Spirit of Youth: Museum Object and Cultural History
Spirit of Youth: Date: 1938. Directed by: Harry L. Fraser, American, 1889 - 1974. Written by: Arthur Hoerl, American, 1891 - 1968.
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Spirit of Youth: Date: 1938. Directed by: Harry L. Fraser, American, 1889 - 1974. Written by: Arthur Hoerl, American, 1891 - 1968.

"A Lot of Livin' to Do": publishing date: 1960. referenced: Leigh, Janet. referenced: Van Dyke, Dick.

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences Certificate, presented to Irving Berlin: presentation date: 1954. presenter: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. recipient: Berlin, Irving.

Hobie bi-sect surfboard made for the movie, "The Endless Summer": date made: 1960s. Object Name: surfboard. Physical Description: foam (overall material).

Geraldine Farrar Ghirardelli Motion Picture Star Card: date made: 1920s. depicted (sitter): Farrar, Geraldine. Object Name: Card, Trading.

Souvenir program for Broadway revival of Damn Yankees: Date made: 1995. performing artist: Lewis, Jerry. Object Name: Program, Souvenir.

Austin Powers, Goldmember costume worn by Beyonce: date made: 2001. user: Beyonce. Object Name: Pants.

Film still of actors on the set of "Drum": Date: 1976. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Film clips from a re-release of The Gold Rush: Date: 1969. Produced by: Dennis Atkinson, American. Subject of: Charlie Chaplin, English, 1889 - 1977.

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #28: Date: ca. 1960. Created by: Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926. Subject of: Linda Holman, American, born 1953.

Motion Picture Film Pieces: maker: Pathe. maker: Selig Polyscope Company. maker: Lubin Film Company.

Costume cartridge box from Glory: date made: around 1988. Object Name: cartridge box. Physical Description: leather (overall material).

Mandela: Date: 1986. Directed by: Peter Davis, British, born 1933. Produced by: Mable Haddock, American.

Golden Ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: date made: 2005. Object Name: ticket. Object Name: movie prop.

Star Wars: A New Hope Thermos: Date made: 1977. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: bottle.

Photograph of The Nicholas Brothers from Kid Millions: Date: 1934. Photograph by: Perfect Photo Reproduction Company, English. Subject of: Fayard Nicholas, American, 1914 - 2006.

Digital film still of Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther: Date: January 11, 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.

Black Journal: The Black Woman: Date: December 28, 1970. Directed by: Stan Lathan, American, born 1945. Interview of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.

Bra worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Movie Tootsie: date made: 1982. wearer: Hoffman, Dustin. Object Name: Bra, Padded.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Digital film still of Daniel Kaluuya & Danai Gurira on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.

Program from the movie, "The Endless Summer" released in 1966: date made: 1966. Object Name: program, surfing. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 1: Date: 1924-1928. Directed by: Rev. S. S. Jones, American, 1869 - 1936. Subject of: Mosaic Templars of America, American, 1882 - 1930s.

Partial shooting script from Black Panther film: Date: 2017. Created by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939. Written by: Ryan Kyle Coogler, American, born 1986.

Martin Luther King Jr.: From Montgomery to Memphis: Date: ca. 1969. Directed by: Dan McCarroll. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
White and dark red patterned tie worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2000 - 2010. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

Wolverine's lighter from X-Men: Days of Future Past: date made: around 2013. user: Wolverine. maker: Zippo Manufacturing Company.

Stock certificate for Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation: Date: March 16, 1918. Issued by: Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916. Printed by: J. W. Middleton & Co. Stationers, American.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #11: Date: 1962-1963. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Subject of: Linda Holman, American, born 1953.

Whip used in the production of the Indiana Jones film series: date made: ca 1981. user: Ford, Harrison. maker: Morgan, David.

Digital film still of Ryan Coogler & Lupita Nyong'o on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.

The Boyhood of Martin Luther King Jr.: Date: 1984. Directed by: Gerald Popper. Written by: Gerald Popper.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Date: 1978. Directed by: Jack Smight, American, 1925 - 2003. Subject of: Claudia McNeil, American, 1917 - 1993.

Marine James (Jimmy) Lopez: date made: 1981. maker: Baughman, David C.. maker: Baughman, J. Ross.

Piece of art related to the film Pufnstuf: date made: around 1970. Object Name: nimation cel. Object Name: promotional art.

Shirt worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: ca. 1971. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

Well Dressed Woman at Penn Station, NY: Date: 1947; printed 2017. Photograph by: Ruth Orkin, American, 1921 - 1985. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

But Then, She's Betty Carter: Date: 1980. Directed by: Michelle Parkerson, American. Subject of: Betty Carter, American, 1929 - 1998.