Storytelling about Afro-American Inventors
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Museum
- Scope and Contents
- To a group of children, a woman told stories about inventors, including Benjamin Banneker, Norbert Rillieux, Elijah McCoy, Lewis Latimer, and Madame CJ Walker.
- Event. Related to exhibition 'The Real McCoy: Afro-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930.' Transcribed from physical asset: 'Eraka.' Undated.
- Date
- circa 1990
- Extent
- 1 Video recording (VHS)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Video recordings
- Topic
- African Americans
- Inventors
- Inventions
- Technology
- Technological innovations
- Storytelling
- Museums and community
- Children
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- United States
- Citation
- Storytelling about Afro-American Inventors, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-026, Item ACMA AV002100_B
Related Content
1 result(s)-
The Real McCoy: Afro-American invention and innovation, 1619-1930 exhibition records
- Date
- 1989-05 - 1990-05
- Extent
- 3.52 Linear feet (6 boxes)
- Citation
- The Real McCoy: Afro-American invention and innovation, 1619-1930 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Brochures
- Exhibit scripts
- Contact sheets
- Catalogs
- Correspondence
- Photographic prints
- Exhibition records
- Topic
- African American inventors
- Museum exhibits
- Identifier
- ACMA.03-026