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1950s-1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wide brimmed hat with green fabric flowers and rhinestones. The base of the hat is made of buckram covered with green synthetic moiré. The surface of the hat is decorated with synthetic fabric flowers in cream and green ombre. Fabric bows made of…
1920-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA high crown hat made from woven cotton material with a geometric, multicolored pattern that resembles Kente cloth. The top and third layer of fabric features a repeat pattern of yellow, blue, orange, and green rectangular shapes, bisected by a diamond…
late 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hat with peach, green, beige, and yellow fabric flowers. The hat is composed of stiff synthetic net blocked to shape with synthetic peach, green, beige, and yellow fabric flowers glued to the outer crown. Each cluster of flowers has green stems and…
1960-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA derby-style hat made from synthetic straw. There are pink, blue, and white faded synthetic flowers and leaves stitched along the outer brim. The inside of the hat is lined with a gold net material. There is a white Petersham ribbon stitched along the…
1950s-1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA purple and cream hat with petals, flower applique, and rhinestones. The hat is made from a purple synthetic blend boucle variation and has a short brim. Appliqued petals and wavy strips of polyester organza with raw edges are sewn to hat’s exterior. One…
1976-1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA peach- and pink-colored hat with tulle, sequin, and rhinestone embellishment. Hat has round brim and unpinched crown. Brim is pink, as is top of crown. Vertical portion of crown is light orange. Tulle is attached above and below brim at back proper left.…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA dome-shaped hat covered with white daisies and green leaves, with a white ribbon accent. The synthetic daises are glued to a base composed of a gold net material. A white ribbon dangles from the right side of the hat. The interior is unlined. Stitched to…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brimless hat with yellow and orange flower appliqué. The base of the hat is made of light green synthetic taffeta with six machine stitched darts that meet at the top of the crown. The center back dart transitions into a seam that extends to the edge of…
1968-2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round, brimless hat with leather top and trim worn by Abiodun Oyewole. The hat has patterned cloth on all sides. Inside, a tag reads " GENUINE LEATHER / Tender Loving Care / by Mary B's Fashion / 212 866-6011."
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis straw boater hat was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The hat is made from braided straw sewn in concentric circles to form a wide round brim, tall crown, and crushed top. A hatband made from brown…
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hat worn by Dr. Isaac Ben Greggs, the Director of the Southern University - Baton Rouge marching band nicknamed "The Human Jukebox." The military-style peaked cap has a navy crown with an gold embroidered “S” at center front. The sideband and bill are…
1920s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDark brown animal pelt chapeau de bras style naval hat. The outer edges of the brim are trimmed with what appears to be a brown brocade ribbon and there is folded metal gimp on the proper right side. Inside of the folded gimp are two jewels: a jet or…
ca. 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hat worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The black felt hat has a wide brim and no additional decoration or ornamentation. The interior is not lined and there is no label.
1950-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a hatbox (a) with lid (b) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The hatbox is an off-white colored circular box with a pink cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to create a second loop as a carrying handle. The lid is off-white with…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMetal hatpin decorated at one end with two white plastic pearls and one black bead. Adhesive residue on the top of the black bead indicates additional decorative elements are likely missing.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMetal hatpin (a) decorated with amber colored beads, rhinestones, and gold colored metal decorations. There is a small metal cap (b) covering the sharp end of the pin.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMetal hatpin decorated with opaque plastic black rhinestones and gold-colored metal spacers, including one metal spacer with clear rhinestone details.
2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAnnouncement for a ceremony honoring Mae Reeves and the inclusion of her items into the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The ceremony advertised took place on July 27, 2010 at the African American…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA newspaper clipping of the article "Hats Off to Spring" from the Washington Post, April 3, 1983, from Mae's Millinery Shop. The article discusses several hat makers and the women who wear their hats. It is two (2) pages stapled together at the top left.
circa 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Hattie Brown Family home videos feature family reunions and travel, an unidentified professional presentation, and a middle school commencement ceremony.
1988-03-19
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFootage starts with a group of people gathered in a home to celebrate a birthday. Gathering invloves food, music, and birthday cake. Then cuts to a family enjoying an amusement park. Footage then shows group of indivduals overlooking land that used to be…
2000-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPresentation about kidney transplants and the healthcare system. Presnetation on WMD Financial and Transfer Networks.
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG"Alice Deal 1986 Promotional Exercises." Award ceremony for junior high school students.
1900–1984
Hattie Carthan (September 7, 1900 – April 22, 1984) was an American community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental in improving the quality of life of the Brooklyn, New York community of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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