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Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records.

Author:
Parke, Davis Company  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences  Search this
Names:
Pfizer Inc.  Search this
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis  Search this
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis. Pharmaceutical Research Division  Search this
Davis, George S.  Search this
Duffield, Samuel P., Dr. (physician, pharmacist)  Search this
Parke, Hervey Coke , 1827-1899  Search this
Extent:
365 Cubic feet (510 boxes, 43 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Annual reports
Blueprints
Brochures
Catalogs
Correspondence
Employee records
Formulae, chemical
Lantern slides
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Notebooks
Price lists
16mm films
Sound recordings
Tracings
Trade literature
Date:
1866-1992
Summary:
The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of the largest and oldest pharmaceutical firms in America.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of America's oldest and largest drug makers. Parke, Davis had the first research laboratory in the American pharmaceutical industry. The company played a major role in the development of some of the principle new drugs of the twentieth century and pioneered the field of drug standardization. They were one of the first American firms to produce antitoxins, hormones, and other biologicals. They introduced new and important drugs such as adrenalin, dilantin, chlorenpleniol, and other antibiotics. They also did important research on vitamins, disinfectants, and pencillin.

The collection contains complete documentaion of all the research activities done, including research laboratory notes, correspondence, and published papers. The collection also contains corporate, financial, advertising and sales materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The collection is important for those researchers interested in the history of public health, the history of biologicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing and business history.
Arrangement:
Collection is divided into 13 series.

Series 1: Corporate Materials, 1887-1951

Series 2: Financial Materials, 1880-1970

Series 3: Employee/Personnel Materials, 1900-1989

Series 4: Advertising/Sales Materials, 1868-1980

Series 5: Photographs, 1866-1992

Series 6: Notebooks, 1908-1968

Series 7: Control Department Records, 1884-1931

Series 8: Formulas, 1882-1967

Series 9: Equipment Data Files, 1922-1978

Series 10: Publications, 1968-1988

Series 11: Research Materials, 1920-1978

Series 12: Drawings, 1911-1971

Series 13: Addenda, 1867-1970

Series 14: Audio Materials, 1956-1957
Historical:
Parke, Davis and Company traces it's origins to Samuel Pearce Duffield (1833-1916), a physician and pharmacist. Duffield was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and his family moved to Detroit when he was an infant. Duffield graduated from the University of Michigan in 1854 and he attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, latter leaving for Germany where he studied chemistry and sought treatment for his eyesight. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Ludwig University at Giessen in Germany. Duffield returned to Detroit in 1858 and established a retail drugstore with a strong interest in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Duffield sought financial partners for his retail and manufacturing venture with A.L. Patrick and Francis C. Conant. Both men retracted their investments and Duffield met Hervey Coke Parke (1927-1899), a native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Duffield and Parke formed a formal partnership in 1866. George S. Davis, a third partner and traveling salesman previously with Farrand, Sheley and Company, was added 1867. Augustus F. Jennings joined the company as a partner to head manufacturing. The company became known as Duffield, Parke, Davis, & Jennings Company. Duffield withdrew in 1869 and the name Parke, Davis & Company was adopted in 1871. The company incorporated in 1875 and began planning world-wide scientific expeditions to discover new vegetable drugs such as Guarana, Bearsfoot, Eucalyptus Globulus, and Coca. The company first showed a profit in 1876, and the first dividend paid to shareholders in 1878 and dividends paid until mid-1960s. Research was a major activity of the company.

In 1907, Parke, Davis and Company bought 340 acres in northeast Avon Township, Michigan, and called it Parkedale Farm. The farm was dedicated on October 8, 1908, and included sterilization rooms and a vaccine propagating building. By 1909 the farm included 200 horses, 25 to 50 cattle, 150 sheep, and employed 20 men. The horses produced the antitoxin for diphtheria and tetanus, the cattle produced a vaccine for smallpox preventatives, and the sheep made serum. Only the healthiest animals were used and all were well cared for. Exotic plants were also grown on the site and used for drugs. Parke-Davis' chief products were antitoxins and vaccines as well as farm crops for feeding the animals. The farm continued to produce vaccines for diphtheria, scarlet fever, tetanus, smallpox, anthrax, and in the 1950s, the Salk polio vaccine.

Due to a weakening financial position, the company became susceptible to take-over, and was purchased by Warner-Lambert in 1970. Warner Lambert, was then acquired by Pfizer in 2000. In 2007, Pfizer closed its research facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Source

Rochester Hills Museum at Voon Hoosen Farm (last accessed on September 29, 2021 https://www.rochesterhills.org/Museum/LocalHistory/ParkeDavisFarm.pdf)

Parke, Davis and Company. Parke-Davis At 100...progress in the past...promise for the future. Detroit, Michigan, 1966.
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Materials at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collection

Trade catalogs related to Parke, Davis & Co.; Warner-Lambert; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; and Pfizer, Inc.

Materials at Other Organizations

Detroit Public Library, Special Collections

Parke, Davis & Company records, 1892-1959

Scrapbook of clippings, 1929-44; Excursions & Announcements, 1892-1902; and company newsletters.

University of California San Francisco

Drug Industry Documents was created by the University of California San Francisco Library in collaboration with faculty members C. Seth Landefeld, MD and Michael Steinman, MD. Originally established to house documents from an off-label marketing lawsuit against Parke-Davis (United States of America ex rel. David Franklin vs. Parke-Davis), the archive has grown to include documents from additional sources illustrating how the pharmaceutical industry, academic journals and institutions, continuing medical education organizations and regulatory/funding agencies operate in ways that are detrimental to public health.
Separated Materials:
Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History

The division holds objects related to Parke, Davis that primarily include containers (boxes and glass bottles) that held phamrmaceuticals, biologicals (vaccines), crude drugs, and herb packages. See accessions: 1978.0882; 1982.0043; 1982.0043; 1984.0351; 1985.0475; 1988.3152; 1991.0415; 1992.3127; 2001.3066; 2012.0165; and 2018.5001.
Provenance:
The initial collection of approximately 185 cubic feet was donated by the Warner-Lambert Company, through Jerry A. Weisbach, Vice-President and President of the Pharmaceutical Research Division, on February 3, 1982.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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.
Topic:
advertising  Search this
Antibiotics  Search this
Architectural Blueprints  Search this
Biologicals  Search this
Chemistry  Search this
Diseases  Search this
Drugs -- 1900-1950  Search this
Drug factories  Search this
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919  Search this
Laboratories  Search this
Medical scientists -- 1900-1950  Search this
Patents  Search this
Pharmaceutical industry -- 1900-1950  Search this
Pharmacology -- 1900-1950  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Vaccines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Annual reports -- 20th century
Blueprints -- 20th century
Brochures -- 20th century
Catalogs
Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
Employee records
Formulae, chemical
Lantern slides -- 1900-1950
Newsletters -- 20th century
Newspaper clippings
Notebooks -- 1900-1950
Price lists
16mm films
Sound recordings -- Audiotapes -- Open reel
Tracings
Trade literature
Citation:
Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0001
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Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8869c518d-5cbd-42cf-b508-e688de3bf14d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0001
Online Media:

Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet (3 record boxes, 2 legal size clamshell boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibition catalogs
Contact sheets
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Exhibition records
Oral histories (document genres)
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1898-1988
Scope and Contents:
The records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 6 linear feet and date from 1898 to 1988. Included are exhibit administrative files, lists of images, press releases for the promotion of the exhibit, oral history transcripts and permission forms, and extensive research files into the Anacostia community in southeast Washington D.C.

The Research Files series contains news clippings, publications, unpublished articles, project files, and research material for the exhibitions. Subjects include local figures and the Barry's Farm neighborhood, unpublished historical narratives, and project records related to archaeological investigations and neighborhood development programs.

The Interview series consists of transcripts of the audio collected in 1970-1971 for the "Evolution of a Community" exhibits. This series also incliudes interview notes and thank you letters from the museum to the interviewees.

Exhibit File series includes an outline for exhibit themes and proposed layouts, drafts of the exhibit scripts, lists of exhibit objects, promotional press releases, and related correspondence.
Arrangement:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 exhibition records is arranged in 4 series.

Series 1: Research Files

Series 2: Interviews

Series 3: Exhibit Files

Series 4: Audiovisual Materials
Historical Note:
Three exhibitions were done by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum between 1972 and 1975. The first exhibition was The Evolution of a Community, Part 1: 1608-1955 and was held from February 27, 1972 – August 31, 1972. This exhibition centered on the history of Anacostia from 1608 until shortly after World War II, drawing from the 1970 oral histories interviews with longtime residents. The second exhibition was The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: 1955-Present and was held from September 1, 1972 – December 31, 1972. This exhibition showcased Anacostia's history from 1955 to 1972 and was organized into five major topics: housing, unemployment, education, crime, and drugs. The last exhibition was Anacostia Today: The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: Continued and was held from March 1, 1973 – July 31, 1973. This exhibition was the same exhibition as The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: 1955-Present but brought back for the museum's fifth anniversary and continued its focus on its five major topics.
Related Materials:
Anacostia Story: 1608-1930 Exhibition Records, M03-039.
Anacostia Oral History Project, 1975
Provenance:
Records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Museum exhibits  Search this
African American neighborhoods  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Exhibition catalogs
Contact sheets
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Exhibition records -- 1967-1989
Oral histories (document genres)
Citation:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.03-040
See more items in:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75cac2f00-94cc-479a-bf58-1c9a3dd1ced4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-03-040
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Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files

Collector:
Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth), 1852-1903  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
Creator:
White, John H., 1933-  Search this
Names:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Pullman Railroad Company  Search this
Extent:
31.33 Cubic feet (94 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Color slides
Copy prints
Correspondence
Ephemera
Magazines (periodicals)
Manuscripts
Negatives
Newsclippings
Patents
Photocopies
Photographs
Research
Stereographs
Writings
Date:
1830s-1990
Scope and Contents:
The archivist has arranged the collection into seven series. The collection consists primarily of photocopied material assembled by John White for many of his books about railroads. Many files contain original photographs, brochures, advertisements, correspondence, and trade literature. Original Pullman Palace Car photographs can be found across many files. It appears that original Pullman Palace Car photopgraphs were removed from sequence and filed among John White's files. Researchers should consult the Pullman Palace Car Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1175. Additionally, original Baltimore & Ohio Railroad documents are found among many of the files. Researchers should also consult the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Records, NMAH.AC.1086.

Series 1: Car Builders, arranged alphabetically by company or individual.

Series 2: Equipment, Rolling Stock, arranged in two sections: alphabetically by White's heading: Articles in Progress and alphabetical by type of railroad car under White's heading: Research Files for Book in Progress.

Series 3: Locomotives, arranged alphabetically by Locomotive builders in two sections, first by individual company and second by individuals.

Series 4: Railroad Companies and Lines, arranged alphabetically by railroad companies and railroad lines.

Series 5: Publications, White's files for his book The American Railroad Freight Car, which are arranged into two sections, Illustrations and Text. Both sections are arranged numerically by chapters or sections of the book.

Series 6: Freight Cars

Series 7: Passenger Cars
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into seven series. Most material arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.

Series 1: Car Builders

Series 2: Equipment--Rolling Stock

Subseries 2.1: Articles in progress

Subseries 2.2: Research Files for Books in Progress

Series 3: Locomotives

Series 4: Railroad Companies and Lines

Series 5: Publications

Series 6: Freights Cars

Series 7; Passenger Cars
Historical:
John H. White, Jr., (1933- ), historian and museum curator, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated with a B.A. in history from Miami University, Ohio, in 1958. Shortly after receiving his degree, White joined the staff of the Smithsonian Institution as Assistant Curator of the Division of Transportation, Department of Science and Technology, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT). White became Associate Curator of the Division, 1961-1966, Curator, 1967-1985, and Senior Historian, 1986-1989. White specialized in land transportation, particularly the history of railroads. He retired in 1990. His papers, the John H. White, Jr., Papers, circa 1959-1989 are at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

This collection of railroad materials was begun many years ago by employees of the Smithsonian Institution, and maintained later by curators and museum specialists working in the Division of Transportation, NMHT, later named the National Museum of American History (NMAH).

Some of the clippings date back to the time of J. Elfreth Watkins in the 1880-1890s. In 1885 Watkins was appointed Curator of the Section of Steam Transportation, which was successively known as Transportation and Engineering, and Technological Collections. Other portions of White's collection were clearly from Carl Mitman, author of several hundred entries on inventors and engineers in the Dictionary of American Biography and a Smithsonian employee who served as Curator of Mechanical Technology in 1919. In 1921 Mitman took the title of Curator of the Divisions of Mineral and Mechanical Technology, serving in this capacity until 1931. In 1931 the Division of Engineering was established. Mitman served as Curator of the Division and in charge of Mineral Technology, 1931-1938, Head Curator of the Department of Arts and Industries, 1932-1938, and Head Curator of the Department of Engineering and Industries, 1938-1948.

Some portions of this collection were acquired under the time of Frank A. Taylor (Mitman's protégé) who was Assistant Curator, 1928-1931, Assistant Curator for Mechanical Technology, 1932, Curator of the Division and in charge of Mechanical Technology, 1932-1948, Head Curator of the Division of Engineering and Industry, 1948-1957. In 1955 Taylor was appointed Assistant Director, United States National Museum (USNM), with special responsibility for planning the new NMHT, and in 1958 was appointed the first Director of the new museum. In 1962 Taylor became Director of the USNM with responsibility for both the National Museum of Natural History and NMHT.

Smith Hempstone Oliver of the Division of Transportation also kept up the files to a degree, though his main interest was in automobiles.

When White started employment at the Museum in June, 1958, there were, perhaps, two file cabinets on railroads. As Mr. White mentions in a letter to the archivist in March of 2002, "It was and is a great mix of odds and ends -- photos, news clippings, small prints, manufacturing catalogs, post cards, etc. Some junk and some treasure."

White found the material very useful for research and greatly expanded the collection. It more than doubled in size during his years in the Division, 1958-1990. The collection was White's working file and was set up to meet his needs. According to White, the collections greatest lack was cross referencing -- which was mostly in his head. He could usually find things but the organization might be confusing to other users. It was not intended for public use.

White is the author of many books on railroads, including:

American Locomotives: An Engineering History, 1830-1880. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1968; 1997.

Early American Locomotives, with 147 engraving. New York: Dover Publications, 1972.

American Single Locomotives and the "Pioneer". Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973.

The Pioneer, Chicago's First Locomotive. Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1976.

The American Railroad Passenger Car. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978.

The John Bull, 150 Years a Locomotive. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.

A Short History of American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era. Washington, D.C.: Bass, 1982.

Great Yellow Fleet: A History of American Railroad Refrigerator Cars. Golden West Books, 1986

The American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.
Provenance:
Collection materials donated by Jack White in 1995.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Electric railroads  Search this
Freight cars  Search this
Locomotives  Search this
Porters  Search this
Railroads -- History  Search this
Railroad car builders  Search this
Railroad companies  Search this
Railroad passenger cars  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Articles
Color slides
Copy prints
Correspondence
Ephemera
Magazines (periodicals)
Manuscripts
Negatives
Newsclippings
Patents
Photocopies
Photographs -- 19th century
Photographs -- 20th century
Research
Stereographs
Writings
Citation:
Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0523
See more items in:
Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83b50b7ee-ab37-4b18-b17c-cffb2543738e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0523
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Agency history, 1906-

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Subject:
Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882  Search this
Stanley, John Mix 1814-1872  Search this
King, Charles Bird 1785-1862  Search this
Catlin, George 1796-1872  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this
Johnston, Harriet Lane 1830-1903  Search this
Evans, William T. 1843-1918  Search this
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954  Search this
Mellon, Andrew W (Andrew William) 1855-1937  Search this
Beggs, Thomas M  Search this
Scott, David W. 1916-  Search this
Davis, Robert Tyler  Search this
Taylor, Joshua C (Joshua Charles) 1917-1981  Search this
Lowe, Harry 1922-  Search this
Eldredge, Charles C  Search this
Broun, Elizabeth  Search this
Stebich, Stephanie A  Search this
National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.)  Search this
Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this
Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Institute  Search this
Library of Congress  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
District of Columbia Supreme Court  Search this
National Museum of Natural History Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S. : 1906-1937)  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1906
1906-
Topic:
Art museums  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_217768

Agency history, 1921-

Creator:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library Research Center  Search this
Subject:
Nollman, Ellen Anne  Search this
Freer, Charles Lang 1856-1919  Search this
Parler, Grace A  Search this
Griffin, Grace C  Search this
Usilton, Bertha M  Search this
Olsen, Constance B  Search this
Kecskes, Lily  Search this
Smith, Priscilla P  Search this
Yoshimura, Reiko  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art Library  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Freer Gallery of Art Branch  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Branch  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler M. Sackler Gallery Library  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1921
1921-
Topic:
Art libraries  Search this
Museum libraries  Search this
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Asian--Research  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00194
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_229086

The Entertaining History of King Philip's War

Author:
Thomas Church, 1674 - 1746  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
Book opened: 18.7 × 26.3cm (7 3/8 × 10 3/8")
Type:
Book
Place:
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Date:
1716 (reprinted 1772)
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2015.133
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4de57b98d-da78-4066-aab8-65499a19e4e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.133
Online Media:

King Philip

Artist:
Paul Revere, 1 Jan 1735 - 10 May 1818  Search this
Derived from:
John Simon, 1675 - 1751  Search this
Copy after:
John Verelst, 1648 - 1734  Search this
Sitter:
Metacom, c. 1638 - 12 Aug 1676  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Book open: 18.7 × 26.3 cm (7 3/8 × 10 3/8")
Type:
Print
Place:
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Date:
1716 (reprinted 1772)
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Weapon  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this
Weapon\Tomahawk  Search this
Nature & Environment\Mountain  Search this
Metacom: Male  Search this
Metacom: Native American\Native American leader  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2015.133.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f0bd85b8-5a9c-4da4-8e2a-265070f3c947
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.133.1

Ebony Vol. XXI No. 8

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Photograph by:
Charles W. Smith  Search this
Subject of:
Diana Smith, American  Search this
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this
Owned by:
Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this
Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this
Created by:
Ebony, American, founded 1945  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13 7/16 × 10 1/4 × 1/4 in. (34.2 × 26 × 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place collected:
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Date:
June 1966
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Beauty culture  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Hair  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Law  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Religion  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Travel  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number:
2011.12.53.5
Restrictions & Rights:
© Ebony Media Group LLC
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:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5206dc8ea-fef3-4ca3-b3f8-7c284fe361a7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.53.5
Online Media:

Ebony Vol. XXII No. 12

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Created by:
Ebony, American, founded 1945  Search this
Photograph by:
Bill Gillohm  Search this
Subject of:
The 5th Dimension, American, founded 1966  Search this
Ronald Townson, American, 1933 - 2001  Search this
Florence LaRue, American, born 1944  Search this
Billy Davis Jr., American, born 1938  Search this
Marilyn McCoo, American, born 1943  Search this
LaMonte McLemore, American, born 1935  Search this
Ernie Banks, American, born 1931  Search this
Used by:
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this
Owned by:
Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this
Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 × 1/4 in. (34 × 26 × 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place collected:
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Place depicted:
West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
Date:
October 1967
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Travel  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number:
2011.12.53.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© Ebony Media Group LLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c6762429-d01c-4f8f-b3dd-77b2af9d5f45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.53.6
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Playbill for The Piano Lesson

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Subject of:
Charles S. Dutton, American, born 1951  Search this
Rocky Carroll, American, born 1963  Search this
Apryl R. Foster, American  Search this
Carl Gordon, American, 1932 - 2010  Search this
Lisa Gay Hamilton, American, born 1964  Search this
Tommy Hollis, American, 1954 - 2001  Search this
S. Epatha Merkerson, American  Search this
Lou Myers, American, born 1945  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1990
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.77
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5617dcbe3-2c46-45f9-8bf0-52d0ca62ee99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.77
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Space is the Place

Created by:
North American Star System Production, American  Search this
Subject of:
Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993  Search this
Medium:
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20 7/8 x 17 1/4 in. (53 x 43.8 cm)
Type:
posters
Date:
1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.59
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Movement:
Afrofuturism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f3d1dda-76fa-4bb9-9718-31aa81c1485d
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.59
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All N' All

Recorded by:
Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969  Search this
Maurice White, American, 1941 - 2016  Search this
Verdine White, American, born 1951  Search this
Fred White, American, born 1955  Search this
Philip Bailey, American, born 1951  Search this
Ralph Johnson, American, born 1951  Search this
Larry Dunn, American, born 1953  Search this
Johnny Graham, American, born 1953  Search this
Al McKay, American, born 1948  Search this
Gary L. Morgan, American  Search this
Andrew Woolfolk, American, born 1950  Search this
Produced by:
Maurice White, American, 1941 - 2016  Search this
Kalimba Productions, American, founded 1976  Search this
Designed by:
Shusei Nagaoka, Japanese, 1936 - 2015  Search this
Published by:
Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958  Search this
Medium:
vinyl with ink on paper and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (album jacket): 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm)
Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Type:
record covers
long-playing records
Place printed:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1977
Topic:
African American  Search this
Composers (Musicians)  Search this
Funk (Music)  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Soul (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.1.13ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1977 CBS Inc
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Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538049eca-118f-483a-9dff-18f84c041e13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.1.13ab
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Cabinet card of an unidentified woman wearing a cameo by J. P. Ball & Son

Photograph by:
J. P. Ball & Son, American, 1845 - 1904  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 4 1/16 in. (13.9 × 10.3 cm)
H x W (Overall): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.7 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1887-1900
Topic:
African American  Search this
American West  Search this
Business  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.28.63
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.28.63
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Weird Fantasy, Vol. 1, No. 18

Written by:
Al Feldstein, American, 1925 - 2014  Search this
Illustrated by:
Joe Orlando, American, 1927 - 1998  Search this
Edited by:
William Gaines, American, 1922 - 1992  Search this
Published by:
EC Comics, American, founded 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Ray Bradbury, American, 1938 - 2012  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 10 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 1/16 in. (26 × 18 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 10 1/4 × 14 3/16 × 5/8 in. (26 × 36 × 1.6 cm)
Type:
comic books
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March - April 1953
Topic:
African American  Search this
Comics and graphic novels  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.61
Restrictions & Rights:
© William M. Gaines Agent, Inc All Rights Reserved
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5297279c1-5de7-43c6-a136-17e7526bd944
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.61
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Digital files of throne elevations for Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown

Designed by:
Germane Barnes  Search this
Illustrated by:
Germane Barnes  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W (2022.14.1 (from TIFF)): 2700 pixels × 3325 pixels
File size (2022.14.1): 33.92 MB
H x W: 648 pixels × 799 pixels
File size (2022.14.2): 7.19 MB
Type:
design drawings
digital media - born digital
Place made:
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2020
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Design  Search this
Hair  Search this
Identity  Search this
Ornamentation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Geraldine & David Barnes
Object number:
2022.14.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Germane Barnes
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Portfolio/Series:
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c3f0088-a06b-4ddc-b003-4e7ee3d44abc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.14.1-.2
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Digital illustration of the Black Disabled Lives Matter Solidarity Fist symbol

Designed by:
Jennifer White-Johnson, American  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
File size: 0.37 MB
Type:
digital media
digital media - born digital
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
February 1, 2021
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Art  Search this
Design  Search this
Graphic design  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer White-Johnson, Neurodivergent Artist and Designer
Object number:
2022.87.10
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jennifer White-Johnson
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Classification:
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Disability Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b7f8a1a-3b3f-4767-93a7-fa1b52ca5e90
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.87.10

Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection

Created by:
Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013  Search this
Subject of:
Alvin Ailey, American, 1931 - 1989  Search this
Judith Ann Jamison, American, born 1943  Search this
Donna Jean Wood, American, born 1954  Search this
Gary DeLoatch, American, 1953 - 1993  Search this
Masazumi Chaya, Japanese, born 1947  Search this
James Truitte, American, 1923 - 1995  Search this
Carmen de Lavallade, American, born 1931  Search this
Dudley Williams, American, 1938 - 2015  Search this
Elizabeth Roxas, Filipina  Search this
Desmond Richardson, American, born 1969  Search this
Sarita Allen, American  Search this
Andre Warren Tyson, American, born 1960  Search this
Don Bellamy, American  Search this
Dimensions:
20.4 linear feet (0.2Meters)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
black-and-white transparencies
color transparencies
archive
digital media - born digital
Place depicted:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1961-2004
Topic:
African American  Search this
Modern dance  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc., Photography by Jack Mitchell, © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
Object number:
A2013.245
Restrictions & Rights:
Photography by Jack Mitchell © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
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Collection title:
Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Archival Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5299e2145-4aaa-4816-978d-7c38c1ea61ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2013.245

leaflet

Associated person:
Morris, Robert  Search this
Adams, John  Search this
Physical Description:
wax (seal material)
Object Name:
Leaflet
Other Terms:
Leaflet; Manuscript
Associated date:
1789 07 28
ID Number:
PL.53199
Catalog number:
53199
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-8faf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_541309

certified proof

Issuing authority:
U.S. Department of the Treasury  Search this
Treasurer of the United States:
New, John Chalfant  Search this
Register of the Treasury:
Allison, John  Search this
Issuing bank:
Union National Bank of Westminster  Search this
Manufacturer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 in; 34.29 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
certified proof
Object Type:
Exchange Medium
Currency, US
Certified Proof
National Currency
Face
Place issued:
United States: Maryland, Westminster
Plate date:
1865-11-01
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Subject:
NNC-Certified Proofs-Face-MD-box 3  Search this
ID Number:
NU.297219.013378
Accession number:
297219
Catalog number:
297219.013378
Bank charter number:
1596
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins, Currency and Medals
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-6418-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1476964

certified proof

Issuing authority:
U.S. Department of the Treasury  Search this
Treasurer of the United States:
Treat, Charles Henry  Search this
Register of the Treasury:
Vernon, William Tecumseh  Search this
Issuing bank:
First National Bank of Great Falls  Search this
Depicted:
McKinley, William  Search this
McCulloch, Hugh  Search this
Manufacturer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 in; 34.29 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
certified proof
Object Type:
Exchange Medium
Currency, US
Certified Proof
National Currency
Face
Place issued:
United States: Montana, Great Falls
BEP certification date:
1906-06-28
Plate date:
1906-06-20
Series date:
1902
Crowdsourcing:
Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
Subject:
NNC-Certified Proofs-Face-MT-box 1  Search this
ID Number:
NU.297219.019626
Accession number:
297219
Catalog number:
297219.019626
Bank charter number:
3525
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins, Currency and Medals
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-4066-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1483212

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