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1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Entryway to home, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).
January 4, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn empty envelope owned by midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The outside of the envelope is addressed to "Mrs. Amanda Carter" in Farmville, Virginia, with a return address of "Prince Edw. Health Dept.". There is a postmark dated "Jan 4, 1956" from Farmville,…
most likely 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn envelope from Karl Lagerfeld’s stationary addressed to André Leon Talley. The front of the envelope has a black-and-ivory graphic along the left edge with a red border. The rest of the front is white with Lagerfeld’s last name capitalized in black text…
1925
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn envelope addressed to Mrs Janie Moon of Bellton, GA from the Mortgage Bond Liquidation Campaign. Blue pigment was used to write across the front. On the front of the envelope, printed in black ink is: [Mortgage Bond Liquidation Campaign / A. M.…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Envelope: ALS James L. Mason later Lt. Col [illegible]” (Text).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Envelope: Letter from Vicar YS Ship of nabea re: scandal in the navy - retreat of court martial, etc.” (Text).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Envelope, (stamped with "Norwich Terrier Club U.S.A.) [S.A. Exhibit Pretoria 15 Aug 1979], containing six photographs of the interior of a gallery exhibiting Constance Stuart Larrabee's photographic works. Photographs [Moved to another folder].”.
c. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "Environs de Mombasa. 177." Translated postcard caption reads, "East Africa - Mombasa surroundings.".
1977-06-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEpa Festival in Otun, Ekiti, June 7, 1977; three of the four Epas performed, although persons from the four compounds having Epa sculptures participated; Oloko (leopard leaping upon antelope) from Ile Akese.
1936–
Ephraim Isaac (born 29 May 1936) is an Ethiopian scholar of ancient Ethiopian Semitic languages and of African and Ethiopian civilizations. He founded the Institute of Semitic Studies, which he directs from his home in Princeton, NJ, and is the chair of…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of clergy holding four signs. Only the men's heads can be seen. The signs read, from left to right, [GOD / IS / COLOR / BLIND], [FATHER / FORGIVE], [I AM THE ViNE / YOU THE BrANCHEeS], and [EPISC [rest in unseen] / DIOCES…
2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of Nike ZOOM + MAX "Equality" basketball shoes game-worn by LeBron James. The shoes are made from synthetic fabric upper and other manmade materials. The left shoe is all white, and the right is entirely black. Shoes are tongue-less high-tops with…
1905–1986
Era Bell Thompson (August 10, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American writer and editor. Thompson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to an African American family, the only daughter of Steward "Tony" Thompson and Mary Logan Thompson, the children of formerly…
1918–1995
Erbie Bowser (May 5, 1918 – August 15, 1995) was an American blues pianist and singer. Bowser was born in Davilla, Texas, moving with his parents to Palestine, Texas as a child. He grew up in a musical family, and learned piano, joining the North Carolina…
ca. 1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the "Erchie" earrings, a pair of dangle earrings designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. Each earring is made of one upper dangle made of copper wire and one lower dangle made of brass wire. The upper dangle copper wire is bent at the center…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 2009 fall preview lookbook created by Eric Gaskins The look book is printed on 46 pages of thick glossy paper and is bound in a metal spiral on the left side of the book. The cover of the look book is black with the text [erik gaskins / ERIC GASKINS] at…
Loading image…1951–2006
Eric Eugene Gregg (May 18, 1951 – June 5, 2006) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1975 to 1999. He was known for being a pioneering black umpire, his longtime weight problems, and his controversial home…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #1”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #10”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #11”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #12”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #13”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #14”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Eric Hughes Family Home Movie #15”.
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