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1919-1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood brush with hair bristles. The brush is tan with black hair bristles and is oval shaped. The word “Pullman” is embossed on the back. “Davis” is burned into the back of the brush.
ca. 1920-1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA long-bristled clothes brush with a handle in the form of a caricatured woman. The woman’s head and body are two, round wood shapes. Her face is painted black with white eyes and a red mouth and she is wearing a yellow hat. A discolored white ribbon is…
2009-2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green prison issued canvas duffle bag used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The large rectangular top-load clothes bag features one thick hand strap and one adjustable shoulder strap. There are four…
early to mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood clothes hanger with a metal hook. Printed in black ink on both sides of the hanger is “PULLMAN” and “TRAVEL AND SLEEP IN SAFETY AND COMFORT.”.
early to mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood coat hanger with metal hook. Black type on one side of hanger reads “PROPERTY OF / THE PULLMAN COMPANY.”.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA clothing label from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is made from cream silk with machine embroidery of silk thread in burgundy and gold that reads "Made Especially / FOR YOU BY". Beneath the embroidery the name "Mae Reeves" is stamped in red ink. The text is…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA presentation board featuring design ideas for Cross Colours. The mat board is black, nine different colored line drawings with a front and back view are glued to the mat. The designs include three jackets, a vest, a bra, pants, a long-sleeved leotard, a…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe first design presentation board Cross Colours presented featuring denim designs. The mat board is black and has a red background with cut outs of three different designs. Each design is worn by a man in various poses and washes of denim with kente…
1932–2021
Clotilda Adessa Douglas-Yakimchuk (née Coward; January 11, 1932 – April 15, 2021) was a Canadian nurse. She was the first African-Canadian to graduate from the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing and the first black president of the Registered Nurses’…
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Clotilde Dent Bowen (March 20, 1923 – March 11, 2011) was a psychiatrist who became the first African-American woman to reach the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. Bowen was also the first African-American woman to graduate in medicine from Ohio State…
1990–
Clotilde Jiménez (born 1990) is a multi-disciplinary American artist who works with ceramics, collage, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. His work's common themes include blackness, gender, masculinity, and sexuality. Jiménez lives and works in Mexico City.
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of flooding in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In the foreground is calm floodwater reflecting a partly cloudy sky. Behind the reflection is a railroad. In the background is more flooding with houses and telephone poles.
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Cloves Campbell Jr. is an American newspaper operator and politician who was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 through 2011. A Democrat, he was first elected to the House in November 2006, and was re-elected in 2008.
1931–2004
Cloves Colbert Campbell Sr. (April 12, 1931 – June 19, 2004) was an American Democratic politician and newspaper operator. He was the first African-American to serve as a member of the Arizona Senate, holding the position from 1966 to 1972.
2000-10-23
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Clown figurines standing next to cardboard car".
1966–
Club Chalamet is a fan account on both Twitter and Instagram for the American and French actor Timothée Chalamet run by Simone Cromer (born September 30, 1966). She created the Twitter account in 2018 after Chalamet's success in Call Me by Your Name…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGProgram for Club Harlem's upcoming concert season for 1974-1975, with the grand opening June 28, 1974. This was in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the club in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is printed on pink paper with white lettering and…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Meteor Light & Sound brand Clubman one-one mixer. The body has wooden sides, slanting down towards the front, medium brown in color, with screws holding it to the body of the machine. There is one screw in each corner, on each side. The front and back…
ca. 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree-stone Cluster Knuckles ring by Art Smith. The two oval-shaped, one circular-shaped stones are each placed in an individual bezel setting and give the illusion of floating next to each other. The largest stone on the bottom right is a forest green…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFour-stone Cluster Knuckles ring by Art Smith. The four oval-shaped stones are each placed in an individual bezel setting and give the illusion of floating next to each other in a square pattern. The largest stone on the top left is a magenta color. Below…
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Clyde Edward Austin (November 1, 1957 – August 16, 2025) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and was a second round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 NBA draft.
1934–2018
Clyde Mark Billington Jr. (August 29, 1934 – April 2, 2018) was an American chemist, businessman, and politician. Billington was born in Hartford, Connecticut and went to Weaver High School.
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Dr. Clyde Bishop (born 1942) is an American diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands from 2006 to 2009.
Loading image…1931–2017
Clyde Foster (November 21, 1931 – March 6, 2017) was an American mathematician and NASA official, mayor, educator and education administrator. He worked for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (which became NASA), from 1955 to 1986; working originally as a…
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