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Film poster for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Date: 1985. Commissioned by: Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971. Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935.
Film clips from the documentary American Music - From Folk to Jazz and Pop: Date: 1966; re-issued 1967. Directed by: Stephen Fleischman, 1919 - 2011. Directed by: Jonathan Donald.
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #16: Date: ca. 1968. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
Jet Vol. 68 No. 2: Date: March 25, 1985. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Vanity, Canadian, 1959 - 2016.
Dance Black America: Date: 1985. Directed by: Chris Hegedus, American, born 1952. Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, American, 1925 - 2019.
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.
Film clip from Feather on Jazz: Jazz in the Concert Hall: Date: ca. 1967. Created by: Leonard Feather, British American, 1914 - 1994. Subject of: Leonard Feather, British American, 1914 - 1994.
Shooting Prayer Sequence: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.
Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson: Date: ca. 1965. Manufactured by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889. Owned by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998.
Photograph of Len Glascow running on a track: Date: 1968. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Photograph by: Unidentified.
Shooting "Smiles" Sequence: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.
The Emperor Jones: Date: 1933. Directed by: Dudley Murphy, American, 1897 - 1968. Subject of: Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976.
Film poster for Ray: Date: 2004. Commissioned by: Universal Pictures, founded 1912. Subject of: Jamie Foxx, American, born 1967.
Fedora worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2: Date: early 1950s. Created by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994. Created by: Nuffie Calloway, American, 1915 - 2008.
Hat worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave: Date: 2013. Designed by: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015. Worn by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977.
J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #3: Date: 1939-1941. Created by: J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991. Type: home movies.
Patent model for printing films: date made: ca 1879. patent date: 1879-04-22. maker: Day, Jr., Benjamin Henry.
Roy Rogers and the Ghost of Mystery Rancho: Date made: 1950. author: Thomkins, Walter A.. illustrator: Bensen, Andrew.
I Love Lucy: Date made: 1951. referenced: Arnaz, Desi. referenced: Ball, Lucille.
Poster for the film Hammer: Date: 1972. Created by: United Artists Corporation, founded 1919. Subject of: Bruce D. Clark, New Zealander, born 1945.
Film clip of Cab Calloway perfoming on Kreisler Bandstand: Date: 1951. Directed by: Perry Lafferty, American, 1918 - 2005. Produced by: George Foley Jr., American.
Jimmy Mannas: Date: 1972; printed February 2018. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Jimmie Mannas, American, born 1941.
Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions: Date: 1974. Directed by: Stan Lathan, American, born 1945. Subject of: Alvin Ailey, American, 1931 - 1989.
Souvenir Baseball Ball from the Movie The Natural: date made: 1984. referenced: Redford, Robert. maker: Louisville Slugger.
Script for The Wizard of Oz: Date made: 1938. author: Langley, Noel. maker: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation.
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.
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.
Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed (Part 2): Date: 1968. Written by: Andrew Rooney, American, 1919 - 2011. Written by: Perry Wolff, American, 1921 - 2019.
California Raisin: date made: 1986 - 1991. user: California Raisins Advisory Board. producer: Will Vinton Productions.
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.
Claudine: Date: 1974. Produced by: Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999. Written by: Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999.
Shirt worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave: Date: 2013. Designed by: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015. Worn by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977.
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.
Production drawing of Doc from Snow White: date made: 1937. Associated Name: Disney. Object Name: drawing, production.
Early Animation: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Unidentified. Created by: Nicholas Pilarski, American.
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket: Date: 1989. Directed by: Karen Thorsen, American. Subject of: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987.
IBM 2280 Film Recorder Documentation (Three sets of sheets): date made: 1967. maker: IBM. maker: IBM.
Chicken Chronicles: release date: 1977. manufacturer: United Artists. Object Name: sound recording.
Digital film still of Kasumba, Bassett, and Wright on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.