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"Mammy" cloth doll with a red and floral dress and a matching floral kerchief

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
mother of pearl and thread on cloth with batting and yarn
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 14 1/8 × 8 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (35.9 × 22.5 × 5.5 cm)
Type:
cloth dolls
Place used:
Texas, United States, North and Central America
Date:
mid 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Children  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Families  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda M. Sheffield
Object number:
2023.11.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Toys and Games
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5637472d1-373e-4945-9112-25a8aafdbd59
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.11.3
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"Nosie Josie" Mutoscope Movie Poster

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 19 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 49.53 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name:
poster
Object Type:
posters
Subject:
Entertainment, Film  Search this
Motion Pictures  Search this
ID Number:
2008.0095.007
Accession number:
2008.0095
Catalog number:
2008.0095.007
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Popular Entertainment
Photo History Collection
Advertising
Mutoscope Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-582f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1336055

(Two Ornamental Light Fixtures), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Allen, Gerald 1935-  Search this
Bloomer, Kent C. 1935-  Search this
Architect:
Horn, Michael J.  Search this
Architectural firm:
Horn, Blyth and Partners  Search this
Medium:
Light fixtures: wrought iron and bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Light fixture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Candy Factory Court 616 South American Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19147
Located 712 Locust Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Commissioned 1983. Installed 1984
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001143
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338499

1927-1943

Collection Creator:
Maidenform, Inc.  Search this
Container:
Box 28, Folder 1-2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

The donor has imposed restrictions on reproduction, broadcast or use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties. Reproduction, broadcast or other use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties is subject to prior written consent. These permissions will be required until July 2047. Please see the repository for further details.
Collection Citation:
Maidenform Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Maidenform Collection
Maidenform Collection / Series 5: Sales and Marketing Materials / 5.4: Stylebooks
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8be269435-9969-477e-8896-0758fd3fbbcd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0585-ref297
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Cue vol. 14 no. 22

Written by:
Cue Magazine, American  Search this
Published by:
Cue Publishing Company, American  Search this
Subject of:
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949  Search this
Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999  Search this
W. S. Gilbert, British, 1836 - 1911  Search this
Arthur Sullivan, British, 1842 - 1900  Search this
Gilbert and Sullivan, British, 1871 - 1896  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (28.5 × 20.9 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 16 7/16 × 1/16 in. (28.5 × 41.8 × 0.1 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 2, 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Cooking and dining  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Music  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Radio  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.274.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1a6df60-a802-46be-8694-156bb41e2290
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.274.1
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Freedomways Vol. 8 No. 4

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Photograph by:
Builder Levy, American, born 1942  Search this
Written by:
Maude White  Search this
Rev. Milton Arthur Galamison, American, 1923 - 1988  Search this
Alvin F. Poussaint, born 1934  Search this
Horace Mann Bond, American, 1904 - 1972  Search this
Charles Vernon Hamilton  Search this
Robert S. Browne, American, 1924 - 2004  Search this
Preston Wilcox, American, 1923 - 2006  Search this
James E. Campbell, American, 1925 - 2009  Search this
Doxey Alphonso Wilkerson, American, 1905 - 1993  Search this
David K. Cohen, American, 1934 - 2020  Search this
Tom Dent, American, 1932 - 1998  Search this
Mary P. Endres, American, 1914 - 2005  Search this
Illustrated by:
Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/16 × 3/8 in. (23 × 15.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Literature  Search this
Politics  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Segregation  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 Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd55f2c18d5-b1c1-4ffa-a056-44fa1dd95e74
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.5
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Martha's Vineyard NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Souvenir Journal

Created by:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Subject of:
Elizabeth Shearer White, American, died 1993  Search this
Published by:
Tisbury Printer, Inc., American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Type:
programs
Place used:
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
Date:
August 1988
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Theatre companies  Search this
Tragedy (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Olive Tomlinson in memory of William and Olive Bowles
Object number:
2012.33.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521768d86-9e95-4200-9274-9802931f35f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.33.1
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National Sports Vol. VII No. 7

Owned by:
Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this
Published by:
National Sports Magazine, Indian  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
10 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 1/8 in. (27.3 × 21.6 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia
Date:
1957
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Sports  Search this
Tennis  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
Object number:
2014.205.7
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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/fd5c56e5209-78f6-4b1a-a86e-a862a1731309
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.205.7
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23

Created by:
The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865  Search this
Edited by:
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879  Search this
Published by:
Isaac Knapp, American, 1808 - 1858  Search this
Printed by:
J.B. Yerrington & Son, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
Type:
newspapers
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 5, 1857
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Societies  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2016.166.41.13
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a19e5c09-3334-46c5-b0ca-aff2813c1c29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.166.41.13
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The Literary Corner: Vernon February’s Life and Works (side a) / Edward Brathwaite's Life and Works (side b)

Title:
Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
Created by:
Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American  Search this
Interview of:
Daniel Kunene, PhD, South African, 1923 - 2016  Search this
Vernon February, South African, 1938 - 2002  Search this
Edward Brathwaite PhD, Barbadian, 1930 - 2020  Search this
Subject of:
Hein Eersel, Surinamese, born 1922  Search this
Directed by:
Robert Cham  Search this
Medium:
plastic and tape
Dimensions:
H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
Duration (side a): 00:15:07
Duration (side b): 00:14:47
Type:
audiotapes
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Netherlands, Europe
Suriname, Caribbean, South America
South Africa, Africa
Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
Ghana, West Africa, Africa
Date:
1978
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Methodist  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Radio  Search this
Religion  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
Object number:
2010.17.1.11a
Restrictions & Rights:
© Brooks B. Robinson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Portfolio/Series:
The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Anti-apartheid movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53284cdab-850d-4ff9-bc6b-502be2fa292f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.17.1.11a
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A

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Mar.–May 1866
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.M752, File 2.4.1
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Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 / Series 2: Letters Received / 2.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3202f198e-3d16-4ff2-ba5f-ae40826f631c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m752-ref116
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A Deer in the Forest, (painting)

Painter:
Bloomer, H. Reynolds 1845-1911  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Sotheby Parke Bernet New York New York
Date:
1880
Topic:
Animal--Deer  Search this
Landscape--Forest  Search this
Control number:
IAP 63006424
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_123805

A brush with creativity / by Natasha Wallace, photographed by David Bloomer

Author:
Wallace, Natasha  Search this
Bloomer, David  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Fraser, Simon artist  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2001
Call number:
AP9 .S795
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_693157

A souvenir of the campaign of 1900 in Ohio, under the direction of Ohio State Republican Executive Committee, by William L. Bloomer

Author:
Bloomer, William Lowe  Search this
Bookseller:
Smith, Ray DSI  Search this
Subject:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) illus., port. 25 x 30 cm
Type:
Books
Caricatures and cartoons
Place:
Ohio
United States
Date:
1901
1897-1901
1865-1950
Topic:
Campaign literature--Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Biography  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.B647x B5 1901
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_510996

A – G

Type:
Archival materials
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.M822, Item 3.1.2.1
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Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Texas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Texas Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870 / Series 3: Letters Received / 3.1: Registered Letters Received / 3.1.2: Register 2
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3abc56088-7b02-4f24-9976-5a674e5ac91b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m822-ref14
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Achillea lanulosa Nutt.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
H. G. Bloomer  Search this
Place:
Near Virginia City. Mount Davison, Nevada, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1863 to 1864
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Achillea lanulosa Nutt.
Barcode:
01820090
USNM Number:
322973
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a3b10cd3-a406-4b06-a8e8-1313e563590c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12958663

Achillea lanulosa Nutt.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
H. G. Bloomer  Search this
Place:
Near Virginia City. away up on Mt. Davison [unsure placement], Nevada, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1863 to 1864
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Achillea lanulosa Nutt.
Barcode:
01820089
USNM Number:
322972
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aef17d9f-13e7-48ec-af5d-81079c08546b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12958662

Address book made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Created by:
Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013  Search this
Subject of:
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)
Type:
address books
make-dos
Place used:
Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
after 1972
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Communication  Search this
Communities  Search this
Men  Search this
Prisons  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
Object number:
A2018.36.1.11
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Herman Wallace Archival Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5376bd0f9-e298-407a-979c-40088f9acda3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2018.36.1.11

Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
H. G. Bloomer  Search this
Place:
Near Virginia City., Nevada, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1863
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Lamiaceae Nepetoideae
Published Name:
Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze
Barcode:
02771397
USNM Number:
322519
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ff2b418-7954-4855-b5b0-a12e2ce0ea03
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14137215

Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) R.M. King & H. Rob.

Biogeographical Region:
76 - Southwestern U.S.A.  Search this
Collector:
H. G. Bloomer  Search this
Place:
Near Virginia City, Aper of Mount Davidson, Nevada, United States, North America
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Ageratina occidentalis (Hook.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
Barcode:
01675406
USNM Number:
323420
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37d526591-b6cd-46fd-a20e-b00d787b7e51
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12685743

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