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Books and Published Materials

The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1

November 1936

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The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 1. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Ivie Anderson against a blue background. Anderson is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.78
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Books and Published Materials

The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 4

April 1937

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The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 4. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Alice Key against a blue background. Key’s image is oriented left of center. Key is depicted nude with her proper left hand placed on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.79
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Books and Published Materials

The Slide Rule and How to Use It: A Practical Guide to Its Use with Examples, Problems, Answers

1955

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A third edition, soft cover textbook titled, Slide Rule: How to Use It (Barnes & Noble Everyday Handbooks Series #254), by Calvin C. Bishop. The soft cover book has glossy front and back paper covers. The book’s front cover is gray and features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.28
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Books and Published Materials

The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch

ca. 1901

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A hardcover book titled, The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch, by Petrarch and published by Hurst & Company. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and gilded page edges. The green front cover of the embossed, cloth-bound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.5
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Historical photographs & documents

The Soul Experience

n.d.

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Cataloged as “The Soul Experience” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 4
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Books and Published Materials

The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches

1951

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A hardcover copy of The Standard Manual for Baptist Churches by Edward T. Hiscox, D.D. The hardcover clothbound book is black with gold leaf text and design elements. The top half of the front cover features the title of the book printed in gold leaf text…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.33
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Historical photographs & documents

The State of South Carolina Certificate of Incorporation By the Secretary of State Where as Dr. M.A. Evans, A. Simons and Willis C. Jones, of Columbia, S.C. appointed to supervise or manage affairs of Evans Clinic Association of Columbia, S.C

1931

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Cataloged as “The State of South Carolina Certificate of Incorporation By the Secretary of State Where as Dr. M.A. Evans, A. Simons and Willis C. Jones, of Columbia, S.C. appointed to supervise or manage affairs of Evans Clinic Association of Columbia,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2019.109_ref11
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 1

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 1. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.1
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 2

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 2. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.2
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 3

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 3. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.3
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 4

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 4. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.4
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Photographs and Still Images

The Undertaker

ca. 1920

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A black-and-white photograph of Samuel Malone Jackson, Sr., as a young man, standing next to a dark-colored, 4-door automobile. Jackson is wearing a dark-colored suit, light-colored shirt and a bowtie. His left foot rests on the running board of the car,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.1
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Documents and Manuscripts

The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine for October 1792

October 1792

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The October 1792 issue of The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine containing a published letter from Benjamin Banneker to Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson’s response. The magazine is printed in black ink on off-white paper and has a saddle-stitched…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.49.1
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The Voice Vol. 4 No. 3

April 1926

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An April 1926 edition of "The Voice." The front cover has a white background and features a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a woman identified as [Mrs. Sallie J. Cathrell, Pres. Cathrell Printing Co.] in the table of contents. She is depicted in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.6
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Black Press & Journalism

The Western enterprise (Colorado Springs, Colo.), January 27, 1900

1900-01-27

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This card identifies the front page of The Western enterprise (Colorado Springs, Colo.), January 27, 1900. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn83025515 · 1900-01-27 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Western enterprise (Colorado Springs, Colo.), January 6, 1900

1900-01-06

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This card identifies the front page of The Western enterprise (Colorado Springs, Colo.), January 6, 1900. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn83025515 · 1900-01-06 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 10, 1926

1926-04-10

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 10, 1926. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1926-04-10 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 11, 1925

1925-04-11

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 11, 1925. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1925-04-11 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 17, 1926

1926-04-17

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 17, 1926. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1926-04-17 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 18, 1925

1925-04-18

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 18, 1925. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1925-04-18 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 25, 1925

1925-04-25

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 25, 1925. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1925-04-25 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 3, 1926

1926-04-03

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 3, 1926. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1926-04-03 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 4, 1925

1925-04-04

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), April 4, 1925. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1925-04-04 · edition 1
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Black Press & Journalism

The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), August 11, 1928

1928-08-11

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This card identifies the front page of The Wisconsin enterprise-blade (Milwaukee, Wis.), August 11, 1928. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog:…

Library of CongressCatalog sn84025843 · 1928-08-11 · edition 1
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