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Warm-up sweat suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1968 Mexico XIX Olympics

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A warm-up sweat suit jacket worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1968 Mexico XIX Olympics. The jacket is predominantly off white with red and blue trim. The jacket has a spread collar and a Zipp, white colored metal zipper at the neckline. The cuffs and the bottom of the jacket are ribbed. Vertical red, white, and blue stripes run down the outer side of the sleeves ending at the cuff. At the proper left

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Warrant ordering a slave patrol in Loudon County, Virginia

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A warrant handwritten in brown ink on a single sheet of folded off-white paper calling for the creation of a slave patrol in Loudon County, Virginia. The warrant is addressed to a group of men and the main text reads "Whereas information has been given to me as Justice of the Peace for the County assd that unlawful assembly of slaves & other parties are frequently held in this neighborhood contrar

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Warrants Issued in Response to Freedmen's Complaints

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Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Warren County Courthouse cistern double brick made by an enslaved person

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An elongated brick, or “double brick,” made by an enslaved person. The brick comes from the north-east cistern on the lawn of the Old Warren County Courthouse, Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is a solid style, extruded brick. The rectangular brick is dark reddish brown in color with worn surfaces and edges. The Old Slave Mart Museum catalog number, [R167], is handwritten in black ink over a small recta

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Warrenton (Agent)

1 pp

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Warrenton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1 pp

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Warsaw (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

1 pp

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Wash pot

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H x W x D: 13 1/2 × 22 × 19 1/2 in. (34.3 × 55.9 × 49.5 cm)

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Wash pot used by Manda Caldwell and her daughter Susan Caldwell McGill

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H x W x D: 11 3/8 × 20 1/2 × 18 1/4 in., 26 lb. (28.9 × 52.1 × 46.4 cm, 11.8 kg)

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Washboard

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A rectangular wooden washboard with metal scrubbing rods. The top of the washboard has green paint on parts of it and a large crack running diagonally across it. A knothole is on the right side. The twenty-five (25) scrubbing rods are attached to the washboard by u-nails. The main panel of the washboard has two thin side frames of wood nailed to it and a wider piece of wood nailed to the top side

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Washboard owned by Bo Diddley

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A wood and brass "The Brass King No. 801" washboard manufactured by the National Washboard Company and owned by Bo Diddley. The large, family-size washboard consists of a wood rectangular frame with a central body of textured brass ridges. Along the top of both sides is faded red and black paint. One side reads: [THE / BRASS / KING / TOP NOTCH / SOAP SAVING / FRONT DRAIN]. Paint on reverse side of

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Washcloth from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

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H x W x D: 10 7/16 × 11 × 1/8 in. (26.5 × 28 × 0.3 cm)

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Warm-up sweat suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1968 Mexico XIX Olympics

Warrant ordering a slave patrol in Loudon County, Virginia

Warrants Issued in Response to Freedmen's Complaints

Warren County Courthouse cistern double brick made by an enslaved person

Warrenton (Agent)

Warrenton (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Warsaw (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Wash pot

Wash pot used by Manda Caldwell and her daughter Susan Caldwell McGill

Washboard

Washboard owned by Bo Diddley

Washcloth from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway