Captain America Comics No. 1: Museum Object and Cultural History
Captain America Comics No. 1: date made: 1941-03. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
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Captain America Comics No. 1: date made: 1941-03. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Program for a boxing match between Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier: Date: 1975. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011.

Handbill from James Brown concert at the Pleasure Pier Ballroom: Date: 1965. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006.

South Africa and the Reagan Factor: Date: 1986. Published by: Daily World, American. Written by: Henry Winston, American, 1911 - 1986.

Photographic postcard of WWI troops standing at attention: Date: ca. 1917. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men. Owned by: George Milton Langellier Sr., American, 1922 - 2005.
Flyer advertising an evening of jazz at NYU Loeb Student Center: Date: March 17, 1976. Created by: Jack Kleinsinger, American. Subject of: Tony Williams, Americans, 1945 - 1997.
Vacations at Taylor's Playfair: Date: 1950s. Photograph by: Ouida F. Taylor, American, died 2001. Type: brochures.

Advertisement card for the Blair Gospel Singers: Date: mid 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Blair Gospel Singers, American.

Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker products: Date: 1906-1950. Published by: Unidentified. Subject of: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906.
Flier for a "Scottsboro Boys Victory Celebration" and mass meeting: Date: 1935. Created by: League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935. Subject of: Samuel Leibowitz, Romanian American, 1893 - 1978.

Brotherman No. 8: Date: March 1993. Published by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996. Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965.

Autographed program for a Louis Armstrong tour in Australia and New Zealand: Date: ca. 1962. Printed by: J. E. Jenkins & Co. Ltd., New Zealander. Commissioned by: Harry M. Miller, Australian, born 1934.
Hon. Robert B. Elliott of South Carolina Delivering His Great Speech On Civil Rights in the House of Representatives: Date: ca. 1874; printed later. Written by: Robert Brown Elliott, American, 1842 - 1884. Illustrated by: E. Sachse & Compan

Time Magazine, Vol. L, No. 12: Date: September 22, 1947. Published by: Time Inc., American, founded 1922. Subject of: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972.

Funeral program of Henry Clay Whitlow, Jr.: Date: April 19, 1994. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Henry Clay Whitlow Jr., American, 1909 - 1994.

Flier Advertising March on Washington Against the Bakke Decision: Date: 1978. Created by: National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978. Subject of: Allan Bakke, American, born 1940.
Transit pass for St. Louis Public Service Company depicting Cab Calloway: Date: April 1944. Created by: St. Louis Public Service Company, American, 1927 - 1966. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
MARTINIQUE - Type et Costume Créole: Date: 1908-1930. Published by: Leboullanger, French. Photograph by: Unidentified.

Ceremonial IBPOEW collar received by Laura O. B. Frazier: Date: ca. 1940s. Created by: Unidentified. Issued by: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898.

I Am A Black Woman: Date: 1971. Designed by: Richard McCrary, American. Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944.

Posters stating "Pro-Black Doesn't Mean Anti-White" used at MMM 20th Anniversary: Date: 2015. Printed by: Justice or Else, American, founded 2015. Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995.

Paper ticket for the 1996 Summer Olympics owned by Carl Lewis: Date: July 29, 1996. Distributed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961.

1988 Winter Olympics card owned by Seba Johnson: Date: 1988. Issued by: Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian, founded 1907. Owned by: Seba Johnson, born 1973.

The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 2: Date: 1934. Published by: The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937. Edited by: Charles Woodson.
Pinback button for the 1963 March on Washington: Date: 1963. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963.

Conan The Barbarian Marvel Treasury Edition No 4: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Kull the Destroyer No. 19: date made: 1976. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.

John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual No. 1: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Marvel Premier Featuring the Mark of Kane No. 33: date made: 1976. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.

Pennant for Grambling State University: Date: late 20th century - early 21st century. Manufactured by: Wincraft, Inc., American, founded 1961. Subject of: Grambling State University, American, founded 1901.
Document comparing Clay and Liston's knock-out percentages: Date: February 1964. Distributed by: Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963. Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016.

Flyer advertising The East Coast Regional Conference of CAR: Date: 1978. Created by: International Committee Against Racism, American, 1973 - 1996. Type: fliers (printed matter).
Train car sign from the Pullman Company used by Thomas McCord: Date: ca. 1943. Created by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969. Subject of: Thomas McCord, American, 1886 - 1967.

Pinback button from Stacey Abrams 2018 gubernatorial campaign: Date: ca. 2017-2018. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.
Window card for The Bronze Venus: Date: 1943. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973.
Envelope addressed to Arthur M. Townsend: Date: 1934. Created by: Newsflash Inc., American, founded 1934. Subject of: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959.

Coded Language: Date: 2004. Written by: Saul Williams, American, born 1972. Type: scrolls (information artifacts).
MARTINIQUE - Type et Costume créoles: Date: ca. 1920. Published by: Leboullanger, French. Printed by: Louis Bauer, French.

Pinback button for the Democratic Party with LGBTQ rainbow stripes: Date: 2018. Created by: Democratic National Committee, American, founded 1848. Manufactured by: Unidentified.
Malcolm's Legacy: Date: after 1965. Published by: Young Communist League, American, founded 1920. Written by: Tony Monteiro, American.