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August 3, 1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA postcard from N.M. Coles to Amanda Carter. It is handwritten in blue ink, postmarked and stamped. The card is plain paper with a printed 2-cent stamp. It is dated 8/3/1953 and informs Carter of the upcoming date for " our regular midwife meeting."
2006
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA postcard commemorating the Grand opening of the Wellington E. Webb Center for Primary Care. The front of the card features an illustration of the exterior of the center with foliage in the top right corner of the image. Below the drawing is a block of…
1904-1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA post card depicting a sepia toned image of a woman holding a baby. The woman is wearing a white dress and eyeglasses and is standing in profile with her left side facing the camera. She is holding up a baby dressed in white. The baby is facing the…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis real photo postcard features a black and white image of a group of people in the yard of a home. Men, women and children are standing behind a wooden fence. The house is behind them. Most of the men are wearing hats and either a suit or overalls. A…
1904-1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA postcard with a black and white image of a woman, identified on the back as "Ruby," wearing a Pullman maid’s uniform and posing with a young girl. Ruby is pictured seated on a chair. She has her right arm on the armrest and her left hand is by her chin.…
1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Postcard: Photograph of a woman in wide-brimmed hat, waistcoat, britches and pointed shoes, holding camera in a stylized pose.”.
March 30, 1916
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA postcard sent to Dr. Arthur M. Townsend from his wife, Willa A. Townsend. The front of the postcard carries a printed tribute to fathers titled "Dad, Here's to You." The back of the postcard is used, with the black printed text [POSTCARD[feather]] at the…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Postcard to Eliot Elisofon from a Maryann, regarding an unnamed book(possibly The Sculpture of Africa) and personal matters”.
1919
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Postcard to Miss Lena Vedder from her sister” (Text).
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTan poster with blue type advertising a performance by The Last Poets, in addition to The Third World Connection, The 35th Street Gang, and special guest speaker Hajj Muhammad. The performance is advertised as taking place at the Norfolk Scope Exhibition…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA poster for a concert at Club Paradise in Memphis, TN. The poster is yellow with black text. The text reads [CLUB PARADISE Presents / A SUMMER VACATION JAM / RAP SESSION & DANCE / WORLD’S LARGEST DANCE FLOOR / STARRING / TOO SHORT / (SHORT DOG) / “SHORT…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn inscribed promotional poster for a production of For Colored Girls… presented by the Prince George's Arts Council and directed by Shirley Jo Finney. The poster has a white background with a watercolor-style center graphic of the play’s title “For…
1928
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn illustrated movie poster with a yellow background. At top left is a red heart-shaped vignette of a man in a plaid shirt embracing a woman in a white blouse. Next to this is blue text that reads [Action! / Love! / Thrills!] Followed by black, gold and…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Poster for Constance Stuart Larrabee exhibition on the Evangelical Lutheran church, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
ca. 2018-2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white and purple “Fair Count” keyword themed poster for Stacey Abrams’s Fair Count organization. The poster appears in purple ink on a white background with [FAIR / COUNT] in large print at center and words such as “participate”, “community”, “organize”,…
1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA poster for the American Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coliseum. The image on the poster is of a male standing behind a female. They have their heads turned to their right and have their arms raised. In their right hands they are holding a book and a…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA film poster for the documentary film "Right On!", featuring the New York based spoken word group The Last Poets and directed by Herbert Danska. The poster features black type on an orange background. The title, "Right On!" is featured in the center along…
ca. 1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound red, blue and off-white poster enclosing a smaller circular vignette of an African American family with the caption "A Clerk in Negro Business at Home. The Result of Group of Economy". This unusual poster was possibly meant to be hung at one's place…
March 1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA point-of-purchase poster advertising the March 1952 issue of Ebony magazine. The poster features a light green background with arge black and red text reads [FEMALE / IMPERSONATORS / HOLD / COSTUME BALL / MARCH]. A graphic of a feminine hand with…
1916
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white poster with a pictorial history of the ministers and bishops of the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia, in celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church centennial celebration in 1916. At center is an oval portrait of…
1969-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “[Poster inside Community Arts Project] Cape Town, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
1955-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG(2013.2.3a) A black and white poster of an image of Sammy Davis, Jr. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a tuxedo, bow tie, and white shirt. On his shirt there are small dark pin stripes and three (3) dark buttons can be seen. In this front pocket is…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tri-color poster in the style of the Mexican flag, with three (3) broad vertical stripes of green, white and red. At center is a depiction of a raised fist in a shackle with chains on either side. Above the fist is the text [CHICANO POWER] and below the…
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