Fan from the Cotton Club: Museum Object and Cultural History
Fan from the Cotton Club: Date: 1923-1935. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940.
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Fan from the Cotton Club: Date: 1923-1935. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940.

Milestone Media trading card featuring the character Highwayman: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.

Showbill for "Zooman and the Sign": Date: 1980. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967.

Playbill for The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin: Date: 2000. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Playwrights Horizons, American, founded 1971.

John Carter Warlord of Mars No. 21: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Kull the Destroyer No. 29: date made: 1978. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 32: date made: 1978. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Baseball card for Willie Mays: Date: 1952. Printed by: The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938. Subject of: Willie Howard Mays Jr., American, 1931 - 2024.
Flyer announcing a night of solidarity with South African liberation: Date: 1976. Created by: KARABO. Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977.
Bag containing a piece of brick from Fort Sumter owned by Marquis Peterson: Date: late 19th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896.

Fast Willie Jackson, Vol 1., No. 3: Date: February 1977. Written by: Bertram Fitzgerald, American, 1932 - 2017. Illustrated by: Gus LeMoine, American.

American Dance Festival 1988, The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance: Date: 1988. Published by: American Dance Festival, American, founded 1948. Type: brochures.

Flier for Run DMC and the Beastie Boys at Freedom Hall in Louisville: Date: 1987. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002.

Flier for "The Boogie Boys, Mr. Sweety-G, Master Don, and The Death Committee": Date: January 30, 1982. Designed by: Unidentified. Distributed by: Mike and Dave Records, American.

Star Wars No. 20: date made: 1979. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.

Amazing Adventures featuring the War of the Worlds No. 26: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. maker: Marvel Comics.
Silver badge for Alexander Hill of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry: Date: 1864-1865. Manufactured by: S.M. Ward & Co., American, active 1860s. Owned by: Alexander Hill, American, born 1831.

Bracelet from 2016 Women's March owned by Stacey Abrams: Date: 2016. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.

Photograph of Colonel James E. Randall with his returned flight helmet: Date: 2013-2019. Photograph by: Unidentified. Owned by: James E. Randall, American, 1926 - 2019.

Identification card for Pullman porter Percy Davis: Date: July 30, 1943. Printed by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969. Subject of: Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979.
Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University: Date: 1908; printed 1911-1928. Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928. Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929.
Souvenir program for 1924 World's Colored Championship: Date: 1924. Printed by: LeMaitre, American. Subject of: Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965.

Newsletter discussing events in Angola: Date: March 11, 1976. Created by: MPLA Solidarity Committee, American, 1975 - 1976. Subject of: Henry Alfred Kissinger, German American, born 1923.
Flier advertising an event entitled Angola: From Liberation to Reconstruction: Date: March 1976. Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977. Subject of: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founde
Postcard envelope featuring the Morris Memorial Building: Date: 1924. Created by: Sunday School Publishing Board, American, founded 1915. Type: envelopes.

John Carter Warlord of Mars No. 4: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Weird Worlds No. 6: date made: 1973-07. maker: National Periodical Publications, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.

Conan the Barbarian No. 107: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Conan the Barbarian No. 67: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Placard with "'Nah' - 94% of Black Women" used during the Women's March: Date: January 20, 2017. Created by: Lakeshia Robinson, American. Subject of: President Donald John Trump, American, born 1946.

Microcosm: Date: 1958. Published by: The City College of the City University of New York, American, founded 1847. Subject of: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021.
GUADELOUPE. - Type n° 2: Date: 1900-1920. Published by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Edgar Littée, French, 1866 - 1931.

Business card for Jennifer White-Johnson: Date: 2020. Designed by: Jennifer White-Johnson, American. Subject of: Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011.
Pinback button promoting public housing in New York City: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Commissioned by: New York City Housing Authority, American, founded 1934.

Information sheet from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack: Date: 2020. Designed by: Jennifer White-Johnson, American. Written by: Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011.
Pinback button promoting African Liberation Day: Date: 1977. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: All-African People's Revolutionary Party, founded 1958.

Menu insert from the Florida Avenue Grill restaurant: Date: late 20th-early 21st century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Florida Avenue Grill, founded 1944.
Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University: Date: 1908; printed 1911-1928. Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928. Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929.

Poster for KGFJ Master Slam Jam Dunk! concert with Grandmaster Flash: Date: 1983. Issued by: KGFJ Radio, American, 1926 - 1996. Subject of: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958.

Milestone Media trading card featuring the character Hardware: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.