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Photograph of stuntman Len Glascow being dragged on the ground: Date: 1970. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Subject of: Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967.
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.
Photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet: Date: 1940-1958. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958.
Lauste, 2-Carbon Ball Microphones. (Danjhill): date made: 1904-1913. inventor: Lauste, Eugene Augustin. maker: Lauste, Eugene Augustin.
Cello from Animated Film Tubby the Tuba by George Pal: Date made: 1947. maker; producer: Pal, George. user: Walter Lantz Productions.
Name Tag worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Movie Tootsie Tootsie: date made: 1982. user: Hoffman, Dustin. maker: New Hermes, Inc..
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.
Snow globe prop used in the production of The Christmas House: date made: around 2019. Object Name: snowglobe. Physical Description: wood, plastic, glass (overall material).
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
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.
Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train: Date: ca. 1935. Created by: Text Film Corp., American. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
The Exile: Date: 1931. Directed by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951. Written by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.
The Case of the Fishermen: Date: 1947. Produced by: Carl Marzani, American, 1912 - 1994. Produced by: Union Films, 1946 - 1953.
Director's visor worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: The American Express Company, American, founded 1850. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Lobby card for the motion picture On the Banks of the Wabash: date made: 1923. Associated Name: Blackton, J. Stuart. Associated Name: Carr, Mary.
Set of 32 American Western movie actor postcards: Associated Name: Rogers, Roy. Associated Name: Hart, William S.. Associated Name: Mix, Tom.
Nuts and Bolts Soldier from Animated Film by George Pal: maker; producer: Pal, George. user: Walter Lantz Productions. maker: Pal, George.
El Monte SweatshopEl Monte sweatshop raid film negatives, 1990s: Date Made: 1995. maker: Bonner, Phil. Object Name: photograph.
Black and Decker Film Negative: date made: 1929. Object Name: negative, 8x10, black and white. ID Number: 1992.0532.205.
Lobby card for the motion picture On the Banks of the Wabash: date made: 1923. Associated Name: Blackton, J. Stuart. Associated Name: Carr, Mary.
Jeanne Crain: date made: ca 1940s. depicted (sitter): Crain, Jeanne. maker: Muray, Nickolas.
Spike Lee: Date: 2008; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Spike Lee, American, born 1957.
A D. C. Department of Recreation sponsored reception at the National Theater building for actress Butterfly McQueen, the well known cast member of Gone With The Wind (1936) and Green Pastures (1936) movies: Date: May 24, 1978. Photograph by
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #15: Date: ca. 1963. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
Hair piece worn by John Wayne in True Grit: date made: before 1969. Object Name: hair piece. Physical Description: metal (overall material).
Camelot: release date: 1967. manufacturer: Warner Bros. Records Inc.. Object Name: sound recording.
"Let the Sunshine In": publishing date: 1966. publisher: United Artists Music. Object Name: sheet music.
El Monte sweatshop raid film negatives, 1990s: Date Made: 1995. Object Name: negative. Object Name: photograph.
"White Christmas": date made: 1942. Associated Name: Berlin, Irving. Associated Name: Crosby, Bing.
Bustle worn by Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls: date made: 1946. wearer: Garland, Judy. Object Name: Bustle.
Biographet Projector (head only) (American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.): date made: 1898-05-10. maker: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Object Name: Biographet.
Bitter Cane: Date: 1983. Directed by: Jacques Arcelin, Haitian. Subject of: François Duvalier, Haitian, 1907 - 1971.
Film elements for an unfinished Pan Africa film project: Date: 1970-1971. Created by: Lebert "Sandy" Bethune, Jamaican American. Subject of: Cyril Lionel Robert James, Trinidadian, 1901 - 1989.
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #20: Date: ca. 1968. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
The Dixie Hummingbirds: Date: 1980s - 1990s. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008.
Integration Report 1: Date: 1960. Directed by: Madeline Anderson, American. Produced by: Andover Productions, American.
El Monte SweatshopEl Monte sweatshop raid film negatives, 1990s: Date Made: 1995. maker: Bonner, Phil. Object Name: photograph.
Black and Decker Film Negative: date made: 1925. Object Name: negative, 8x10, black and white. ID Number: 1992.0532.086.
Lobby card for the motion picture Timothy’s Quest: date made: 1922. Associated Name: Rowland, Helen. Associated Name: Wiggin, Kate Douglas.
El Monte sweatshop raid film negatives, 1990s: Date Made: 1995. Object Name: negative. Object Name: photograph.