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15,889 matching cards · 24 cards per page
1940-1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA skullcap made from rows of woven straw strips sewn to a net base. A veil made from straw netting is stitched along the entire brim. Blue synthetic flowers with yellow, plastic stamens are attached along the sides and back of the veil. The interior of the…
1971-1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA woven straw sombrero hat with a rounded crown and wide brim with rolled edges. The ends of some straw pieces are loose on the brim. The hat has writing in brown marker on the crown and underside of the brim. The words [Peace] and [Love] are written…
April 30, 1927
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a flooded street in Mississippi.
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph shows an unidentified crowd on Auburn Avenue outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. There are a number of individuals in uniform throughout the…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Street signs, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Street view of Church in Havana” (Photographs).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Street view of restaurants Chocolate Matias Lopez and Bizacocho Sistema Italiano in Havana” (Photographs).
1988-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Street view with new mosque".
ca. 1920-1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCeramic string holder in the form of a stereotypical "Mammy" figure. The figure is painted and glazed. The face and hands are painted black. The whites of the eyes are prominent. The figure is depicted as wearing a red kerchief and light yellow dress. The…
ca. 1920-1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA ceramic string holder in the form of "Mammy." The holder is painted and glazed. “Mammy” is depicted wearing a red kerchief and cream colored dress with green vertical and red horizontal stripes. Her hands are clasped in front of her waist. A circular…
1800-1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGString of large, squarish amber beads with four round, silver metal beads. The beads are arranged in series of five large amber beads with a metal bead in between. On one side, the two series of five large amber beads are separated by two smaller, oval…
1800-1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGString of brown, blue, and white disc-shaped beads. The brown beads are faded. The some of the blue beads have red and dark blue stripes. The white beads have dark blue stripes.
1800 - 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA string of cowrie shells. There are sixty (60) tan and yellow colored cowrie shells on a string composed of multiple natural-colored strands twisted together. The shells do not create a distinct pattern and they are oriented on the string in varying…
1800-1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBeads of variety of sizes and shapes with varying patterns and colors. No two beads on this string are the same. The majority of the beads have a yellow background with varying green, red, blue and white patterns. Some beads are disk-shaped while others…
1800-1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGStrand of large, disc-shaped beads made of red coral. The beads are uniform in size and shape except for two oblong-shapped beads. Many of the beads are chipped or faded from wear.
1800-1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGStrand of small, oblong-shaped beads made of red coral. The beads have a uniform color and several are chipped or cracked from wear.
mid 20th-early 21st century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGStrip Quilt with five columns alternating in three (3) columns of a red and black woven plaid with two (2) columns of thin strips of lavender, yellow, and pink solid fabrics sewn together. The pastel strips do not have the same color running through the…
ca.1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA striped dress with a cowl collar and matching belt. The dress (a) has a shift silhouette, and a double lined cowl collar. The cowl collar is made of wool crepe and is slightly open at the proper left side with two pointed edges at the front and back. The…
1860s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGStrongbox owned by Louise Ayers Church, mother of Mary Church Terrell. The black metal box (a) has gold-colored detailing. Gold border detailing is around the lid and the box lock. There is additional red detailing on the top of the lid. The side of the…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Strooidak Church, Paarl (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1921
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black vinyl record with a yellow label at its center printed with black text. The record label logo is above the center; it is an illustration of a swan encircled with the text of the record label name [BLACK SWAN RECORDS]. Beneath the record's center it…
2016 / 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white silver gelatin silver print depicting a crowd of demonstrators outside Northwestern High School during the Flint water crisis. At center is a hazardous waste barrel with two signs reading [LEAD] on either side of a sign with the hazardous…
1960 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of a group of men and women. The first row has two young women and two women sitting. The second row has two men on either side of a woman standing. They are wearing various outfits. The group is standing in front of a white wall with a…
1960 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of a family. There are three women, two young girls, one young boy and one baby. One woman, left is wearing a light turban and matching jacket and garment. The middle woman is wearing a pink hat and matching button-down garment. The…
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