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Green Flake (January 6, 1828 – October 20, 1903) was an early African-American member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and was one of the three enslaved African-American Latter-day Saint pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley on July…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bright green handbag with a gold clasp. The bag is made of painted green vinyl. A self fabric handle is on each side of the bag. The bag has a metal frame that is covered with green painted vinyl. A rectangular gold metal clasp is at the center top of…
1950s - 1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green folio-style handbag with khaki flocking. The purse strap, made from a hardened material (possibly paper or plastic) covered with khaki colored flocking. The flocking is a synthetic material glued into place. The strap is wider at the base (2”),…
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA kelly green wool fur felt hat worn by Alicia Keys on the cover of the album Songs in A Minor (2001). The hat has a wide, floppy brim and a tall crown. A gold metal chain link is tacked down with green thread around the bottom crown. There are no labels…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green headband with bows and a veil. The exterior of the headband is made of three green rayon velveteen bows, one at the top and each side of the headband. A piece of green nylon net is adhered at three points to the top and sides of the headband. Small…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green leather halter dress (a) with a matching coat (b) and beret (c) by B. Gayle Creations. The green leather halter dress has a fitted bodycon silhouette and features a deep V neckline made from two oversized lapels, that cover the bust area. Both the…
1984-2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThese green medical scrubs were worn by Dr. Ben Carson. The shirt (a) is made from a seafoam green cotton and polyester blend fabric. It is a short sleeved, V-neck T-shirt with straight-cut sides. There is a white strip of fabric along the back collar…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green military flight jump suit worn by Whitney Houston in 1991 during a pre-concert interview that aired on the television channel HBO. The sage green jump suit has a rounded collar, full-length sleeves and ankle-length legs, and is a genuine military…
1984-1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green military flight suit (a) worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as a US Marine Corps naval aviator captain with two Velcro patches (b,c). The sage green jump suit has a rounded collar, full-length sleeves and ankle-length legs, and is made from the synthetic…
1920s-1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green beaded necklace worn by a member from Josephine Baker's performance troupe. Each of the necklace’s beads are made of cloth with green sequins sewn onto it. The beads are strung together with two strands of thread. There is no clasp.
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green net hat with a high, domed crown, a yellow velvet silk bow, and a short brim. The understructure of the hat is composed of a single piece of stiff nylon net. Green cotton organdie covers the hat understructure. Nylon net is gathered at the top of…
1991-1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreen plaid coat (.1), green velour mock turtleneck (.2), and green velour leggings with attached shoes (.3) by Anne Klein. The jacket (.1) is made from a woven plaid material made of primarily kelly green mohair with blue, pink, red, purple, and yellow…
1867–1932
Green Polonius Hamilton (1867–1932) was an American educator, principal, and author who was prominent in the African-American community of Memphis, Tennessee. Hamilton was born in Memphis and graduated from LeMoyne Normal Institute in 1882. He taught and…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green "lamp shade" style hat designed by Mae Reeves. The body of the had is constructed of diamond shaped knots of light green raffia, which are interlocked with openings between the knots. On top of the hat and around the brim the spaces are open but on…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCap decorated with green ribbon bows and small artificial pink flowers designed by Mae Reeves. The cap is formed from green plastic net into a round brimless shape with a sunken top. The net is covered on the outside with green ribbon bows and pale pink…
ca. 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDark green satin pumps worn by Eartha Kitt and designed by Beth Levine of Herbert Levine for the department store Bonwit Teller and Co. Kitt wore the shoes with a Zelda Wynn designed dress (2007.3.163). The pumps are covered in a dark green satin and…
1960-1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAsymmetrical green gown with sequins. The v-neck dress is made from a light weight and sheer flowy green fabric. There is an elbow length sleeve on the left side while the left side has a single wide shoulder strap. The proper left side also contains a…
1980s-1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green sequin cropped top and full-length skirt. The top and skirt are made of green synthetic knit covered in green plastic sequins machine sewn with monofilament thread. The top (a) is cropped and ends below the bust. It has a wide round neckline with…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green shoe tree made of a wooden toe and wooden heel connected by a metal spring bar. The toe and heel are painted green. The bar is inserted into each wood piece. The toe has a flat bottom.
1990-2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green t-shirt with the hem of the shirt and the sleeves cut off. The crew neck is also cut off to make a v-neck. The front of the shirt features a portrait of MC Lyte in sepia tones with cowrie shells along the edge of the left facing side and the top,…
2004-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreen top (.1) and wrap skirt (.2) by Kate Mack. The top (.1) is made from several knotted strands of pale moss green threads that are sewn together at the center back neck. The strands get progressively longer from one side to the other. Each strand is…
1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green synthetic fiber flight suit worn by Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. The suit is single piece with a zipper extending from the crotch to the neck. There are two diagonal zippered pockets across the chest of the jump suit, with an additional pocket…
1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather (1943). The dress has a gathered waist, buckle-back, and ermine collar. It was worn by Horne as "Selina Rogers" in the dressing-room scene with actor Bill Robinson.
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green wrap dress with gold and silver bead, sequin, and rhinestone waist decoration designed by Peter Davy. The dress is made from a green synthetic stretch knit fabric. It has a V-neck front and high neck backline with full-length fitted sleeves. The…
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