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Photograph of Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford: Date: ca. 1965. Photograph by: Bob Willoughby, American, 1927 - 2009. Signed by: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990.
Ribbon for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 10461: Date: ca. 1910. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Alexander Hemsley, American, 1850 - 1912.
Memorial card of President John F. Kennedy from Mae's Millinery Shop: Date: 1963-1994. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
The East Village Other, Volume 5, Number 6: Date: January 14, 1970. Published by: Walter Howard Boward, American, 1939 - 2007. Subject of: The East Village Other, American, 1965 - 1972.
Revelation Cover Art: Date: 2015. Created by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965. Created by: Brian McGee, American, born 1970.
Notebook owned by Maxine Sullivan: Date: mid-20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
Memorial poster for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Date: 1968. Created by: Edie Brown Eisenberg, American, 1920 - 2012. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
Conan the Barbarian No. 116: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Ironjaw No. 1: date made: 1975. maker: Atlas Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Star Wars No. 5: date made: 1977. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Photographic postcard of a man in a double-breasted jacket: Date: early 20th century. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Liberty Post Card Studio, American.
Flier advertising protest against Rhodesian imports: Date: 1970s. Created by: Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980. Subject of: General Motors Corporation, founded 1908.
Funeral program of Samuel D. Hooker, Jr.: Date: 2004. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Samuel D. Hooker Jr., American, 1913 - 2004.
Baseball stamped with the Negro American League logo: Date: 1937-1962. Created by: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914. Subject of: Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990.
Message: Date: 2015. Printed by: Message, American, founded 1898. Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995.
Lift Every Voice For Victory: Date: 1942. Published by: New Age Publishers, American. Written by: Claudia Jones, Trinidadian, 1915 - 1964.
Signed poster reading "Georgia Thrives With Abrams": Date: ca. 2017-2018. Printed by: Unidentified. Signed by: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.
John A. Raub store, Little Eagle, S.D.: Date: 1922. Photograph by: W. D. Odou, American. Published by: Unidentified.
Handbook Outlining the Principles of Senior Management: Date: 1934. Created by: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913. Type: manuals.
Card for USPS First-day-of-issue ceremony for Emancipation Proclamation stamp: Date: 2013. Issued by: United States Postal Service, American, founded 1775. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962.
Barack Obama ¡Si Se Puede!: Date: 2008. Printed by: Metamark UK Limited, British, founded 1992. Issued by: CafePress, Inc., American, founded 1999.
Is Japan the Champion of the Colored Races?: Date: 1938. Published by: Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930. Written by: Theodore Bassett.
Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game: Date: September 6, 1946. Printed by: Los Angeles Times, founded 1881. Illustrated by: Harry Bonath, American, 1903 - 1976.
Conan the Barbarian No. 78: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Advertisement for the Poro System Scalp and Hair Treatment: Date: after 1917. Distributed by: Poro System, American, 1902 - 1951. Subject of: Annie Malone, American, 1869 - 1957.
Postcard of Phillips Hall at Roger Williams University: Date: 1911-1928. Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928. Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929.
Admission ticket for an athletic event at the 1960 Summer Olympics: Date: 1960. Illustrated by: Corrado Mancioli, Italian, 1904 - 1958. Printed by: Salomone, Italian.
Links 57th Central Regional Conference name tag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: April 4-7, 1991. Issued by: The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The Connecticut Courant, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 4461: Date: July 20, 1850. Published by: Hartford Courant, American, founded 1764. Subject of: Augustus Washington, American, 1821 - 1875.
Poster for the book Float Like a Butterfly by Ntozake Shange: Date: 2002. Illustrated by: Edel Rodriguez, Cuban American, born 1971. Subject of: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018.
Lobby card for The Learning Tree: Date: 1969. Created by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923. Distributed by: National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000.
The People’s Inauguration Project program: Date: January 19-20, 2009. Created by: The Stafford Foundation, American, founded 2002. Subject of: People's Inaugural Project, American, 2009 - 2009.
Pinback button with the slogan "Black Designers Matter": Date: 2016. Designed by: Little Wing Lee. Subject of: Black Folks in Design, American, founded 2017.
Pinback button for Barack Obama campaign with “America's Next First Family": Date: 2008. Designed by: Margaret Rich, American. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
The Incredible Hulk No. 330: date made: 1987. maker: Marvel Comics Group. Object Name: comic book.
Doctor Strange No. 34: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual No. 4: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Conan the Barbarian No. 117: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Flier for “The Sprite New York City Fresh Festival II”: Date: August 24, 1985. Designed by: Unidentified. Distributed by: Herman M. and Friends, American.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Tech-9 and Holocaust: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.