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December 15, 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn adult-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adults and children gathered in front of a tent in a camp, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
Biography
Adura Onashile is a British actor, playwright, and director. She wrote and directed the 2013 play Expensive Shit and adapted it into a film in 2020.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aduro-Dede with his age group at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed, abstract oil painting titled [Advancing Impulses] by Mildred Thompson. The painting has a yellow background with a pink oval at center. Long, spiraling red lines extend from the central oval, extending in spirals along with small purple squares…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adventures in Africa” (Text).
1885
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition, first printing hardcover of the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)” (2014.249a), by Mark Twain with a chemise (2014.249b) and slipcover (2014.249c). The front cover of the book is a dark green with the title embossed in…
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertising card for a performance by the Cleveland Colored Quintet with Mrs. Lacy in Detroit, Michigan. The card has a photo of the music group along the top left. The five (5) men are photographed from the chest up in a line and all wear suit jackets…
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertisement card for a revival week at The First Church of the Nazarene in Detroit, Michigan. The card features a printed photo of a man wearing a suit jacket and tie at the left center. The rest of the card is printed with text in various sizes and…
1950-1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue. The card is printed on white paper with scalloped edges. At the top of the card is the text, [THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Laurie, Blanche, Serena, Birdie, Shirley & Selma]. Below is a black-and-white…
1925
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertisement card is for Rev. Isaac C. Reddie, a gospel singer, who will be performing regularly at the Bethel Baptist Church in an unidentified city. The advertisement features a black-and-white photograph of Reddie dressing in a three-piece suit…
early 20th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertising card is for the Hon. W. H. Ward, an embalmer and notary public in Montgomery, Alabama. The top two thirds of the card contain a black-and-white portrait of Ward looking to the left and dressed in a dark three-piece suit with a white…
1920
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertising card with a schedule for Lenten Services at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Detroit, Michigan. The front of the card features two portraits; on the left is Rev. H.M. Kingsley and on the right is Rev. R. W. Brooks. Between the portraits…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertisement card for Evangelist Sallie A. Ramsey. The front of the card is printed with her photo, in which she wears a long black dress with white collar and cuffs. She sits in a chair with an open book in her lap. Her left hand rests on the open…
ca. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertising card for Rev. F. M. J. Mashaw of the C. M. E. Church. The card has a black-and-white photograph of Mashaw at the center. He wears a dark jacket and bowtie with a white shirt that has a standing collar. His name and church affiliation are…
1900-1913
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertising card for Rev. Isaac Toliver of Liberty Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The card features an oval-shaped black-and-white photograph portrait of Toliver at the center. He wears a dark three-piece suit and a white shirt. Below the photograph…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertisement card is for Rev. J. H. Smith of Columbus, Georgia. The top three-quarters of the card has a black-and-white photograph of Smith seated with his right hand propped on his chin. He wears a dark three-piece suit and necktie and a pocket…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertisement card is for Rev. J. H. Smith of Columbus, Georgia. The center of the card has a black-and-white photograph of Smith seated with his right hand propped on his chin. He wears a dark three-piece suit and necktie and a pocket watch. His…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA photo card advertising Rev. Mrs. V. R. Robinson of Newport, Tennessee. The card features a large black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a robe with large sleeves. She holds her arms out and has a book open in her right hand. She wears her hair…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertisement card for Rev. R. L. Thomas of the Second Pilgrim Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The top two thirds of the card feature a black-and-white photograph of Thomas seated and wearing a light-colored suit and hat with a paisley…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertisement card for Rev. S. A. Bostic features an oval photograph of Bostic at the center below the words "Christ shall be Magnified / In My Body." Below the photograph printed in black text are his name and his various religious and fraternal…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn advertising card for Reverend S. M. Malone of the Second Baptist Church in Long Beach, California. The card features a photo of the pastor standing in a black suit and coat with a necktie. He is posed in a studio and stands in front of a painted…
1910s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis advertising card is for the missionary and Sunday school teacher S. A. Ashcraft of Newport News, Virginia. The top three quarters of the card features a print of a black-and-white photograph of Ashcraft taken by E. P. Griffith. Printed below the…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA broadside for the Blair Gospel Singers of Indiana. The advertisement has the words "HERE THEY COME" in large fat black text along the top of the page above a photograph of five (5) men in suits. One man is seated at the center while the others stand…
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