Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Button: Museum Object and Cultural History
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Button: date made: 1995. depicted (sitter): Beiderbecke, Bix. user: Levin, Floyd.
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Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Button: date made: 1995. depicted (sitter): Beiderbecke, Bix. user: Levin, Floyd.

Stroh Violin: Date made: 1909-1942. patent date: 1899-05-04. patentee: Stroh, John M. A..

Steinway & Sons Grand Piano: date made: 1939. maker: Steinway and Sons. Object Name: piano.

Playonair Shoulder Rest: date made: 1975-1985. Object Name: shoulder rest. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).

Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington: Date: May 10, 1942. Written by: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974. Received by: American Federation of Musicians, founded 1896.

Photograph of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Mt. Vernon, NY: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Pete Rock, American, born 1970.

D.M.C. - Hollis, Queens '87: Date: 1987; printed 2003. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964.

Andre Benjamin: Date: 2008; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: André 3000, American, born 1975.

Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004.

Green satin pumps worn by Eartha Kitt: Date: ca. 1955. Manufactured by: Herbert Levine, American, founded 1948. Distributed by: Bonwit Teller , American, 1895 - 2000.

Idalis Leon, NYC '93 (we liked each other...): Date: 1993. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Idalis DeLeón, American, born 1969.

The Literary Corner: Meet the Literary Corner’s Regular Analyst—Sarah Fabio (side a) / Meet the Literary Corner’s Regular Analysts—Daniel Kunene (side b): Date: 1978. Created by: Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American. Interviewed by: Edris Mak

Photograph of an unidentified man: Date: 1980s - early 1990s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Revision Path: Episode 191; Craig Wilkins: Date: May 15, 2017. Produced by: Maurice Cherry, American. Interview of: Craig Wilkins, American.

Charles Siler Oral History Interview: Date: May 10, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Charles Siler, American.

Proof sheet for My Brother the Wind album artwork: Date: 1970. Created by: The Sun Ra Arkestra, American. Subject of: Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993.

Photograph of Alana Spero, Al Green, and Lisa Glasberg: Date: ca.1995. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Al Green, American, born 1946.

B-Flat Cornet: date made: 1875-1900. Object Name: cornet. Physical Description: brass (overall material).

Christian Heinrich Eisenbrandt 8-Keyed Flute: Date made: 1822-1857. maker: Eisenbrandt, Christian Heinrich. Object Name: flute.

Trumpet Straight Mute: manufacturing date: 1927-1945. Object Name: mute. Physical Description: cardboard (overall material).

Lewis Orchestral Horn: Date made: 1982. user: Greenberg, Norman. Object Name: horn.

Country Song Roundup, No. 17: publication date: 1952. depicted (sitter): Smith, Carl. publisher: American Folk Publications, Inc..

Crumhorn: date made: 1895 - 1905. Object Name: crumhorn. Physical Description: boxwood (overall material).

Bust of Benny Goodman: date made: 1990. depicted: Goodman, Benny. maker: Dwight, Ed.

Photograph of Big Daddy Kane, NYC, 1991: Date: 1991. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Big Daddy Kane, American, born 1968.

Photographic print of "Krazy" Kris Kolumbo: Date: mid 20th century. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Krazy Kris Kolumbo, American, 1902 - 2002.
Speaker used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Altec Lansing, American, founded 1936. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.

Earl King, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Earl King, American, 1934 - 2003.

Joyce Bryant: Date: 1978. Created by: Louis H. Draper, American, 1935 - 2002. Subject of: Joyce Bryant, American, born 1928.

Photographic print of Me Phi Me in Bryant Park, New York: Date: May 15, 1992. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Me Phi Me, American, born 1970.

Brick jointer tool used by Black Men of Labor, Inc.: Date: ca. 2003. Manufactured by: Marshalltown, American, founded 1890. Used by: Black Men of Labor, Inc., American, founded 1994.

Breakdance: Date: 1984. Published by: K-tel, Canadian, founded 1962. Subject of: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.

Under the Old Apple Tree: date made: 1932. maker: Calumet Music Co.. Object Name: sheet music.

Violin Shoulder Rest: Object Name: shoulder rest. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Physical Description: fabric (overall material).

"You Call It Madness But I Call It Love": date made: 1931. composer: Conrad, Con. recording artist: Columbo, Russ.

Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival Button: date made: 1995. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Sheet Music, One in a Million: date made: 1936. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.

American Four-String Fretless Banjo: date made: 1850 - 1884. Object Name: banjo. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Arthur Prysock, 1981: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Arthur Prysock, American, 1929 - 1997.

Photographic print of Run-DMC-JMJ and Rick Rubin: Date: ca. 1987. Photograph by: Sebastian Piras, Italian, born 1960. Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002.