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Documented popular-culture objects from open museum archives.

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Pinback button against the Vietnam War

Pinback button against the Vietnam War: Museum Object and Cultural History

Pinback button against the Vietnam War: Date: 1964-1973. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).

Pinback button reading “Black Folk Must Vote”

Pinback button reading “Black Folk Must Vote”: Museum Object and Cultural History

Pinback button reading “Black Folk Must Vote”: Date: ca. 1965. Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936. Subject of: AFL-CIO Local 64 Union.

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Repurposed lotion tub with items belonging to Herman Wallace: Museum Object and Cultural History

Repurposed lotion tub with items belonging to Herman Wallace: Date: after 1972. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013.

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Korak Son of Tarzan No. 50: Museum Object and Cultural History

Korak Son of Tarzan No. 50: date made: 1973-01. Associated Name: Burroughs, Edgar Rice. maker: National Periodical Publications, Inc..

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The Black Scholar Vol. 24 No. 3: The New South Africa: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Black Scholar Vol. 24 No. 3: The New South Africa: Date: 1994. Published by: The Black Scholar, American, founded 1969. Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013.

Placard from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A

Placard from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A: Museum Object and Cultural History

Placard from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A: Date: 2015. Created by: Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002. Type: signs.

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Batman No. 9: Museum Object and Cultural History

Batman No. 9: date made: 1942. maker: D. C. Comics, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.

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Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men: Museum Object and Cultural History

Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men: Date: 1971. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965. Written by: Sterling Plumpp, American, born 1940.

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Lobby card for the film Murder with Music: Museum Object and Cultural History

Lobby card for the film Murder with Music: Date: 1941. Distributed by: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979. Subject of: Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975.

Lobby card for Regeneration

Lobby card for Regeneration: Museum Object and Cultural History

Lobby card for Regeneration: Date: 1923. Distributed by: Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928. Subject of: Stella Mayo.

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Conan the Barbarian No. 91: Museum Object and Cultural History

Conan the Barbarian No. 91: date made: 1978. date made: 1974. Associated Name: Walt Disney Company.

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Program for Swing: Museum Object and Cultural History

Program for Swing: Date: 1938. Distributed by: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940. Produced by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.

Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club

Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club: Date: ca. 1942. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944.

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Flier for “Night of the Leather Freaks”: Museum Object and Cultural History

Flier for “Night of the Leather Freaks”: Date: April 3, 1983. Designed by: Unidentified. Distributed by: Mike and Dave Productions, American.

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The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 41: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 41: date made: 1979. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

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The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, Super Annual No. 1: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, Super Annual No. 1: date made: 1975. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky

Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky: Museum Object and Cultural History

Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky: Date: 1836. Subject of: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

[Slim Sallee, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]

[Slim Sallee, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]: History and Collection Facts

[Slim Sallee, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait]: Catalogue date: 1914.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver..

Page from a photograph album with six mounted photographs

Page from a photograph album with six mounted photographs: Museum Object and Cultural History

Page from a photograph album with six mounted photographs: Date: 1920s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

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Amazing Adventures featuring War of the Worlds No. 35: Museum Object and Cultural History

Amazing Adventures featuring War of the Worlds No. 35: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

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Football trading card for Warren Moon: Museum Object and Cultural History

Football trading card for Warren Moon: Date: 1986. Printed by: Unidentified. Issued by: The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938.

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Milestone Media trading card featuring Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History

Milestone Media trading card featuring Dwayne McDuffie: Date: 1993. Subject of: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993.

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Sign with "Nazis- Go Home!!" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest: Museum Object and Cultural History

Sign with "Nazis- Go Home!!" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest: Date: August 12, 2017. Created by: Gillet Rosenblith. Type: posters.

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Negro Political Handbook for Campaign of 1934: Museum Object and Cultural History

Negro Political Handbook for Campaign of 1934: Date: 1934. Created by: Indiana Democratic Party, American, founded 1816. Subject of: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, American, 1882 - 1945.

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Electrified backlit sign with National Council for Black Studies logo: Museum Object and Cultural History

Electrified backlit sign with National Council for Black Studies logo: Date: after 1975. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: National Council for Black Studies, American, founded 1975.

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University

Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University: Museum Object and Cultural History

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.

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Flier for "The T-Connection Discos' Down with... The Herculords": Museum Object and Cultural History

Flier for "The T-Connection Discos' Down with... The Herculords": Date: November 1979. Created by: PHASE 2, American, 1955 - 2019. Subject of: T-Connection, American.

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Pinback button for the National Urban League: Museum Object and Cultural History

Pinback button for the National Urban League: Date: after 1968. Manufactured by: AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955. Subject of: National Urban League, American, founded 1910.

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Painting of a city skyline by Dawud Anyabwile: Museum Object and Cultural History

Painting of a city skyline by Dawud Anyabwile: Date: 2009. Created by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965. Subject of: Big City Entertainment, Inc., American, founded 2007.

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T-shirt with quote from Stacey Abrams from Fair Fight Action: Museum Object and Cultural History

T-shirt with quote from Stacey Abrams from Fair Fight Action: Date: ca. 2017-2019. Created by: Fair Fight Action, American, founded 2018. Manufactured by: Bayside Apparel & Headwear, American.

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The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 36: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 36: date made: 1978. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Poster from Women's March on Washington reading "Juntos se puede"

Poster from Women's March on Washington reading "Juntos se puede": Museum Object and Cultural History

Poster from Women's March on Washington reading "Juntos se puede": Date: 2017. Printed by: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, American, founded 1903. Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017.

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Program for an Evening with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church: Museum Object and Cultural History

Program for an Evening with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Union Methodist Church: Date: March 23, 1956. Created by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.

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Black World Vol. XXIV No. 7: Museum Object and Cultural History

Black World Vol. XXIV No. 7: Date: May 1975. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Type: pamphlets.

[Richard Marquard/John T. Meyers, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

[Richard Marquard/John T. Meyers, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]: History and Collection Facts

[Richard Marquard/John T. Meyers, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]: Catalogue date: 1912.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : relief with halftone, color..

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Milestone Media trading card featuring John-Paul Leon: Museum Object and Cultural History

Milestone Media trading card featuring John-Paul Leon: Date: 1993. Subject of: John Paul Leon, American, born 1972. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993.

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Pinback button reading "14th Congress Billings": Museum Object and Cultural History

Pinback button reading "14th Congress Billings": Date: 1950-2000. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).

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The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 10: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 10: date made: 1976. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Sign for authorized agent of Mme. C.J. Walker's

Sign for authorized agent of Mme. C.J. Walker's: Museum Object and Cultural History

Sign for authorized agent of Mme. C.J. Walker's: Date: ca. 1930. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906.

Postcard of a produce vendor

Postcard of a produce vendor: Museum Object and Cultural History

Postcard of a produce vendor: Date: 1907. Published by: Adolph Selige Publishing Company, American, 1900 - 1920. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.