The collection

Teapot made by Peter Bentzon

Peter Bentzon · c. 1817–1829

silver and wood; H x W: 7 x 12 x 5 in. (17.8 x 30.5 x 12.7 cm)

Invoice for weaving and the hiring of an enslaved woman, Philice

Rouzee Family · 1805–1807

ink on paper; L x W: 7 x 8 1/8 in. (17.8 x 20.6 cm)

Public domain

Record of taxes on property, including enslaved persons, owned by Edward Rouzee

Rouzee Family · September 1803

ink on paper; L x W: 5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

Public domain

Memorandum of enslaved men and women hired or not hired for 1794

Rouzee Family · 1794

ink on paper; L x W: 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (21.9 x 11.4 cm)

Public domain

Molder made by Cesar Chelor

Cesar Chelor · 1753–1784

wood with iron; H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 1 1/8 in. (14 × 25 × 2.8 cm)

Jack plane made by Cesar Chelor

Cesar Chelor · 1753–1784

wood with iron; H x W x D: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 14 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 35.5 cm)

Length of white machine lace and cardboard spool

Astor Lace & Trimmings · mid-late 20th century

synthetic net lace, cardboard, and adhesive; a: length of lace; Length (a: end to end): 304 in. (772.2 cm); Width: 5 in. (12.7 cm); b: cardboard spool; Length (b: cardboard spool): 8 in. (20.3 cm); Width: 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Photograph of a young woman wearing a white dress with a dark colored collar

Anderson and Webb · late 19th century

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount; H x W (card): 5 11/16 × 4 in. (14.4 × 10.2 cm); H x W (image): 2 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (7 × 5 cm)

Public domain

Photograph of a woman in a white dress with black ribbons on the left side

Ira F. Collins · late 19th century

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount; H x W (card): 6 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (16.5 × 10.7 cm); H x W (image): 5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (14 × 10 cm)

Public domain

Tie pin worn by Pullman porter Philip Henry Logan

Pullman Palace Car Company · mid 20th century

brass; H x W: 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm)

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

Ira F. Collins · late 19th century

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount; H x W (card): 2 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (6.4 × 10.7 cm); H x W (image): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)

Public domain

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

Anderson and Webb · late 19th century

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount; H x W (card): 6 7/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16.4 × 10.8 cm); H x W (image): 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 in. (14.1 × 9.9 cm)

Public domain

Private contract musket

Clark of London · late 18th century

walnut, brass (alloy), iron and steel; L x W (overall): 58 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (147.3 × 13 × 8 cm)

Photographic print of a woman on a porch

William O. Turner · early 20th century

ink on paper; H x W (Image): 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (8.3 × 8.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 5 3/16 × 5 3/16 in. (13.2 × 13.2 cm)

Public domain

<I>"Right to Work" Laws - A Trap for America's Minorities</I>

A. Philip Randolph Institute · n.d.

ink on paper; H x W: 9 x 5 15/16 in. (22.8 x 15.1 cm)

Rifle and case owned by Lt. Colonel Charles Blackwood

Winchester Repeating Arms Company · early 20th century

wood and metal with leather and thread; H x W x D (.1a Rifle): 44 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (111.8 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm); H x W x D (.1b Case): 47 × 7 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (119.4 × 19.1 × 3.8 cm)

Envelope addressed to James Baldwin from Alex Haley

Alex Haley · mid-20th century

ink on paper (fiber product); L x W: 8 3/4 x 4 in. (22.2 x 10.2 cm)

8 iron golf club used by Ethel Funches

PING · late 20th century

steel alloy, rubber, ink, and plastic; H x W x D (2015.249.4.9 8 Iron): 37 × 1 × 3 1/2 in. (94 × 2.5 × 8.9 cm)

Drafting compass owned by Julian Abele Cook Sr.

Theodore Alteneder & Sons · mid 20th century

silver and lead; H x W x D: 6 3/16 × 2 11/16 × 3/16 in. (15.7 × 6.8 × 0.4 cm)