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Six Counties Firemen's Convention ["real photo" picture postcard]

Collector:
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this
Hazen, Robert M.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper,, 3-1/2" x 5-5/8".)
Container:
Box 10, Item 1.7.730
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1910
Scope and Contents:
Image 3" x 4-5/8". Photographic postcard showing a brass band in formation (marching?), playing at the Six Counties Firemen Convention, in an unidentified American city. No message or maker identification on verso.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000002 (AC Scan)

87-14075 (OIPP Neg. No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Marching bands  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Fire fighters  Search this
Brass bands -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this
Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- Postcards
Postcards -- 1900-1910
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Collection Citation:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / Marching band in Six County Firemen Convention Parade. Photographic postcard. Negative #87-14075. (PC 219)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a68d6cfb-676a-40b9-8ecd-ecbbae8c1a99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1994

Banda Filarmonica - "Bella Andajina" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-26T17:33:42.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_5GJJ97m7Yys

Los Errantes y Sus Guitarras - "La Tragedia Del Estadio" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-26T17:50:50.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_a7AVUCh-wxg

Band from Sacsamarca - "Paloma Blanca" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-26T17:02:32.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_e0i931Wqk40

Band from Chumbibilcas - "Flute and Guitar" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-26T16:48:42.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_j-hspylm2mE

UW Marching Band

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-06-22T16:41:39.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolklife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Jx3zGPEuXts

Sousa on the Rez: Native American Brass Bands and Beyond

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-07-19T21:19:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
See more by:
SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_cTZ7Oa01HuY

Band from Huaras - "Band from Huaras" [Official Audio]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-03-26T16:50:23.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_SmZjLVPpLSc

Dots and Stripes Fornever

Artist:
Erlena Chisolm Bland  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and mixed media on plywood
Dimensions:
24 5/8 × 15 3/8 × 3 1/8 in. (62.5 × 39 × 8 cm)
Type:
painting
Date:
1990
Accession Number:
1992.0065.0001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl89604392a-2b66-470f-ade4-b0c302808899
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:acm_1992.0065.0001
Online Media:

The US Military, Cadet, Kesha Brown

Photograph by:
Platon, British, born 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Kesha Brown, American  Search this
United States Military Academy, American, founded 1802  Search this
United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 21 5/16 × 20 in. (54.1 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place captured:
West Point, Orange County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2008; printed 2019
Topic:
African American  Search this
Band (Music)  Search this
Education  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Military  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number:
2021.33.67
Restrictions & Rights:
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f237df5-397d-4340-b326-71f9527af1fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.33.67
Online Media:

Continuous service records for Alton Augustus Adams, Sr.

Printed by:
United States Navy, American, founded 1775  Search this
Subject of:
Alton Augustus Adams Sr., Danish West Indian American, 1889 - 1987  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, cardboard, fabric, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 6 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.9 × 9.5 × 4.1 cm)
open: 6 1/4 × 14 1/8 × 1 in. (15.9 × 35.9 × 2.5 cm)
Type:
documents
Date:
1917-1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Band (Music)  Search this
Marching bands (Music)  Search this
Military  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alton A. Adams, Jr. Trustee
Object number:
2014.263.5
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:
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd588400c0f-66c3-4259-999d-57f112e05479
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.263.5
Online Media:

#202: Rebirth Marching Band and the Walter "Wolfman" Washington Blues Band

Collection Performer:
Asleep at the Wheel (Musical group)  Search this
Take 6  Search this
Lovett, Lyle  Search this
Krauss, Alison  Search this
Nelson, Tracy  Search this
Mattea, Kathy  Search this
Gill, Vince  Search this
Beausoleil (Musical group)  Search this
Griffith, Nancy  Search this
Collection Producer:
Van Kleek, Richard  Search this
Collection Creator:
Kentucky Center for the Arts  Search this
Container:
Box 4
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Date:
1989-08-04
Scope and Contents:
Two wonderful groups from New Orleans are featured including the exciting jazz/secondline music of the Rebirth Marching Jazz Band and the beautiful ballads and hard-driving blues of Walter "Wolfman" Washington and his band.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions; may not be copied. Must contact Kentucky Center for the Arts.
Collection Citation:
Lonesome Pine Specials, 1986-1991, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Lonesome Pine Specials
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep860d8507a-8406-42f2-a05e-bc549eeb5a53
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0487-ref538

Integration Report 1

Title:
16mm motion picture film of Integration Report 1
Directed by:
Madeline Anderson, American  Search this
Produced by:
Andover Productions, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
Maya Angelou, American, 1928 - 2014  Search this
A. J. Whittenberg, American  Search this
Charles Diggs, American, 1922 - 1998  Search this
Tom Mboya, Kenyan, 1930 - 1969  Search this
Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972  Search this
James L. Farmer Jr., American, 1920 - 1999  Search this
Robert F. Williams, American, 1925 - 1996  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 24 Minutes
Length (Film): 750 Feet
Type:
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1960
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Film  Search this
Justice  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Segregation  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Madeline Anderson
Object number:
2015.235.1.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
© Icarus Films
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Madeline Anderson Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d351e56-2570-4c35-b357-0d4b215ef931
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.235.1.1a

Film clips from the documentary American Music - From Folk to Jazz and Pop

Directed by:
Stephen Fleischman, 1919 - 2011  Search this
Jonathan Donald  Search this
Produced by:
ABC, American, founded 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Percy Humphrey, American, 1905 - 1995  Search this
Billy Taylor, American, 1921 - 2010  Search this
Benny Goodman, American, 1909 - 1986  Search this
Eureka Brass Band, American, founded ca. 1920  Search this
Jack Teagarden, American, 1905 - 1964  Search this
Bix Beiderbecke, American, 1903 - 1931  Search this
Owned by:
Ernie Smith, American, ca. 1925 - 2004  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration (digital file): 00:12:31
Physical extent (film): 480 ft
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
film clips
Place depicted:
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1966; re-issued 1967
Topic:
African American  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Television  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number:
2015.275.25.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd877c44-203a-4159-b50e-3b8fd0a1858e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.275.25.1a

Film footage of Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action community organization

Edited by:
Tee Beveridge, American, 1923 - 1993  Search this
Subject of:
Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc., American, 1964 - 1978  Search this
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005  Search this
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968  Search this
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American, 1929 - 1994  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Physical extent (film) (a): 1290 ft
Duration (a): 35 min., 17 sec.
Physical extent (film) (b): 1290 ft
Duration (b): 36 min.
Type:
silent films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1964-1965
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Art  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Communities  Search this
Dance  Search this
Film  Search this
Holidays and festivals  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Sports  Search this
Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.104.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Pearl Bowser
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d97e26f6-6bd3-48d8-bff6-de45654b6cc0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.104.1ab

Something to Build On

Directed by:
St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007  Search this
Produced by:
Chamba Productions, founded 1971  Search this
Composed by:
Herbie Hancock, American, born 1940  Search this
Subject of:
Nairobi College, founded 1969  Search this
The City College of the City University of New York, American, founded 1847  Search this
St. Petersburg College, American, founded 1927  Search this
Clark Atlanta University, American, founded 1988  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Created by:
California State University, Los Angeles, American, founded 1947  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 30 Minutes
Length (Film): 1190 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Dance  Search this
Education  Search this
Football  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Sports  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.54.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5360af9b3-a3c4-46c5-83ce-cf770d242c24
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.54.1a

Something to Build On

Directed by:
St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007  Search this
Produced by:
Chamba Productions, founded 1971  Search this
Composed by:
Herbie Hancock, American, born 1940  Search this
Subject of:
Nairobi College, founded 1969  Search this
California State University, Los Angeles, American, founded 1947  Search this
The City College of the City University of New York, American, founded 1847  Search this
St. Petersburg College, American, founded 1927  Search this
Clark Atlanta University, American, founded 1988  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 30 Minutes
Length (Film): 1190 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California, United States, North and Central America
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Dance  Search this
Education  Search this
Football  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Sports  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.54.2a
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524c2f261-b674-4590-a965-151338be5c94
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.54.2a

Didn't We Ramble On

Directed by:
Billy Jackson, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993  Search this
James Reese Europe, American, 1881 - 1919  Search this
Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887  Search this
Danny Barker, American, 1909 - 1994  Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 14 Minutes
Length (Film): 500 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place depicted:
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
West Africa, Africa
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1989
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Dance  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Folklife  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Marching bands (Music)  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.55.19.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50470d311-6cb2-4423-95e1-831cfadbed6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.19.1a

Ceremony, Parade

Creator:
Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton), 1853-1925  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (004 in x 003 in)
Culture:
Puerto Ricans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
APR 1901
Scope and Contents:
Group of Men, Marching Band, in Uniform And Playing Instruments; Spectators in Plaza and on Balconies
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.04333600

OPPS NEG.79-10547
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint
Place:
Puerto Rico -- American West Indies/San Juan -- San Juan/Plaza Principal/City Hall
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 97 DOE So Amer: Puerto Rico: General: NM 90351 04333600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1
Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1 / South America / Puerto Rico / Gen
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw351505270-8fe1-49c6-a3e8-4aa9f889fddf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref3917

Military

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910
Scope and Contents note:
West Point Cadets' Marching Band.
See also:
Civil War, Florida, Foreign, Landscapes, Musical Instruments, Navy, New York City, World Expositions
Series Restrictions:
Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs restricted due to fragile condition. Researchers should consult microfilm in NMAH library for 1880-1983 editions, drawer 692.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.1: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8277656e9-f5bc-4860-a3fc-66668dc71cd9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref1689

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