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1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Couple dancing at Dougall Hall Boys Club dance, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
ca. 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia toned digital image of a man and a woman smiling. The man is in the foreground of the image and his face is in profile. The woman is in the background of the image and is looking towards the camera. Text below the image reads "1/6/25/68 - COUPLE…
1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a closely-framed portrait of a couple sitting on a bench on the boardwalk overlooking Coney Island Beach. The man wears a dark overcoat and reaches his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him who wears a white…
1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Couple resting at Dougall Hall Boys Club dance, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Elmina Castle and Town; Court and "Portuguese" Church. VanDantzig trip, Jan. 1986. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".
November 4, 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten petition to the county court of Madison County written by Jeremiah Fuller concerning the three children of a woman named Harriet. The petition is written in brown ink on off-white, blue lined paper. Handwritten in graphite in a different hand…
1960-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA quilt titled, "Courthouse Steps," created by Martha Jane Pettway of Gee's Bend, Alabama. The red wool and undyed white cotton quilt is sewn with a Courthouse Steps block. The blocks feature a red center with six strips stacked on top of each other, with…
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Courtland Milloy is an American columnist and former reporter for The Washington Post. He joined the Post in 1975 after working at the Miami Herald. Milloy covers the Washington D.C. area's African-American community and highlighting issues in less…
1977-1981; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of two young girls standing side by side. The girl on the right is taller than the girl on the left. Both girls have braided hair and are wearing white shirts. The branches of a large tree in the…
2004 November 16
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCovered wagon and family at market. Original Carousel number, 4, slide number, 56.
ca. 1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cream and blue coverlet woven by an unidentified enslaved person in the James River area of Virginia. The coverlet is composed of indigo dyed cotton and wool. The weave pattern, known as a Pine Cone Bloom or Gentleman's Fancy pattern, consists of squares…
1989-1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white cow print knit turtleneck (.1.1) and skirt (.1.2) by Patrick Kelly with a cow print coat (.2a) with belt (.2b) by Scaasi. The turtleneck (.1.1) is made from wool knit. It has a ribbed black collar and ribbed full-length tapered sleeves. The…
1795-1830
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden cradle made by an enslaved person consisting of 5 wooden boards nailed together to form a five-sided bed with open top on 2 rockers. The long sides are sloped, and the short sides have a rounded top edge.
circa 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Craft House Opening Sign and Photographs”.
1995-1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEEPA 2007-003-1215 to 1251.
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Craig Leon Eastmond (born 9 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Eastbourne Borough. He is also capable of playing at right-back. A product of the Arsenal Academy who came…
1964–
Craig Wilson (born November 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1989 through 1993, primarily as a third baseman but also playing at second base and in the…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handmade, wooden crank toy in the form of caricatures of a banjo player and male dancer. The toy has a wooden base, open at the front and back, with two (2) carved, wooden figures on top. Both figures have jointed arms and legs, white plastic hands and…
late 19th-early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA crank toy in the form of two minstrel male dancers mounted atop a brown wooden box. The figures are metal and wood, and are connected by wire to a cylindrical metal spindle covered in red fabric that protrudes out from a round hole in the top of the box.…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTommy Thompson blue helmet. Rounded, with clear plastic pane over eyes, fastened on both PL and PR sides with metal and plastic screws. There are three holes in the bottom center of the plastic eye pane. Blue tape horizontal over the top of the plastic…
ca. 1944
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular wooden crate sent by Lt. Garwood Hardiman to Mrs. Ora Mae Hardiman. Handwritten in black ink on one side of the crate is “From / LT. Q.V. Hardiman / A.P.O. 501,402 Port (1) / % P.M. San Francisco / To Mrs. Ora Mae Hardiman / General Delivery…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA crayon enlargement portrait of John Scott and Cecelia Bryant Scott mounted on wooden canvas. Mr. Scott, pictured on the left side of the portrait, is partially bald with a full white, mustache and beard. He is wearing a black suit jacket and vest over a…
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCrazy quilt made from asymmetrical patches in multiple colors of wool, synthetic, and cotton fabrics in printed and woven designs with embroidered embellishments using acrylic yarn in various colors. The yarn colors are brighter tones than the fabrics.…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cream and black hat with faux rose embellishment from Mae's Millinery Shop. The hat has a tall slouched crown and an asymmetric brim that is very short at the back and wide around the sides and front, with the front brim tacked up at the center front…
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