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V-Mail facsimile

Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (13.97 × 10.95 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Date:
December 17, 1943
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Holidays & Celebrations  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8da854201-8c33-47e9-9b9f-0ae7bd72267d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.1

Navy Voting Manual

Medium:
paper; ink; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 5 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (13.65 × 8.26 cm)
Type:
Archival Material
Date:
1945
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Military & Policing Forces  Search this
Customers & Commerce  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.3
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81a45c4c7-4f9b-4adc-89f1-059aa95304f9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.3
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Absentee ballot sheet

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width (folded): 8 × 3 1/2 in. (20.32 × 8.89 cm) Height x Width (open): 8 × 7 in. (20.32 × 17.78 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Date:
1944
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.4
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85e9d4a16-4407-4bee-a610-ff91e8768942
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.4
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Absentee ballot interior return envelope

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 3 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (10 × 22.54 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Date:
1944
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.5
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87155b52d-6cd1-4cfe-aa79-fc6f3bdb9570
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.5
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Special passport for William Callahan

Associated Person:
William Francis Callahan, 1903 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (15.56 × 9.53 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
1943
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Customers & Commerce  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.6
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f565cba5-5138-41ef-948a-74931ed143af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.6
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Pan American Airways travel documents

Associated Person:
William Francis Callahan, 1903 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (9.21 × 16.51 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
c. 1943
Topic:
World War II (1939-1945)  Search this
Customers & Commerce  Search this
Credit line:
Gift of the Estate of Jean Frances Callahan
Object number:
2024.2001.7
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ab265eeb-124a-4a09-ad90-43f3e4de09c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2024.2001.7
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Letter carrier uniform jacket

User:
Claybourne C. Engleman  Search this
Medium:
wool; synthetic fiber; plastic; metal
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 29 × 32 × 2 in. (73.66 × 81.28 × 5.08 cm) Width and depth are approximate (measured flat); size 41 Regular
Type:
Employee Gear
Place:
Indiana
Date:
1948
Topic:
Postal Employees  Search this
Object number:
1991.0667.1
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a85ec427-e5b5-460b-a33f-fd2dc43e4ff8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1991.0667.1

Stampless Cover

Medium:
paper; ink (black, blue)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Origin:
North Carolina
Place of Destination:
Virginia
Date:
May 17, 1843
Object number:
2007.2004.33
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e9c53b3b-d416-4954-93c5-5a7996a98fb8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2007.2004.33

Sewing machine and cycle gazette

Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 34 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1881
18uu
1881-1936
Topic:
Household appliances  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Washing machines  Search this
Call number:
TJ1 .J863
TJ1.J863
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_145268

Study for the Annunciation

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, born Pittsburgh, PA 1859-died Paris, France 1937  Search this
Medium:
oil on wood
Dimensions:
8 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (21.5 x 27.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1898
Topic:
Religion\New Testament\Mary  Search this
Religion\New Testament\Annunciation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
Object number:
1983.95.187
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70114a6ba-be91-4f9c-a3ee-bb72560494e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.187

George V

Artist:
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948  Search this
Sitter:
George V, King of the United Kingdom, 1865 - 1936  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions:
35.3cm x 28.2cm (13 7/8" x 11 1/8"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1932
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
George V, King of the United Kingdom: Male  Search this
George V, King of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\United Kingdom  Search this
George V, King of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\Emperor\Emperor of India  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.78.TC399
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm456cb9248-6fbe-405f-8aae-5f173f26f117
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.TC399

William IV

Artist:
William Say, 1768 - 1834  Search this
Copy after:
M. W. Sharpe  Search this
Sitter:
William IV, King of the United Kingdom, 1768 - 1837  Search this
Medium:
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 42.1 × 33.5 cm (16 9/16 × 13 3/16")
Sheet: 47.5 × 35.7 cm (18 11/16 × 14 1/16")
Mat: 76.3 × 56.3 cm (30 1/16 × 22 3/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1830
Topic:
Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne  Search this
Exterior\Ship  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
William IV, King of the United Kingdom: Male  Search this
William IV, King of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\United Kingdom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchased through generous contributions to the Victor Proetz Memorial Fund
Object number:
S/NPG.67.41
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm411efcc8e-6c45-4124-bd06-572b319c084a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.67.41

William the Conqueror, King of England and Duke of Normandy

Artist:
Renold Elstrack, before 1570 - after 1630  Search this
Publisher:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
William I, King of England, c. 1028 - 1087  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27.9 × 16.8 cm (11 × 6 5/8")
Book closed: 28.8 × 18.2 cm (11 5/16 × 7 3/16")
Book open: 37.5 × 18.2 cm (14 3/4 × 7 3/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1618
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Helmet  Search this
Weapon\Spear  Search this
Nature & Environment\Fruit  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Equipment\Shield  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Print  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Costume\Armor  Search this
Weapon\Arrow  Search this
William I, King of England: Male  Search this
William I, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Duke  Search this
William I, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\England  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.77.43.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm499dc5b0f-839e-4a15-9c0a-7750c011aadc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.77.43.2

Edward VII and Alexandra

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Edward VII, King of England, 09 Nov 1841 - 06 May 1910  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, 1 Dec 1844 - 20 Nov 1925  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 9.5 × 6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 3/8")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.5 cm (4 × 2 9/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1863
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Veil  Search this
Equipment\Rope  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Male  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\England  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince\Wales  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\United Kingdom  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Female  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\Queen\Queen Consort\United Kingdom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
S/NPG.85.272
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4864a4fa8-6e0e-4036-a334-05855a64581b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.272

Edward VII and Alexandra

Artist:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Copy after:
Unidentified Artist (Photographer)  Search this
Studio:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Sitter:
Edward VII, King of England, 09 Nov 1841 - 06 May 1910  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, 1 Dec 1844 - 20 Nov 1925  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 9.2 × 5.4 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1863
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Shawl  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Home Furnishings\Tablecloth  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Male  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\England  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince\Wales  Search this
Edward VII, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\United Kingdom  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Female  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\Queen\Queen Consort\United Kingdom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
S/NPG.85.273
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4373c5ba9-00dc-443e-8744-561a156c8b61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.273

Alexandra

Artist:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Studio:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Sitter:
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, 1 Dec 1844 - 20 Nov 1925  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 8.9 x 5.5 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/16")
Sheet: 9.3 × 5.5 cm (3 11/16 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1863
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Veil  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Female  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Alexandra, Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Rulers and Aristocracy\Queen\Queen Consort\United Kingdom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
S/NPG.85.286
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4df75e0aa-f1d8-4a28-a0c3-0f7e9ed2590c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.286

Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a Tale of the Southern States

Written by:
William Wells Brown, American, 1815 - 1884  Search this
Published by:
Lee & Shepard, American, 1862 - 1905  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 1/16 × 4 5/16 × 13/16 in. (18 × 11 × 2 cm)
Type:
books
Date:
1867
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Free communities of color  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2022.76.10
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd2703f9-3ced-4bcf-a5cf-5cc405128fbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.76.10

Color

Written by:
Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946  Search this
Published by:
Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962  Search this
Medium:
ink on wove paper and cardboard with synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 7 13/16 × 5 3/8 × 13/16 in. (19.8 × 13.6 × 2 cm)
H x W x D (open): 7 13/16 × 10 13/16 × 13/16 in. (19.8 × 27.4 × 2 cm)
Type:
documents
books
Place printed:
New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1925
Topic:
African American  Search this
Health  Search this
Identity  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Mental health  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Religion  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Micky and Linda West
Object number:
2023.40
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Movement:
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Exhibition:
Cultural Expressions
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533be8331-ff26-4c28-99e1-076da7feac6a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.40
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Embroidered lace sleeve fragment

Owned by:
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937  Search this
Medium:
cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 18 1/2 × 15 in. (47 × 38.1 cm)
Type:
fragments
whitework
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Place collected:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1828-1850
Topic:
African American  Search this
Craftsmanship  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Skilled labor  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.108.17.6
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5971b8a29-d760-4a1f-a907-a21ad8b14a50
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.17.6
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Long handled cane cutter

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989  Search this
Medium:
metal and wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 36 1/4 × 11 × 1 15/16 in. (92 × 27.9 × 5 cm)
Type:
scythes
Date:
mid 19th-mid 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Labor  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Sugarcane  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.108.23.17
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:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5039d176c-3a31-4f79-816e-1c18578f5085
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.23.17
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