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Straw cowboy hat with feathered hat band worn by Arthur Lee: Date: ca. 2000. Designed by: Shady Brady Hat Company, American, founded 1976. Worn by: Arthur Lee, American, 1945 - 2006.
Female Rappers, Class of '88: Date: 1988; printed 2004. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: Sparky D, American.
Photographic print of Bun B: Photograph by: Jack Thompson, American. Subject of: Bun B, American, born 1973. Type: gelatin silver prints.
Sing And Shout / I'm So Glad: Date: 1953. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Published by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929.
Floor-length gown worn by Janet Jackson as Mae West costume: Date: 1976-1977. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966.
Custom Mapex bass drum owned by Will Calhoun: Date: 2005. Manufactured by: Mapex, Taiwanese, founded 1989. Manufactured by: Remo, Inc., American, founded 1957.
Rolling pin owned by the Snowden family: Date: late 1800s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: rolling pins.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Award of Appreciation, presented to Harry Warren: presentation date: 1970. recipient: Warren, Harry. manufacturer: House of Williams.
Violin Mute: Object Name: mute. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 3.01625 cm x 6.0325 cm x 4.7625 cm.
Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee Badge: date made: 1991. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: badge.
Palm Springs Jazz Button: date made: 1990. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Chickering & Sons Grand Piano: date made: 1865. maker: Chickering, Jonas. Object Name: piano.
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album received by Terri Lyne Carrington: Date: 2013. Issued by: The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957. Received by: Terri Lyne Carrington, American, born 1965.
Envelope sent from William Scott to Maxine Sullivan: Date: mid-20th century. Written by: William Scott, American. Received by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
Johnny Mathis at the mic, c. 1952: Date: ca. 1952. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Johnny Mathis, American, born 1935.
Photograph of Cypress Hill in New York City: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Cypress Hill, American, founded 1988.
Music stand for the Panama Francis Savoy Sultans: Date: ca. 1974. Manufactured by: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc., American, founded 1935. Used by: David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001.
Untitled: Date: 1980s. Photograph by: John H. White, American, born 1945. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Storyboard page for Scream music video: Date: 1995. Designed by: Tom Foden, British. Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.
Chromogenic print of Jam Master Jay at the Rush Artist Management offices: Date: 1987; printed 2004. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002.
Chest piece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume: Date: 2015. Designed by: Wilshire Dames, Bahamian. Type: ceremonial costume.
Johnnie Ruth McCullar Oral History Interview: Date: March 9, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Johnnie Ruth McCullar, American, born 1940.
Staff used by Felicia Day in Do You Wanna Date My Avatar music video: date made: 2009. user: Day, Felicia. maker: Aronowitz, Greg.
Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 5/16 in x 3/4 in x 11/16 in; .79375 cm x 1.905 cm x 1.74625 cm.
Frankie and Johnny; The Brakeman's Blues: recording date: 1929. recording date: 1928. recording artist: Rodgers, Jimmie.
Monrovia Old Style Jazz Band Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
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.
LL Cool J Assault, Def Jam label introductory showcase, Benjamin Franklin H.S.: Date: 1984. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: LL Cool J, American, born 1968.
Strut Miss Lizzie / Home Again Blues: Date: 1921. Published by: Black Swan Records, American, 1920 - 1923. Recorded by: Lulu Whidby, American.
Pioneer Electronic Crossover SF-850 for DJ setup: Date: ca. 1970. Created by: Pioneer, established 1938. Owned by: Altel Sound Systems, American, founded 1973.
Photomontage of Sam Theard: Date: December 8, 1935. Photograph by: Stiger Studio, American. Subject of: Sam Theard, American, 1904 - 1982.
Photographic print of Count Basie: Date: ca.1940 - 1945. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984.
Fab 5 Freddy and Hank Shocklee: Date: February 1987. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Fab 5 Freddy, American, born 1959.
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp): Date: ca. 1939. Created by: Augusta Savage, American, 1892 - 1962. Subject of: James Weldon Johnson, American, 1871 - 1938.
Simple Pleasures: Date: 1988. Recorded by: Bobby McFerrin, American, born 1950. Published by: EMI Records Ltd, British, 1972 - 2013.
The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Poetry with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Dennis Brutus’ Life and Works (side b): Date: 1978. Created by: Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American. Interview of: Dennis Brutus, South African, 1924
Ka-Yo Musical Yo-Yo: maker: Cayo Manufacturing Company. Object Name: yo-yo. Physical Description: steel (overall material).
Frederick Riley 4-Keyed Flute: Date made: 1845-1851. maker: Riley, Frederick. Object Name: flute.
Sonata Viola G String: Object Name: viola g string. Physical Description: steel (overall material). Physical Description: chrome (overall material).
Violin Mute: Object Name: mute. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.8575 cm.