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00000000___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_77_5 | A rare broadside supplement to the Cincinnati Gazette, "Patience on a Monument," shows a freed slave sitting atop a monument that lists evils perpetrated against blacks. A dead woman and children lie at the bottom of the monument, while violence and fires rage in the background. | <I>Patience on a Monument</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54eb38045-4612-40e9-8580-479f02bbf14a | 2,080 | 3,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_77_5", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743693-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>Patience on a Monument</I>", "date": "October 8, 1868", "creator": "Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902", "medium": "ink on newsprint | H x W: 18 5/8 x 13 in. (47.... | |
00000001___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2015_80_2_5001 | A metal pinback button featuring an image of Jackie Robinson with the words "I'M ROOTING FOR JACKIE ROBINSON" at the top and "DODGERS" at the bottom. Attached to the bottom of the pin is a small charm in the shape of a baseball. A red, white, and blue striped ribbon is attached to the back of the pin. | Pinback button of Jackie Robinson with baseball charm and ribbon | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53a146528-b4bd-4f19-9ba8-47a71d25f6f0 | 2,856 | 4,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2015_80_2_5001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398750466-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Pinback button of Jackie Robinson with baseball charm and ribbon", "date": "1950s", "creator": "Unidentified | Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972 | Los Ange... | |
00000002___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_906_001 | A black velvet quilted jacket with gold trim by Jay Smith. The jacket is composed of black velveteen fabric that has linear top stitching at regular intervals, creating a quilted effect. Two panels of fabric make up the front of the jacket and it features a rounded neckline that slightly curves upwards. At the mid-poin... | Black velvet quilted jacket with gold trim by Jay Smith | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540487bb6-daf1-42a5-ab70-fafb0ab8ddb7 | 7,964 | 6,371 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_906_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1767262347358-1767262350173-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Black velvet quilted jacket with gold trim by Jay Smith", "date": "ca. 1982", "creator": "Jay Smith, American, 1942 - 1986 | Black Fashion Museum, American, 197... | |
00000003___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_61_27_001 | A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a man wearing a dark colored jacket, vest and necktie. He has a mustache and a pocket watch chain is visible. The chain is connected to the second button from the top of his vest and extends behind his jacket on his right side. Printed at the bottom of the card beneath the p... | Photograph of a man wearing a dark colored suit with a pocket watch in his vest | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ce66bc7-cf0a-4b04-835d-70c983ad0097 | 2,064 | 3,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_61_27_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749538-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Photograph of a man wearing a dark colored suit with a pocket watch in his vest", "date": "1886-1900", "creator": "W. M. Hubbard, American | Blue Tent Gallery, ... | |
00000004___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2016_35_3001 | A souvenir program celebrating Wilma Rudolph Day in Clarksville, Tennessee on October 4, 1960, commemorating her achievements in the 1960 Summer Olympics. The front of the black-and-white program features a centrally oriented, hatched illustration of Wilma Rudolph with three Olympic gold medals above her head. At the t... | Souvenir program for Wilma Rudolph Day | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540277c42-12ad-498c-a2aa-c7771b8e48f3 | 4,604 | 7,061 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2016_35_3001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398751065-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Souvenir program for Wilma Rudolph Day", "date": "October 4, 1960", "creator": "Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994 | Unidentified", "medium": "ink on paper | H ... | |
00000005___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_37_13_3_001 | A tintype portrait of a man identified as "Uncle Charlie," captured by photographer John Green and mounted in pink paper matting. The man is featured wearing a light shirt with a collar, a dark coat, and tie. He is shown in the oval window of a rectangular paper matting. The pink matting has an oval window, surrounded ... | Tintype of a man identified as "Uncle Charlie" | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcdb082d-fd60-43bf-b666-955a7abfae37 | 4,515 | 6,928 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_37_13_3_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1696063492069-1696063499979-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Tintype of a man identified as \"Uncle Charlie\"", "date": "ca. 1900", "creator": "John Green, American | Unidentified Man or Men", "medium": "collodion and s... | |
00000006___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_104_76_001 | Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates. This handwritten, single page document is an accounting of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by the estates of John and Richard Rouzee for the year 1827, recorded in two separate entries. The taxable property for the John Rouzee es... | Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d521e0e-4472-4627-8a29-ed8d12b4d55e | 5,171 | 2,866 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_104_76_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743803-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Record of taxable property, including enslaved persons, owned by Rouzee estates", "date": "October 20, 1827", "creator": "Rouzee Family, American", "medium": "... | |
00000007___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_43_1_001-000002 | A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DO... | <I>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591fe36d9-f8c3-463c-9599-d71a955cbcaa | 2,130 | 3,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_43_1_001-000002", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398745037-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave</I>", "date": "1845", "creator": "Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895 | Massachuse... | |
00000008___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2021_16_22_3a_001 | A letter written by John Stagenwalt, a 1st U.S. Infantry soldier stationed at New Orleans during its occupation by the Union Army. Written in brown ink on one sheet of lined wove paper folded to form four pages, the letter is addressed to John Sheaffer, of Bareville, Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, with the salutation ... | Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a5f567f1-7f96-4121-96d1-bf7d990873db | 4,163 | 6,504 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2021_16_22_3a_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398752646-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt", "date": "September 20, 1866", "creator": "John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885 | John Sheaffer... | |
00000009___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_55_81_2_001 | A "Dues and Finance Report" form for an unidentified organization, featuring structured tables for recording dues and finance data for the years 1966 and 1967. The document includes sections for calculating gross weekly income, dues paid, and solidarity amounts, as well as a section for "Party & Press Building Fund (co... | Dues and finance report | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59fd0486f-4365-4988-a295-b3c82c715b45 | 5,284 | 6,787 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_55_81_2_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743314-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Dues and finance report", "date": "ca. 1966", "creator": "Unidentified", "medium": "ink on paper", "place": "", "object_type": "forms (documents)", "topics": ... | |
00000010___nmaahc_NMAAHC-0FF76745ACAA2_4001 | Pointe shoe and tights worn by Emiko Flanagan of Dance Theatre of Harlem. One ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a light tan to match the skin tone of the dancer. The exterior of the shoe is made of satin fabric and has a leather sole. A drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and is tied in... | Pointe shoe and tights worn by Emiko Flanagan of Dance Theatre of Harlem | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52714fafb-d056-4665-947a-f516d5829b40 | 4,399 | 4,174 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-0FF76745ACAA2_4001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398750086-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Pointe shoe and tights worn by Emiko Flanagan of Dance Theatre of Harlem", "date": "2013-2014", "creator": "Grishko, Russian, founded 1988 | Capezio, Americ... | |
00000011___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_312_19_1-2_001 | Mortar and pestle for pounding grain. A handcarved mortar and pestle used to pound grain, possibly rice. Mortar is made of a single piece of wood, possibly cypress. Mortar is tall and round with a carved out bowl at top. Pestle is also made of a single piece of wood. Pestle has handle at center with rounded heads at ei... | Mortar and pestle for pounding grain | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549eb83b7-a6d1-4cc8-a8cb-a4018332b169 | 2,784 | 8,057 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_312_19_1-2_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749295-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Mortar and pestle for pounding grain", "date": "1840-1940", "creator": "Unidentified", "medium": "wood | H x W x D (Nesting): 56 × 13 1/2 × 14 in. (142.2 ×... | |
00000012___nmaahc_NMAAHC-68B1E3454DB42_3001 | An April 1917 issue of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's journal "The Sphinx." The cover has the title at the top: THE SPHINX. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is the journal's logo. The logo features a shield within a shield. The interior shield is split in half by a scroll. The left side features a bird an... | <I>The Sphinx: Everybody's Number</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50214c989-fd5b-4ba1-9a34-ebc2570123eb | 2,597 | 4,065 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-68B1E3454DB42_3001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398750314-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>The Sphinx: Everybody's Number</I>", "date": "April 1917", "creator": "Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906 | Dr. Frank F. Thompson S... | |
00000013___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2012_47_9_5001 | Speaker used as part of a DJ setup. A speaker rectangular in shape and painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The back of the concaved section is covered in mesh. At the bottom of the concaved section there is a metal plate that reads: [PROPERTY OF M&M STUDIO / 2503 3RD AV... | Speaker used as part of a DJ setup | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c366327-280d-4974-83ce-b1db8898bb0d | 5,540 | 7,108 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2012_47_9_5001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398746528-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Speaker used as part of a DJ setup", "date": "1970s", "creator": "Altec Lansing, American, founded 1936 | Angelo T. King, American, born 1959", "medium": "wood ... | |
00000014___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2023_70_9_001 | Purple Heart medal owned by James E. Randall. The medal features a gold heart with an image of George Washington on a ribbon. The ribbon is purple with white edges. The ribbon is connected to a gold pinback through an opening on top of the pin. The bottom of the pin is sewn with white thread to the ribbon. The medal ha... | Purple heart owned by James E. Randall | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bebd73e7-2356-478b-9ac6-dea9d1fc9300 | 3,421 | 5,232 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2023_70_9_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1759311857404-1759311871753-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Purple heart owned by James E. Randall", "date": "August 19, 1966", "creator": "James E. Randall, American, 1926 - 2019 | United States Air Force, American, foun... | |
00000015___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_104_47_001 | Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee. This handwritten, single page document is a sheriff of Essex account of taxes owed by Edward Rouzee for the year 1810. This account lists the taxes on "23 negroes 13 horses & 1 Coachin," as well as 748 acres of land, eighteen levies at six... | Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5638b96c3-3550-4587-b45a-53abe8662522 | 4,436 | 3,282 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_104_47_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743764-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee", "date": "September 27, 1810", "creator": "Rouzee Family, American", "medium":... | |
00000016___nmaahc_NMAAHC-A2021_113_1_22_004 | A second edition of Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans published by Light & Horton in Boston, Massachusetts. Frontispiece portrait of Phillis Wheatley, attributed to Scipio Moorhead, depicts her in profile facing proper right seated at a desk hol... | <I>Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523e6c928-bd17-4436-ab05-197595bc98b0 | 3,000 | 2,473 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-A2021_113_1_22_004", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1682681238551-1682681255275-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans</I>", "date": "1835", "creator": "Phillis Wh... | |
00000017___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2024_60_1_2_001 | White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. A pair of white Juicy Couture pants featuring a 1.5" wide waistband made from one panel of white cotton polyester blend fabric with five .5" self-fabric belt loops sewn equidistantly around the waistband. The pants open center front with a black 5.5" metal zipper pull with p... | White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58336f864-5dcd-4687-9d8b-294902975170 | 6,303 | 8,217 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2024_60_1_2_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1774604146812-1774604162795-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "White suit pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles", "date": "2002-2006", "creator": "Juicy Couture, American, founded 1997 | Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 202... | |
00000018___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_79_4_001 | A black-and-white gelatin silver print of children playing football on a dirt lot next to two houses in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At center left, one boy holds a football while a group of boys run towards the right side of the photograph. Two boys on the left side of the photograph are running towards the photographer. The runn... | Photograph of men running with a football in front of two houses | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b4cddef-198c-44b5-9265-669f529d31cc | 3,000 | 2,103 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_79_4_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398748309-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Photograph of men running with a football in front of two houses", "date": "ca. 1920", "creator": "Unidentified Man or Men", "medium": "silver and photographic g... | |
00000019___nmaahc_NMAAHC-A2022_101_1_1_15_001 | A Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer owned by General Colin L. Powell. This forked lengthy rayon battle streamer was awarded to General Powell for his leadership of United States military operations during his time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The streamer is designed with double-sided horizontal ... | Streamer for Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation owned by Gen. Colin Powell | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51253f95d-2158-46cc-b73b-796ca80eec51 | 12,899 | 1,514 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-A2022_101_1_1_15_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1704102908690-1704102922022-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Streamer for Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation owned by Gen. Colin Powell", "date": "ca. 1989-1993", "creator": "United States Navy, American, founded 17... | |
00000020___nmaahc_NMAAHC-E948C6FDC9F72_5001 | Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough. A jacket and pair of pants that are a two-piece warm-up track suit for the Tennessee State University Women's track team, the Tigerbelles, worn by Chandra Cheeseborough.
The long-sleeve jacket features a collar and zipper front closure. The jacket is an... | Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59088a930-54c0-4393-bab3-f3fcd0e60265 | 3,598 | 6,752 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-E948C6FDC9F72_5001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398750153-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough", "date": "1977", "creator": "Sand-Knit, American, 1921 - 1984 | Chandra Danette Cheeseboro... | |
00000021___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2022_5_6_001 | This round metal slave badge from 1803 is for Mechanic No. 137. On the recto is "CHARLESTON" stamped across the top. Under that is "No. 137" engraved, "MECHANIC" stamped, and "1803" stamped. The bottom edge has been trimmed, with the very top of an "1802" stamped date visible, indicating this badge is reworked from the... | Charleston slave badge from 1803 for Mechanic No. 137 | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a55eea4-d615-4ee8-925c-6882ccd022cd | 5,400 | 5,400 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2022_5_6_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1662193806992-1662193824824-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Charleston slave badge from 1803 for Mechanic No. 137", "date": "1803", "creator": "Charles Prince, American", "medium": "metal | Diameter: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)", "... | |
00000022___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_160_1_001 | Upright acoustic double bass owned by Stanley Clarke. This upright bass features four strings and a scroll at the top with black pegs, tuners, and tuning keys. A saddle made of black wood is located at the bottom, where the steel strings are strung with green fibers. The bass stands upright on an endpin. | Upright acoustic double bass owned by Stanley Clarke | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b13cfdd4-e2b5-40c6-a9cc-2d0cc44a8fd9 | 3,059 | 7,411 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_160_1_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398747321-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Upright acoustic double bass owned by Stanley Clarke", "date": "late 20th century", "creator": "Stanley Clarke, American, born 1951 | Unidentified", "medium": "... | |
00000023___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2023_8_12_001 | A wooden tongue plane made by Cesar Chelor. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches, but the plane has a dark stain disguising the damage from past use. There is a crack at the base of the stock's toe. In relief on toe is [CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. | Tongue plane made by Cesar Chelor | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4353eb4-fa15-4de0-8e4e-5e73396705e5 | 7,851 | 5,884 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2023_8_12_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1693319546643-1693319558463-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Tongue plane made by Cesar Chelor", "date": "1753-1784", "creator": "Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784", "medium": "wood with iron | H x W x D: 6 5/16 × 1 1/4 ... | |
00000024___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_37_001 | A cased daguerreotype depicting a black boy holding a white male baby on his lap. The baby wears a dotted gown and has hair fashioned into ringlets. The boy wears a dark colored jacket with three bright buttons at the cuff and looks straight ahead at the camera, his hands at the baby's waist. The daguerreotype is in a ... | Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc67e504-988a-4592-b8fe-bb5f2d2b5dc2 | 7,319 | 9,036 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_37_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743146-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby", "date": "1850s", "creator": "Unidentified | Unidentified Child or Children", "medium": "silver amalgam, silver on cop... | |
00000025___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_245_4_1001 | Map of Al-Fallūjah, Iraq used by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War. This map of the city of Fallujah includes roads, topography, rivers, lakes, and strategic sites. Text is largely in black indicating various types of information. At the bottom of the map in the lower fourth is the map legend with the scale, glossary,... | Map of Al-Fallujah, Iraq used by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3bf75d6-1720-4e87-b5f0-7132292348b7 | 6,029 | 7,818 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_245_4_1001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749017-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Map of Al-Fallujah, Iraq used by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War", "date": "2000", "creator": "National Imagery and Mapping Agency, American, 1996 - 2003 | ... | |
00000026___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_582_001 | A pink velveteen hat with purple feathers and a rose. The base of the hat is made of buckram covered in pink silk synthetic blended velveteen. The crown and the brim are separate and are attached with hand stitches. The crown of the hat is flat and short. Purple feathers are adhered to hat at the base of the crown. The... | Pink velveteen hat with purple feathers | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58568d850-2d61-4c43-a349-57d483d54da7 | 2,279 | 3,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_582_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1729331898832-1729331901616-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Pink velveteen hat with purple feathers", "date": "1960s", "creator": "Unidentified | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007", "medium": "silk synthetic bl... | |
00000027___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_75_99_001 | A black-and-white photographic print postcard of a young man in military uniform standing at attention in front of a clapboard building. He is wearing a long-sleeve button-down shirt, pants tucked into boots, a hat, and a belt. His arms are by his sides, and he is looking straight at the camera without smiling. No insi... | Photographic print of a man in military uniform | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b77ac3b-8182-41ed-bb59-04049aa16407 | 7,121 | 11,025 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_75_99_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749708-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Photographic print of a man in military uniform", "date": "1917-1930", "creator": "Unidentified | Unidentified Man or Men", "medium": "photographic gelatin and ... | |
00000028___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_703_001 | A green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles. The coat is made from one whole width of synthetic taffeta with an all-over plaid pattern consisting of olive green, cream, white, and blue. Two panels in total make up the oversized body of the coat—one large panel for the main body and a smaller diagonal panel sewn at ... | Green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5142078b2-84cc-4743-8cf4-c60d79a3e7a7 | 4,086 | 5,651 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_703_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1754382679069-1754382682064-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles", "date": "1980s", "creator": "Unidentified | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007", "medium": "synthetic t... | |
00000029___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_45_5_001 | "Liberator" broadside advertising a bus trip to the 1963 March on Washington. Printed in blue ink on yellowed paper, the flyer features a drawing of a bus at the center. The text reads, "RIDE WITH THE LIBERATOR IN THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1963." | "Liberator" broadside advertising a bus trip to the 1963 March on Washington | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566d0d7b1-6640-45bd-9824-9ba870755a1f | 5,446 | 6,868 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_45_5_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743183-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "\"Liberator\" broadside advertising a bus trip to the 1963 March on Washington", "date": "1963", "creator": "Liberator Magazine, 1961-1971, American, 1961 - 1971... | |
00000030___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2017_108_23_43_001 | A wood plane with a wooden body, missing its blade and wedge. The cheek and eye have been carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are slightly rounded, as is the heel. There is a large, drilled hole on the heel side of the plane. The toe of the plane is squared. The bottom of the plane has a narrow... | Wood plane | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5587e0a7f-eab0-4285-83c2-6e15e68ea266 | 3,000 | 2,234 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2017_108_23_43_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1715420500474-1715420512625-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Wood plane", "date": "mid 19th-mid 20th century", "creator": "Unidentified | Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989", "medium": ... | |
00000031___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_36_68_13_001 | A faded brown envelope from The Dawson Kraft Shop in Columbia, Tennessee, featuring a red cardinal image on the left side. In the upper right corner, "1925" is handwritten in pencil. Text along the left side reads: "The Dawson Kraft Shop / Columbia, Tennessee / Service ‘On the Wing’ / Kodak Finishing BY MAIL / 3d. Clas... | Brown envelope with cardinal image | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5430e54e4-5a0e-4ce3-aa61-bd077ca4ef09 | 6,247 | 4,327 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_36_68_13_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1727784523374-1727784527888-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Brown envelope with cardinal image", "date": "1925", "creator": "Dawson Kraft Shop, American", "medium": "ink and graphite on paper | H x W: 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 in... | |
00000032___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2017_78_1_001 | Pine box owned by Pvt. Marquis Peterson, Co. F, 55th Mass. Vol. Inf. This rectangular wooden box is varnished brown and has a lid on top. Embossed on the lid is "55 / MASS. VOL. INF. / MARQUIS PETERSON." The lid is connected to the box by two metal hinges. The sides of the box are constructed with dovetail joints and t... | Pine box owned by Pvt. Marquis Peterson, Co. F, 55th Mass. Vol. Inf. | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578e50928-c017-4fe4-bad0-f0bf53325c1a | 8,272 | 6,200 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2017_78_1_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398751814-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Pine box owned by Pvt. Marquis Peterson, Co. F, 55th Mass. Vol. Inf.", "date": "1863-1896", "creator": "Unidentified | Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896 | ... | |
00000033___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2022_5_99_001 | Charleston slave badge from 1849 for Porter No. 1083. This is a square metal slave badge set on point with clipped corners. On the recto is text that reads "CHARLESTON" across the top. Under that is "1849 / SERVANT / 1083." There is a hole punched at the center top. | Charleston slave badge from 1849 for Porter No. 1083 | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508e76cb2-48ac-4fba-ac70-497f050ae920 | 5,600 | 5,600 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2022_5_99_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1662193806992-1662193824853-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Charleston slave badge from 1849 for Porter No. 1083", "date": "1849", "creator": "William M. Rouse, American, 1812 - 1888", "medium": "metal | H x W: 1 9/16 × 1... | |
00000034___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_55_76_001 | A pamphlet written by Gus Hall. The front cover features black and white print on a brown-orange background. The interior consists of twenty-four pages of text. The back contains an advertisement for New Century Publishers. | <I>Marxism and Negro Liberation</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50decd908-a510-4b37-acb0-9c31c6439b0f | 4,780 | 6,798 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2010_55_76_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398743306-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>Marxism and Negro Liberation</I>", "date": "1951", "creator": "New Century Publishers, American | Gus Hall, American, 1910 - 2000", "medium": "ink on paper |... | |
00000035___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_700a_001 | A pale purple dress with white floral embroidery, a matching faux leather belt, and a fabric belt. The dress features a bodice with a deep, rounded neckline, gathering under the neckline, and a self-fabric bow at the neckline's center front. There are short, set-in sleeves made from one panel of fabric, seamed together... | Pale purple dress with white floral embroidery and matching belts | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a1d9a2b-83f8-4c0c-96f6-127a2d0bde90 | 4,469 | 5,954 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_700a_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1754382679069-1754382682062-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Pale purple dress with white floral embroidery and matching belts", "date": "1970s", "creator": "Phoenix Sportswear, Inc., American | Black Fashion Museum, Ame... | |
00000036___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_94_14_001 | A black and white photograph of a boy and a woman sitting on the edge of a porch of a two-storied, clapboard house, Trinity Hospital. The boy is wearing a dark, cattleman-style hat, a light colored jacket and dark pants. The woman is wearing a white, full-length, nursing uniform and short, white nurse's cap. Above and ... | Photograph of a nurse and young boy sitting outside Trinity Hospital | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e20a7d6c-775b-42aa-8901-ad3c356fbaaa | 3,000 | 2,241 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_94_14_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749773-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Photograph of a nurse and young boy sitting outside Trinity Hospital", "date": "ca. 1922", "creator": "Unidentified | Unidentified Woman or Women | Unidentified... | |
00000037___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_239_11_001 | February 25, 1837 edition of The Liberator. The article starting on the top left corner of the newspaper is titled "Ladies' Department." Inscribed on the top left corner of the front page of the newspaper is "Republican / Bridgewater." | <I>The Liberator Vol. VII, No. 9</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582ac1325-f003-43c1-8c1c-216712116680 | 9,673 | 14,047 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_239_11_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398747674-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>The Liberator Vol. VII, No. 9</I>", "date": "February 25, 1837", "creator": "William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879 | Isaac Knapp, American, 1808 - 1... | |
00000038___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2021_16_22_6_001 | A yellow wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, Leacock Township, PA. This envelope features a red three cents George Washington stamp on the front, is postmarked August 17, and has no markings on the reverse. | Wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, PA | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ad8efca-54f3-43bb-8d6f-fdec341c3163 | 5,631 | 3,271 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2021_16_22_6_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398752648-1", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Wove paper envelope addressed to John Sheaffer of Bareville, PA", "date": "ca. 1866-1869", "creator": "John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885 | John Sheaffer,... | |
00000039___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_244_35_001 | A sepia tone albumen print on cabinet card depicting a young man leaning on a chair draped with a light colored floral fabric. Captured in studio, an unidentified man with short dark hair poses looking directly at the camera. He wears a bright shirt, patterned necktie, dark button-down vest, trousers, and long jacket. ... | Cabinet photograph of a man | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571019053-4083-4bf9-b4c3-87f4bc83812a | 1,990 | 3,000 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_244_35_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1669282204669-1669282213319-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Cabinet photograph of a man", "date": "ca. 1895", "creator": "David D. Dare, American, died 1909 | Unidentified Man or Men", "medium": "albumen and silver nitr... | |
00000040___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_46_29_83_001 | A photographic postcard of Company P 506th Engineers Service Battalion at Camp Lee. The photograph features two rows of men in work pants and a jacket or overalls and long sleeve shirts wearing a variety of hats. All of the men stand in a grassy field facing the camera. The back of the photographic postcard is unused a... | <I>Company P 506th Engineer Service Battalion Camp Lee 1149 G</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ddf14c65-8030-438c-a7f5-1c55d4ad541f | 8,596 | 5,545 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_46_29_83_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398748087-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>Company P 506th Engineer Service Battalion Camp Lee 1149 G</I>", "date": "1917-1918", "creator": "Unidentified | Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889 | 506... | |
00000041___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_117_4_001 | An albumen print on cabinet card depicting a wooden cotton press in use. The press has steps leading up to a platform on which a man is standing and loading cotton into the machine. The machine has a central screw supported by a pyramidal frame at the top. To the right of the press stand three men, all wearing hats and... | <I>No. 48, Cotton Press</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1c55526-a318-47f3-af12-51a22efcdc2e | 3,000 | 2,148 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2013_117_4_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398746992-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>No. 48, Cotton Press</I>", "date": "ca. 1895", "creator": "A. W. Möller, British American, 1867 - 1922 | Unidentified Child or Children | Unidentified Man or... | |
00000042___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_952_001 | A black double tiered floral applique cape. The cape features a flat collar made from two panels of fabric that are seamed together at the center back. Sewn to the top edge of the flat collar is a .75" wide pleated panel of black silk taffeta. The outer tier of the cape is made from two panels of circular black linen g... | Black double tiered floral applique cape | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e5645de-53bb-4ab3-a744-660fe5b70b90 | 8,540 | 7,980 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2007_3_952_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1772706593579-1772706597354-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Black double tiered floral applique cape", "date": "1900 - 1910", "creator": "Unidentified | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007", "medium": "silk taffe... | |
00000043___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2024_60_8_2_001 | A pair of Bernard Johnson pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The black polyester pants have a straight silhouette and an all-over quilted surface. There is a waistband made from two panels of fabric that closes proper left over right with two sets of metal snaps - one of the male snaps is missing. Below the metal snaps ... | Bernard Johnson pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c01651c0-3f21-4219-91e5-c5c336487a31 | 5,266 | 8,876 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2024_60_8_2_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1774604146812-1774604162819-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Bernard Johnson pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles", "date": "2000 - 2010", "creator": "Bernard Johnson, American, 1936 - 1997 | Melvin Van Peebles, American, 19... | |
00000044___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_155_76_5_001 | A cabinet card photograph of a woman in a long dress. She is pictured standing, facing the camera with her hands clasped in front of her center. Her head is slightly tilted away from the photographer. She is adorned with a ring, bracelet, necklace with a charm at the end, brooch at the neck, and earrings. | Cabinet card of a woman | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543f3d790-7892-4557-ac2c-3b56b9dbc40b | 5,568 | 8,337 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2011_155_76_5_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398744177-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "Cabinet card of a woman", "date": "1885-1892", "creator": "William J. Kuebler Jr., American, 1856 - 1920s | Unidentified Woman or Women", "medium": "photogra... | |
00000045___nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_316_4_3_001 | A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. The label in the center, in gold, has an image of a dog near a phonograph with the caption that reads: "His Master's Voice". The gold type of the label reads: "Victor Record / In the Shadow of the Pines / Dudley & Macdonough / 1076 / Victor Tal... | <I>In The Shadow of the Pines</I> | nmaahc | National Museum of African American History and Culture | tier1 | CC0 | http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507e2bf21-5ca3-4f3e-88a9-eb1e7de28d17 | 7,597 | 7,558 | {"key": "nmaahc_NMAAHC-2014_316_4_3_001", "collection": "nmaahc", "tier": "tier1", "record_id": "ld1-1643398738600-1643398749332-0", "type": "edanmdm", "title": "<I>In The Shadow of the Pines</I>", "date": "1901", "creator": "John Scantlebury Macdonald, Canadian, 1871 - 1931 | Samuel Holland Rous, American, 1864 - 1947... |
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Smithsonian Open Access (Recaptioned)
Museum objects from Smithsonian with captions grounded in the museum's catalogue record. Prepared by the Swiss AI Initiative vision team.
Objects break down by unit as:
- National Portrait Gallery - 12,247
- National Postal Museum - 7,477
- National Museum of American History - 7,306
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum - 5,280
- National Museum of African American History and Culture - 4,223
- Smithsonian Institution Archives - 4,163
- National Air and Space Museum - 896
- Anacostia Community Museum - 245
How it was made
Records come from the Smithsonian Open Access bulk release, restricted to CC0 images. Captions are processed with Gemma 4 31B-it grounded in the museum's own text. See the full pipeline and scripts.
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