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Spencer A. Overton (born August 11, 1968) is an American lawyer, former president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and law professor at George Washington University Law School. He is an election law scholar, and is a tenured…
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Curtis Williams (born January 19, 1976), more commonly known as Spider Loc, is an American rapper and actor. He was formerly signed to Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.
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Charlie Spike Trotman, also known as C. Spike Trotman (born November 18, 1978), is an American cartoonist and publisher known for creating the long-running web comic Templar, Arizona, and for publishing the Smut Peddler anthologies of what she describes as…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of cream yarn from Rock Rest Tourist Home from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cotton yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreen ribbon on a cardboard spool found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of green cotton yarn from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool. At the center of the spool end, on one side, is a…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spool of off-white yarn shot with gold, plastic, metallic colored thread from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is wrapped over a cardboard spool. A metallic gold label with red and gold text, wrapped around the center of the yarn reads [Made in…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPink ribbon on a cardboard spool found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. Text stamped in black ink on one side of the spool reads "20 YDS. / PAT. 605 - NO. 9 / RAYON".
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of variegated light pink to light hot pink cotton yarn from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of white string from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The string is wrapped around a plain corrugated cardboard spool. The spool caps are plain cardboard. The spool has a wide spool pin hole on one side and small spool pin hole on the other.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSquare rhinestone pin from Mae's Millinery Shop. Five (5) columns and six (6) rows of clear rhinestones are attached to each other in a silver metal frame, with the frame dipping across the middle horizontally. A safety clasp is adhered to the reverse.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSquare rhinestone clip-on earrings set on point from Mae's Millinery Shop. The front of the earrings have clear rhinestones, with rectangular ones creating an "x" across the square. The pressure clips attached at the back of each earring are oriented so…
3-10-1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “SRS Publishing: Artist Manager” (Text).
1-8-2002
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “SS Digital Download: Cracking the Code to Profitability” (Text).
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Stacy Spikes is an American entrepreneur and inventor. He holds several business and technical patents. He is the co-founder of the subscription service MoviePass and founder of Urbanworld, an international festival dedicated to nurturing women and BIPOC…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular stamp pad in a metal box with a painted label. The interior contains a foam rubber pad saturated with black ink.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden standing desk used as a point of sale at Mae's Millinery Shop. The desk has a flat front and two sides that taper slightly outward toward the back side. There is one wooden shelf on the upper half of the back side of the desk, with one wooden…
1933–1992
Stanley Everett Branche (July 31, 1933 – December 22, 1992) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who worked as executive secretary in the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…
1951–
Earnest Stanley O'Neal (born October 7, 1951) is an American business executive and director on corporate boards. He was chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch from 2002 to 2007 and its chairman from 2003 to 2007, having joined the firm in 1986. He was…
March 1, 1863
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGState of Florida three dollar bill featuring a central image of a large ship with extended sails at sea. Underneath the ship, printed in large block letters is the inscription, [THE / STATE OF FLORIDA / Will pay THREE DOLLARS to bearer / on demand.…
April 6, 1864; reworked 1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGState of Georgia five dollar bill adhered to a brown rectangular piece of paper. The front of the currency has a central image of a Grecian woman lounging against a box overlooking a pile of goods, a Grecian temple, and woods. Above, printed in large…
February 1, 1863
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGState of South Carolina fifty cents bill featuring a central image of a palm tree with scroll work designs and flowers underneath. Large lettering above the palm tree reads, [The Bank / of the / STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA]. The number [50] is printed in bold…
1840
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single page Portuguese language manuscript document signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta regarding the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The document has text on one side only, written in brown ink. In addition to the signature of da Corta beneath the…
June 27, 1840
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA manuscript document consisting of brown ink on one half of a single sheet of paper. The manuscript is signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The manuscript also mentions [Manuel Gonsalves de Corta] and [azucar,…
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