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Frederick Douglass Disagreed with the Quakers Trying to Free Him | Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-01-27T17:00:04.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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Smithsonian Channel
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The Sounds of Ozarks Religion, Beyond the Bible Belt

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:18:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_909f1623a90c3e2cb0fd0426022c0b8d

Metric Grain Measures Made by the Shakers

Maker:
Shakers  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
dekaliter: 9 11/16 in x 10 1/8 in; 24.60625 cm x 25.7175 cm
deciliter: 2 11/16 in x 2 5/16 in; 6.82625 cm x 5.87375 cm
liter: 4 9/16 in x 4 5/8 in; 11.58875 cm x 11.7475 cm
overall; nested: 9 5/8 in x 9 3/4 in; 24.4475 cm x 24.765 cm
Object Name:
volumetric measures
Place made:
United States: Maine, New Gloucester
Date made:
1877-1900
ID Number:
CH.322102
Catalog number:
322102
Accession number:
246882
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Medicine and Science: Chemistry
Metric System
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-ec5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2452
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Arts & Community Engagement from Bahia to D.C.

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-06-26T05:34:07.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
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How Conservative Groups Forced an Era of Censorship on Hollywood

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-06-23T15:30:02.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
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Female figure with child

Maker:
Kongo artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood (Nauclea latifolia), glass, glass beads, brass tacks, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 25.7 x 10.5 x 10.2 cm (10 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Mayombe region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Mid-19th to early 20th century
Topic:
Fertility  Search this
mother and child  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Object number:
83-3-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7584bb931-ccef-42c0-9c4a-7f4c17ff05b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_83-3-6
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Humanitarian Daily Ration, #5

Materials:
plasitcs, paper, cardboard, foil, food contents
Dimensions:
3-D (L x W x H) (Plastic Bag): 20.3 × 33 × 5.1cm (8 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. × 2 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Fig Bar): 17.1 × 8.9 × 2.5cm (6 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Vegetable Biscuit): 14 × 14 × 1.3cm (5 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Fruit Pastry): 12.7 × 19 × 2.5cm (5 × 7 1/2 × 1 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Shortbread Cookie): 19 × 7.6 × 1.9cm (7 1/2 × 3 × 3/4 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Peas in Tomato Sauce): 21 × 12.7 × 1.9cm (8 1/4 × 5 × 3/4 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Lentil Stew): 21 × 12.7 × 1.9cm (8 1/4 × 5 × 3/4 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Peanut Butter): 5.7 × 13.3 × 1.3cm (2 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 1/2 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Strawberry Jam): 6 × 12.7 × 1.3cm (2 3/8 × 5 × 1/2 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Utensil Packet): 26.7 × 7 × 2.5cm (10 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 1 in.)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A20030099000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Modern Military Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e50c9f5b-4da3-407d-a4bf-eb0e34cf5f6a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20030099000

Humanitarian Daily Ration, #2

Materials:
Plastics, food
Dimensions:
3-D (W x H x D) (Overall): 21.6 × 30.5 × 10.2cm (8 1/2 × 1 × 4 in.)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A20030100000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Modern Military Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b78f9b66-4936-4655-a732-e5e890334294
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20030100000

Freedomways Vol. 13 No. 3

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Ollie Harrington, American, 1912 - 1995  Search this
Mary Terrell  Search this
Charles W. Cheng, American, 1937 - 1979  Search this
Octave Lilly Jr., American, 1908 - 1975  Search this
Henri Percikow  Search this
Subject of:
Cesar E. Chavez, American, 1927 - 1993  Search this
John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859  Search this
Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Kenyan, born 1938  Search this
Indira Gandhi, Indian  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 × 6 × 5/16 in. (22.8 × 15.3 × 0.8 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
India, Asia
South Africa, Africa
Date:
1973
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Labor  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.15
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
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
American Indian Movements
Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564416cfb-d1a8-45ac-b4d5-a8be36216519
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.15
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Freedomways Vol. 20 No. 2

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
Jean Carey Bond, American  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941  Search this
William Loren Katz, American, 1927 - 2019  Search this
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this
Alice Walker, American, born 1944  Search this
Damu Imara, American, 1951 - 2006  Search this
Tyrone Crider, American, 1959 - 2017  Search this
Barry D. Amis, American  Search this
Subject of:
Patricia Roberts Harris, American, 1924 - 1985  Search this
President Jimmy Carter, American, born 1924  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 × 6 1/16 × 1/8 in. (22.9 × 15.4 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1980
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Government  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Labor  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
White supremacy movements  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.36
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
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition:
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f965e4d0-6173-4b4d-92cd-259de07c11e1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.36
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Freedomways Vol. 8 No. 4

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Photograph by:
Builder Levy, American, born 1942  Search this
Written by:
Maude White  Search this
Rev. Milton Arthur Galamison, American, 1923 - 1988  Search this
Alvin F. Poussaint, born 1934  Search this
Horace Mann Bond, American, 1904 - 1972  Search this
Charles Vernon Hamilton  Search this
Robert S. Browne, American, 1924 - 2004  Search this
Preston Wilcox, American, 1923 - 2006  Search this
James E. Campbell, American, 1925 - 2009  Search this
Doxey Alphonso Wilkerson, American, 1905 - 1993  Search this
David K. Cohen, American, 1934 - 2020  Search this
Tom Dent, American, 1932 - 1998  Search this
Mary P. Endres, American, 1914 - 2005  Search this
Illustrated by:
Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 3/8 in. (23 × 15.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Literature  Search this
Politics  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.5
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
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f2c18d5-b1c1-4ffa-a056-44fa1dd95e74
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.5
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Pilgrim

Artist:
Cauleen Smith, born Riverside, CA 1967  Search this
Medium:
digital video, color, sound; 07:41 minutes
Type:
Media Arts
Date:
2017
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Architecture Exterior  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the SJ Weiler Fund
Copyright:
© 2020, Cauleen Smith
Object number:
2020.54.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Time-Based Media Art
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d74d9862-1373-4f14-a99b-40e5944ef912
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.54.2

15 lire Pope Paul VI at Prayer single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 400
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
December 2, 1964
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.402
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm897e4a337-786e-47dd-8e11-722749e32100
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.402

25 lire Eucharistic Congress Altar single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 401
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
December 2, 1964
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.403
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fa058947-cd3e-4558-adee-f9232654b9b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.403

60 lire Gateway to India single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 402
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
December 2, 1964
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.404
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm838fc6afd-dd0d-431e-9442-758953702dd0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.404

200 lire Pope Paul VI and Map of India and Southeast Asia single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 403
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
December 2, 1964
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.405
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fdb5c243-1b11-4671-b45d-ce293ef68315
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.405

Torah Ark

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
nails (part material)
Measurements:
overall: 36 3/4 in x 33 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 93.345 cm x 85.725 cm x 24.13 cm
Object Name:
plaque
Place Made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
ca 1880 - 1920
Subject:
Judaism  Search this
Immigration  Search this
Related Publication:
Grossman, Grace Cohen, with Richard Eighme Ahlborn. Judaica at the Smithsonian: Cultural Politics as Cultural Model
Nation of Nations, A
ID Number:
CL.315408.01
Catalog number:
315408.01
Accession number:
315408
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Cultures & Communities
Religion
Artifact Walls exhibit
Exhibition:
Artifact Walls
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-16dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_667712
Online Media:

1851 Ellen Calder's Presentation Quilt

User:
Calder, Ellen Winebrenner  Search this
Quilters:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 86 in x 85 in; 218 cm x 216 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Object Type:
quilts
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Date made:
1851
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Church  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Laura Calder Stonebreaker
ID Number:
TE.T08114
Accession number:
144655
Catalog number:
T08114
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Family & Social Life
Religion
Textiles
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bc03-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556329
Online Media:

Salvation Army Marcie Doll

Associated Name:
Salvation Army  Search this
Maker:
A&H Doll Company  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
synthetic fibers (dress material)
wool (shawl material)
Measurements:
overall: 19.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 7 11/16 in x 1 3/4 in
Object Name:
Doll
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Used:
United States: Virginia, Gordonsville
Date made:
1952 - 1954
Subject:
Toys  Search this
Dolls  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan B. Strange
ID Number:
2002.0343.01
Accession number:
2002.0343
Catalog number:
2002.0343.01
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
Giving in America
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-dd20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1301185

Creative Journal Writing Class

Collection Creator:
Woman's Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 48
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1980
Collection Citation:
Woman's Building records, 1970-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Woman's Building records
Woman's Building records / Series 2: Education Programs / 2.2: Feminist Studio Workshop
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d802c514-1fc7-4633-89b9-4ff10229ed6d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-womabuil-ref537
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