barnett singing The Carioca

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004  Search this
Subject of:
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (24 × 18.8 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
film stills
Place used:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1933
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2022.13.1.85
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd548af28e3-0896-41b5-b8d9-85a85cc4bc7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2022.13.1.85
Online Media:

McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection

Donor:
McIntire, Lani Ellen  Search this
Creator:
Mayo, Jean Alice, 1897-?  Search this
Names:
Hawaiians (Musical group : Lani McIntire)  Search this
McIntire, Lani  Search this
Misilagi, "Freddie" Letuli Olo, 1919-2003  Search this
Extent:
1.25 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Date:
1920-2011, undated
Summary:
Photographs and ephemera collected by the McIntire Family of Hawaiian musicians documenting their careers throughout the United States, and those of other performers.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of photographs and ephemera relating to and collected by the McIntire family of Hawaiian musicians as well as materials from fellow performers. Photographs of Lani McIntire and members of his orchestra as well as those of his brothers, and niece Lani Ellen McIntire are numerous. There are programs, newspaper articles, postcards, advertisements, sheet music, and one album cover. The collection dates from the early 20th century to the late 20th century and is a comprehensive collection documenting the extensive career of the McIntire family and those that worked with them, and performers they worked with in motion pictures, night clubs, and hotels.

The collection also, "documents Lani E. McIntire's craft and career as one of the most prolific professional practitioners of Pacific Islander dances in the mid-20th century. She traveled the United States and parts of the world with Native Hawaiian and Samoan troupes, and carefully documented their travel and work." The collection critically documents, "the Hollywood Pacific Islander community that established the "Polynesian Club" scene in Hollywood [California], as well as of the Pacific Islander communities that did the same work in New York City [New York}, New Orleans [Louisiana], and other metropolitan areas in the United States."

This collection includes "candid "on the road" photographs, photographs of members of these communities socializing together during their off-time, as well as publicity photographs that together document the work as well as the cultural expressions of Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander musical entertainers. The portion of the collection that originated with Jean Alice Mayo documents the early years of filmmaking in Silent Era Hollywood. These photographs consist of "on set" candids, publicity photographs, "head-shots" of various celebrities, glamour photographs, and documentation of early stuntwomen.

Source

National Museum of American History, Acquisition Information Sheet, July 17, 2021, Archives Center Control File NMAH.AC.1511.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Photographs, 1920-1960, undated

Series 2: Scrapbook Pages, Personal Papers, and Ephemera, 1929-2011, undated
Biographical / Historical:
The McIntire family has a long history in performance of Hawaiian music, especially Hawaiian guitar, and dance. Lani McIntire (1904-1951) composer, vocalist, and guitarist, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1904. Initially he entered his father's laundry business but then landed a position as ship's musician that led to a life-long career as a professional musician. Lani served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. Birmingham as a bugler and musician in the Navy Band. After the war, Lani formed his own orchestra. In addition to leading his own orchestra, he wrote and recorded his own music the most popular song being, "The One Rose." As of 1941, he had recorded over 150 compositions and with Sam Koki recorded a version of "Sweet Leilani" that sold over two million copies. His orchestra played nationally, and it was reported that his favorite venue was the Lexington Hotel in New York City, New York.

The McIntire's, "played a critical role in creating a global Hawaiian music craze that by the 1930s had swept Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Austrailia, and the continental United States." Al McIntire (1906-1960) bass player and vocalist and his brothers Richard "Dick" McIntire (1902-1951) Hawaiian steel guitar player, and the aforementioned Lani McIntire became some of the best-known Hawaiian musicians in the world. They left Oahu in the 1920s and played in Polynesian-themed nightclubs while recording and working on feature films along with the extensive Pacific Islander community based in Hollywood, California. The McIntire brothers younger sister, Kahala McIntire (1925-2003) "stowed away on a ship at the age of 15 to work on the continent as a professional hula dancer." The McIntire's were well known performing in Hollywood, California, Chicago, Illinois, and at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York. The McIntire's recorded "hundreds of songs with fellow Hawaiian musicians and with populuar non-Hawaiian artists cush as Jimmie Rodgers and Bing Crosby."

The liner notes from Lani McIntire's "Aloha Hawaii" album read, "You'll hear Lani McIntire broadcasting twice a week, over a 190-station Mutual Broadcasting System network. You'll see him at the Hotel Lexington in New York City-or at another of American's famous night spots. (He's played at the Biltmore Bowl and the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, the Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, the Congress Hotel, Chicago, and many others).

As you listen, you'll soon know why Lani is called, "King of Hawaiian Music". In a few minutes, the exotic, native rhythm . . . the soothing, haunting melodies . . . will create for you a vision of lush, tropical islands, of star-studded skies and warm, romantic nights.

Lani would have to be a native Hawaiian, born with that rhythm in his blood, to play the way he does-his mother was Hawaiian, his father Scotch, and he was born in Honolulu. But he didn't start his musical career until he joined the Navy, where he began playing the saxaphone. He soon switched to the guitar-which he now plays as he leads his orchestra.

'When I got my discharge from the Navy," McIntire explains, "I went to Hollywood and for eight years worked in movies. Mostly, my contributions could be heard but not seen-although finally I did appear with Bing Crosby in several pictures."

Composer, arranger, guitarist, singer-Lani McIntire has many unusual talents that stamp him as one of the most versatile of all orchestra leaders." ("Aloha Hawaii" album cover, undated)

Lani Ellen McIntire (1934-), daughter of Al McIntire and Jean Alice Mayo (1897-?) a white woman who acted in silent films and was an equestrian rider, dancer, and vocalist, continued the family performing tradition. Lani Ellen was raised in the Hawaiian community and performed hula during her family's entertainments from a young age. Lani Ellen performed dance professionally into the 1970s. She appeared on television and in Hollywood films such as, "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956). Lani Ellen was married to (1) "Freddie" Letuli Olo Misilagi (1919-2003) an American Samoan entertainer, who began dancing at the age of 15 and was described in his obituary as the "father" of the fire knife dance. Letuli later was elected village senator in 1977 and "was re-selected to the Samoan Senate in 1993."

Sources

National Museum of American History, Acquisition Information Sheet, July 17, 2021, Archives Center Control File #1511.

"Chief Letul Olo, 84, of Samoa; Father of the Fire Knife Dance", obituary, The New York Times, July 31, 2003, Section B, page 9.
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution by Lani Ellen McIntire, August 2021.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
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.
Occupation:
Photographers -- California -- Hollywood  Search this
Topic:
American Polynesia -- Hawaiian Islands  Search this
Hawaiian guitar  Search this
Hawaiian guitar music  Search this
Motion picture studios -- California -- Hollywood  Search this
Orchestras -- 1930-1940  Search this
Singer-Songwriters  Search this
Dancers  Search this
Entertainers -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ephemera -- 20th century
Photographs -- 20th century
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
Citation:
McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1511
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McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a7df9d64-55ec-44bf-8aa1-97945b002382
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1511

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