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Loading image…1868–1911
Robert Allen Cole Jr. (July 1, 1868 – August 2, 1911) was an American composer, actor, and playwright who produced and directed stage shows. In collaboration with Billy Johnson, he wrote and produced A Trip to Coontown (1898), the first musical entirely…
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Bob Cranshaw playing electric bass during a performance in Hollywood, FL. Cranshaw is photographed from a low angle and from the waist up. Part of the body and neck of the bass are visible. Cranshaw wears a…
1939–2015
Bob Crawford (1939–2015) was an American photojournalist. Crawford worked in Chicago and is known for his documentary photos of the area. He photographed the creation of the 1967 South Side mural Wall of Respect.
Loading image…1925–2009
Robert Leroy "Bob" Curtis (September 1, 1925 – December 9, 2009) was an American-born dancer and choreographer. Curtis was known for developing an "Afro-contemporary" dance style that combined modern dance techniques with African dance traditions. Active…
1945–2006
Robert W. Delegall (July 24, 1945 – March 21, 2006) was an American actor, television director and producer. He has guest starred in number of notable television series namely Adam-12, Good Times, The Six Million Dollar Man, Knots Landing and among other…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bob Dylan” (Photographs).
August 28, 1963; printed 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Bob Dylan playing to a crowd of participants in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. A crowd of participants is sitting in rows of folding chairs facing…
1924–1997
Bob Gaddy (February 4, 1924 – July 24, 1997) was an American East Coast blues and rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Operator" and "Rip and Run," and musical work he undertook with Larry Dale, Wild…
Loading image…1935–2020
Pack Robert Gibson Jr. (November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020), nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975.
1912–1977
Robert Lee Griffith (October 1, 1912 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues who played for several teams between 1934 and 1951. A native of Liberty, Tennessee, Griffith served in the US Army during World War…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bob Hamilton laughing with Don Morrison at his wedding, Accra, Ghana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bob Hamilton talking to his new bride during their wedding, Accra, Ghana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bob Hamilton talking with Don Morrison during his wedding, Accra, Ghana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bob Hamilton waiting at the altar during his wedding, Accra, Ghana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1918–1992
Robert Alexander Harvey (May 28, 1918 – June 27, 1992) was an American outfielder in Negro league baseball. He played for the Newark Eagles, Birmingham Black Barons, and Houston Eagles between 1943 and 1950.
1959–
Robert Joseph Hazell (born 14 June 1959) is a former professional footballer who made 266 league appearances in a 12-year career in the English Football League between 1977 and 1989. Born in Jamaica, he represented England at under-21 level. His nephew is…
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Bob Height was an American 19th-century African-American blackface minstrel performer. He was a standout talent in the companies with which he performed, although frustrations eventually drove him to pursue a career in Europe. Later writers have compared…
1945–
Robert Herbert (born March 7, 1945) is an American journalist and former op-ed columnist for The New York Times. His column was syndicated to other newspapers around the country. Herbert frequently writes on poverty, the Iraq War, racism and American…
?–2020
Robert Hitchens (January 30, 1952 – July 7, 2020) was an American college football player who was a running back for the Miami Redskins from 1971 to 1973. He was named a third-team All-American in 1972.
Loading image…1959–
Bobby Earl Johnson (born July 31, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Texas Rangers.
June 5, 1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Robert L. Johnson sitting behind a desk. He is adjusting a television knob with his right hand. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
1925–1986
Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist as well as a jazz performance artist and satirist. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the Black American Rimbaud. In 1959,…
Loading image…1962–
Bob Kendrick (born June 15, 1962) is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to that he served as the museum's first Director of Marketing and was promoted to Vice President of Marketing in 2009. He left to…
Loading image…1924–2006
Robert Mann (April 8, 1924 – October 21, 2006) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A native of New Bern, North Carolina, Mann played college football for the Hampton Pirates in 1942 and 1943 and the Michigan…
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