Cultural Heritage Collection

Uniform cap worn by Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan, 1966. Creator: Unknown
A black cap with metallic braid trim and a label reading PULLMAN PORTER in black. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Bootsy Collins style star-shaped mirrored lens sunglasses, 1993-2013. Creator: elope, inc
A pair of sunglasses with five-pointed star-shaped mirrored lenses lisensed by Bootsy Collins. The bridge is made of a gold colored metal and has two (2) clear rubber nosepads attached to it

Drum major baton, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Drum major baton with a wooden body and a white metal tip and bulb. The wooden body is stained a dark brown and has two holes

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City

George Scott Winslow, 1866. Creator: Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is one of the most important American sculptors of the 19th century. The free-born child of an African American man and a Chippewa woman, Lewis was also known by her tribal name

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn, 1868-1871. Creator: Unknown
An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of African-American politician, musician and businessman Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left

The Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection of works of art at South Kensington Museum, [London], 1862. Display in what became the Victoria and Albert Museum, of pieces '...of the mediaeval renaissance

Granary and Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Granary and Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. c1904

Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. between 1900 and 1920

Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass. between 1890 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass. between 1890 and 1906

Slaves Reunion - Lewis Martin, Age 100; Martha Elizabeth Banks, Age 104; Amy Ware, Age 103... 1917
Slaves Reunion. Lewis Martin, Age 100; Martha Elizabeth Banks, Age 104; Amy Ware, Age 103; Rev. S.P. Drew, Born Free, 1917. Formerly enslaved African Americans

Slaves Reunion - Annie Parram, Age, 104; Anna Angales, Age 105; Elizabeth Berkeley, 125... 1917
Slaves Reunion - Annie Parram, Age, 104; Anna Angales, Age 105; Elizabeth Berkeley, 125; Sadie Thompson, 110, 1917. Formerly enslaved African Americans

Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. African-American attorney and politician from Georgia; Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia

Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. African-American attorney and politician from Georgia; Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. African-American educator, a professor of elocution, writer and activist Hallie Quinn Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce

Diploma awarded to William A.Yancey by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, June 12, 1873. Hampton Institute in Virginia was founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School

Black Empire, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Los Angeles, 1936. Now! "Black Empire" - Federal - Mayan Theatre'. Stage show about Franthois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution

Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, 1938. Folk opera Run Little Chillun was the first Broadway show directed by an African-American

John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Mayan Theatre..."John Henry" - Federal Theatre Project...Div. of W.P.A.'. Play based on the African-American folk hero

Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Greek Open Air Theatre..."Black Empire" - Drama of the Black Napoleon by Christine Ames and Clarke Painter - Starts Tues

Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Greek Open Air Theatre..."Black Empire" - Drama of the Black Napoleon by Christine Ames and Clarke Painter - Opens Tues

Run, Little Chillun, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Run, Little Chillun, Los Angeles, [193-]....and see it! Hollywood Playhouse - by Hall Johnson, staged by Clarence Muse - Federal Theatre & Music Projects - division of W.P.A.'

Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Greek Open Air Theatre..."Black Empire" - Drama of the Black Napoleon by Christine Ames and Clarke Painter - Opens Tues

Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Los Angeles, [193-]. Greek Open Air Theatre..."Black Empire" - Drama of the Black Napoleon by Christine Ames and Clarke Painter - Opens Tues

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge - Black and White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Presents - Under Tent - Gibraltar Field...Southbridge - Auspices: Gibraltar Athletic Ass'n Inc...Black & White Revue - Sweet Rhythm vs

Androcles and the Lion, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Androcles and the Lion, [193-]. Federal Music Theatre...Belasco...An All Colored Production of George Bernard Shaw's Frantic Comedy - "Androcles

All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass. [193-]. Creator: Unknown
All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass. [193-]. Federal Theatre Presents...All-Star Vaudeville - 2 Hours of Great Fun - 30 Variety Artists - 30 Sepian Stars - 2 Orchestras - Singing - Dancing

Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Princeville Homecoming and Centennial...Admission Free - Harlem Jamboree - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'

Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Fairbury Fair...Harlem Jamboree - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. Central Theatre - Fairbury - On Stage - America's Greatest Colored Musical Revue - "Dixie to Broadway" - 32 Sepia Stars - Studded with

Haiti, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Haiti, [193-]. A Drama of the Black Napoleon by William Du Bois with the New York Cast...Copley Theatre...Boston...A Division of the Works Progress Adm'n'

Haiti, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Haiti, [193-]. A Drama of the Black Napoleon by William Du Bois...Lafayette Theatre'. Poster for a play about Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge - Black & White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Presents - Under Tent - Gibraltar Field...Southbridge - Auspices: Gibraltar Athletic Ass'n Inc...Black & White Revue - Sweet Rhythm vs

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge! - Black & White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Richard W. Thompson [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Richard W. Thompson [recto], 1902. African-American civil servant, journalist and editor, wrote for The Colored American and The Washington Post among many others

Prof. H. L. Walker [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. H. L. Walker [recto], 1902. Prominent African-American. From a cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to black Americans

Prof. N. W. Harllee [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. N. W. Harllee [recto], 1902. Norman Washington Harllee, writer, educator and advocate for African American education

M. W. Gilbert, D. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Gilbert, D. D. [recto], 1902. African-American minister, pastor of the First Colored Baptist Church. Vice-President and Professor of History, Political Science

Mrs. Ariel S. H. Bowen [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Ariel S. H. Bowen [recto], 1902. African-American writer, temperance activist Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen, professor of music at Clark University in Atlanta

Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Mary E. C. Smith, African-American Sunday-school teacher, principal of the Normal Department of the Edward Waters College

George Washington Murray [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
George Washington Murray [recto], 1902. African-American teacher, farmer, politician, lecturer on race relations, born into slavery in South Carolina

T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American journalist, writer, civil rights leader; editor of the leading black newspaper The New York Age, adviser to Booker T

Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. George Henry White, African-American attorney, banker and politician. From a cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to black Americans

H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Henry R. Butler, African-American doctor who was awarded a gold medal for proficiency in operative surgery and dissecting'

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