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Top worn by Janet Jackson in "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" music video: Date: 1989. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966.
Edward Theodore Taylor Oral History Interview: Date: July 18, 2016. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American.
Sony TPS-L2 "Walkman" Cassette Player: date made: ca 1980. maker: Sony. Object Name: magnetic recording device.
Needham Viola: date made: 2007. maker: Needham, Howard. Object Name: viola.
LP Requinto Conga Drum: Date made: 1999. maker: Latin Percussion. Object Name: drum.
Country Song Roundup, No. 42: publication date: 1956. depicted (sitter): Pierce, Webb. depicted (sitter): Louvin Brothers.
50 Cents, Cincinnati Musical Center, United States, 1936: Date made: 1936. depicted: Foster, Stephen Collins. mint: United States Mint.
Photograph of Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK office Fallout Shelter Studio: Date: 1981. Subject of: Adrian Boot, British, born 1947. Subject of: Sly and Robbie, Jamaican, founded c. 1970.
Harry Belafonte Jr. seated with Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her children: Date: January 15, 1969; printed 2011. Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948. Subject of: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006.
Photograph of Das EFX, NYC, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Das EFX, American, founded 1989.
Photographic postcard of the Cleveland Colored Quintet: Date: early 20th-mid 20th century. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cleveland Colored Quintet, American.
Photograph of Snoop Dogg for a "High Times" cover shoot: Date: 2002. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Snoop Dogg, American, born 1971.
Alesis HR-16 drum machine used by Prince Paul: Date: 1988. Manufactured by: Alesis, American, founded 1984. Used by: Prince Paul, American, born 1967.
My Old Kentucky Home: Date: ca. 1903-1904. Manufactured by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888. Owned by: Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982.
Photograph of Shaquille O'Neal and Doctor Dré: Date: ca.1995. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Shaquille O'Neal, American, born 1972.
Globe used in production of television soap opera As The World Turns: Associated Name: CBS Television Network. Associated Name: Procter & Gamble Company. maker: Replogle Globes.
Afternoon of Jazz Button: Object Name: button. Physical Description: paper (overall material). Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Schwarzer Viola: Date made: 1880-1900. maker: Schwarzer, Franz. Object Name: viola.
Patent model for music type: date made: ca 1868. patent date: 1868-06-16. patentee: Balch, Edward L..
Jazz Brunch at Raffles Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Gibson Five-String Banjo: date made: 1940=1942. date made: 1940-1942. maker: Gibson, Inc..
Emory Guitar played by Mississippi John Hurt at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival: date made: ca 1890-1895. date made: ca 1900 - 1910. user: Hurt, Mississippi John.
Photograph of Luther "Luke" Campbell in Harlem: Date: 1994. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Luther Roderick Campbell, American, born 1960.
Gerard, Eric Bazaar Ball, Manhattan, NY, 1998: Date: 1998. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Printed by: Light Work, American, founded 1973.
White long-sleeved shirt worn by Janet Jackson in "Scream" music video: Date: 1995. Designed by: Dexter Wong. Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966.
Cellulose nitrate hand mirror from dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Date: mid 20th Century. Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010. Manufactured by: Agalin, French.
Sony microphone used in the studio by Luther Vandross: Date: 1980s - 1990s. Manufactured by: Sony Corporation, Japanese, founded 1946. Owned by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005.
Candie Carawan and Guy Hughes Carawan Oral History Interview: Date: September 19, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Candie Carawan, American, born 1939.
Pocket Cornet: date made: 1880-1900. Object Name: cornet. Physical Description: brass (overall material).
Tombo Lee Oskar Major Diatonic Harmonica: date made: ca 1990. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).
Run-DMC and Doctor Dré: Date: July 1983. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964.
Miles Davis, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 1990: Date: 1990; printed 1995. Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American. Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991.
Itinerary for Nina Simone's tour with Harry James: Date: 1964. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.
Plaque awarded to Dizzy Gillespie: Date: 1974. Issued by: DownBeat Magazine, established 1934. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.
Photograph of a woman: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: Hughey J. Battelle. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Muddy Waters, 1983: Date: ca. 1983. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Muddy Waters, American, 1913 - 1983.
Untitled: Date: 1974; printed 2012. Photograph by: Gaylord Oscar Herron, American. Subject of: The Gap Band, American, 1967 - 2010.
Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland, 1989: Date: 1989. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican, 1923 - 2011.
Wood music cabinet with mirror from the Sugg McDonald house: Date: ca. 1905. Owned by: William Sugg, American, 1828 - 1889. Owned by: Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915.
Romantic Warrior: Date: 1976. Recorded by: Return to Forever, American, 1972 - 1977. Produced by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888.