Photographic print of Paul Wall, Houston: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Paul Wall, Houston: Date: 2005. Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Paul Wall, American, born 1981.
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Photographic print of Paul Wall, Houston: Date: 2005. Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Paul Wall, American, born 1981.

Photographic print of Duke Ellington, Alfredo Gustar, and Billy Strayhorn: Date: ca. 1942 - 1943. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974.

Rev. Shari-Ruth Goodwin Oral History Interview: Date: July 25, 2016. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American.

Gray-brown feather hatband accessory worn by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

Tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: ca. 1984. Manufactured by: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

Scott Bates, Ph. D. Oral History Interview: Date: June 20, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Scott Bates Ph. D., American, 1923 - 2013.

Kratt Pitch Pipe: manufacturer: Wm. Kratt Co.. Object Name: pitch pipe. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Martin 13-Keyed Clarinet: Date made: 1842-1844. maker: Martin, Jean Francois. Object Name: clarinet.

Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival Badge: date made: 1993. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: badge.

Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 5/16 in x 15/16 in x 7/8 in; .79375 cm x 2.38125 cm x 2.2225 cm.

Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee Button: date made: 1986. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Novachord: date made: 1939-1942. Object Name: novachord. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground: Untitled: Date: 1995. Created by: Lee Quiñones, American, born 1960. Printed by: NEBO Fine Art Studio, American, founded 1980s.

B.B. King - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969: Date: 1969. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015.

Photographic print of Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Percy Sutton, Jam Master Jay: Date: 1986. Photograph by: Kwame Brathwaite, American, 1938 - 2023. Subject of: Lyor Cohen, Israeli American, born 1959.

We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space, Collage Study 6: Date: 2020. Created by: Sekou Cooke, Jamaican American. Type: screen prints.

Photograph of the Five Spirits of Rhythm: Date: ca. 1934. Photograph by: Calumet Studio, American. Subject of: Leo Watson, American, 1898 - 1950.

KRS-One live at Columbia University '89: Date: 1989; printed 2003. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965.
Guitar strap owned by Jim Vance: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, American, founded 1946. Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017.

Photograph of P. Diddy at the Playpen, Times Square, NYC: Date: 2000. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Sean Combs, American, born 1969.

Silver silk feathered gown worn by Shirley Verrett: Date: 1960-1990. Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990. Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
Cellulose nitrate nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Date: mid 20th Century. Manufactured by: Agalin, French. Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.

The Crew: Date: 1985; printed 2021. Photograph by: Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960. Type: pigment prints.

Cassette tape with recording of Salt-N-Pepa on Hot 97: Date: 1996. Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948. Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956.

Pamphlet, The Moore Classroom Instructor for the AMAN Recorder: date made: 1938. maker: Moore, Ernest Cleveland. Object Name: Pamphlet.

Dizzy!: printing date: 1982. depicted: Gillespie, Dizzy. artist: Bodge, Peter.

Sonata Viola D String: Object Name: viola d string. Physical Description: chrome (overall material). Physical Description: steel (overall material).

F. E. Olds and Son B-Flat Trumpet, used by Andrew Blakeney: date made: 1955-1956. user: Blakeney, Andrew. maker: F. E. Olds.

Rhapsody in Blue: date made: 1940s. maker: United States Air Force. Object Name: sound recording.

Music Master type 201A triode: date made: ca 1928. maker: Music Master Corp.. Object Name: Electron Tube, Triode.

I Went and Got a Bucket For My Tears; Queen of the Rodeo: recording date: 1947. recording date: 1946. recording artist: Allen, Rex.

Press Coverage of First Birthday Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Date: January 15, 1969; printed 2011. Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948. Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006.

Photograph of Billie Holiday and her dog Mister: Date: ca. 1948. Photograph by: David Hawkins. Subject of: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959.

Photograph of Harry "Sweets" Edison playing the trumpet: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: Harry Rossner. Subject of: Harry "Sweets" Edison, American, 1915 - 1999.

Sheila E. in Concert: Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Sheila E., American, born 1957.

McCoy Tyner, 1990: Date: 1990. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: McCoy Tyner, American, 1938 - 2020.

Blessed Assurance: Date: 1951. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Published by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929.

Boogie And Blues: Date: 1958. Recorded by: The Aristocats, American. Recorded by: Al Mitchell, American.

I'm Not Supposed 2 Want U: Date: August 26, 1995. Written by: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996. Type: poems.

Calling the Indians Out: Date: 1978. Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.