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1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of bifocal glasses with black plastic frames. The lenses are slightly ovular with a smooth bottom edge and a bi-cornered top edge. Text is engraved in silver lettering onto the inside of the proper left temple that reads: "U.S.A. Sherman."
1980s - 2000s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRoyal blue eyepatch with teal inner lining. The concave eyepatch has a black elastic strap and a light blue interior.
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Ezekiel Gillespie (May 31, 1818 – March 31, 1892) was an African-American civil rights and community leader who won a landmark case securing voting rights in Wisconsin. Gillespie was born a slave in Canton, Mississippi or Greene County, Tennessee, probably…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ezera Wainda with two church drummers, Nami” (Photographic prints).
1938–2018
Ezola Broussard Foster (August 9, 1938 – May 22, 2018) was an American conservative political activist, writer, and politician. She was president of the interest group Black Americans for Family Values, author of the book What's Right for All Americans,…
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Ezri Ngoyo Konsa (born 23 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Konsa came through the academy at Charlton Athletic, and later joined…
1920–2017
Ezzrett "Sugarfoot" Anderson (February 10, 1920 – March 8, 2017) was an all-star professional Canadian football player, apioneering professional football player, Hollywood actor, and community icon. He is widely recognized as one of the first African…
1929–2011
Reverend Fair Cloth "F. C." Barnes (June 22, 1929 – July 11, 2011) was an American gospel musician, and the founding pastor of Red Budd Holy Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His recorded music career began in 1983, with the album Rough Side of the…
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Fabian Delph (born 21 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who primarily played as a midfielder. He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster, joining their youth academy in 2000, until he moved to Leeds United aged 11. Having…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSwatches and fragments of original and alteration fabrics from the dress 2012.49.1 worn by Marian Anderson, then altered and worn by Denyce Graves. .1: Swatch of ivory silk matte satin used on the exterior of the altered dress. .2: Swatch of medium brown…
ca. 2016-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA piece of navy blue cotton and polyester fabric from the set of the Marvel television series “Luke Cage.” The large, irregular-shaped piece features multiple large, round holes scattered throughout and is used in connection with the bullet-riddled black…
ca. 2016-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA piece of navy blue cotton and polyester fabric from the set of the Marvel television series “Luke Cage.” The large, irregular-shaped piece features multiple large, round holes scattered throughout and is used in connection with the bullet-riddled black…
1828-1850
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA piece of fabric with open whitework embroidery in a paisley design. The embroidery is situated along the longest edge of the fabric fragment and features open holes in the fabric overcast with white embroidery thread. The holes are arranged in a series…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFabric sample of the "Combs" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. At the top of the fabric sample is a black cardboard tag with [AFRITEX] printed across the center in white on the front and the address and phone number on the back. Written…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFabric sample of "Mangbetu" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritex. The fabric sample is adhered to a sheet of white paper. The sample is purple fabric with a gold design on it. The design is of two profiles of a woman wearing a striped…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fabric sample of the "Sankofa" fabric, designed by Male Djenaba Barnett for Afritext. The fabric is blue with the design in gold. The design on the right side is four heart shaped lines that all connect together at their bottom ends. The two lines that…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Facade and carved wooden door of home of Mrs. Bairnsfather-Cloete, Alphen, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
2010-09-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 22, slide 29.
1939-1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGArchitectural elements that make up the dismantled façade of one entrance door to one building in the James M. Baxter Terrace Housing Project in Newark, NJ. The elements salvaged include: painted metal door, brick door frame, signs, and security light.
2010-09-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 21, slide 28.
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white face mask designed and worn by LaShawn Kenley on June 6, 2020, in Washington, DC during a Black Lives Matter protest of the killing of George Floyd. The mask is made of cotton fabric that has two horizontal pleats sewn to each side of the mask. The…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image a crowd of men, women, and children facing the viewer. In the center of the image, a woman stands with her head tilted to the left wearing a kerchief around her head, a turtleneck, and dark leather jacket. In the front…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black fabric fascinator (.1) with a veil and rhinestone decoration in a Marshall Field’s box with lid (.2ab). The fascinator (.1) is constructed of stiff black fabric that is loosely pleated and attached to a black headband. The black wide-spaced…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Angel Luis Jimenez explaining his eviction on the porch of his apartment. Jimenez holds a painted squared post with his proper right hand. His proper left hand is pointed, gesturing towards…
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