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Tank top with printed portraits worn by of Earth, Wind, & Fire members: Date: 2004-2013. Created by: Bernard G. Jacobs, American. Manufactured by: Custo Barcelona, founded 1980.
Black tuxedo trousers worn by Cab Calloway: Date: 1976-1995. Manufactured by: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Cowbell used Pete Cosey: Date: late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012.
Tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Reda, American. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
FAMU Marching Band hat by Midway Cap Company: Date: 2010. Manufactured by: Midway Cap Company, American, founded 1941. Subject of: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887.
Charles Melvin Sherrod Oral History Interview: Date: June 4, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Rev. Charles Melvin Sherrod, American, born 1937.
Paillard & Cie Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1885. maker: Charles Paillard & Cie.. Object Name: music box.
Albert "Concert" Violin: date made: 1876. maker: Albert, John. Object Name: violin.
Peninsula Jazz Party Button: date made: 1988. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
LP Tumbadora Conga Drum: Date made: 1999. maker: Latin Percussion. Object Name: drum.
Guadagnini Violin: date made: 1752. maker: Guadagnini, Joannes Baptista. Object Name: violin.
Sheet Music, Three Coins in the Fountain: date made: 1954. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
Peninsula Jazz Party Button: date made: 1985. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Maestro A String: Object Name: viola a string. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Clarinet Player Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Gelatin silver print of Olyve P. Hopkins: Date: 1947. Photograph by: Blackstone Studios, Inc., American. Subject of: Olyve P. Hopkins.
Nas, Queensborough Bridge 1993: Date: 1993, printed 2004. Photograph by: Danny Clinch, American, born 1964. Subject of: Nas, American, born 1973.
Jacket worn by Michael Jackson during Victory tour: Date: 1984. Designed by: Bill Whitten, American, 1944 - 2006. Worn by: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.
Yellow dress shirt worn by Charley Pride: Date: 1972. Created by: Machin Shirt Maker Los Angeles, American. Worn by: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020.
Chair used in the music video "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson: Date: 1995. Designed by: Ron Arad, British Israeli, born 1951. Used by: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) Part 1 / Part 2: Date: 1969. Published by: King Records, American, founded 1943. Recorded by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006.
Abernathy Family Oral History Interview: Date: October 10, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Donzaleigh Abernathy, American, born 1957.
Alfred Moldovan, MD Oral History Interview: Date: July 19, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Alfred Moldovan MD, American, born 1921.
Stop! In the Name of Love; I'm in Love Again: date made: 1965. recording artist: Supremes. manufacturer: Motown.
Red-o-Ray Viola D String: Object Name: viola d string. Physical Description: gut (overall material). Physical Description: tynex (overall material).
Sheet Music, 12th Street Rag: date made: 1920. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
Trombone Player Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Hammond Electric Organ: date made: 1934. Object Name: organ. Physical Description: walnut (overall material).
Photographic portrait of Maxine Sullivan: Date: ca. 1945. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
Photograph of Sally Cathrell, Paul Brown, and a group of men and women: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: Hughey J. Battelle. Subject of: Sally J. Cathrell, 1893 - 1970.
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett seated next to a collection of baskets: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Isaac Sutton, 1923 - 1995. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Z77 air gun used as part of S1W uniform: Date: 1987-1988. Manufactured by: Crosman Corporation, founded 1924. Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982.
Branford Marsalis, 1991: Date: 1991. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Branford Marsalis, American, born 1960.
Tom, The Blind Negro Boy Pianist, Only 10 Years Old: Date: 1860. Published by: Horace Waters, American, 1845 - 1949. Subject of: Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908.
The Door to Lee Perry's, Washington Gardens: Date: 2003. Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014. Subject of: Lee Perry, Jamaican, 1936 - 2021.
Controversy: Date: 1981. Recorded by: Prince, American, 1958 - 2016. Published by: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958.
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1980: Date: ca. 1980. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American, 1922 - 1986.
"The Wizard of Woo" cape worn by Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic: Date: ca. 1996. Created by: Jacki Robinson. Worn by: Bernie Worrell, American, 1944 - 2016.
Handmade sistrum composed of split tree limb and tin can: Date: 1920-1930s. Created by: Unidentified. Type: sistra.
Slick Rick the Ruler Medley Mix: Date: ca. 2010. Created by: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.