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"Clear the Track," (engraving,) from painting by Schuessele, (graphics)

Artist:
Sartain, S.  Search this
Schussele (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Engraving
Type:
Graphic arts
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Travel--Land--Train  Search this
Figure  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730199
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11719

"Constitution and By-Laws of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science, Established at Washington, May, 1840." Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1840; 3 copies; "Constitution and By-Laws of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science. Pri...

Container:
Box 18 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7058, National Institute, Records
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Records
Records / Series 9: PUBLICATIONS. / Box 18
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7058-refidd1e762

"Death, the Avenger", (painting)

Artist:
Craig, I. Eugene  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Allegory--Death  Search this
Figure  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730121
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11641

"Death, the Rewarder", (painting)

Artist:
Craig, I. Eugene  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Allegory--Death  Search this
Figure  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730120
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11640

"Excelsior", (painting)

Artist:
Mason, W. Sandford  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure(s) In Exterior--Mountain  Search this
Literature--Longfellow--Excelsior  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730087
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11607

"Independence", (painting)

Artist:
Mayer, Frank B.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730029
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11550

"Last Sleep, The", (painting)

Artist:
Lambdin, Geo. C.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Allegory--Death  Search this
State of Being--Death  Search this
Literature--Tennyson  Search this
Figure  Search this
Literature--Poetry  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730070
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11591

"Leisure and Labor", (painting)

Artist:
Mayer, Frank B.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Recreation--Leisure  Search this
Occupation--Labor  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730030
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11551

"Presentiment", (painting)

Artist:
Lambdin, Geo. C.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
State of Being--Emotion--Fear  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730056
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11577

"Remembering happier things", (painting)

Artist:
Barrow, Jno. L.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure  Search this
State of Being--Mood--Meditation  Search this
State of Being--Emotion--Happiness  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730119
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11639

"Sunset," Venice, (painting)

Artist:
Perry, E. W. Jr.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Cityscape--Italy--Venice  Search this
Waterscape--Harbor  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730088
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11608

"Swinging", (painting)

Artist:
Lambdin, Geo. C.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Recreation--Sport & Play--Swinging  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730066
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11587

"Watching", (painting)

Artist:
Lambdin, Geo. C.  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
State of Being--Mood--Anticipation  Search this
Figure  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00730063
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_11584

1 Volume

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Dec. 1865–Oct. 1867
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commerical use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M1909, Item 4.2.13.1
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Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
Records of the Field Offices for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 4: Subordinate Field Offices / 4.2: Beaufort (Subassistant Commissioner) / 4.2.13: Register of Patients Treated in Hospital and Quarters
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3825e5cba-bd08-4023-874b-7fa007f66358
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1909-ref83
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Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Dec. 1867–Apr. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3b173f1a8-240d-4082-a46b-93201aaa30d8
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ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref37
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Online Media:

1000 – 2099

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Apr.–Aug. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.2
See more items in:
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3b17de2f6-4473-4465-a87b-1c864ffc432a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref38
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1876 Mary W. Stow's "Centennial" Quilt

Maker:
Stow, Mary W.  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 83 in x 72 in; 210 cm x 184 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States: Wisconsin, Fond du Lac
Associated Place:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1876
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Flags  Search this
Related event:
Declaration of Independence, Signing of  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Grubb
ID Number:
TE.T15703
Accession number:
297870
Catalog number:
T15703
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Government, Politics, and Reform
Textiles
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d013-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556507
Online Media:

Broken Strings

Directed by:
Bernard B Ray, Russian, 1895 - 1964  Search this
Written by:
Bernard B Ray, Russian, 1895 - 1964  Search this
Clarence Muse, American, 1889 - 1979  Search this
Produced by:
Lewie C. Borden  Search this
Subject of:
Clarence Muse, American, 1889 - 1979  Search this
Sybil Lewis, American, 1919 - 1988  Search this
William Washington, American, 1924 - 1982  Search this
Tommie Moore, American, 1917 - 2004  Search this
Mathew Beard Jr., American, 1925 - 1981  Search this
Pete Webster, American, 1905 - 1988  Search this
Edward Thompson, American, 1898 - 1960  Search this
Buck Woods, American, 1905 - 1974  Search this
Darby Jones, American, 1910 - 1986  Search this
Jess Lee Brooks, American, 1894 - 1944  Search this
Earle Morris, American, born 1897  Search this
The Stevens Sisters, American  Search this
Elliot Carpenter, American, 1894 - 1982  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 60 Minutes
Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet
Length (Film Reel 2): 900 Feet
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
release prints (motion pictures)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Place depicted:
United States, North and Central America
Place filmed:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1940
Topic:
African American  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Race films  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Object number:
2015.167.3.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
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Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e39ee1a-f15b-4b71-b718-7bdea9ddeb51
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.167.3.1ab

Delegate

Published by:
MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this
Created by:
C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this
Subject of:
Charles Rangel, American, born 1930  Search this
The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this
Avon, founded 1886  Search this
Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, American, 1908 - 1979  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968  Search this
Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963  Search this
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry  Search this
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this
National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919  Search this
Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this
Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913  Search this
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099  Search this
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950  Search this
Freedom National Bank, American, 1964 - 1990  Search this
Jarobin Gilbert Jr., American, born 1946  Search this
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this
National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935  Search this
National Dental Association, American, founded 1913  Search this
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923  Search this
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this
National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947  Search this
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this
Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this
Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910  Search this
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, American, 1922 - 2016  Search this
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844  Search this
New York Yankees, American, founded 1901  Search this
Reggie Jackson, American, born 1946  Search this
The Doll League, Inc., American, founded 1958  Search this
National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946  Search this
Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900  Search this
Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971  Search this
National Bar Association, American, founded 1925  Search this
National Business League, American, founded 1900  Search this
National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this
Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951  Search this
369th Veterans Association, American  Search this
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry  Search this
The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865  Search this
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914  Search this
One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898  Search this
Written by:
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition, American, founded 1977  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Sag Harbor, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1979
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Communities  Search this
Fraternal organizations  Search this
Fraternities  Search this
Government  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Radio  Search this
Religion  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sororities  Search this
Television  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
Object number:
2012.167.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc6b172d-2d13-4670-95ea-2e52493801a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.13
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Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 1

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Nicolás Guillén, Cuban, 1902 - 1989  Search this
Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992  Search this
Calvin H. Sinnette, Trinidadian, born 1924  Search this
Ron Dellums, American, born 1935  Search this
J. K. Obatala  Search this
Illustrated by:
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017  Search this
Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946  Search this
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 15/16 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.7 × 15.3 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Africa
West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
Date:
1972
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583ce4aab-99a8-41a9-b33e-74ef6f86440a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.9
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