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Ready for a new challenge volunpeers? Help us transcribe Chinese Bank Notes from the Smithsonian's National Numismatic Collection (NNC). The transcription of these bank notes will help NNC staff figure out how best to make these objects available and more easily searchable online. Please visit the special instructions for this project before beginning transcription.
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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of North Carolina, Series 12: Records Relating to Transportation Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era.
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Princeton University Poster Collection - Catalog Sheets, Binder 9
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Princeton University Poster Collection - Catalog Sheets, Binder 9
fawzyjohnpartridge reviewed a page from Princeton University Poster Collection - Catalog Sheets, Binder 9
