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Jazz Festival on the Queen Mary Button: Museum Object and Cultural History

Jazz Festival on the Queen Mary Button: date made: 1977. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Maestro Viola A String: Museum Object and Cultural History

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

Tweeters used as part of a DJ setup: Museum Object and Cultural History

Tweeters used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1990s. Manufactured by: Also/Miyako Technology Co., Ltd., Taiwanese, founded 1991. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.

Ernestine Anderson, 1977: Museum Object and Cultural History

Ernestine Anderson, 1977: Date: 1977. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Ernestine Anderson, American, born 1928.

Jon Hendricks, 1978: Museum Object and Cultural History

Jon Hendricks, 1978: Date: 1978. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Jon Hendricks, American, born 1921.

Dancehall Queens: Museum Object and Cultural History

Dancehall Queens: Date: ca. 2002. Photograph by: Adrian Boot, British, born 1947. Type: chromogenic color prints.

Photograph of St. Augustine High School band leader Edwin Harrell Hampton: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of St. Augustine High School band leader Edwin Harrell Hampton: Date: 1952. Photograph by: Nolan A. Marshall Photography, American, founded 1948. Subject of: St. Augustine High School, founded 1951.

Roscoe Mitchell, 1991: Museum Object and Cultural History

Roscoe Mitchell, 1991: Date: 1991. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Roscoe Mitchell, American, born 1940.

Photograph of Dapper Dan at his boutique in Harlem: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of Dapper Dan at his boutique in Harlem: Date: 1989; printed 2021. Photograph by: Wyatt Counts, American. Subject of: Dapper Dan, American, born 1945.

Tweeter box speakers used as part of a DJ setup: Museum Object and Cultural History

Tweeter box speakers used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.

B.B. King Best #1: Museum Object and Cultural History

B.B. King Best #1: Date: 2008. Written by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015. Owned by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015.

Cassette tape with recording of Hot 97's morning show: Museum Object and Cultural History

Cassette tape with recording of Hot 97's morning show: Date: ca.1995. Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948. Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956.

Latin-Soul-Rock: Museum Object and Cultural History

Latin-Soul-Rock: Date: 1973; published 1974. Recorded by: Fania All Stars, founded 1968. Published by: Fania Records, Inc., founded 1964.

Fan used in a Black Men of Labor parade in New Orleans: Museum Object and Cultural History

Fan used in a Black Men of Labor parade in New Orleans: Date: 2012. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Black Men of Labor, Inc., American, founded 1994.

I Sang The Blues Black: 9 Holes: Museum Object and Cultural History

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

Harry Edwards, Ph.D., Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History

Harry Edwards, Ph.D., Oral History Interview: Date: November 13, 2023. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Trudy Hutcherson, American.

Clarinet Player Button: Museum Object and Cultural History

Clarinet Player Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).

Sheet Music, Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue has Anybody Seen My Girl: Museum Object and Cultural History

Sheet Music, Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue has Anybody Seen My Girl: date made: 1925. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.

Marshall Violin: Museum Object and Cultural History

Marshall Violin: Date made: 1759. maker: Marshall, John. Object Name: violin.

The Waiter and the Porter and the Maid; Birth of the Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Waiter and the Porter and the Maid; Birth of the Blues: recording date: 1941. recording artist: Crosby, Bing. recording artist: Martin, Mary.

Concert Master Viola G String: Museum Object and Cultural History

Concert Master Viola G String: Object Name: viola a string. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Folk musical instrument: Museum Object and Cultural History

Folk musical instrument: date made: 1835 - 1865. Object Name: folk instrument. Physical Description: wood (part material).

LP Iyá Batá Drum: Museum Object and Cultural History

LP Iyá Batá Drum: Date made: 1999. maker: Latin Percussion. Object Name: drum.

Hammond B: Museum Object and Cultural History

Hammond B: Date: 2007. Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949. Type: chromogenic color prints.

Gold necklace with Africa pendant to promote Nina Simone's Black Gold album: Museum Object and Cultural History

Gold necklace with Africa pendant to promote Nina Simone's Black Gold album: Date: 1970. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.

Storyboard page for Scream music video: Museum Object and Cultural History

Storyboard page for Scream music video: Date: 1995. Designed by: Tom Foden, British. Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.

Dancing on the Ceiling: Museum Object and Cultural History

Dancing on the Ceiling: Date: 1986. Recorded by: Lionel Richie, American, born 1949. Produced by: James Anthony Carmichael, American, born 1941.

Newsletter for The House That Jazz Built: Museum Object and Cultural History

Newsletter for The House That Jazz Built: Date: February 1983. Created by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987. Subject of: The House That Jazz Built, American, founded 1975.

Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins standing at a WJW microphone: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins standing at a WJW microphone: Date: 1948-1958. Subject of: Unidentified. Subject of: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975.

Let Love Rule: Museum Object and Cultural History

Let Love Rule: Date: 1989. Recorded by: Lenny Kravitz, American, born 1964. Published by: Virgin Records America, Inc., founded 1986.

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E Los Angeles, 1990: Museum Object and Cultural History

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E Los Angeles, 1990: Date: 1990. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., American, founded 1988.

Red and cream loafers designed by Pierre Cardin and worn by Fats Domino: Museum Object and Cultural History

Red and cream loafers designed by Pierre Cardin and worn by Fats Domino: Date: late 20th Century. Designed by: Pierre Cardin, French, founded 1950. Worn by: Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017.

Purple dress and white belt worn by Dionne Warwick: Museum Object and Cultural History

Purple dress and white belt worn by Dionne Warwick: Date: ca. 1965. Designed by: Michael Travis, American, 1928 - 2014. Worn by: Dionne Warwick, American, born 1940.

The Literary Corner: Kenneth Chambers on John A. Williams (side a) / Addison Gayle on Black Literary Criticism (side b): Museum Object and Cultural History

The Literary Corner: Kenneth Chambers on John A. Williams (side a) / Addison Gayle on Black Literary Criticism (side b): Date: 1978. Created by: Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American. Interviewed by: Pam Johnson PhD, American, born 1945.