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1980s - 2000s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light green cotton button up shirt by Everett Hall. The shirt features a collar made from one front panel piece and one back panel piece with a layer of stiffener in between. The front of the shirt consists of two panel pieces. The proper right panel has…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light green floral brocade pillbox hat. The hat (a) is made of synthetic brocade with polyester opalescent flat foil thread. The top of the crown and side of the crown are made of two separate panels which are sewn together. A pleat is sewn along the…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light green lace and tulle evening dress. The full-length sleeveless dress is made of light green synthetic tulle and synthetic lace. Two shoulder bands of light green tulle are gathered and sewn along the top edge of the neckline. The bands are tied at…
1980s - 2000s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLight green men’s suit pants designed by Everett Hall. The pants feature a pleated waistband with six evenly spaced belt loops measuring about an inch and a half. There is a plastic button closure, an interior metal hook eye closure, and an 8” metal zipper…
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLight grey wool dress designed by Arthur McGee. The body of the dress is cut straight with seams at the center front and center back. It opens at the center front bodice, fastening with eight (8) large pale yellow glass globe buttons over self-fabric…
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA lightmeter in cream plastic casing, on a green cord.
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light pink belt with a bow. The belt is made of pink synthetic organza layered over pink synthetic. A pink fabric double loop bow is sewn to one end of the belt. The belt's interior is made of pink vinyl. Three metal snaps are set to the belt's interior…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLight pink dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as the character Celie Harris Johnson in the film "The Color Purple." The ankle-length dress with three-quarter length tapered sleeves, gathered waist, and full skirt is made from a pale pink cotton with details in…
1950s-1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light pink mid length petticoat with lace. The top panel of the petticoat is made of light pink nylon tricot knit. A three-quarter inch wide elastic band is sewn to the top of the tricot knit. Three bands of synthetic lace and two bands of synthetic…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pink shoe tree made of a wooden toe and wooden heel connected by a metal spring bar. The toe and heel are painted pink. The bar is inserted into each wood piece. The toe has a flat bottom.
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall round grey metal dome with base for screwing into a pole on top of the dome and a yellow Smith-Victor label along the rim.
ca.1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA light taupe shift dress with beaded embellishments. Synthetic (likely nylon) net on the dress's exterior is machine stitched to synthetic organza. The dress has a rounded unfinished neckline and raglan sleeves that end at wrist length. Strings of peals…
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Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (November 7, 1885 – October 20, 1968) was an African-American evangelist. Michaux was an early pioneer in radio and television evangelism, an innovative real estate developer, an astute businessman, a newspaper publisher,…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black-and-white photograph of a man and young boy on the National Mall during the Million Man March. The man wears a leather jacket and carries a grocery bag. He smiles directly at the viewer. The boy wears an oversize jacket and baseball cap.…
August 28, 1963; printed later
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital print depicting a black-and-white image of two people, a man and a woman, holding picket signs at the 1963 March on Washington in the middle of the street. In the background are buildings and trees. In the bottom right quadrant is a pennant flag…
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Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were instrumental in the…
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Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model. Lil' Kim is known for her sexually charged lyrics and presence, which influenced women in contemporary hip-hop. She…
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Darryl Raynard Richardson III (born January 19, 1984), professionally known as Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper. Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a strip club in their respective hometown of Atlanta. Along…
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Symere Bysil Woods ( sy-MEER BY-səl; born July 31, 1994 or 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Known for their eclectic fashion style and genre-blending music, they are considered an influential figure…
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Lillian A. Lewis (born in 1869) was the first African American woman journalist in Boston, Massachusetts. She started her career in the 1880s with the Boston Advocate, a Black community newspaper, and began writing for the Boston Herald in the 1890s. To…
1921–2010
Lillian Brown Head (1921 - 2010) was an African American fashion designer who was known for her bold designs and high fashion hats. In Atlanta, Georgia, Head designed hats for many prominent citizens including Mrs. Ivan Allen Jr.
1930–2011
Lillian Mobley (1930–2011) was an American community activist. She was active in the African-American community of South Los Angeles and was instrumental in the establishment of a major hospital in the neighborhood. According to U.S. Representative Maxine…
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Lillian Davis Roberts (January 2, 1928 – July 9, 2026) was an American union leader who served from 2002 through 2014 as the executive director of District Council 37 (DC37), the largest municipal union in New York City.
1897–1997
Lillian Rogers Parks (February 1, 1897 – November 6, 1997) was an American housemaid and seamstress in the White House. With the journalist Frances Spatz Leighton, co-author of a number of White House memoirs, Parks published My Thirty Years Backstairs at…
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