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Photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing with other musicians in a recording studio: Date: ca. 1965. Subject of: Jimi Hendrix, American, 1942 - 1970. Subject of: Curtis Knight, American, 1929 - 1999.
Photograph of Erick Sermon, NYC, 1993: Date: 1993. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Erick Sermon, American, born 1968.
Sean Combs: Date: 2006; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Sean Combs, American, born 1969.
Joe Louis with wife and others, mid-1950s: Date: ca. 1955. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981.
Girl Scout pocket knife from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: 1947-1973. Manufactured by: The Utica Cutlery Company, American, founded 1910. Distributed by: Girl Scouts of the United States of America, American, founded
Simple Speaks His Mind: Date: 1950. Written by: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967. Published by: Simon & Schuster, Inc., founded 1924.
Les Paul electric guitar with case owned by Slash: Date: 2007. Manufactured by: Epiphone Guitar Corp., American, founded 1873. Owned by: Slash, British American, born 1965.
Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall: Date: January 25, 1965. Created by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998. Type: negatives.
Cynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson Oral History Interview: Date: May 27, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Cynthia Baker Anderson, American.
Dupree Shake Dance; Bear Trap Blues: recording date: 1941. recording date: 1940. release date: 1947.
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate; Sure Had a Wonderful Time: recording date: 1946. recording date: 1947. recording artist: Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five.
American Snare Drum: date made: 1860 - 1862. Object Name: drum. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Violoncello Bridge: Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: wood (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.89 cm.
Emil Rittershausen Boehm System Flute: Date made: 1876-1927. maker: Rittershausen, Emil. Object Name: flute.
Richmond Appalachian Dulcimer: date made: 1848 - 1855. maker: Richmond, John. Object Name: dulcimer.
American Snare Drum: date made: 1755 - 1850. Object Name: drum. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
ASCAP Award, presented to Irving Berlin: presentation date: 1984. recipient: Berlin, Irving. presenter: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Roth-Sihon Double Bass Mute: date made: 1970s. Object Name: bass mute. Physical Description: metal (overall material).
Dorado Dor-Bro Resonator Guitar: date made: 1971-1974. Object Name: dobro guitar. Object Name: guitar.
Glory: Date: 2008. Created by: Kesha Bruce, American. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Off-white oxford shoes worn by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Capezio, American, founded 1887. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Bill Stephney as VP/Promotions, Def Jam Recordings: Date: ca. 1986. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Bill Stephney, American, born 1962.
Albumen print of a Buffalo Soldier musician: Date: ca. 1890. Photograph by: Baecker & Brooks, American. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Polaroid photograph of a work on canvas on an easel by Donna Summer: Date: ca. 1991. Photograph by: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012. Manufactured by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889.
Photographic print of Vincent and Patricia Chin at Studio 17: Date: 1961; printed later. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Vincent G. Chin, Jamaican, 1937 - 2003.
The Maestro and Friend: Date: 1973. Distributed by: Halcyon Records, American, 1969 - 1978. Recorded by: Joe Venuti, American, 1903 - 1978.
Jet vol. 1 no. 7: Date: December 13, 1951. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Edited by: John Harold Johnson, American, 1918 - 2005.
Pebblee Poo At Home: Date: 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Pebblee Poo, American.
Photograph of David Banner in front of a Mississippi Welcomes you sign on I-20: Date: March 26, 2003; printed later. Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981. Subject of: David Banner, American, born 1974.
Small AKA wooden paddle belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1942-1943. Created by: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908. Signed by: A. Clarice Taylor, American.
Portrait of Little Milton Playing a Guitar: Date: 1950-1970s. Created by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998. Subject of: Little Milton, American, 1934 - 2005.
Sirone, 1975: Date: ca. 1975. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Sirone, American, 1940 - 2009.
National Medal of Arts awarded to B.B King, with case: Date: 1990. Distributed by: National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965. Owned by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015.
Johnny Dankworth pencil from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: ca. 1951. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Johnny Dankworth, English, 1927 - 2010.
Bow tie 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.
Blouse worn by Patti LaBelle a 7th Annual BET Walk of Fame performance: Date: 2001. Designed by: Unidentified. Worn by: Patti Labelle, American, born 1944.
Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview: Date: April 11, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Rick Tuttle Ph. D., American, born 1940.
White long sleeve t-shirt from Power 105.1: Date: 2003. Created by: Marithé + François Girbaud, French, founded 1972. Subject of: Power 105.1, American, founded 1953.
Rogers Field Drum: date made: 1862-1864. Object Name: drum. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
I'm Making Believe; Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall: recording date: 1944. release date: 1948. composer: Gordon, Mack.