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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The Christian Courier "Gold Medalist"” (Text).
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The Cincinnati Enquirer "School is lesson in dedication: Collins founders seek $500,000 for building" by Adam Weintraub [photocopy]” (Text).
1915
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIn this black-and-white photograph, eight girls lay on their stomachs in a grassy area, propped up with their elbows, and look to the camera. They wear white blouses. In the background, two buildings and several trees are visible. Inscribed on the bottom…
1950-1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA release print of an educational film with the title The Color of Health. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film (2017.55.42.1a) with variable-area optical sound. The film focuses on the importance of physical education and good diet for…
1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA high school yearbook titled "The Comet" created by the publications board at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK. The cover is black with gold lettering. The title is in the top right corner while "1941" is on the bottom right.
1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The Computer Center at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The Congress of African American Architects Paradigms for a Different Future by Dean Harry G. Robinson III, FAIA AICP Dean Howard University School of Architecture” (Text).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA book titled, The Cortez Peters Championship Typing Drills, written by Cortez Peters. The book is spiral bound along the top edge with a metal comb and the book opens vertically. The front cover is brown with the title printed in black and white text in…
May 1915
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe May 1915 (Vol. 10 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover is purple and white and features a photograph of a baby wearing a bonnet looking off to the left. There are approximately 50 pages.
November 1915
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe November 1915 (Vol. 11 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a white hat and a pearl necklace taken by Cornelius Battey. There are approximately 50 pages.
January 1916
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe January 1916 (Vol. 11 No. 3) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a reproduction of the 1904 painting, "To the Highest Bidder" by Harry Roseland. The black-and-white reproduction depicts a mother and daughter standing in front of a sign that…
January 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe January 1917 (Vol. 13 No. 3) "Richmond, Virginia, Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a photograph by George W. Brown of the Mechanics Savings Bank of Richmond, Virginia. The photograph shows the four-story building with a large flag…
February 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe February 1917 (Vol. 13 No. 4) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a photograph of Richard T. Greener, the first African American graduate of Harvard and a dean of the Howard University Law School. There are approximately 48 pages.
March 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMarch 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The cover is printed in red ink. The front features a multi-paneled line drawing of trees, signed [LRLATIMER] in the bottom left. In the center of the panels is a hand-lettered quote [To sin by silence / when we…
May 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMay 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The cover is printed in black and features an illustration of a young woman with a large feather in her hair, standing next to a large vase of flowers sitting on a small table. The printing is cropped closely along…
June 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGJune 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine features a full page black and white photograph of an older man, captured by C.M. Battey. The background is a dark grey. White text at the top left reads [THE CRISIS / JUNE / 1917].…
July 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe July 1917 (Vol. 14 No. 3) "Education Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of African American soldiers in a trench with an American flag waving behind them. Beneath the portrait is printed "Education Number." There are…
August 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAugust 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover features a color, full page, art nouveau style design with an illustration of a young man and a young woman in front of a landscape with a lake or river inset into a circle and flanked by vines with…
September 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe September 1917 (Vol. 14 No. 5) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of Blanche Deas of the Negro Players by Frank Walts. The black-and-white sketch depicts Deas in a head wrap and looking off to left. The issue includes articles about…
November 1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGNovember 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover features an illustration of a woman in profile in the center; she wears a beaded necklace and drop bead earrings. The illustration is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom right. At the top is [THE…
January 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGJanuary 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine features a full page black and white illustration of a young girl in a white bonnet. There are white daisies across the illustration, which is signed [Frank / Walts] at the bottom…
April 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe April 1918 (Vol. 15 No. 6) "Easter Issue" of The Crisis. The front cover features a reproduction of a painting made for The Crisis by William Edouard Scott titled, "Lead Kindly Light.". The painting depicts a man and woman riding a wagon pulled by an…
June 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe June 1918 (Vol. 16 No. 2) "Soldiers Issue" of The Crisis. The front cover features an image of a soldier standing at attention modeled after a poster painted by Robert Edmond Jones for the Circle for Negro War Relief. The image depicts a male soldier…
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