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Duke Ellington and his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station

Created by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974  Search this
Juan Tizol Martinez, Puerto Rican, 1900 - 1984  Search this
Ivie Anderson, American, 1905 - 1949  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
black-and-white photographs
portraits
Date:
1939
Topic:
African American  Search this
Composers (Musicians)  Search this
Conductors (Musicians)  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Photography  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.60.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee45c0bb-2217-43db-8d73-a89a2de6d5a2
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.60.3
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Police Disperse Marchers with Tear Gas

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 x 8 5/8 in. (15.2 x 21.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 1966
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
Object number:
2012.169.6
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2b5df4d-e855-4a23-a595-6fa3fa1c17fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.169.6

Routed by Tear Gas

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (15.7 x 22.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (17.9 x 23 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 1966
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
Object number:
2012.169.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b908c31-7be8-4b90-8fcd-f04485b5092b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.169.5

Four photographs of fashion models from Mae's Millinery Shop

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Owned by:
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this
Subject of:
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (1): 9 1/16 x 7 in. (23 x 17.8 cm)
H x W (2): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
H x W (3): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
H x W (4): 10 1/16 x 8 in. (25.6 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
photographs
portraits
Place collected:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Place captured:
Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
Date:
1962
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Photography  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number:
2010.6.4.1-.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Collection title:
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d418fc00-d19e-4fb2-a16d-d4388d1caca2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.4.1-.4

Photograph of Coretta Scott King at the memorial march for MLK in Memphis, TN

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957  Search this
Dexter Scott King, American, 1961 - 2024  Search this
Yolanda King, American, 1955 - 2007  Search this
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in. (17.9 × 23.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 8, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Actors  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Interfaith communities  Search this
Judaism  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Bettmann/ Getty Images
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b111af6b-b8f0-4b7a-85c3-01454fac22e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.2
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Photograph of Hank Aaron hugging his mother

Created by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Hank Aaron, American, 1934 - 2021  Search this
Medium:
toner on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
photomechanical prints
Place depicted:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 8, 1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Baseball  Search this
Photography  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.78
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1974 United Press International
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5622d53f5-bc6e-4ea6-96dc-69dcfba8a9f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.78
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Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 9, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© SLADE Paul/Getty Images
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598dcf85b-5758-4bdb-a868-06fe07b0e9c1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.1
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Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (16.8 × 21 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.9 × 23 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 9, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.5
Restrictions & Rights:
© United Press International
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ab08324-0629-4d71-828b-40286023a70e
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.5
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Photograph of a white woman leading her child away from Graymont School

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Graymont Elementary School, 1908 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 9 1/8 × 7 in. (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
Type:
black-and-white photographs
Place depicted:
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1963
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number:
2014.312.214
Restrictions & Rights:
© United Press International
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
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3a7c565-bf85-42b7-9da0-d8c8008a9378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.214
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Photograph of the King family at Martin Luther King Jr.'s reinternment

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957  Search this
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984  Search this
Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (17.1 × 21.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (18.1 × 23.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1970
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© United Press International
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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/fd5ed948395-c47a-4c5f-8ae4-2389f9fe0fcc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.6
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Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

Created by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 12, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Poverty  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 Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.142
Restrictions & Rights:
© United Press International
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c57ace8-c4e6-4573-9e3d-a497fd98a073
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.142
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