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Film clips of a dance contest and a performance of “Old Rockin' Chair": Date: ca. 1957. Directed by: Dwight Hemion, American, 1926 - 2008. Subject of: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971.
Film reel of "The Endless Summer" movie released in 1964: date made: 1966. Object Name: film reel, surfing. Object Name: film reel.
Film clip of Hal Leroy tap dancing in Too Many Girls: Date: 1940. Directed by: George Abbott, American, 1887 - 1995. Subject of: Hal Le Roy, American, 1913 - 1985.
Woodstock: release date: 1970. manufacturer: Cotillion Records. Object Name: sound recording.
Film poster for Olympus Has Fallen: Date: 2013. Commissioned by: Millennium Films, American, founded 1992. Distributed by: FilmDistrict, American, 2010 - 2014.
Happy Lion: Date: ca. 1991. Written by: Louise Fatio, Swiss American, 1904 - 1993. Illustrated by: Roger Duvoisin, Swiss American, 1900 - 1980.
Ali-Spinks Fight: Date: February 15, 1978. Created by: The Big Fights Inc., American, founded ca. 1961. Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016.
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #2: Date: 1956-1957. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Subject of: Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926.
Film poster for The Expendables 2: Date: 2012. Distributed by: Lionsgate Films, founded 1962. Subject of: Terry Crews, American, born 1968.
Quik Splice film splicer: maker: Hudson Photographic Industries, Inc.. Object Name: Quick Splice. Physical Description: cardboard (box material).
The Presidency and Civil Rights: A Personal Memoir: Date: 1970s. Produced by: Bergen Community College, American, founded 1965. Produced by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927.
Handwritten gag by Stan Laurel: associated person: Laurel, Stan. maker: Laurel, Stan. Object Name: note.
Saturday Evening Post featuring Sean Connery: date made: 1965. depicted: Connery, Sean. maker: Saturday Evening Post.
Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film": Date: 2013-2016. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.
The Masters of Disaster: Date: 1985. Directed by: Sonya Friedman. Written by: Sonya Friedman.
The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 9: Date: September 1936. Published by: Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935. Edited by: Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981.
It Happens Every Spring: date made: 1949. Associated Name: Milland, Ray. Object Name: lobby card.
The Color of Health: Date: 1950-1959. Created by: American Bakers Association, American, founded 1897. Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896.
Hamlet: Date: 1959. Directed by: John Barnes, American, 1920 - 2000. Subject of: Maynard Mack PhD, American, 1909 - 2001.
Billy the Kid Movie Poster: date made: 1941. associated person: Taylor, Robert. Object Name: Poster.
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #18: Date: ca. 1968. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
Teen Contraception: Date: ca. 1994. Produced by: Milner-Fenwick Production, American, 1952 - 2017. Distributed by: AIMS Media.
IBM 2280 Film Recorder Documentation (Two Sets of Sheets): date made: about 1967. maker: IBM. maker: IBM.
Summer Semester: The Negro in the 20th Century: Date: 1970s. Produced by: Bergen Community College, American, founded 1965. Produced by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927.
Black bow tie sold by Pierre Degand: Date: 1972-2012. Type: bow ties. Medium: rayon and Velcro (TM).
Sepia Cinderella: Date: 1947. Directed by: Arthur H. Leonard, American, 1904 - 1956. Written by: Vincent Andrew Valentini, American, 1895 - 1948.
Stock certificate for Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation: Date: September 27, 1918. Issued by: Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916. Printed by: J. W. Middleton & Co. Stationers, American.
Director's chair cover for Bernadine Anderson from the Harlem Nights set: Date: ca. 1989. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Bernadine M. Anderson, American, born 1942.
Photographic History Collection: Early Cinema: date made: Date range: 1885-1930. date made: 1885-1930. Object Name: Early Cinema Collection.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Lunch Box: Date made: 1979. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: lunch box.
Dekameron Naetter (Decameron Nights): date made: 1953. Associated Name: Fontaine, Joan. Associated Name: Jordan, Louis.
Sleeper Movie Poster: date made: 1973. depicted (sitter): Allen, Woody. maker: United Artists.
Photograph of Julius Carry as Lord Bowler in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr: Date: 1993. Created by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923. Subject of: Julius J. Carry III, American, 1952 - 2008.
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: John Dullaghan, American, 1930 - 2009.
Film poster for The Last Dragon: Date: 1985. Created by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968.
Photograph of Len Glascow riding a motorbike: Date: ca. 1970. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Photograph by: Unidentified.
Shooting Final Sequence: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nicholas Pilarski, American.
The Subject Is Jazz: Early Jazz: Date: 1958. Produced by: George Norford, American. Produced by: Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950.
Compilation reel with clips from The Judy Garland Shows: Date: 1963. Produced by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927. Subject of: Judy Garland, American, 1922 - 1969.