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Photograph of Paul Brown and a woman standing next to a trumpet player: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: Hughey J. Battelle. Subject of: Paul Brown.
Turntable used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Technics, Japanese, founded 1918. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.
Afrika Bambaataa: Date: 1985-2003. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957.
Saint Louis Blues: Date: 1914. Written by: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958. Type: sheet music.
Neal Pattman, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Neal Pattman, American, 1926 - 2005.
M. Makeba & H. Masekela: Date: 1980. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Miriam Makeba, South African, 1932 - 2008.
Exotic Dancer, name unknown, c. mid 1950s: Date: ca. 1955. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Photograph of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte on set- "Heal Yourself" video: Date: 1992. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970.
Digital image of the ceremonial procession of Josephine Baker's cenotaph: Date: November 30, 2021. Photograph by: Duane Michael Cheers Ph.D, American, born 1953. Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975.
Koch Chromatic Harmonica: maker: Koch. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Button: date made: 1994. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Irish Medley of Reels; Irish Medley of Jigs: recording date: 1919. recording artist: Boudini Brothers. manufacturer: Silvertone.
Batch of Violin bridges: Object Name: bridges, batch of. Physical Description: wood (overall material). Measurements: overall: 2 in x 7 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 18.415 cm x 16.51 cm.
Violoncello Bridge: Object Name: bridge. Physical Description: wood (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 11/16 in; 1.27 cm x 8.89 cm x 9.36625 cm.
Rabco ST-4 servo-controlled turntable: date made: ca 1965. maker: RABCO. Object Name: Phonograph.
Zampogna Bagpipe: date made: early 20th century. Object Name: bagpipe. Physical Description: cherry (overall material).
Bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: ca. 1984. Manufactured by: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Black bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
John and Jean Rosenburg Oral History Interview: Date: August 15, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: John Rosenburg J. D., born 1931.
Clarence Hollimon, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Clarence Hollimon, American, 1937 - 2000.
Print of Cab Calloway and his band performing on stage: Date: 1940s - 1960s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Ron Carter, 1974: Date: 1974. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Ron Carter, American, born 1937.
Junior LaBeija: Date: 2010s. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Junior LaBeija, American, born 1943.
Photograph of Pete Cosey playing Mondo guitar in Japan: Date: 1973. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Pete Cosey, American, 1943 - 2012.
Ziegfeld Follies of 1911: date used: 1911. publisher: Ted Snyder Co.. Object Name: sheet music.
Carson J. Robison's World's Greatest Collection of Mountain Ballads and Old Time Songs: publishing date: 1930. depicted (sitter): Robison, Carson. publisher: M. M. Cole Publishing Co..
Trumpet Straight Mute: manufacturing date: 1927-1945. Object Name: mute. Physical Description: cardboard (overall material).
Bass drum used by David "Panama" Francis: Date: 1950s. Manufactured by: W.F.L. Drum Company, American, 1937 - 1955. Manufactured by: Remo, Inc., American, founded 1957.
Costume worn by Dawn Robinson in "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" video: Date: 1992. Designed by: Danny Flynn. Manufactured by: Frederick's of Hollywood, founded 1947.
I Sang The Blues Black: 9 Holes: Date: 2019. Created by: Adebunmi Gbadebo, American, born 1992. Type: multimedia works.
Photograph of Bone Crusher, Cotton Mouf, and 8Ball at "Crank It Up" video shoot: Date: January 3, 2004; printed later. Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981. Subject of: Bone Crusher, American, born 1971.
Lazy Lester, 1993: Date: ca. 1993. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Lazy Lester, American, born 1933.
More of the Best of Jerry Butler: Date: 1965. Published by: Vee-Jay Records, American, founded 1950. Recorded by: Jerry Butler Jr., American, born 1939.
Dominique, European Runway, POSSE Ball, Philadelphia, 2017: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Printed by: Light Work, American, founded 1973.
Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang: Date: 1976-1978. Manufactured by: Oasis Guitars, American. Used by: Kool & the Gang, American, founded 1964.
Will Smith: Date: 2006; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Will Smith, American, born 1968.
Digital image of American civil rights figures projected onto French Pantheon: Date: November 30, 2021. Photograph by: Duane Michael Cheers Ph.D, American, born 1953. Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975.
Digital portrait print of Cheryl Song: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cheryl Song, American.
Photograph of Hot 97 staff and Mary J. Blige: Date: ca.1995. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ed Lover, American, born 1963.
Diorama of Fisk University Jubilee Singers: Date made: 1994 - 1998. depicted: Fisk University Jubilee Singers. maker: Keyser, Stephney J..