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1750–
Prince Boston was born into slavery on Nantucket, Massachusetts in about 1750. His parents, Boston and Maria, were the slaves of William Swain, a Nantucket merchant. In 1760, William Swain freed Prince's parents with the stipulation that each of their…
May 5, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn unattributed clipping from the Farmville Herald article titled "Prince Edward Midwife Is One of 118 Licensed In Virginia." The article is a short profile of midwife Amanda Carey Carter. Above the two columns of text is a photograph of Carter with her…
May 5, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn unattributed clipping of a Farmville Herald article titled "Prince Edward Midwife Is One of 118 Licensed In Virginia." The article is a short profile of midwife Amanda Carey Carter. Above the two columns of text is a photograph of Carter with her…
1950-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of two children by the photographer Gaston DeVigne II. The photo features a young boy and girl posing with a picture frame where the boy is painting the girl's face. The girl sits on a stool just to the PR of center and holds…
ca. 1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA print of a design by Gail Anderson for the book cover of Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class Experience, a book by Joe Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes. It features a red background with black text in large block letters that are outlined in thin white…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital print image of James Bryant in a Pullman Porter uniform standing on the steps of a Pullman railcar.
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of light wash printed graphic jeans by Cross Colours. The blue denim jeans have a straight fit. There are five belt loops two on the front and three on the back. There is a metal button at center front waistline with the Cross Colours logo embossed.…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed inspirational quote (a) and frame (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The text is printed in Gothic script in black ink on cream paper with a pink, blue, and white floral cluster printed at the center top. Some of the text is printed on top of the…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed printed inspirational quote from Mae's Millinery Shop. The text on the print (a) reads [Is it consistent with honorable principles?]. The [I] is larger than the rest of the text and decorated with a red colored illumination. The reverse is blank.…
1906-1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood and metal printing plate that reads "Mme C.J. Walker Beauty Shoppes." This plate is constructed of a thin metal sheet with the letters in reverse and in high relief. Nailed to the metal plate is a thick block of dense wood of the same shape. The…
1906-1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMetal printing plate of a Madam C. J. Walker advertisement that reads "Plain Talk to Men." The plate features additional text, an image of a tin of Madam C.J. Walker's Wonder Pomade, and a graphic of a male bust, all in high relief. The printing surface…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate used by the Chicago Defender. The image on the front of the plate is not visible. There is a lot of corrosion on both the front and back of the plate. There are numbers written in black ink at the top and bottom center of the back of the…
1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Alberta Long used by the Chicago Defender. Long is featured from the chest up and looks toward the camera. She is wearing a top that has a bow tied at the neck and has a flower in her hair. There is text inscribed in the lower half of…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate used by the Chicago Defender. The image on the plate is difficult to see. The image depicts a group of people. At bottom center, is the face of an unidentified man. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [The Zeniths].
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of an unidentified man. The man is featured from the neck up and is turned towards the photographer. He is wearing a suit jacket, tie, and glasses. The back of the plate has an inscription with a number and [Livingston] on the back.
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of an unidentified woman. The woman is featured from the chest up and is wearing a top with a sweet-heart neckline. Her hair is pulled up in an updo and she is looking towards the left side of the plate. The back of the plate has a faded…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinting plate of a man in a three piece suit and bowtie talking on a phone. Written on the back is [Woolsey Hall / Treas Employee].
1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of vocalist and band leader Anna Mae Winburn featured in the Chicago Defender article from December 9, 1950. Winburn is featured with her arms raised. She is wearing a dress. The upper left of the printing plate has deteriorated. The back…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinting plate of Bob Wilson. The image shows Wilson reading from a book while wearing a suit and tie. Written on the back is [BOB WILSON].
1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Harold Martin used by the Chicago Defender. Martin is featured sitting behind his post exchanged officer desk at Tuskegee. He is dressed in his military uniform and is show from the waist up. He looks straight at the camera. There are…
April 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Harry B. Deas. Deas is featured in his kitchen washing dishes. He stands toward the sink, away from the camera, and holds a dish in his hand. The back of the plate has an inscription [Capt. Harry / B. Deas / B (circled) / 22].
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Harry B. Deas and James E. McSweeney. The two men are raising their hands, as Secretary of the Chicago Police Department McSweeney (right) administers the oath of office to Deas (left) as he becomes a Captain in the Chicago Police…
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Chicago policeman Captain Harry Deas and Washington DC policeman Oliver Cowan used by the Chicago Defender. Deas is featured on the left side of the printing plate. He is dressed in his full uniform and looks down at a paper that Cowan…
April 20, 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printing plate of Charles E. Duster and Matthew Holden, Jr. used by the Chicago Defender. The plate shows Duster and Holden, students at Wendell Phillips High School, interviewing President Truman during Chicago's Army Day celebration. Duster is looking…
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