A page from an unidentified book with a black-and-white reproduction of an engraving of Robert B. Elliott by George E. Perine on one side. Dressed in a bowtie, white shirt, and dark jacket, Elliott is pictured from the chest up, gazing to his proper left.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.152.3
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.
Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was…
Booker Newberry III (January 19, 1956 – April 5, 2023) was an American singer and keyboardist, who was a member of the mid-1970s soul groups Sweet Thunder ("Baby I Need Your Love Today"), and Impact, before pursuing a solo career. He is probably best…
Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand.
A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: "Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama"/ Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.205
An Associated Booking Corp. document signed by Billie Holiday, detailing Holiday's summer 1954 musical engagements as well as an agreement for debt repayments. The document is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with the Associated Booking Corp blue…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.59.3.3
Cataloged as “Booklet from Hacker Art Books announcing the reprint of two books on African art, Die Altertumer Von Benin by Felix von Luschan and Antique Works of Art from Benin by Lt. Gen. A.H. Pitt-Rivers, pages 1-3”.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1973-001_ref39253
A booklet for a set of twenty-six characters for the Twist typeface designed by Sonya Clark. The small square booklet is printed on textured cream colored cardstock in black ink. Printed on the front cover of the booklet is the title of the font and the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.77.3
This bookmark is of a drawn image printed in color on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the background is covered in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.1.3
A bookmark of Contos dos Orixás featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.2.3
Amanda Bradley: Moments of Inspiration, 1979; Helen Steiner Rice: Prayers and Meditations, circa 1992 and Hearts and Gifts, circa 1992; and Sarah Tarascio, Editor: Rejoice!, 1993.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref315
A Promax Super Jumbo boombox (2014.270.2.1a) used as a prop by the character Radio Raheem in the Spike Lee directed picture, "Do the Right Thing". The boombox includes a dual audio casette tape deck, an equilizer section, radio dial, colored light display,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.270.2
A tecsonic boombox with a light brown metal cover used by Public Enemy. The boombox has a handle at the top, collapsible antenna, six speakers, a radio, a double cassette player, and a number of controls. There are green and black Public Enemy stickers…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.149.1.1
Torence Ivy Hatch Jr. (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie BadAzz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil' Boosie), is an American rapper. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the Southern hip hop collective Concentration Camp,…
Black and white gelatin silver photographic print of an elevated view of street sidewalk pedestrians with shoe-polish and "hot peanut" vendors near 8th Ave Subway station.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.165.31
