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1953–
Shirley A. Jefferson (born 1953) is an American law school administrator and faculty member. She serves as vice president of community engagement and government relations and associate law professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School. A native of Selma,…
1940–2019
Shirley LeFlore (1940–2019) was an American poet, one of St. Louis' most influential performance art poets. Before she became a board member for Word In Motion, she split her time between performances in New York City and teaching creative writing at the…
1942–2013
Shirley Matthews (October 8th,1942 – January 8th, 2013) was a Canadian pop singer. Matthews sang in a church choir and at high school dances prior to embarking on a career in music. She worked in a Bell Telephone office while singing nights at the Club…
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Shirley Sherrod (born November 20, 1947) is an American civil rights activist and former USDA Rural Development director for the state of Georgia. She is currently the executive director for the Southwest Georgia Project and Vice President of Development…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe shirt of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The shirt is made of a synthetic metallic gold material with iridescent gold glitter patches adhered in a pattern resembling scales. The shirt has a V-neck,…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red shirt, open at the front, with a graphic on the proper right shoulder featuring a tiger. Both sleeves have black and gold decorations. There are ties at the bottom of the shirt.
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silk, button down shirt owned by Vernon Reid. The shirt has large cuffs with two buttons. It has white plastic buttons. A tag on the inside of the shirt reads “GUERRA / NEW YORK / XL.”.
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPlain beige t-shirt made of polyester. At nape of neck is a white clothing tag with black text [DSCP/BY SKILCRAFT/MEDIUM/8415-01-519-8785/SPO 100-03-D-CA90/100% POLYESTER/NIB NCG]. On the reverse of the tag are care instructions.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis white shirt was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The shirt is made from a synthetic and cotton blend, or all synthetic light-weight white cloth. It has been artificially distressed and stained with dirt,…
ca. 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shirt worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The button-up shirt is made of a dark maroon synthetic fabric. It has wide lapels, pintuck pleated sleeves, and two buttons at the cuffs. At the interior…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA custom made tour costume top worn by Michael Jackson. The shirt is sleeveles and constructed in two panels. The back is blue spandex with a hanging curved flap which has a strip of velcro sewn horizontally about 7 inches from the bottom. The front panel…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA geometric, black and white, button up shirt made by Maxini Collezione, size XL. The material of buttons is unknown, but all of the buttons are intact and functional. There is yellow staining/discoloration around the neckline. The shirt was worn by Ray…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis shirt is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The shirt is an off-white, long-sleeved, button-down dress shirt with a classic point collar. The shirt closes at the center…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white, short-sleeved jersey style shirt worn by Spike Lee in the film "Do the Right Thing". The shirt buttons in the front and has a pocket on the PL breast, which has red trim on the top and [Mookie] embroidered in red cursive text above. The collar of…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red and blue Harlem Globetrotters shooting shirt. The front of shirt features a zipper running vertically down from the neck to the top of the chest. The waist and sleeves have elastic featuring blue, yellow, red, and white stripes. Yellow and red type…
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shoe brush owned by Cab Calloway. The shoe brush is primarily constructed from black plastic. It has an elongated handle that terminates in a thin brush with a rounded head and black bristles. There is a wide, gold tone, metal band connecting the brush…
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shoe buffer from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The buffer has a flat, rectangular, wood block handle and a white wooly polishing brush. The polish brush has grayed due to shoe polish deposits and is slightly matted from use. It attaches…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shoe hoe blade. The blade is constructed from a single piece of rectangular metal that tapers into points at each end. There is a square eye through the center of the blade. The blade is heavily rusted. The blade points curves inward and the flat sides…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shoe hoe blade. The blade is constructed from a single piece of rectangular metal that curves to a point on one end and has a flat edge of the other end. There is a square eye through the back of the blade. The blade is heavily rusted. The blade point…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall silver colored metal shoe horn curved up at the top end with a hole in the center. Engraved text on one side reads, “Merry Oaks / Shopping Center / Nashville, Tenn.
1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGShoe Shine Boy - Eastern Parkway, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 48. A black-and-white photograph of a boy preparing to shine shoes by pouring shine onto a brush.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood shoe shine brush. The brush is tan with bristles on the top and bottom. The bristles on the top are at the front of the brush and are next to a black image of a Pullman train car with the words “Pullman / Shiner Special” written on it.
1945-1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yellow and gray, metal shoe shine machine with a frame at the top of the front panel holding a cartoon image of a caricatured boy. The frame has embossed text at the top that reads [BRUSH- UP] and at the bottom the read [SHINE]. The cartoon image depicts…
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway. The shoehorn is primarily constructed from black plastic. It has an elongated handle that flares outward into a long, spoon-shaped head. There is a wide, gold tone, metal band connecting the shoehorn to the handle. The…
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