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Pinback button for Olympic Project for Human Rights owned by Tommie Smith

Manufactured by:
Empress Specialty Co., American  Search this
Owned by:
Tommie Smith, American, born 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
metal and plastic
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 1/2 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
buttons (information artifacts)
Date:
1967-1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black power  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Olympics  Search this
Sports  Search this
Track and field  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.231.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c0ee638-4cb3-417d-ad55-da8309f5fa08
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.231.4
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Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at age 8

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 5 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (13 × 6.4 cm)
H x W (matte): 7 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (19.4 × 10.8 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1908-1909
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e17f013-1fce-4b5c-8861-844a7348f6db
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.10
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Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. and his children

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Wanda J. Parsons Harris, American  Search this
Anne M. Parsons Shipp, American  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 3/16 × 2 5/16 in. (10.6 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (11.4 × 7.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1935
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Families  Search this
Fatherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd577e1b2cb-963d-4bbf-9070-64c0f330184d
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.11
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Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at family home

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (12.1 × 16.7 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1915
Topic:
African American  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Families  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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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/fd5c71ef377-86f7-42d1-8bff-a3459f71fe11
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.12
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Group portrait with James A. Parsons, Jr.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/4 × 3 5/16 in. (10.8 × 8.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Date:
1920s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Communities  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Science  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd5a552b5c3-ddd5-4318-8d08-dc0d8f4bb888
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.13
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Photograph of James Parsons with lab colleagues at Duriron Co.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
Type:
photographs
Place captured:
Dayton, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1930s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Business  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Labor  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd5a14fcdb1-6e9f-4e00-9770-9f506a2a6887
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.14
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Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1960-1961

Manufactured by:
The Riegle Press, Inc., American  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 10 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (25.7 × 13.2 cm)
H x W (open): 10 1/8 × 10 in. (25.7 × 25.4 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1960-1961
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd5cd6b60d0-bc86-4af5-900c-826080b8cc22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.1

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1961-1962

Manufactured by:
The Riegle Press, Inc., American  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 10 1/16 × 5 3/4 in. (25.6 × 14.6 cm)
H x W (open): 10 1/16 × 11 1/14 in. (25.6 × 28.1 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1961-1962
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd559f136c0-48de-46c8-bbdd-642e347aa8d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.2

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1956-1957

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1956-1957
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd51065468b-db9e-4648-81e4-d7209117b513
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.3

Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at age 3

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 1/4 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (with mat): 7 5/16 × 5 3/16 in. (18.6 × 13.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1903-1904
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e4627d5-4773-4126-aa8d-a741a8f00641
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.9
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Hearing Aid

Object Name:
Hearing Aids, Batch of
Other Terms:
Hearing Aids, Batch of; Medicine
Date made:
1935
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN83519R04
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7adc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_736385
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Howard Regulator

Associated institution:
Allegheny Observatory  Search this
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company  Search this
Associated person:
Bentley, Henry  Search this
Manufacturer:
E. Howard & Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (case material)
glass (door material)
mahogany (case material)
walnut, burr (case material)
carved (case production method/technique)
carved (pedestal production method/technique)
reverse-painted (dial production method/technique)
silvered (beat scale production method/technique)
silvered (case production method/technique)
veneered (case production method/technique)
Measurements:
regulator: 79 in x 36 in x 17 in; 200.66 cm x 91.44 cm x 43.18 cm
Object Name:
regulator
Other Terms:
regulator; Wall Regulator
Location of prior holder:
United States: New York
Associated place:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Date made:
1874
Associated date:
1874
Credit Line:
Western Union Corp.
ID Number:
ME.333468.01
Catalog number:
333468.01
Accession number:
294351
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Mechanisms
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-a417-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_856687
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Voisin Type 8

Manufacturer:
Voisin Aeroplane Co.  Search this
Materials:
Airframe: Wood
Covering: Fabric
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft)
Length: 10.4 m (34 ft)
Height: 4.0 m (13 ft)
Weight: Empty, 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
Gross, 1860 kg (4,101 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
France
Date:
1916-1918
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. War Department
Inventory Number:
A19190007000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d833c1dd-f7e5-4ac8-a538-fb289101f899
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19190007000

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis

Biogeographical Region:
Nearctic  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States
Collection Date:
[Not Stated]
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis Cresson
Barcode:
USNMENT01606683
USNM Number:
USNMENT01606683
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3395f2494-3017-475b-b1a8-754308e5fc8c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15901247

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis

Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Rush, Silver City, [Not Stated], New Mexico, United States
Collection Date:
[Not Stated]
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis Cresson
Barcode:
USNMENT01607183
USNM Number:
USNMENT01607183
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fea2aaca-d98b-4a5c-aa53-576923031a67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15902224

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis

Biogeographical Region:
Nearctic  Search this
Collector:
J. W. MacSwain  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
5 miles west of Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States
Collection Date:
7 Aug 1950
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis Cresson
Barcode:
USNMENT01607746
USNM Number:
USNMENT01607746
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325f0cd37-79c5-4c0c-8ba1-261aff5a3aca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15903037

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis

Collector:
J. W. MacSwain  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Silver city, 5 miles north, Grant, New Mexico, United States
Collection Date:
7 Aug 1950
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) californica arizonensis Cresson
Barcode:
USNMENT01607789
USNM Number:
USNMENT01607789
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e123f744-4f4c-44c6-bfbc-8eab00d3c35a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15903115

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica

Collector:
J. Silver  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Beltsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Collection Date:
12 Sep 1915
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica (Linnaeus)
Barcode:
USNMENT01604147
USNM Number:
USNMENT01604147
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32edb304a-4846-41fe-9e16-60554d603397
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15904680

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica

Biogeographical Region:
Nearctic  Search this
Collector:
Ed Brodie  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Collection Date:
13 Sep 1991
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica (Linnaeus)
Barcode:
USNMENT01604236
USNM Number:
USNMENT01604236
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3030ed533-1eb5-43ee-9ef8-ebb8fa2ebfa1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15905495

Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica

Collector:
J. Silver  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Woodridge, [Not Stated], District of Columbia, United States
Collection Date:
29 Aug 1915
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica virginica (Linnaeus)
Barcode:
USNMENT01604439
USNM Number:
USNMENT01604439
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3baa88130-cce0-4261-b10b-6bc9d0eff4e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15907037

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