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GAR Memorial Certification of Honorable Discharge for Charles Davis

Issued by:
Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956  Search this
Printed by:
Pettibone Brothers Manufacturing Company, American  Search this
Received by:
Charles Davis, American  Search this
Subject of:
United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions:
31 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (80 x 64.8 x 3.8 cm)
Type:
chromolithographs
certificates
Place used:
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 15, 1900
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Military  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.282
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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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/fd5a592ca3e-166d-4623-93c2-fac763d457af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.282
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Tintype portrait of Creed Miller with star-shaped military identification pin

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Creed Miller, American  Search this
107th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1866  Search this
Medium:
iron and collodion, velvet and leather and wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D (2011.155.294a-tintype case open): 2 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 7/16 in. (7.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm)
H x W x D (2011.155.294a-tintype closed): 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 9/16 in. (7.3 x 6.7 x 1.4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.155.294b-military identification pin): 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in. (4.4 x 3 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
pins (jewelry)
tintypes
portraits
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.294ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542353e2b-1ae9-4143-81d4-b1d3aec6ac81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.294ab

Gordon Under Medical Inspection

Created by:
McPherson & Oliver, American  Search this
Subject of:
Gordon, American  Search this
Frederick W. Mercer, American, 1838 - 1910  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Fugitive enslaved  Search this
Health  Search this
Identity  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.54
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
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/fd51909f11b-6b0a-49f8-9934-640a8107f1bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.54
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Identification tag for Civil War soldier Qualls Tibbs

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Qualls Tibbs, American, 1836 - 1922  Search this
27th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
brass
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (2.9 x 2.9 x 0.2 cm)
Type:
tags
Date:
1864 - 1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.4.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51651aad5-d140-47a8-adcf-dcb49651b5d8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.4.6
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Tintype of a Civil War soldier

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver on iron photographic plates
Dimensions:
H x W (Case closed): 3 7/8 × 3 9/16 × 7/8 in. (9.8 × 9 × 2.2 cm)
H x W (Case open): 3 13/16 x 7 x 7/16 in. (9.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm)
Type:
tintypes
portraits
Date:
1861 - 1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.12
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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/fd5f8d5115d-4afb-458d-a390-ce461926591d
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.12
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Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham Lincoln

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865  Search this
James Brown, American, born 1832  Search this
Medium:
photographic gelatin on photographic paper and paint; paper; ink on newsprint; blue pencil
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
photographs
portraits
Date:
May 1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd516aed936-9a56-41aa-9ecc-eb1a1e71da7a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.13
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The Colored Volunteer

Created by:
Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902  Search this
Medium:
printing paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.8 x 6 cm)
Type:
cards
Date:
1861 - 1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Children  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b0fbe07-718c-4070-b1d0-cbb949cb7404
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.14
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Brass stencil for William Hill

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
William Hill, American, 1840 - 1914  Search this
Medium:
brass (alloy)
Dimensions:
1 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 1/16 in. (4.1 x 9.2 x 0.2 cm)
Type:
stencils (images)
Date:
ca. 1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518aaf735-9361-4d0b-9506-991e4ae28483
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.4
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Shield-shaped identification pin for William H. Clay

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
William H. H. Clay, American, 1843 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
silver alloy, copper, gold
Dimensions:
H x W: 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.6 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
badges
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864-65
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
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/fd5a065ec63-95df-4d88-88ae-96fa938498bb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.5
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Identification tag for drummer “George Washington,” with American eagle

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
George W. Washington, American, 1847 - 1926  Search this
Medium:
brass (alloy)
Dimensions:
H x W: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/8 in. (3 x 3 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
badges
Date:
1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Military
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccf01129-128b-4cb0-ad16-c69a426e96d1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.6
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Silver badge for Alexander Hill of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

Manufactured by:
S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s  Search this
Owned by:
Alexander Hill, American, born 1831  Search this
Subject of:
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
sterling silver
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
badges
Place depicted:
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Fort Wagner, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864-1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.7
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53458e428-3452-4855-a48a-5f8ecb00e5a8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.7
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Identification tag for Cornelius Robinson, with American eagle

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Cornelius Robinson, American, 1842 - 1916  Search this
Medium:
brass (alloy)
Dimensions:
1 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/16 in. (3 x 4.6 x 0.2 cm)
Type:
badges
Date:
1864
Topic:
African American  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.8
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Military
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8603685-61ef-414b-9752-0482c2554ad2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.8
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Identification tag for C.P. More [sic]

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Charles Moore, American, 1845 - 1864  Search this
Medium:
gold , brass (alloy)
Dimensions:
3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
Type:
badges
Date:
1863 - 1864
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2011.51.9
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Military
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54aa881ca-9a9e-45fd-8625-dc6852c9c773
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.9
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Broadside for "Men of Color" Recruitment

Written by:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895  Search this
Medium:
printing ink on rag paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (framed): 95 × 48 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (241.3 × 123.5 × 7 cm)
H x W: 93 3/4 × 46 1/4 in. (238.1 × 117.5 cm)
Type:
broadsides
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.133
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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/fd507081d76-abd3-47d2-9627-e580354a951c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.133

Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House), 40th Congress, 2d session, no. 329

Written by:
William Passmore Carlin, American, 1820 - 1903  Search this
Published by:
United States Congress, American, founded 1789  Search this
Subject of:
Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872  Search this
Ku Klux Klan, 1st, American, 1865 - 1872  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 14 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
documents
books
Place depicted:
Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
Date:
Printed July 8, 1868
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Government  Search this
Military  Search this
Politics  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  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:
2012.160.96
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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/fd5ff0a314b-f1db-432a-b053-55b43b0236d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.160.96
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Carte-de-visite of Sojourner Truth

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883  Search this
James Caldwell, American, ca. 1844 - unknown  Search this
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Mount): 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Date:
1863
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Families  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d415807-3415-4928-9b85-6e3452551f70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.11
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Gordon under Medical Inspection

Title:
Glass plate magic lantern slide of an enslaved man identified as Gordon
Published by:
Taylor & Huntington, American  Search this
Photograph by:
McPherson & Oliver, American  Search this
Subject of:
Gordon, American  Search this
Medium:
collodion and silver nitrate on glass with wood
Dimensions:
H x W (Slide): 3 1/4 x 4 in. (8.3 x 10.2 cm)
H x W (Frame): 4 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 3/8 in. (10.8 x 17.5 x 1 cm)
Type:
lantern slides
portraits
Place captured:
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1863; printed later
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Fugitive enslaved  Search this
Health  Search this
Identity  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.52ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd67bd5d-8c6c-4911-ab6a-35b65b74f83d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.52ab
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Silver badge for George Washington Perkins of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

Manufactured by:
S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s  Search this
Owned by:
Washington Perkins, American, ca.1826 - 1909  Search this
Subject of:
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
sterling silver
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 15/16 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
badges
Place depicted:
Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Olustee, Baker County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Fort Wagner, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864-1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.104.12
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
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/fd5da4d2c32-ac25-4232-a2ee-298d1aa2caf7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.104.12
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Diary of Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter

Written by:
Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter, American, 1842 - 1865  Search this
Subject of:
Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885  Search this
55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904  Search this
Medium:
leather, graphite on paper, ink
Dimensions:
H x W x D (2014.118.1a Closed): 5 × 3 9/16 × 13/16 in. (12.7 × 9 × 2.1 cm)
H x W x D (2014.118.1a Open): 5 × 9 1/4 × 13/16 in. (12.7 × 23.5 × 2.1 cm)
H x W (2014.118.1b): 8 × 4 15/16 in. (20.3 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (2014.118.1c): 8 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (22.2 × 6.4 cm)
Type:
diaries
Place used:
South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Communication  Search this
Free communities of color  Search this
Men  Search this
Military  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2014.118.1abc
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
Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
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/fd55bc18b76-d263-4fee-b6b3-075932e4f73e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.118.1abc

Broadside advertising pay bounties and pensions for Union troops

Issued by:
M.J. Higgins & Co., American, active 1860s  Search this
Subject of:
United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.5 cm)
Type:
broadsides
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1866
Topic:
African American  Search this
Finance  Search this
Military  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.251.7
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture 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/fd5fb7bef4c-c601-44ef-8e1b-e2601e72011a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.251.7
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