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October 4, 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA souvenir program celebrating Wilma Rudolph Day in Clarksville, Tennessee on October 4, 1960 commemorating her achievements in the 1960 Summer Olympics. The front of the black-and-white program features a centrally oriented, thatched illustration of Wilma…
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSouvenir program from the dedication of the Goodwill Baptist Church. The tan cover has a thin ribbon graphic border. Below the title, the location, 410 North Monroe Street, Richmond, Va. is listed. The dates for the services [November 22nd through December…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA multicolored cotton quilt sewn for Stacey Abrams by the Sowing Truth and Justice Collective of Northeast Georgia. Following Abrams’s loss to Brian Kemp in the 2018 Gubernatorial race for Georgia, the six-member Sewing Truth and Justice Collective,…
2010-09-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 22, slide 24.
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a single-sided Spanish-language document printed in black ink. All of the text in the document the same font and the same size. It begins with [Buenos Días/Buenos Noches, esta _______ en casa?]. This document is a script for Obama campaign callers…
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Naeem Juwan Hanks, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album YoYoYoYoYo, which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of…
mid to late 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack leather Everlast boxing gloves custom made for Muhammad Ali and used at Deer Lake Training Camp. The gloves have a tan leather trim and white thread stiched at the seams. On the backhand wrist of each glove is a piece of white satin sewn on with the…
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSpats from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields in the Broadway Revival in 1988. The spats are burgundy colored and each have five disco ball type rhinestone buttons on the outer side. Written on the inner lining of both…
circa 1930 - circa 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Speech: Sharp Street Church” (Text).
1970-1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack leather boxing training gloves used by Muhammad Ali. The exterior of both gloves are made out of black leather with a tan leather trim at the bottom. At the bottom of each glove on the front is a sewn on piece of white satin that has the Everlast…
1973–
Spencer Brown (born 11 July 1973, Eton, England) is a former professional and International rugby union player. He played on the wing and at fullback. Spencer appeared on the ITV programme Long Lost Family in August 2018, and again in August 2019 for ITVs…
June 16, 2007; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Spencer Taylor. He is wearing a light colored baseball cap and a striped collared shirt. He is also wearing glasses and has a goatee. The print is inscribed on the back.
1946–
Harry "Spike" Moss is a community activist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has organized against police brutality and "Minnesota racism". The Associated Press state that he is a "civil rights leader"; Moss describes himself as a "freedom fighter".
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Spinning cotton thread, Ile Obale” (Slides (photographs)).
2022
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA quilted work composed of decommissioned prison uniforms and United States flags. The piece juxtaposes the blue and white striped fabric of the prison uniform cloth with the red and white stripes of fabric from the American flag. Various sized pieces of…
ca. 1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand casted, iron spire fragment from the French Huguenot Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The leaf shaped spire fragment has a large curve on one side and five irregularly shaped lobes on the other side. On the back, on the top lobe, is a painted…
2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Dunbar creek on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Grass is in the foreground with the creek and opposite bank in the center of the photograph. The sky, filled with puffy white clouds, is both above and reflected in the creek water…
1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 16mm release print of the feature film Spirit of Youth. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. In the opening scene, children can be seen playing outside. Young Joe Thomas’s mother calls…
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sponge from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The natural sponge is irregularly shaped but roughly ovular and has a thin white string loop attached. The sponge is light brown.
before 1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spool of black thread from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The black cotton thread has been wound on a natural wood spool. The spool features a hole at the center of each of the spool caps. Adhered to one spool cap is a white, circular,…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of cream yarn from Rock Rest Tourist Home from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cotton yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreen ribbon on a cardboard spool found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA partially used spool of green cotton yarn from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool. At the center of the spool end, on one side, is a…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spool of off-white yarn shot with gold, plastic, metallic colored thread from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is wrapped over a cardboard spool. A metallic gold label with red and gold text, wrapped around the center of the yarn reads [Made in…
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