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GAR Memorial Certification of Honorable Discharge for Charles Davis
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Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956
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Printed by:
Pettibone Brothers Manufacturing Company, American
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Received by:
Charles Davis, American
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Subject of:
United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865
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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
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Associations and institutions
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Military
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U.S. History, 1865-1921
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.282
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Public domain
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a592ca3e-166d-4623-93c2-fac763d457af
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.282
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Tintype portrait of Creed Miller with star-shaped military identification pin
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
Creed Miller, American
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107th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1866
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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
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Military
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.294ab
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Public domain
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Slavery and Freedom Objects
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542353e2b-1ae9-4143-81d4-b1d3aec6ac81
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.294ab
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Gordon Under Medical Inspection
Created by:
McPherson & Oliver, American
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Gordon, American
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Frederick W. Mercer, American, 1838 - 1910
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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
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Antislavery
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Emancipation
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Fugitive enslaved
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Health
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Medicine
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Military
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Self-liberation
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Violence
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.155.54
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Public Domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51909f11b-6b0a-49f8-9934-640a8107f1bf
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.54
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Identification tag for Civil War soldier Qualls Tibbs
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
Qualls Tibbs, American, 1836 - 1922
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27th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1865
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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
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Military
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.4.6
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Tintype of a Civil War soldier
Created by:
Unidentified
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Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men
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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
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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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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
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
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James Brown, American, born 1832
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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
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Military
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Slavery
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.13
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The Colored Volunteer
Created by:
Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902
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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
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Caricature and cartoons
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Children
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Stereotypes
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.14
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Brass stencil for William Hill
Created by:
Unidentified
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Owned by:
William Hill, American, 1840 - 1914
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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
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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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
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Owned by:
William H. H. Clay, American, 1843 - 1865
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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
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.5
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Identification tag for drummer “George Washington,” with American eagle
Created by:
Unidentified
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Owned by:
George W. Washington, American, 1847 - 1926
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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
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Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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Military
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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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
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Owned by:
Alexander Hill, American, born 1831
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Subject of:
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
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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
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.7
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Identification tag for Cornelius Robinson, with American eagle
Created by:
Unidentified
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Owned by:
Cornelius Robinson, American, 1842 - 1916
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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
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Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.8
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Identification tag for C.P. More [sic]
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Unidentified
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Owned by:
Charles Moore, American, 1845 - 1864
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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
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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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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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
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.9
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Broadside for "Men of Color" Recruitment
Written by:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
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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
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.133
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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
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Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House), 40th Congress, 2d session, no. 329
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William Passmore Carlin, American, 1820 - 1903
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Published by:
United States Congress, American, founded 1789
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Subject of:
Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
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Ku Klux Klan, 1st, American, 1865 - 1872
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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
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Emancipation
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Freedom
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Government
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Politics
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Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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Slavery
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U.S. History, 1865-1921
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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
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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
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Unidentified
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Subject of:
Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883
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James Caldwell, American, ca. 1844 - unknown
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54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
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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
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Antislavery
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Families
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Motherhood
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Social reform
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U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States Colored Troops
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Women
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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
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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
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McPherson & Oliver, American
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Subject of:
Gordon, American
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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
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.52ab
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Anti-slavery movements
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Silver badge for George Washington Perkins of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Manufactured by:
S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s
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Washington Perkins, American, ca.1826 - 1909
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Subject of:
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
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Medium:
sterling silver
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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
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.104.12
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Awards and Medals
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Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Diary of Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter
Written by:
Lieutenant John Freeman Shorter, American, 1842 - 1865
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Subject of:
Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885
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55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
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George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904
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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
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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
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
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Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
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Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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Broadside advertising pay bounties and pensions for Union troops
Issued by:
M.J. Higgins & Co., American, active 1860s
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Subject of:
United States Colored Troops, American, 1863 - 1865
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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
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African American
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Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.251.7
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Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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