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Photograph of a girl reading

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Owned by:
Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (26 x 16.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
early 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.36.148
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Public domain
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Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.36.148
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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
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Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
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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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Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a552b5c3-ddd5-4318-8d08-dc0d8f4bb888
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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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Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a14fcdb1-6e9f-4e00-9770-9f506a2a6887
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.14
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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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Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e4627d5-4773-4126-aa8d-a741a8f00641
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.9
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Photograph of Eva Northrup christening the S.S. Harriet Tubman

Photograph by:
Guy E. Nicholas, American, 1920 - 2008  Search this
Published by:
New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964  Search this
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 3, 1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.29.6
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59f3e3c96-aa83-4ea4-9f51-ee36d0f064b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.29.6

Photograph of the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman

Photograph by:
Guy E. Nicholas, American, 1920 - 2008  Search this
Published by:
New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 3, 1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.29.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1944 New England Shipbuilding Corporation
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition:
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b60676f-bb0f-45b5-961a-4ea69b39a96f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.29.7

Tintype of a woman wearing a dress with hat and bag

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W (Image and Sheet): 3 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (9.8 × 6.4 cm)
Type:
tintypes
portraits
Date:
1890s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number:
2014.312.142
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5babda807-dceb-42c7-b42c-3067c2b0bf32
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.312.142
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Cabinet card of Mary Jane Hale Welles in a funeral dress by Elizabeth Keckly

Photograph by:
Henry Ulke, German American, 1821 - 1910  Search this
Subject of:
Mary Jane Hale Welles, American, 1817 - 1886  Search this
Elizabeth Keckly, American, 1818 - 1907  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (14 × 9.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.4 × 10.6 cm)
Type:
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Place used:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1866
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Craftsmanship  Search this
Free communities of color  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.35.2.2
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/fd55b84c9f7-4efb-4f31-92dd-330f49d1be8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.35.2.2
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Photograph of Maggie Hickman in a cap and gown

Photograph by:
Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1912 - 1928  Search this
Subject of:
Maggie Thomas Hickman Gant, American, 1892 - 1980  Search this
Owned by:
Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)
H x W (Backing): 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 16.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1912-1928
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Photography  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.36.154
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/fd53619987d-ba86-406b-99f8-6e8be3891a86
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.36.154

ONE

Artist:
Ken Ohara, Japanese, born Tokyo, Japan 1942  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 20 7/8 × 18 1/8 in. (53.0 × 46.0 cm) sheet: 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1970, printed 1998
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Setsuko Ono
Object number:
2017.44.24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, East Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70583a1db-5303-4718-a37d-ffc174110460
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.44.24

ONE

Artist:
Ken Ohara, Japanese, born Tokyo, Japan 1942  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 20 7/8 × 18 1/8 in. (53.0 × 46.0 cm) sheet: 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1970, printed 1998
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Setsuko Ono
Object number:
2017.44.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71ad8547a-19c9-4b3b-9054-8f6b77b1e555
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.44.10

ONE

Artist:
Ken Ohara, Japanese, born Tokyo, Japan 1942  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 20 7/8 × 18 1/8 in. (53.0 × 46.0 cm) sheet: 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1970, printed 1998
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Setsuko Ono
Object number:
2017.44.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a57ceae9-9c69-4c6f-9ea0-b1d1ec11a667
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.44.12

ONE

Artist:
Ken Ohara, Japanese, born Tokyo, Japan 1942  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 20 7/8 × 18 1/8 in. (53.0 × 46.0 cm) sheet: 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1970, printed 1998
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Setsuko Ono
Object number:
2017.44.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk758cab2ab-d04e-416a-a1ac-07280d04e685
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2017.44.9

Photograph of Edward, Walter, and Kathleen Mitchell holding a kitten

Photograph by:
Brazelton's Studio, American, 1904 - 1956  Search this
Subject of:
Edward E. Mitchell, American, 1914 - 1987  Search this
Walter Robert Mitchell, American, 1916 - 2004  Search this
Kathleen Almira Mitchell Talbot, American, 1915 - 1996  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with pigment
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 9 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23.4 × 18 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (24.3 × 18 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place printed:
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1920
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Families  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
Object number:
2014.94.30
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56466e54e-04e9-4e42-aed9-a8ebde0ce450
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.94.30
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Albumen print of four men dressed in tuxedos

Photograph by:
Calvert Brothers Studio, American, 1900 -1931  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Matted): 7 1/2 × 9 7/8 in. (19.1 × 25.1 cm)
Type:
group portraits
albumen prints
Place depicted:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1900-1930
Topic:
African American  Search this
Men  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.36.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ea5785e-b0fc-41b1-9775-d09f7a84f368
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.36.14

Tintype of Emmaline

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Emmaline, American, died 1936  Search this
Medium:
silver on iron photographic plates
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (11.7 × 7.9 cm)
Type:
tintypes
Date:
ca. 1882
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.108.7.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7cf5c5c-06dd-4494-a1bf-fd36c7fb5f8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.7.5
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Oliver Griffin with Pernell Lee's Arm

Photograph by:
Peggy Fleming, American  Search this
Printed by:
James Steele, American  Search this
Subject of:
Oliver Griffin, American, born 1934  Search this
Pernell Lee, American, born 1936  Search this
Capital Pool Checkers Club, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Type:
black-and-white photographs
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 15, 2008; printed 2012
Topic:
African American  Search this
Communities  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Men  Search this
Photography  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
Object number:
2012.41.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Peggy Fleming
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50c37db55-6733-40a0-a1c1-edbc6ae4ff0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.41.1

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