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Barbara Elaine Smith (August 24, 1949 – February 22, 2020), professionally known as B. Smith, was an American restaurateur, model, author, businesswoman, and television host.
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA baby doll bracelet designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1987 collection. The bracelet is made of seven oversized gold colored metal chains linked together. A plastic baby is attached to the bracelet. A gold metal ball is attached to the back…
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA baby doll necklace with roses designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1987 collection. The necklace is made of many oversized gold colored metal chains linked together. Three red fabric flowers are attached to the chain necklace. The flowers are…
ca. 1920s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tiered pin or badge, in gold metal. The first tier features an illustration of clasped hands,the forearms and hands of two males shaking hands, the second tier is a rectangular white placard with the name, "Alice Gause" handwritten in black ink. The…
1917
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA badge from the National Convention of Madam C. J. Walker's Agents. The badge consists of a pendant and two ribbons hanging from a gold-colored metal bar. The bar at the top has a pin back, and the front features a smooth empty rectangular field with a…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Badge "Vision Pacific for Norma Sklarek, FAIA Jerde Inc" with ribbon "Speaker"”.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Victoria badminton racket from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The string area is mostly strung with a knot repair of two (2) broken strings near the throat. The wooden frame has blue painted detailing at the throat and at the bottom of the shaft above the…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bag of plastic curtain rings from Rock Rest Tourist Home. Inside the clear bag are fourteen (14) solid white plastic rings. The bag holding the rings are sealed at the top with a textured white label. The white label has red bands across the top and…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSixteen (16) bags of bingo chips: Nine (9) bags of green chips and seven (7) bags of red chips. Each plastic bag contains approximately forty (40) plain, transparent plastic chips. Blue text on the front of each bag reads [Sanitary / CHIPS / for / "BINGO"…
February 8, 1799
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially typed, partially handwritten Bahamian bill of sale for [a certain negroe man slave named Trim] and a [negroe woman slave named Flora]. Trim and Flora were sold to John Addison from J. James Stevens on February 8, 1799 on the Bahamian Island of…
1970; printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white gelatin silver print of an unidentified barber standing in the interior of the Baltimore Barbershop. He is standing with his proper left side facing the camera and has both of his hands resting on a wood cabinet, which sits in front of…
1875-1889
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bank Books”.
1999
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bank of America” (Text).
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads, "Bank of British West Africa, Ltd., and Elder Dempster and Coy's Office." Printed caption on verso reads, " 'Copyright, Moyea Series.' No.2B.".
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bank of California, San Jose, CA designed by Norma Sklarek, DAIA Director of Architecture Gruen Associates” (Photographs).
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads, "Bank Scene, Idah, "The Niger"." Printed caption on verso reads, "John Holt u. Co. Ltd. Liverpool 1908.".
2000-02-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBanks of the Niger. Original Carousel number, 15, slide number, 24.
1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover copy of Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings edited by Willa Ann Hadley Townsend. The hardcover clothbound book is green with orange-peach page edges, and gold leaf text and design elements. The top half of the front cover features…
1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover copy of Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings edited by Willa Ann Hadley Townsend. The hardcover clothbound book is green with orange-peach page edges, and gold leaf text and design elements. The top half of the front cover features…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bar of soap wrapped in cream white paper with print in blue ink that says, “Lisa / Luxury Soap” with a logo design made up of four circles above the writing.
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single-sided Spanish-language document printed in black ink. The heading reads [BARACK OBAMA / SOBRE TEMAS LATINOS] Beneath this is a transparent banner with [Barack Obama lucha por la comunidad Latina.] This document details Obama’s stance on key issues…
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a single-sided Spanish-language document printed in black ink. The heading reads [ BARACK OBAMA / SOBRE TEMAS LATINOS] Beneath that is a transparent banner with [Barack Obama lucha por la comunidad Latina.] This document details Obama’s stance on…
1788
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBarbados penny from 1788. One side of the coin shows an African figure in profile wearing a plumed crown with [I · SERVE] at the bottom. The other side depicts a large pineapple. Around the border [BARBADOES [sic] · PENNY · 1788] is in raised relief. The…
1943–
Barbara Ann Posey Jones (born 1943) is an American economist who was a leader of the 1958 Katz Drug Store sit-in as a high school student. Since 1971, she has been a professor of economics, department head, and Dean at several historically Black Colleges…
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