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1937-1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn official Negro American League Baseball (2013.135.1a) in a Wilson box (2013.135.1b). The baseball is white with red lacing. Stamped in black ink is: [Negro American League / Wilson / Made in the U. S. A. / T] and [A1010 / W 150CC / CUSHIONED CORK…
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Bashiri Johnson (born May 12, 1955) is an American percussionist, whose work has appeared on many records, as well as in commercials, films, television, video games, and concert performances. He is known to be one of the most recorded percussionists in the…
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Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by the stage name Bashy, is a British actor and rapper.
July 23, 1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a World War II War Department Basic Field Manual Soldier’s Handbook (a) and note sheet (b) belonging to Robert S. Jennings. The Field Manual (a) is a small book with a brown paper cover. The upper half of the front cover has a double black outline…
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Basil Biggs (c. 1819–1906) was a free African-American laborer and veterinarian. He lived near Gettysburg and was reportedly involved with the Underground Railroad.
1808–
Basil Dorsey (c. 1808 – February 15, 1872) was a self-emancipated slave born in Libertytown, Maryland. He fled to Bristol, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Florence, Massachusetts, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
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Basil Ivanhoe Gooden is an American governmental executive whose career has advanced equitable food systems, agriculture policy, public health, and community economic development in rural America. Gooden served as the 3rd Virginia Secretary of Agriculture…
1927–2020
Basil Lewis OBE (1927-2020) was a British community leader, politician and businessman. He was the first black councillor elected in the London Borough of Haringey and one of the first black councillors elected anywhere in the United Kingdom. Basil Lewis…
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Basil W. Brown (March 20, 1927 – October 30, 1997) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Vandalia, Michigan, Brown moved with his family to Battle Creek, Michigan. Brown graduated from Battle Creek Central High School.
1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG35mm black and white compilation film of a variety of short musical 'Soundie' films made for music-film jukeboxes, and television, by the Snader Telescription and Studio companies in the 1950s. It consists of four 35mm prints (a-d). The film begins with a…
2010-09-25
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPeople purchasing dry good from Mercato market stall Original Carousel 20, slide 39.
early 19th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large, woven, wooden basket for carrying cotton. This basket has been constructed using a basic under-and-over-weaving pattern with flat, wide basket strands made from strips of medium toned wood. Throughout the body of the basket, weavers and spokes…
1850s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLarge rectangular basket constructed from interwoven plant fibers. Top edges of basket coming apart.
2010-10-13
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 28, slide 58.
1966-1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Basket in the Dogon style, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).
1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBasket made of kudzu organic material. Basket is oval in shape and has a handle consisting of two thin branches. Four bolls of cotton found in basket.
1897
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPublished in "African Photographer J.A. Green" edited by Martha G. Anderson and Lisa Aronson, on page 173. The caption reads "Green took a series of photos of Africans engaged in local industries, such as palm oil production, weaving, and blacksmithing.…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: ""Basket Market", Freetown; place to buy baskets, carvings, juju, etc. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".
2000-01-29
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBasket of drying herbs. Original Carousel number, 10, slide number, 9.
2004 November 19
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBasket of vodun dolls in village. Original Carousel number, 5, slide number, 89.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “"Basket Weaver" by Haile Wolde-Michael, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “"Basket Weaver" by Haile Wolde-Michael, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Basket weavers and drummers, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gray short-sleeved, V-neck jersey for the NBA Brooklyn Nets was worn by Jason Collins and signed by his teammates from the 2013-2014 roster. The jersey is made from silvery grey polyester with perforated patterns for breathability throughout the…
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