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early 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flag of the First Republic of Haiti. The flag is composed of two horizontal bands of worsted bunting, blue over red. Sewn onto the center of both sides of the flag is a square panel of off-white linen with the coat of arms of the Republic of Haiti…
2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCeremonial United States flag used in the burial of Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The flag is folded into a triangle with the stars of the flag on top. The flag is inside a zippered, plastic bag. One side of the bag is clear, and the flag is visible.…
1904–1980
Flemmie Pansy Kittrell (December 25, 1904 – October 3, 1980) was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in home economics. Her Ph.D. focused on nutritional interventions to address high Black mortality rates in the 1930s, and she was also the…
June 16, 2007; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Fletcher Clark. He is looking at the camera with his head slightly tilted to his left. He is smiling and has a moustache. The print is inscribed on the back.
June 20, 2009; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a checkers game between Fletcher Clark, who is wearing the Obama baseball cap, and Gabe Curtis Brothers. Thomas Fletcher is on the far left, Charles Griffin is sitting below the wall of photographs, watching. Freddie Owens…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGold-colored metal fleur-de-lis pin with gold chain tassel from Mae's Millinery Shop. The chain tassel hangs from the bottom of the fleur-de-lis. A pinback clasp is attached to the reverse.
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA photocopied flier advertising "An evening with Gordon Parks, Jr." at Loisaida Social House. The flier is composed of several different fonts that appear in black ink on white paper. The text reads [LOISAIDA SOCIAL HOUSE / invites you to / an evening…
ca. 1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier promoting a farewell meeting for S.S. Jones before he leaves the country for a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. The flier is backed by heavier paper and covered by plastic laminate. A black-and-white image of the church is featured front and…
October 23, 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand-written and typed facsimile flier annoucing an NAACP sponsored memorial meeting for Emmett Till at the St. James A.M.E. Church in Newark, New Jersey. At the top of the flier is an American flag graphic followed by large, hand-lettered text reading…
May 23, 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for a Black Panther Party BBQ in Los Angeles, California, May 1971, printed in black ink on white paper. The rectangular flier features large black print within a thin square border, with a black-and-white faded depiction of people cooking and…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for a hip-hop event at T-Connection in the Bronx, New York, on October 11, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in black ink on yellow paper and features text in multiple styles of hand-drawn lettering within a thin single line border.…
1926
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFlier advertising a rally at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Sunday, December 19, 1926. The brown paper flier has black text at the top that reads ["It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive"] above [PEW RALLY! PEW RALLY!]. Below this is printed information…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for Nubian Productions’ “A Punk Rock Elvis Weekend Disco” at the Bronx River Center on Friday, February 1 and at T-Connection on Saturday, February 2, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in brown ink on yellow paper and features an…
1935
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paper flier for a League of Struggle for Negro Rights meeting to celebrate a Supreme Court victory for the Scottsboro Boys, and to discuss the invasion and occupation of Ethiopia and the recent riot in Harlem. The flier is printed in black ink on both…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for a hip-hop event at T-Connection in the Bronx, New York, on October 10, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in black ink on off-white paper and features text in multiple styles of hand-drawn lettering divided into three horizontal…
1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for Nubian Productions’ “Must Be The Music Skate Affair” at the Bronx Skating Rink, 515 Bruckner Blvd, Saturday, February 27, 1982. THe flier is printed in black ink on off-white paper and features two copied images, multiple fonts, and…
September 1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA photocopied flier for a hip-hop event held by P.A.L. Productions in the Bronx, New York. The black-and-white horizontal flier was designed by B. Hicks and A. Riley and features a hand-drawn illustration of four people in a moving car, with the front…
1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFlier for a meeting in Baltimore for the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.” The yellowed flier has black printed text. The top of the flier reads [ON TO WASHINGTON - / JOIN THE / PRAYER PILGRIMAGE FOR FREEDOM / to WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17th, 1957]. Larger…
October 1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a flier for a two-day event held by The Herculords at the Styliststics Disco in the Bronx, New York. The off-white, vertical flier has a black, rectangular border, is decorated with starts and animated hands pointed at important information, and…
October 1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA photocopied flier for a two-day event held by The Herculords in the Bronx, New York. The vertical flier has yellowed with time and has tears and folds, especially in the corners and edges. The flier has a black, rectangular border, is decorated with…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for Nubian Productions' "Super Jam Throw Down Disco" at the Bronx River Center on Saturday, November 15, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in black ink on whitepaper and features text in numerous hand-lettered fonts and an…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDouble-sided poster or flier advertising the 1972 Black Community Survival Conference with promotion provided by the Black Panther Party's Angela Davis People's Free Food Program. Printed in black and red on white paper. Each side features black & white…
1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for "The Great DJ-MC Academy Awards Show" held at Audubon Grand Ballroom in New York City on April 11, 1982. The flier is printed in black ink on off-white paper. Oriented horizontally, the flier consists of bold black and typewritten text, two…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier for Nubian Productions' "The Imperial Funk Machine" hip-hop event at the Bronx River Center, Saturday March 22, 1980. The flier is printed in black ink on pink paper, with several different decorative fonts, some handlettering, and various icons.…
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