Snare Drum: Museum Object and Cultural History
Snare Drum: date made: 1850-1860. Object Name: drum. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
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Snare Drum: date made: 1850-1860. Object Name: drum. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Vega Violin: Date made: 1924. maker: Vega Co.. Object Name: violin.

Sheet Music, There's One in a Million Like You: date made: 1912. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.

Country Song Roundup, No. 4: publication date: 1950. depicted (sitter): Williams, Hank. publisher: American Folk Publications, Inc..

Photograph of Nina Simone recording the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood": Date: 1964. Created by: Bernard Gotfryd, Polish American, 1924 - 2016. Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.

Buddy Tate, 1978: Date: ca. 1978. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Buddy Tate, American, 1913 - 2001.

Yellow and black hat worn by Bootsy Collins: Date: ca. 1990. Designed by: Tom the Leatherman, American. Worn by: Bootsy Collins, American, born 1951.

Lullabies of Birdland: Date: 1955. Published by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929. Recorded by: Ella Fitzgerald, American, 1917 - 1996.

Dizzy Gillespie - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.

KRS-1 & Ms. Melodie, Bronx 1988: Date: 1988; printed 2004. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965.

Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970: Date: 1970. Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021. Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991.

Harry Belafonte holds the door open for the King children before getting into his limosine: Date: January 15, 1969; printed 2011. Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948. Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023.
B-flat trumpet used by the Florida A&M University Marching Band: Date: 1948-1962. Manufactured by: Holton (Leblanc), American, 1898 - 2008. Subject of: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887.

We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space, Collage Study 1: Date: 2020. Created by: Sekou Cooke, Jamaican American. Subject of: Pioneer Homes, American, founded 1941.
Tweeter box speakers used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.

Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Harry "Sweets" Edison, American, 1915 - 1999.

Royalty Statement for Hall Johnson: Date: December 1, 1967. Written by: G. Schirmer, Inc., American, founded 1861. Received by: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970.

Photograph of Buju Banton performing at Reggae Sunsplash: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Brian Jahn, American, born 1961. Subject of: Buju Banton, Jamaican, born 1973.

Hat box owned by Cab Calloway's family: Date: after 1998. Manufactured by: J. Peterman Company, American, founded 1987. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

Sam Mahone Oral History Interview: Date: March 9, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Sam Mahone, American, born 1945.

Without the One You Love; Love Has Gone: date made: 1964. recording artist: Four Tops. manufacturer: Motown.

Schmidt Ukelin: date made: 1963. Object Name: ukelin. Physical Description: birch (overall material).

Boehm & Mendler Double Flute Case: date made: 1867-1888. maker: Boehm & Mendler. Object Name: case.

De Jacques Patented Violoncello Bridge: date made: late 1960s. Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Country Song Roundup, No. 21: publication date: 1952. depicted (sitter): Arnold, Eddy. publisher: American Folk Publications, Inc..

Tableaux Music Box: date made: 1850-1860. Object Name: Music Box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Musician: Date: 1968. Photograph by: Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948. Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968.

Photographic print of the Tucker family: Date: August 30, 1954. Created by: K. Bryson Photography. Subject of: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008.
Table used at Club Harlem, Atlantic City: Date: 1955-1975. Subject of: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986. Type: cocktail tables.

Photograph of DJ Kool Herc with sound system at T-Connection: Date: 1980. Owned by: Unidentified. Subject of: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955.

Photographic portrait of Slick Rick: Date: 1989. Photograph by: Alcindor Studio, American. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.

Pink robe worn by Cab Calloway: Date: 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

I Sang The Blues Black: 9 Holes: Date: 2019. Created by: Adebunmi Gbadebo, American, born 1992. Type: multimedia works.

Aubert Violoncello Bridge: Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: wood (overall material). Measurements: overall: 9/16 in x 3 5/8 in x 4 1/16 in; 1.42875 cm x 9.2075 cm x 10.31875 cm.

Aubert Violoncello Bridge: Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: maple (overall material). Measurements: overall: 9/16 in x 3 5/8 in x 4 1/8 in; 1.42875 cm x 9.2075 cm x 10.4775 cm.

Hohner Comet Harmonica: date made: ca 1953. designer: Vassos, John. maker: Hohner.

Lycon Viola A String: Object Name: viola a string. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Theobald Boehm Flute: Date made: 1848. maker: Boehm, Theobald. Object Name: flute.

Al Hibbler, 1987: Date: 1987. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Al Hibbler, American, 1915 - 2001.

Tez and Marquise, Evisu Ball, Manhattan, NY, October 2010: Date: October 2010. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Type: portraits.