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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Headboard, footboard, and brackets from a bed from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Date
April 13, 1960
Manufactured by
Beverly Mattress Company, American
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Description
Headboard (2011.12.31.1a) with brackets (2011.12.31.1bc) and footboard (2011.12.31.2a) with brackets (2011.12.31.2bc) from a bed from the Rock Rest Tourist Home.
2011.12.31.1a: The headboard is plain and features a primarily white padded headboard that is roughly rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slightly curved top. The padded headboard is covered with white, leather grain, vinyl upholstery with mauve veining. Extending downward from the headboards are two, squared, mahogany, bed frame legs. The back of the headboard is covered in a sheer, off-white fabric that exposes the wooden frame and crossbar of the headboard and a vertical metal bar at the center of the headboard. Stapled close to the center is a white vinyl tag with the Beverly manufacturing company information printed on the front along with manufacturing information and stamped with the model number [Blended / Mass. #259]. Stamped at the bottom center is the text [3/3], next to blue handwritten text that reads [#L1]. The back of the tag is stamped [April 13 1960].
2011.12.31.1bc: The left and right brackets are metal, brown, and L-shaped. They both have two slots and two screw holes to join the siderails and headboard together.
2011.12.31.2a: The footboard is plain and features a primarily white padded footboard that is roughly rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slightly curved top. The padded headboard is covered with white, leather grain, vinyl upholstery with mauve veining. Extending downward from the headboards are two, squared, mahogany, bed frame legs. The back of the headboard is covered in a sheer, off-white fabric that exposes the wooden frame and crossbar of the headboard and a vertical metal bar at the center of the footboard.
2011.12.31.2bc: The left and right brackets are metal, brown, and L-shaped. They both have two slots and two screw holes to join the siderails and headboard together.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
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Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.12.31.1abc-2abc
Type
bedframes
footboards
headboards
brackets (finish hardware)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
2011.12.31.1a, 2011.12.31.2a: vinyl on wood with cotton (textile) , padding (material) and metal
2011.12.31.1bc, 2011.12.31.2bc: paint on metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (2011.12.31.1a): 37 11/16 × 37 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (95.7 × 95.5 × 4.4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.31.1b): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.31.1c): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.31.2a): 37 × 37 7/16 × 1 9/16 in. (94 × 95.1 × 4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.31.2b): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.31.2c): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Headboard, footboard, and brackets from a bed from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.31.1abc-2abc
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
HEADBOARD, FOOTBOARD, AND BRACKETS FROM A BED FROM THE ROCK REST TOURIST HOME
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Sinclair, Clayton • Beverly Mattress Company • Sinclair, Hazel • Rock Rest Tourist Home
Place
United States • Essex County • Maine • North and Central America • Massachusetts • Kittery • Salem • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Black Enterprise • Black interiors • Recreation • Segregation • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Salem • County • Essex County • State • Massachusetts
Type
footboards • headboards • brackets (finish hardware) • bedframes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

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