Gusle: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gusle: Date made: 19th century. Object Name: gusle. Physical Description: hardwood (overall material).
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Gusle: Date made: 19th century. Object Name: gusle. Physical Description: hardwood (overall material).

Autographed Picture, Johnny Tillotson: date made: 1960s. Associated Name: Tillotson, Johnny. Object Name: autographed photograph.

Photograph of Jimmie Lunceford: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Unidentified. Distributed by: Lunceford Artists, Inc., American.

Photographic print of Run at The Marquee: Date: April 2, 1991. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964.

Print of Cab Calloway wearing a white tuxedo: Date: 1930s - 1950s; printed later. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Drum sticks owned by Terri Lyne Carrington: Date: 1970s. Created by: Avedis Zildjian Company, American, founded 1623. Owned by: Terri Lyne Carrington, American, born 1965.

Cheryl Bailey Solomon Oral History Interview: Date: July 27, 2016. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview: Date: March 17, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, American, born 1941.

Digital image of American civil rights figures projected onto French Pantheon: Date: November 30, 2021. Photograph by: Duane Michael Cheers Ph.D, American, born 1953. Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975.

Photograph of Barry White with Hot 97 staff: Date: 1994. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Barry White, American, 1944 - 2003.
Grand Virginia Reel & Scamperdown at the White House Washington.: Date made: 1836-02. depicted: Van Buren, Martin. depicted: Jackson, Andrew.

Bandana, worn by Willie Nelson: date made: ca 1980s. associated person: Nelson, Willie. Object Name: bandana.

Sloppy Drunk Blues; Alley Boogie: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Jackson, Bessie. manufacturer: Perfect.

Violoncello Bridge: Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: wood (overall material). Measurements: overall: 7/16 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 5/8 in; 1.11125 cm x 8.89 cm x 9.2075 cm.

The Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival Button: date made: 1985. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

The Sad Flute Player: Date made: 1950. graphic artist: Wayne, June. printer: Kistler, Lynton R..

Bassot Hurdy-Gurdy: date made: 1775 - 1808. Object Name: hurdy-gurdy. Physical Description: maple (overall material).
Sheet Music, At the Five and Ten Cent Store: date made: 1915. maker: Lee, Marvin. maker: Watz, Jean.

William S. Haynes Boehm System Flute: Date made: 1920. maker: Haynes, William S.. maker: Haynes, William S..

Gardner Appalachian Dulcimer: date made: 1966. maker: Gardner, Floyd. maker: Gardner, Floyd.

"Bully" Song: Date: 1896. Subject of: May Irwin, Canadian, 1862 - 1938. Composed by: Charles E. Trevathan.

The Motown Story: The First Decade: Date: 1970. Created by: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959. Produced by: Bill Watson, American.

The Chase and Sanborn Hour: Date made: 1942. performing artist: Bergen, Edgar. user: NBC.

Palm Springs Jazz Button: date made: 1990-1991. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1880-1890. Object Name: music box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Country Song Roundup, No. 38: publication date: 1955. depicted (sitter): Smith, Carl. depicted (sitter): King, Pee Wee.

Jacket worn by MC Lyte in the music video for the single Brooklyn: Date: 2009. Manufactured by: Adidas AG, German, founded 1948. Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970.

Little Ed Williams, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Lil' Ed Williams, American, born 1955.

Johnny B. Goode: Date: 1958. Written by: Chuck Berry, American, 1926 - 2017. Published by: The Goodman Group, American, founded 1940s.

Night Mare / Hound Dog: Date: 1953. Published by: Peacock Records, Inc., American, founded 1949. Recorded by: Big Mama Thornton, American, 1926 - 1984.

Photograph of Dinah Washington signing autographs in Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio: Date: ca. 1954. Photograph by: James A. Joyce, American. Subject of: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975.

Photographic print of Nas and friends at Queensbridge Houses: Date: 1993; printed 2004. Photograph by: Danny Clinch, American, born 1964. Subject of: Nas, American, born 1973.

Elmer Dixon Oral History Interview: Date: February 28, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Elmer Dixon, American.

Foxy Brown Sampler Tape: Date made: 1997. depicted: Brown, Foxy. maker: Def Jam.

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia.: Date made: 1861. lithographer: Sinclair, Thomas. artist: Queen, James.

Country Song Roundup, No. 46: publication date: 1956. depicted (sitter): Presley, Elvis. depicted (sitter): Snow, Hank.

Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival Button: date made: 1985. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Toca Batá Drum: Date made: ca 1999. maker: Latin Percussion. Object Name: drum.

Buffet-Crampon Clarinet, used by Artie Shaw: date made: 1938. user: Shaw, Artie. maker: Buffet-Crampon & Cie..

"Where in the world is Desmond Ballentine?": Date: November 16, 2003. Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014. Subject of: Ninjaman, Jamaican, born 1966.