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mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pale purple and taupe floral brocade fabric panel. The panel is made of one piece of fabric. The selvage is present on one length end while the other edges are raw. The fabric is made of purple warps with taupe and cream weft threads. Silver thread is…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pale purple dress with white floral embroidery (a) matching, faux leather belt (b) and a fabric belt (c). The dress features a bodice with a deep, rounded neckline. There’s gathering under the neckline and a self-fabric bow at the neckline’s center…
2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA headwrap with a multicolored design throughout the exterior. The design of the exterior has a teal background with swatches of yellow, pink, orange, red, and a darker shade of teal. Black is also used on the exterior to create different designs,…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMarch 23, 1997 at a sacred grove 80 km south of Durban.
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Paloma Kai Shockley Elsesser (born April 12, 1992) is an American model. In 2023, she was the first plus-size model to win Fashion Awards for Model of the Year. She also walked for Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in late 2024.
1986
Pamela Council (born 1986) is an American multidisciplinary artist and educator. They work to produce sculpture, textiles, print-based media and performance art. Their work addresses Black American culture, and often features humor.
1961
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph depicts a little girl in a white dress and veil. Seated on a wooden bench, she wears a knee-length white dress with short sleeves and wide collar. She has a white veil on her head held in place by a white ruffled headdress,…
Biography
Pamela Sue Rush (died July 2020) was an American poverty, civil rights, and environmental justice activist who lived in rural Tyler, Alabama, and who fought against poverty and inequality.
ca. 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white pamphlet for Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles. The pamphlet consists of a single sheet bi-folded to form four pages. The front page reads "WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NAPPY COLLECTIBLES" with an illustration of the face of a woman with…
1753-1784
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden panel raiser plane. In relief on plane toe is [CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. Plane shows evidence of old dents, abrasions, and small chip losses, but it has a dark stain disguising the damage from past use. There is a crack near the heel of…
1923-1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA panoramic photograph of nearly a hundred men, many of them African American, posing for a formal photograph in front of the Grendel Textile Mill in Greenwood, South Carolina.
late 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPansy faux flower accessory owned by Mary Church Terrell. The velvet pansies are mutlicolored in purple, yellow, and black. There are also yellow and red fabric flowers, small metal flowers, and green plastic leaves around the pansies.
April 30, 1927
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo gelatin silver prints of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. The photos are unmounted and unattached, but together create a picture of a set of railroad tracks.
March 1972, printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph showing children preparing bags of food to be distributed through the Panther Free Food Program at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference in Oakland, California. Four (4) children, two (2) boys and two (2) girls, are…
1988-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Pantry filled with boxes of beer".
ca. 1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of black cotton and polyester cargo pants (a) and a black canvas belt (b) from an S1W uniform worn by Brother Roger. The ankle-length pants have slightly tapered legs that close around the ankle with black ribbon ties that are looped through the…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe pants of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The golden color pants have an elastic waistband and are cinched with elastic cuffs at the ankles. The shirt is made of a synthetic metallic gold material…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFruit of Islam size 30 tall, wool and polyester uniform pants. The navy blue pants are straight cut with white ribbon trim running down the side of each pant leg. The front of the pants have seven (7) belt loops, two (2) side pockets, and two (2) back…
1980-1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of black pinstripe suit trousers designed by Brioni and worn by Reverend Ike. The trousers are black with thin pink pinstripes. They features two side pockets, a front tab waistband, and hemmed cuffs. The interior waistband is lined with white silk…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGNavy blue pants (male) with white braided stripes on flanks; Red and white Nation of Islam logo featured on top of shoulders.
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPredominantly black, pleated pants. Red fabric inside each of the pleats folds. Waist of pants have two red leather straps with brass buckles.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis pair of gray-blue fall-front trousers was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The pants are made from a heavy weight synthetic or synthetic and cotton blend plain woven fabric that is light blue in color,…
ca. 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The pants are made of a gold velvet and have a high waist, two front pockets, a zipper and button closure, and flared hems.
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Jaida Chanel Roby, known professionally as Pap Chanel, is an American rapper from Milledgeville, Georgia who is currently signed to Def Jam Recordings in a joint venture with UMG. She is known for her song "Gucci Bucket Hat" with American rappers Future…
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