Heritage Collection (page 12)

Pioneer Electronic Crossover SF-850 for DJ setup, ca. 1970. Creator: Pioneer
A metal Pioneer Electronic Crossover, Model SF-850 machine. The front of the machine is metal, silver with black type, with two rows of knobs. The top row has seven knobs

Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox, ca. 1964. Creator: Unknown
The wooden stick has printed type in blue ink that reads: [LESTER MADDOXs / PICKRICK DRUMSTICK]. A note written to Media Access Project by hand in black ink is featured on one side of the object

Scythe owned by George Madison, ca. 1945. Creator: Unknown
A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath

Metal bottle opener carried by Robert Thomas, ca. 1920. Creator: Unknown
Bottle opener attached to metal clip. One side of opener has the words: " SAPOLIN ENAMELS, GILDINGS & STAINS". Opposite side has the words: " SAPOLIN DECORATES YOUR HOME BEST"

Shoehorn carried by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas, ca. 1920. Creator: Unknown
Metal shoehorn with one end flat while the other end is concave. One end of the tool has the word " DOBSON" imprinted on the one side

Identification tag for Cornelius Robinson, with American eagle, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Robinson enlisted as a bugler at the age of 17 in the U.S. Colored Cavalry. Brass disk with attachment hole at top. Obverse

8 iron golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: PING
A PING 8 iron used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches.The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Identification tag for C. P. More [sic], 1863 - 1864. Creator: Unknown
ID tag from the American Civil War. Moore enlisted at age 18 and died of disease in 1864. Gilt brass disk with attachment hole at the top. Obverse: struck with General George B

Golf tees belonging to Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Two white plastic golf tees used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches. The tees have a thin body and taper down to a point at the bottom. The points are a bit worn down from use

Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, ca. 1920
A bronze African Redemption medal produced for the Universal Negro Improvement Association (2011.57.18a) with leather strap (2011.57.18b)

Piece of pyrite from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience, n. d. Creator: Unknown
Charles Edgar Patience (1906-1972), was an African American anthracite coal sculptor who raised the form to high art, exhibiting works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fishing hat from the Powell family vacation cottage, mid 20th Century. Creator: Unknown
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908 -1972) was an African-American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City in the US House of Representatives from 1945 until

Cabinet card of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley, November 1884. Creator: Carter
Crozley faces center left. She wears a tignon and capelet. Text on the bottom of the photograph reads: [Carter / Worcester. Mass.]

Binoculars used by Peter L. Robinson, Sr. during World War I, ca. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Peter L. Robinson was an African-American who served in the First World War. A set of black Zeiss-Stereo Day Marine Glass binoculars with Bausch & Lomb lenses and a brown leather strap

Wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A wedge golf club used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches.; The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Wood 4. 5 golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A wood golf club used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Flute used by Alton Augustus Adams Sr. ca. 1915. Creator: Cundy-Bettoney Company
African-American musician and composer Alton Augustus Adams (1889-1987) was the first black bandmaster in the United States Navy. A silver flute in three parts

Wood 4 golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A wood golf club from Wilson, used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches.The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Wood 5 golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: PING
A wood golf club from PING, used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches.The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Time clock from the R. H. Boyd Publishing Corporation, ca. 1912
The R.H. Boyd publishing corporation, founded by African-American minister and businessman Richard Henry Boyd, distributes Christian materials and church supplies

Putter golf club used by Ethel Funches- Putter, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A putter used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches.; The black rubber grip is textured and has some cracks on it. The top half of the grip is torn off and the metal underneath is gold in color

7-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: PING
A PING 7-iron, used by African-American golfer Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

3-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches, late 20th century. Creator: PING
A PING 3-iron, used by Ethel Funches.The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top

Upright acoustic double bass owned by Stanley Clarke, late 20th century. Creator: Unknown
African-American musician Stanley Clarke (born 1951) was a founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands

National Negro Business League pin, ca. 1908. Creator: G. Addison Turner
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was an African-American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States

Bentwood armchair from a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, late 19th-early 20th century
A bentwood armchair purportedly belonging to a black church in Tulsa that was looted during the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The chair has curved arm rests

Black beaded dress designed by Zelda Wynn and worn by Ella Fitzgerald, late 1940s
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was an African-American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella

Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A carved wooden boat seat with two legs and a concave center. The seat has a design etched into its surface of a spider web. A spider is at the center of the web

Wire cutters, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Wire cutters are made from metal painted a dark green and have the letters, [L.J.S.] and [B.S.E.] marked by hand with dots in the paint. The head of the wire cutters is a large rectangular hinge

Placard calling for reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, ca. 2001. Creator: Unknown
A handmade placard that reads " GIVE / ENOUGH! / REPARATIONS / NOW!" on one side. On 31 May-1 June 1 1921, mobs of White residents

Wax jack owned by the Dennis Family, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The taper holder is a silver plated piece with three hallmarks or makers marks pressed into the rim of the saucer/dish base

Deacons chair used by Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, ca. 1900
Four-legged wooden, bentwood chair. Chair seat is round with carved, shallow ridges on seat top. Ridges are in expanding, concentric " U" shapes

Basketball used in American Basketball Association games, ca. 1967. Creator: Rawlings
An ABA game-used red, white and blue basketball manufactured by Rawlings. On one of the white sections is printed in black [AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION / ABA / Jack Dolph COMMISSIONER]

Underwood typewriter and case, ca. 1950. Creator: Underwood Typewriter Company
Typewriter owned by Chris Dundee, original owner of the World Famous 5th St. Gym, a boxing gym in Miami Beach, Florida, where many fighters made their names, including Muhammad Ali

Patch for the Special Services Division, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown
An insignia patch for the United States Army Trial Defense Service. The patch has a red border with a white interior. A blue star is at center of the patch

Tennis racket cover used by Althea Gibson, ca. 1960. Creator: Wilson Sporting Goods Co
In 1956 Althea Gibson (1927-2003) became the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals

Baseball cap from the Memphis Red Sox, ca. 1945. Creator: Unknown
The Memphis Red Sox, originally named the Barber College Baseball Club, were an American Negro league baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959

Aviators silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown
Woodrow W. Crockett joined the 349th Field Artillery Regiment of the US army in August 1940, the first African-American field artillery unit in the regular army

Cabinet card of a newspaper carrier, mid to late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
African-American man standing in the center of the image against a light background. He is dressed in a dark hat and jacket, with a canvas newspaper carrier bag full of papers worn over his shoulder

Film box from the studio of H. C. Anderson, ca. 1965. Creator: Kodak
An empty Kodak Super Panchro-Press Type B Film box, gold with black and white and red graphic on front. Handwriting along TC reads " Women Bust / 1965" handwriting along CL reads

Necktie worn by Ira Tucker Sr. ca. 1950. Creator: Metcalf Neckwear Company
Ira B. Tucker (1925-2008) was the lead singer with the American gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds. Tucker was with the band for 70 years, from 1938, when he joined at the age of 13

Instrument cleaning snake and case belonging to Maxine Sullivan, ca. 1936
An instrument cleaning snake and its container. The cleaning snake (2013.46.29.1.3a) is made of flexible spring wire with a black nylon bristle brush on one end

Corona panel designed for NMaHC (Type A: 65% opacity), ca. 2013
An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Rescue basket used during Hurricane Katrina, ca. 2005. Creator: Unknown
In August 2005, Atlantic Hurricane Katrina caused over 1, 800 deaths and $125 billion in damage, particularly in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas

Music stand for the Panama Francis Savoy Sultans, ca. 1974
Panama Francis (1918-2001) was an African-American swing jazz drummer who played on numerous hit recordings in the 1950s. A foldable music stand

Harmonica used by Arthur Lee, ca. 1980. Creator: Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co
A metal and plastic harmonica used by African-American singer-songwriter Arthur Lee. The harmonica is etched with lettering on the top and bottom

Reel-to-reel tape recorder and reels used by sound engineer Russell Williams II, ca
A metal NAGRA 4.2 reel-to-reel audio recorder used by Russell Williams II as a sound engineer on film sets. The machine is silver in color

Electrical hot comb heater and hot comb, 1920s. Creator: Unknown
Electric hot combs were used to shape, style, and straighten hair. With few jobs open to them, hundreds of thousands of African-American women became beauticians and opened salons

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