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1886
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: Smith, James, Our Daily Food” (Books).
1879
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: Stickney, J. H., The Child's Book of Language” (Books).
circa 1851
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: The American Letter Writer” (Books).
1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: The Child's Scripture Question-Book” (Books).
circa 1900s - circa 1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: The World's Best Music: Instrumental, Volume II” (Books).
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Book: Way of Life: Discipleship and Evangelism Training” (Books).
1930–1970
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.
1938–1961
Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was…
1956–2023
Booker Newberry III (January 19, 1956 – April 5, 2023) was an American singer and keyboardist, who was a member of the mid-1970s soul groups Sweet Thunder ("Baby I Need Your Love Today"), and Impact, before pursuing a solo career. He is probably best…
1965–
Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand.
1909–1944
Booker Thomas Spicely (December 1, 1909 – July 8, 1944) was a victim of racial violence whose murder in North Carolina, United States is considered to be one of a series of outrages that contributed to rising activism in the Civil Rights Movement. Other…
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Washington rose from slavery to become a nationally known educator, author and institution builder focused on training and economic advancement.
1921
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 48 page 1921 Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa OK School yearbook. There is no binding and the pages are very brittle, stained and torn. The front cover is printed in black ink on brown paper. Within a geometric border with square corners is…
1899
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: "Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama"/ Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is…
1915–2005
Booker T. Whatley (November 5, 1915, in Calhoun County, Alabama – September 3, 2005, in Montgomery, Alabama) was an agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Alabama, and a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era. He also aimed…
April 30, 1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Associated Booking Corp. document signed by Billie Holiday, detailing Holiday's summer 1954 musical engagements as well as an agreement for debt repayments. The document is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with the Associated Booking Corp blue…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Booklet from Hacker Art Books announcing the reprint of two books on African art, Die Altertumer Von Benin by Felix von Luschan and Antique Works of Art from Benin by Lt. Gen. A.H. Pitt-Rivers, pages 1-3”.
2022
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA booklet for a set of twenty-six characters for the Twist typeface designed by Sonya Clark. The small square booklet is printed on textured cream colored cardstock in black ink. Printed on the front cover of the booklet is the title of the font and the…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Booklet "Hospital and Training for Nurses. Established 1901. Incorporated" [photocopy]” (Text).
ca. 1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA booklet for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia, produced by the Virginia State Department of Health and owned by the midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The booklet is printed in black ink on white paper, folded and bound with staples to form 29 pages.…
March 2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gold metal bookmark given to participants at the 25th Anniversary National Council for Black Studies International Conference held March 22-25, 2001 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bookmark has the NCBS logo etched on the left side and conference…
February 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis bookmark is of a drawn image printed in color on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the background is covered in…
February 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bookmark of Contos dos Orixás featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the…
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Books and magazines on the ground by children's feet, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
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