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Photograph of Chingo Bling on the set of Pitbull's "Toma" video shoot: Date: February 19, 2005; printed later. Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981. Subject of: Chingo Bling, Mexican American, born 1979.
Custom Mapex hanging 16-inch tom drum owned by Will Calhoun: Date: 2005. Manufactured by: Mapex, Taiwanese, founded 1989. Used by: Will Calhoun, American, born 1964.
Photograph of Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee, Chung King Studios: Date: 1991. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991.
It Was The Dutch: Date: 1904-1905. Recorded by: Dan W. Quinn, 1859 - 1938. Composed by: J. B. Mullen.
Black t-shirt for the band Almost September: Date: 2008. Manufactured by: American Apparel, American, founded 1989. Designed by: Unidentified.
Selmer Alto Saxophone: Date made: 1934. maker: Selmer, Henri. Object Name: Saxophone.
Solovox: date made: ca 1946. Object Name: solovox. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in x 5/8 in; .635 cm x 3.4925 cm x 1.5875 cm.
"We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again": publishing date: 1941. publisher: M. Witmark & Sons. Object Name: sheet music.
Pitch Pipe: maker: Zimmermann, Emil. Object Name: pitch pipe. Physical Description: metal (overall material).
“Kitty Tyrrell, Irish Ballad”: publishing date: 1852 - 1853. composer: Clover, C. W.. lyricist: Jefferys, Charles.
Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 1 7/16 in x 1/2 in; .635 cm x 3.65125 cm x 1.27 cm.
Sheet Music, The Four Aces March and Two Step: date made: 1907. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
Arnie Lawrence, Howard McGhee, and Cecil Payne, 1982: Date: ca. 1982. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Arnie Lawrence, American, 1938 - 2005.
John Coltrane Backstage, The Village Gate, New York City, 1961: Date: 1961; printed 1995. Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American. Subject of: John Coltrane, American, 1926 - 1967.
Photograph of Felton W. Williams Jr. playing an electric guitar: Date: 1970s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012.
Gelatin silver print of Lead Belly playing the guitar: Date: 1941. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Huddie William Ledbetter, American, 1888 - 1949.
Michaela Coel photographed for Essence magazine: Date: 2019; printed 2022. Photograph by: Dana Scruggs. Subject of: Michaela Coel, British, born 1987.
Photograph of Roxanne Shante at Cold Chillin' Records: Date: April 1990; printed 2003. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969.
Pinstripe tuxedo trousers worn by Cab Calloway: Date: 1978-1994. Designed by: Bill Blass, founded 1970. Manufactured by: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903.
Photograph of Carl Harvey playing Rastacasta electric guitar on stage: Date: 2012-2017. Subject of: Carl Harvey, Jamaican Canadian, born 1958. Photograph by: Unidentified.
Dizzy Gillespie - Boston Gardens, Boston, Mass. - 1967: Date: October 27, 1967. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.
Andrews Sisters; Frank Sinatra: recording artist: Sinatra, Frank. recording artist: Andrews Sisters. recording artist: Vic Shoen and his Orchestra.
The Jazz Party Minneapolis Button: date made: 1989. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Atlanta Jazz Party Button: date made: 1990. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Shoulder Rest: Object Name: shoulder rest. Physical Description: foam (overall material). Physical Description: fabric (overall material).
Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 1/2 in x 7/8 in; .635 cm x 1.27 cm x 2.2225 cm.
“Lili Marlene”: composer: Park, Phil. translator; arranger: David, Mack. publisher: Chappell and Co., Inc..
Music Hall, Downers Landing: date made: late 1800s. Object Name: stereograph. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Sheet Music, Route 66!. . .: date made: 1946. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
Grand Dominion Jazz Band Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Railroad dinner bell chime presented to Leo LaRue in honor of his retirement: Date: mid-20th century. Issued by: Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, American, 1859 - 1996. Received by: Leo LaRue, American, 1918 - 2002.
Untitled: Date: June 7, 2020. Photograph by: Tommy Oliver, American, born 1984. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Framed studio portrait of Lew Snowden: Date: ca. 1870. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Lew Snowden, American, 1848 - 1923.
Photographic print of Yo-Yo performing at the New Ritz: Date: June 17, 1992. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Yo-Yo, American, born 1971.
Photograph of Felton W. Williams Jr. and Arthur M. Williams playing guitar: Date: 1963. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012.
Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker: Date: ca. 1947. Manufactured by: H. N. White Company, American, 1893 - 1965. Manufactured by: Otto Link & Co. Inc., American, founded 1931.
William “Bill” Russell Oral History Interview: Date: May 12, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Bill Russell, American, 1934 - 2022.
Mean Mama Blues; Yesterday's Tears: recording date: 1941. recording date: 1944. release date: 1949.
"Wasting Love on You": date made: early 1930s. manufacturer: Imperial. Object Name: player piano roll.