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1970s - 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown straw sun hat. The hat is made from two pieces of natural straw – one for the crown and one for the wide brim, that have been sewn together at the base of the crown with monofilament thread. The natural straw has been coated with a layer of acrylic…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown sunflower print dress (a) and matching jacket (b). The silk blend twill dress (a) features a sheath silhouette and a wide, rounded neckline. Both the dress and the jacket have an allover pattern of large, brown sunflowers. The dress is sleeveless…
1950-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFlat brown hat decorated with tulle made by Vanilla Beane. The hat has a low cylindrical crown set back in a flat circular brim. There is a tulle with brown netting and white specks draped around the crown and pulled over the front brim on the PL side. It…
1920-1935
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown velvet cloche with a black ribbon. The crown is composed of a panel of draped brown cotton velveteen, which is seamed from the left to the right to the brim. The brim is also composed of a panel of bias-cut brown velveteen. Black synthetic silk…
ca. 1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown velvet hat with a bow and leaves. The exterior of the hat is made of brown silk velvet cut on the bias. The crown of the hat is rounded and loosely fitted to the head. At the sides of the crown the brown velvet is decoratively gathered and…
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown velvet hat with a rouched decoration. The hat sides are one panel of brown cotton velveteen joined together at the center front. The center front seam is covered by the front decoration which is made from multiple self-fabric pieces that have been…
2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color screenprint by Faith Ringgold illustrating Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail.” The print depicts an armed National Guardsman outside a school as two young Black children approach the door from the left foreground. On the…
mid - late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe purse is made from five panels (one for the front, one for the back, one for each side, and one for the bottom) of brown vinyl that have a tortoise shell print. Both the front and back panels have a slight indentation at the center top and there is an…
1960s - 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown wool hat with a ribbon hand. The hat is constructed from three panels of brown wool felt - one panel for the 2.5” brim, one for the sides, and one for the crown, all machine stitched together. There is a 1.5” brown cotton synthetic blend Petersham…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color lithograph that depicts a young Black girl from the chest upwards. The child wears a Brownie uniform that consists of a jumper with wide straps over a button-down blouse. A short tie is crossed and buttoned at the neck, and a wide sash is…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Piedmont blues musician Brownie McGhee at a performance in Miami, FL. McGhee is framed from the chest up and is looking down behind a microphone. He wears a shirt with an open neck and a dark colored cloth cap.
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Mark Brown (born March 8, 1962), better known by the stage name Brown Mark, also styled Brownmark and BrownMark, is an American musician, bassist and record producer.
circa 1981-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Broze Bowl with Monkeys” (Slides (photographs)).
1845–1922
Bruce Anderson (June 19, 1845 – August 22, 1922) was an African American Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.…
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Bruce Hadley Antone (born November 1, 1960) is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, from 2012 to 2020, and again from 2022, representing parts of Orlando in Orange County.
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Bruce Carlton Bolling (April 29, 1945 – September 11, 2012) was a politician and businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston City Council and served as the council's first black president in the mid-1980s. He unsuccessfully ran for…
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Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, winning three NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Bruce Carver Boynton (June 19, 1937 – November 23, 2020) was an American civil rights leader who inspired the Freedom Riders movement and advanced the cause of racial equality through a landmark Supreme Court case, Boynton v. Virginia.
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Herbert Bruce Broussard (born October 16, 1938) is an American political activist, veteran, and journalist based in Portland, Oregon. He is known for hosting the Oregon Voter Digest cable access program. Broussard is also a perennial candidate, running…
1965–
Bruce Church (born c. 1961), better known by his stage name Bruce Bruce, is an American comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ComicView from 2000 to 2002 and has appeared in such films as The Wash (2001), XXX: State of the Union (2005), Idlewild (2006) and…
1997–
Bruce Carrington Jr. is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title since January 2026.
1956–
Bruce Curry (born March 29, 1956, in Marlin, Texas), is an American former professional boxer. He was the WBC Super Lightweight Champion from 1983 to 1984.
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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany. He is best known as a jury member for the TV shows Germany's Next Topmodel and Das Supertalent.
1975–
Bruce Antonio Dyer (born 13 April 1975) is an English former professional footballer. His career started in 1993 with Watford, before he became the country's first £1 million-teenager when he joined Crystal Palace in 1994. He spent five years with Palace,…
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