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Subject of:

John Quincy Adams  Search this

Sengbe Pieh, Sierra Leonean, 1814 - 1879  Search this

Supreme Court of the United States, American, founded 1789  Search this

Published by:

S. W. Benedict, American  Search this

Signed by:

John T. Bradlee, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on wove paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (22 × 14.5 cm)

Type:

books

manuscripts

Place printed:

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

Place depicted:

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

Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa

Date:

1841

Topic:

African American  Search this

Illegal slave trade  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Law  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.46.6

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c555f537-deaf-49ec-9815-af12ef6b8a36

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.46.6

Written by:

Roger Sherman Baldwin, American, 1793 - 1863  Search this

Subject of:

Sengbe Pieh, Sierra Leonean, 1814 - 1879  Search this

Supreme Court of the United States, American, founded 1789  Search this

Published by:

S. W. Benedict, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on wove paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22.1 × 14 cm)

Type:

books

manuscripts

Place printed:

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

Place depicted:

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

Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa

Date:

1841

Topic:

African American  Search this

Illegal slave trade  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Law  Search this

Resistance  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Trans Atlantic slave trade  Search this

Transportation  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.46.7

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5072e632c-5256-424e-8b0f-b0937f3b143b

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.46.7

Written by:

Fletcher Creighton, American, born c. 1796  Search this

Subject of:

Jonathan McCaleb, American, 1787 - 1853  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 9/16 × 8 in. (31.9 × 20.3 cm)

Type:

summaries

manuscripts

Place depicted:

Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1858

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2019.26.4a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family 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/fd56b02e408-d161-4580-9333-f9816b414333

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.4a-d

Created by:

The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859  Search this

Edited by:

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895  Search this

Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885  Search this

Published by:

William Cooper Nell, American, 1816 - 1874  Search this

Written by:

Lucretia Mott, American, 1793 - 1880  Search this

Printed by:

John Dick, British  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Folded): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)

H x W (Open): 24 13/16 × 36 5/16 in. (63 × 92.3 cm)

Type:

newspapers

Place printed:

Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

May 26, 1848

Topic:

African American  Search this

Antislavery  Search this

Communities  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Freedom  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2017.36.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Movement:

Abolitionist movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518829a74-b4d8-441d-b21a-0a9f2dc53f6b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.36.5

Manufactured by:

Springfield Armory, American, 1777 - 1968  Search this

Medium:

walnut, brass (alloy) and steel

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a): 58 × 6 7/8 × 4 3/16 in. (147.3 × 17.5 × 10.7 cm)

H x W x D (b): 20 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 7/8 in. (52.5 × 8.2 × 2.3 cm)

Type:

bayonets

muskets

Place made:

Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1847

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.116.5ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fa63bf4-5093-4671-a9f0-af84dea78bd8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.116.5ab

Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Robert W. Roper, American, 1800 - 1845  Search this

Stephen F. Clarke, American  Search this

Signed by:

George Lynes, American, 1807 - 1870  Search this

James W. Gray, American, died 1870  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (34.3 × 20.7 cm)

Type:

bills of sale

Place used:

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

Date:

1844

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Men  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family 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/fd5a4fac1f2-9679-4e53-ba03-5ca476f180bb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.1

Published by:

Philp & Solomons, American, founded 1859  Search this

Photograph by:

Alexander Gardner, Scottish, 1821 - 1882  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (8.6 × 5.4 cm)

H x W (card): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6 cm)

Type:

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place made:

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

Date:

1864 - 1866

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Photography  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.10

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580be8dbf-8c35-42e1-9c58-7591f4a40b6d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.10

Photograph by:

George N. Barnard, American, 1819 - 1902  Search this

Published by:

E. & H. T. Anthony, American, 1852 - 1901  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

albumen and silver on paper, ink on card stock

Dimensions:

H x W x D (card): 3 1/4 × 6 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8.3 × 17.6 × 0.1 cm)

H x W (left image): 3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in. (7.9 × 7.2 cm)

H x W (right image): 3 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (7.8 × 7 cm)

Type:

albumen prints

stereographs

Place captured:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1864

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Photography  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.12

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573c666b7-6273-41b5-b69a-0596cb198fa3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.12

Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

John S. Hutchison, American  Search this

David Malloy, American, died 1857  Search this

E. F. Malloy, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (33.6 × 25.7 cm)

Type:

broadsides

Place used:

Cross Plains, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1857

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Children  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.17

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ace9773-ac27-4f2b-bbd8-592503d2ab3a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.17

Subject of:

Unidentified  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Benjamin Bradshaw Sr., American, died 1836  Search this

Benjamin Bradshaw Jr., American, 1793 - unknown  Search this

Robard's & Curd's Store, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (17 × 26.8 cm)

Type:

broadsides

Place used:

Mercer County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1836

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.18

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517f34b5b-2896-46e2-ad81-5f6217cc27fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.18

Written by:

George S. Harding, American, died 1863  Search this

Henry P. Goldsmith, American  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Joseph L. Locke, American  Search this

Charles Davis, American  Search this

James Akins, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 × 8 1/16 in. (33 × 20.5 cm)

Type:

bills of sale

Place used:

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Chambers County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1844

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Men  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family 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/fd50da70e6f-029e-4c6e-ad86-6a043be830fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.2

Written by:

S. W. Sanders, American, died 1853  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Elisha F. King, American, died 1852  Search this

John Edmunds, American, born 1813  Search this

Green B. Mobley, American, 1807 - 1877  Search this

Obadiah Belcher, American  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (31.5 × 20 cm)

Type:

appraisals

Place used:

Perry County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Bibb County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1852

Topic:

African American  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Children  Search this

Cotton  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Families  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family 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/fd536222db7-c134-4c26-8e72-7f328acf2329

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.4

Published by:

Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Alexander Allair  Search this

Medium:

ink on newsprint

Dimensions:

H x W: 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.5 × 30 cm)

Type:

newspapers

Place made:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 24, 1787

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Self-liberation  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2018.43.9

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c7afb26-e90f-493e-a758-8db0ac83a062

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.43.9

Written by:

Joan Bacchus Maynard, American, 1928 - 2006  Search this

Taylor Francis  Search this

L.C. Arty  Search this

Illustrated by:

Tom Feelings, American, 1933 - 2003  Search this

Ezra Jackson  Search this

Published by:

Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1966  Search this

Subject of:

Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this

Daniel Hale Williams, American, 1858 - 1931  Search this

Ira Aldridge, American, 1807 - 1867  Search this

Bishop James Augustine Healy, American, 1830 - 1900  Search this

Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable, Haitian, 1750 - 1818  Search this

Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, American, founded 1966  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) with metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/4 × 6 13/16 × 1/8 in. (26 × 17.3 × 0.3 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 × 11/16 in. (26 × 34 × 1.7 cm)

Type:

comic books

Place printed:

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

Place depicted:

Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America

Date:

1967

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Comics and graphic novels  Search this

Education  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

United States History  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2019.22.12

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1966 Fitzgerald Publishing Co., Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59236e07d-0ffa-48fd-b51e-2723d1b3cad1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.22.12

Written by:

Col. Henry Adams, American, 1823 - 1899  Search this

Received by:

Col. William Clark Grasty, American, 1817 - 1901  Search this

Subject of:

Edmund Fitzgerald, American  Search this

James M. Fitzgerald, American  Search this

John Rice Miller, American  Search this

Charles E. Miller, American  Search this

Luther J. Tynes, American  Search this

N. C. Miller, American  Search this

Coleman Scruggs, American  Search this

Morton Scruggs, American  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on wove rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (31.1 × 19.4 cm)

Type:

manuscripts

Place depicted:

Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

March 15, 1846

Topic:

African American  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Law  Search this

Military  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2019.26.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f4e7d25-d521-4333-a820-dcd7212d3d07

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.3

Created by:

A. J. Burke, American, born 1817  Search this

Written by:

Benjamin H. Grist, American, 1786 - 1869  Search this

Subject of:

David W. Lamb, American  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on laid rag paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Folded): 13 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (35.4 × 21.8 cm)

H x W (Unfolded estimate): 13 15/16 × 17 3/16 in. (35.4 × 43.6 cm)

Type:

mortgages

bills of sale

Place depicted:

South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1858

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Finance  Search this

Men  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2019.26.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family 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/fd5261f0f52-c410-4413-b74a-54c4751457c0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.26.8

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

iron gall ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 13/16 × 7 9/16 in. (27.5 × 19.2 cm)

Type:

warrants

Place depicted:

Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1826

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Law  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2020.21.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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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/fd5c69c67dd-352f-4742-9ab1-7db3a7ce8f3a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2020.21.3

Written by:

Solomon Northup, American, 1808 - 1875  Search this

Published by:

Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)

H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)

H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)

Type:

narratives

hardcover books

Place printed:

Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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

Date:

1853

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Antislavery  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Law  Search this

Literature  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2014.262

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement:

Abolitionist movement

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/fd537167978-c6a5-4b5c-8aad-8b8ccdd82f33

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.262

Subject of:

Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001  Search this

Medium:

britannia metal, silver, beeswax, and cotton (fiber)

Dimensions:

H x W (width includes handle): 6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (17.1 × 13 cm)

Type:

taper jacks

Date:

early 19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Families  Search this

U.S. History, 1783-1815  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family

Object number:

2014.273.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Domestic

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af65afe1-957d-4820-9177-ebc89e0b1e60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.273.1

Owned by:

Henry W. Dennis, American, 1815 - 1882  Search this

Subject of:

Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001  Search this

Medium:

metal, crown glass, cloth, and rubber

Dimensions:

H x W (glasses): 2 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (5.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)

H x W (case): 2 3/8 × 5 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6 × 13 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

eyeglasses

eyeglass cases

Date:

mid-19th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Families  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family

Object number:

2014.273.27ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Personal Effects and Items

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5de50d59a-cefe-4583-b9d0-18c1234428ef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.273.27ab