Toys and Games

"Mammy" cloth doll with a red and floral dress and a matching floral kerchief

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Address book made from a deck of cards by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013 · after 1972

Baby doll used by Northside Center for Child Development

Effanbee Doll Company, American, founded 1912 · 1968

Baby doll used by Northside Center for Child Development

Effanbee Doll Company, American, founded 1912 · 1968

Bag of black checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Unidentified · after 1972

Bag of red and black checker pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Unidentified · after 1972

Bag of red checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Unidentified · after 1972

Bags of bingo chips from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Clayton Sinclair, American · mid 20th century

Bean bag toss board depicting a caricature of a clown

Unidentified · 1930-1950

Black "Scootles" composition doll

Rose O'Neill, American, 1874 - 1944 · ca. 1947

Black and tan chessboard used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Unidentified · ca. 1994

Black Raggedy Ann style doll with ivory dress

Unidentified · late 20th century

Book of paper dolls from the television show Julia

Saalfield Publishing Company, American, 1900 - 1977 · 1968-1971

Box containing monogrammed playing cards owned by Mary Church Terrell

Unidentified · 1891-1954

Box of chess black and white wooden chessmen from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Milton Bradley Company, American, founded 1860 · mid 20th century

Box of dominoes used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922 · 2005

Box of poker chips from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Checkerboard from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Parker Brothers, American, 1883 - 1998 · mid 20th century

Checkerboard used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922 · after 1972

Crank toy in the form of a minstrel banjo player and minstrel male dancer

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Crank toy in the form of two minstrel male dancers

Unidentified · late 19th-early 20th century

Deck of playing cards from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

The United States Playing Card Company, American, founded 1867 · late 20th century

Dexterity puzzle advertising âStar Soapâ brand soap

Schultz & Company, American, founded 1852 · ca. 1875

Doll figurine

Unidentified · ca. 1959

Doll figurine

Mattel, Inc., American, founded 1945 · ca. 1959

Doll owned by Clementine Roundtree Cottee and Josephine English Church

Unidentified · ca. 1920

Doll parts from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Effanbee Baby Grumpy doll owned by members of the Ellis family

Effanbee Doll Company, American, founded 1912 · 1913-1939

Female doll with tan clothing

Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American · ca.1965

Frisbee with a sticker of Static Shock owned by Dwayne McDuffie

Unidentified · 2004

Hand-drawn chess board made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013 · after 1972

Handmade "Mammy" doll

Unidentified · ca. 1915

How to Breakdance

View-Master International Group · 1984

J.J. Fun Pal

Shindana Toys, founded 1968 · 1975

Jig doll in the form of a caricatured porter

Unidentified · ca. 1935

Jig doll in the form of a caricatured porter

Unidentified · ca. 1935

Jig doll in the form of a clown

Unidentified · 20th century

Justice League Unlimited action figures owned by Dwayne McDuffie

Mattel, Inc., American, founded 1945 · ca. 2005

Kourt King croquet game set balls from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Kourt King croquet game set caddy from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Kourt King croquet game set hoops from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Kourt King croquet game set mallets from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Kourt King croquet game set manual from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Kourt King croquet game set stakes from Rock Rest Tourist Home

Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932 · mid 20th century

Male doll with tan clothing

Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American · ca.1965

Manila envelope containing chess pieces used by Herman Wallace

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013 · after 1972

Marionette in the form of a caricatured man

Unidentified · 19th-20th century

Marionette in the form of a caricatured man wearing a top hat

Unidentified · 19th-20th century

Marionette in the form of a caricatured man with two maneuvering bars

19th-20th century

Mattel View-Master owned by Michael Holman

View-Master International Group · ca. 1984

Mechanical toy in the form of a caricatured boy in a mule led racing cart

Unidentified · ca. 1895

Meet the New York City Breakers

Mattel, Inc., American, founded 1945 · 1984

Miniature Black baby doll with a dark pink dress

Unidentified · 1945-1952

Miniature Black baby doll with a dark pink dress and red hair bows

Unidentified · 1945-1952

Monogrammed playing cards owned by Mary Church Terrell

Unidentified · 1891-1954

Music box with articulated wooden figures

American Mechanical Toy Co., American, founded 1868 · late 19th century

Noisemaker depicting a caricatured man

U.S. Metal Toy Manufacturing Company, American, 1940 - 1989 · ca. 1955

Numbered bingo chips from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Oscar Land

Stu Gilliam, American, 1933 - 2013 · 1950s

Puppet with stand in the form of a caricatured man

Unidentified · ca. 1935

Repurposed bag of chess pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013 · after 1972

Saralee doll designed by Sara Lee Creech

Sara Lee Creech, American, 1916 - 2008 · 1951-1953

Say Hey Willie Mays Baseball Game

Toy Development Company, Inc., 1950 - 1959 · 1954

Set of bingo cards from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Set of figurines in the form of "Mammy," âUncle Mose,â and two "pickaninnies"

Hubley Manufacturing Company, American, 1894 - 1980 · 1909-1940

Set of twenty molded heads in the form of a caricatured men and women

Unidentified · 20th century

Standup of the radio show character Amos Jones

Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944 · 1930

Standup of the radio show character Andy Brown

Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944 · 1930

Static Shock action figure owned by Dwayne McDuffie

Subway, American, founded 1965 · 2004

Stereotypical Black cloth doll with a pink dress and white apron

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Tin windup toy of "Ham and Sam The Minstrel Team"

The Ferdinand Strauss Corporation, American, 1914 - 1927 · 1921

Toy train car with print of grafitti artwork by Dondi White

Bigshot Toyworks · after 2004

Wagon from Americaâs Promise Alliance owned by General Colin L. Powell

America's Promise Alliance, American, founded 1997 · ca. 1997-2021

Walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter

Unidentified · ca. 1935

Walking toy in the form of a caricatured porter

Unidentified · ca. 1935

Whirligig in the form of a caricature of a boy holding a watermelon slice

Unidentified · mid 20th century

Whirligig in the form of a caricatured man swatting a bee

Barbara Alfred, American · 1992

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