48 articles
Grand Army of the Republic medal owned by Marquis Peterson: Date: 1866-1896. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896.
Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen: Date: April 30, 1934. Created by: Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964. Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977.
Bootsy Collins style star-shaped mirrored lens sunglasses: Date: 1993-2013. Manufactured by: elope, inc., founded 1993. Owned by: Bootsy Collins, American, born 1951.
Red suit jacket worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Target Dog Plush Toy: date made: ca 2001. Object Name: toy. Physical Description: fabric (overall material).
Conga played by Ray Barretto: Date: late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006.
Costume dress for Lady in Red from for colored girls... on Broadway: Date: 1976-1978. Designed by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Worn by: Trazana Beverley, American, born 1945.
Film poster for Seven: Date: 1995. Produced by: New Line Film Productions, Inc., 1967 - 2008. Subject of: Morgan Freeman, American, born 1937.
Resolution presented at the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally: Date: December 15, 1955. Created by: Resolutions Committee of the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally, American, founded 1955. Subject of: United States Congress, American, founde
Pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: ca. 1971. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba: Date: 1950s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
On the Art of the Theatre: Date: 1912. Written by: Edward Gordon Craig, English, 1872 - 1966. Published by: Browne's Bookstore, American, 1908 - 1912.
Century 21 Exposition Souvenir Toy, Space Needle: date made: 1962. Object Name: model. Object Name: toy.
Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees award received by Wilbert Rideau: Date: 1999. Issued by: Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees, American, 1981 - 2007. Received by: Wilbert Rideau, American, born 1942.
Turntable used by Grand Wizzard Theodore: Date: 2000s. Manufactured by: Vestax, Japanese, 1977 - 2014. Used by: Grand Wizzard Theodore, American, born 1963.
Tax form for Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1942. Published by: State of New York, American, founded 1788. Subject of: John J. Wildberg, American, 1902 - 1959.
Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 3: Date: April 1971. Written by: Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, American, 1921 - 2020. Published by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American,
Sidney Poitier Wins Oscar, 1964: date made: September 1986. depicted (sitter): Poitier, Sidney. maker: Wiener, Leigh.
Amplifier used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Phase Linear, American, founded 1970. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.
Ring for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
Flier for a rap battle in the Bronx designed by Buddy Esquire: Date: 1979. Designed by: Buddy Esquire, American, 1959 - 2014. Subject of: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958.
Tray for dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Date: mid 20th Century. Created by: Kassoy, founded 1936. Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett by Scurlock: Date: ca. 1930. Photograph by: Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Commencement announcement for Booker T. Washington High School: Date: 1932. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913.
Good Night Angeline: Date: 1919. Composed by: James Reese Europe, American, 1881 - 1919. Composed by: Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975.
Lobby card for Gun Moll aka Gun Smashers: Date: 1944. Subject of: Nina Mae McKinney, American, 1912 - 1967. Created by: Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s.
The palms: Catalogue date: 1901-11-20. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Classical music; Popular music.
M91 A round up crew ready to "set out".: Date: 1907-1914. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Charles E. Morris, American, 1877 - 1938.
Uncle Josh in the cafeteria: Catalogue date: 1919-06-13. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Monologues, dialogues, and recitations; Comedies.
Poster advertising Fats Waller's performance at Empire Theatre at Finsbury Park: Date: 1938. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Fats Waller, American, 1904 - 1943.
Grand piano owned and used by Thelonious Monk: Date: 1962. Manufactured by: Baldwin Piano Company, American, founded 1862. Used by: Thelonious Monk, American, 1917 - 1982.
Milestone Media trading cards set: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Flyer announcing a protest against apartheid in South Africa: Date: 1977. Created by: Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977. Created by: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961.
Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense: Date: 1968. Created by: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982. Photograph by: Blair Stapp.
Lobby card for The Betrayal: Date: 1948. Created by: Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963. Subject of: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.
Handbill advertising Negro History Week at Freedom House, Boston: Date: ca. 1955. Created by: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936. Subject of: Freedom House, American, founded 1949.
Sign for Minton's Playhouse: Date: after 1984. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Minton's Playhouse, American, 1938 - 1974.
Photographic postcard featuring an oval portrait of a young child: Date: 1904-1918. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889.
Louis Jordan "Blue Light Boogie": Mr. Personality, In Person!: Date: 1949. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975.
Handbill for a speaking engagement of Rev. Morris H. Tynes on Emmett Till: Date: October 9, 1955. Created by: Boston NAACP, American, founded 1911. Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955.
Poster for Rock 'N Roll Revue: Date: 1955. Distributed by: Studio Films, Inc., American, 1951 - 1956. Subject of: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963.
Coat worn by Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame: Date made: 1958. wearer: Russell, Rosalind. Object Name: coat.
Drawstring evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1940-2004. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Film still of the filming of Right On!: Date: ca. 1970. Created by: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927. Subject of: David Nelson, American.
Dance Theatre of Harlem #128: Date: 1983. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969.
Photograph of Al Moore and Larrye: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Al Moore.
Roller coaster: date made: 1950s. date made: after 1907. Object Name: real photo postcard.
"For Sale - a Baby": publishing date: 1903. publisher: Harris, Charles K.. Object Name: sheet music.