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Depicts:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

September 17, 1994

Topic:

Music & Musicians  Search this

Black Heritage  Search this

Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this

Women's Heritage  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Credit line:

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Object number:

1995.2075.51

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88c755769-02fb-4d77-88d8-4fb8b77c2c2a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1995.2075.51

Photograph by:

Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1952

Topic:

African American  Search this

Bebop (Music)  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number:

2016.117.4

Restrictions & Rights:

© Linda A. Jackson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e00b1d58-ce87-4f85-99d4-27fb08c0019a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.117.4

Photograph by:

Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999  Search this

Subject of:

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1952

Topic:

African American  Search this

Bebop (Music)  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number:

2016.117.5

Restrictions & Rights:

© Linda A. Jackson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a361396-cbac-4ad2-a5eb-5881e3c4a7db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.117.5

Photograph by:

Leigh Wiener, American, 1929 - 1993  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 7 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.5 × 24 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Berlin, Germany, Europe

Date:

1954

Topic:

African American  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.201.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549741dd1-9548-4242-ad2c-3cfc36519896

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.201.2

Created by:

National Black Theatre, American, founded 1968  Search this

Subject of:

Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011  Search this

Moms Mabley, American, 1897 - 1975  Search this

Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972  Search this

Ma Rainey, American, 1886 - 1939  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)

H x W (Open): 8 1/2 × 12 in. (21.6 × 30.5 cm)

Type:

programs

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2003

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Comedy  Search this

Comedy (Theatre)  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and James Thomas and family in memory of Clarice Taylor

Object number:

2013.188.37

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59412d5d9-b448-44c5-9630-9905cc3fd4d2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.188.37

Written by:

Unidentified  Search this

Published by:

Decca Records, British, founded 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971  Search this

Velma Middleton, American, 1917 - 1961  Search this

Joe Garland, American, 1903 - 1977  Search this

Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra, American, 1928 - 1947  Search this

Symphony Hall, American, founded 1900  Search this

Savoy Cafe, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (2013.46.25.266a): 12 1/8 × 8 7/8 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 22.6 × 0.1 cm)

H x W (2013.46.25.266b): 12 1/8 × 8 15/16 in. (30.8 × 22.7 cm)

Type:

souvenir programs

Place used:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 18, 1947

Topic:

African American  Search this

Hollywood (Film)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.25.266ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574015351-ffd6-4e49-9319-23b5534570d4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.266ab

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Distributed by:

Joe Glaser, American, 1896 - 1969  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (22.1 × 18.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 3/16 in. (25.4 × 20.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place collected:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

December 1943

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.25.80

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5789b078d-fb86-4efc-9ee4-e4cd0cb13257

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.80

Photograph by:

David Hawkins  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Hotel Theresa, American, 1913 - 1967  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 5/8 × 7 7/16 in. (24.4 × 18.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.6 × 20.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1948

Topic:

African American  Search this

Blues (Music)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.25.89

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c96e08ae-373b-4bc6-bf24-e2cd4fdcbd2d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.89

Photograph by:

Robin Carson, American  Search this

Distributed by:

Associated Booking Corporation, American, founded 1940  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Joe Glaser, American, 1896 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (22.3 × 19 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1940

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.25.90

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550b1ea2e-32c9-4785-aea2-55ab90b3e5bb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.90

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Luis Russell, 1902 - 1963  Search this

Owned by:

Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/8 × 9 in. (33.3 × 22.9 cm)

Type:

programs

Place depicted:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1947

Topic:

African American  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.29.100

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Maxine Sullivan Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd586e1b8b8-9fcd-4e42-bc9e-4e770de2f3a8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.29.100

Designed by:

Bob Mackie, American, born 1940  Search this

Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934  Search this

Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979  Search this

Worn by:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

Dress: wool twill

Vest: wool twill, fur, and silk satin

Hat: wool twill, synthetic fiber, and

Type:

ensembles (costume)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.64.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Clothing-Fashion

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1780c37-054b-4deb-a565-3b6d9d34f983

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.64.4

Designed by:

Bob Mackie, American, born 1940  Search this

Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934  Search this

Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979  Search this

Worn by:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

wool twill with metal hooks

Dimensions:

H x W (Flat): 48 1/2 × 19 in. (123.2 × 48.3 cm)

Type:

dresses

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.64.4.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Clothing-Fashion

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e431893-8cab-4be4-9167-c519a9838c13

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.64.4.1

Designed by:

Bob Mackie, American, born 1940  Search this

Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934  Search this

Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979  Search this

Worn by:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

wool twill, fur, and silk satin

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Flat): 21 × 21 × 3 1/2 in. (53.3 × 53.3 × 8.9 cm)

Type:

vests (main garments)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.64.4.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Clothing-Fashion

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5370d2ed7-cab6-446c-b9e5-c6165f189cfe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.64.4.2

Designed by:

Bob Mackie, American, born 1940  Search this

Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934  Search this

Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979  Search this

Worn by:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

wool twill, synthetic fiber, and fur

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5 1/4 × 10 × 10 in. (13.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

hats

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.64.4.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Clothing-Fashion

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b93a9ba-feaf-49e9-8b93-045928a1c665

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.64.4.3

Recorded by:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Produced by:

Norman Granz, 1918 - 2001  Search this

Written by:

Harold Arlen, American, 1905 - 1986  Search this

Ted L. Koehler, American, 1894 - 1973  Search this

Jerome Kern, American, 1885 - 1945  Search this

Oscar Hammerstein II, American, 1895 - 1960  Search this

Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian, 1887 - 1951  Search this

Otto Abels Harbach, American, 1873 - 1963  Search this

Medium:

Instantaneous Transcription Disc (a): lacquer on aluminum;

Disc Sleeve (b): ink on paper

Dimensions:

Diameter: 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Type:

phonograph records

Place depicted:

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1952

Topic:

African American  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.50.2ab

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac2d8773-534c-4ad6-ba74-a1c6c0dc77ec

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.50.2ab

Created by:

Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912  Search this

de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968  Search this

Subject of:

Diana Ross, American, born 1944  Search this

Sidney J. Furie, Canadian, born 1933  Search this

Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Medium:

lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 41 1/16 x 27 1/8 in. (104.3 x 68.9 cm)

Type:

posters

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1972

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Motown (Music)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leith Adams

Object number:

2010.7.85.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1972 by Motown-Weston-Furie Productions. Permission required for use.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e94d312-8342-4793-9fd3-88626f5a4dfe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.7.85.1

Created by:

Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Sarah Vaughan, American, 1924 - 1990  Search this

Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

David Howard  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1950s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Object number:

2010.74.148

Restrictions & Rights:

© Joe Schwartz

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca2bfe04-f2b7-403d-a58b-9553f333e152

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.74.148

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Lonette McKee, American, born 1954  Search this

Danny Holgate  Search this

Rudy Stevenson, American, 1929 - 2010  Search this

David Jackson  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1986

Topic:

African American  Search this

Drama (Theatre)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.52

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f52fe633-b4ad-4f8d-9198-6a45f8517814

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.52