Alabama HBCU Tuskegee University Felt Pennant
by HBCU Tuskegee University
[African American Education] Tuskegee University felt pennant. Measuring 28' in length. Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University, is a private historically Black University, founded by notable Black educator, Booker T. Washington in Alabama. Washington gradually attracted notable scholars to Tuskegee, including the botanist George Washington Carver, would become President of the institute. Yellow felt pennant with bold red lettering, displaying "Tuskegee" , and a red "Property of Black America" seal with a "Black power" fist it the center... Read More
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The Only Historically Black University in Southern Florida: Florida Memorial University Archive, 1940s
by HSBCU Florida Memorial University
1940. [African American] [Education] Now known as Florida Memorial University, Florida Normal & Industrial Institute is a product of two all Black Baptist institutes eventually becoming an accredited University offering 41 undergraduate degree programs. This set of two black and white photographs showcases the university during one of their renaissance periods in the 1940s. One is an 8" x 10" silver gelatin photograph featuring a football team of 13 boys alongside their coach who dons a fedora and pinstriped... Read More
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African American Fraternal Life, 20 Color Photographs of an Omega Psi Phi, Event in the Southwest, 1975
by African American Fraternal Organizations; Howard University
1975. Omega Psi Phi fraternity photographs documenting various groups of African American fraternities taking part in a group performance in the American Southwest, April 1975. An unidentified Omega Psi Phi member appears to have assembled the group, with several images centering fraternity dance routines, banquet proceedings, and off-site travel that includes Arizona and Las Vegas, where he is also pictured with a woman who appears to be his girlfriend. By the 1970s, Black fraternities had become firmly established institutions... Read More
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Mid-Twentieth Century African American Literary Culture: Langston Hughes Autographed Lincoln University Lecture Announcement
by Langston Hughes; Lincoln University
1940. Hughes, Langston. Signed broadside for lecture readings at Lincoln University, circa 1940s-early 1950s, documents his role as a leading African American poet and public intellectual returning to his alma mater for a formal campus appearance. The printed announcement lists Hughes as presenting "Lecture-Readings" as part of Lincoln University's Lecture-Recital Series and includes performance of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," his 1921 poem that established themes of historical continuity, racial memory, and cultural endurance central to his literary career.... Read More
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Scrapbook filled with 352 Colorful Momentos, from a Female Student at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1925
by Wesleyan University
1925. [Women's Education] Scrapbook from woman studying Teaching at Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU), 1925-1931. Filled with 352 pieces of ephemera for school societies, dances and socials, sporting events, Christmas cards, stage plays, and commencement activities. Dozens of colorful and creative invitations and dance cards. 33 handwritten notes and signatures from friends. 100 pages. Original textured cloth cover. 11 ½ x 14 inches. Large golden color seal in center of front cover "Universitas Wesleyana Nebraskae 1887". Originally belonged to Melba... Read More
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Feminist Journal Critiquing Patriarchal Biases in Economic Theory "Impolite Questions About Frederick Engels", 1970
by Frederick Engels; Women Unlimited
1970. [Feminist] Impolite Questions About Frederick Engels, A Feminist Journal. Women Unlimited: St. Paul Minnesota, March 1970. A journal with two articles of feminist theory reexamining the work of Frederick Engels. Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Marigold yellow soft cover pamphlet stapled with 50 cent mark in top corner and "no. 1" printed at bottom beneath title. These papers criticize the biases underlying Engel's milestone text, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, revealing the limitations... Read More
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Hindu-Muslim Partition Aftermath, Communal Riots, Violence, Curfew, and Military Patrols, 1947 to 1974
by Hindu-Muslim Unrest
1947. Hindu-Muslim unrest press archive depicting communal violence in India from the Partition crisis through later urban riots, 1947-1974. Partition created one of the largest migrations of the twentieth century, with millions of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs crossing newly drawn borders and hundreds of thousands killed in retaliatory violence. Independent India continued to face communal outbreaks in the decades after 1947, especially in cities where religious processions, rumors, police action, and segregated neighborhoods could turn local disputes into arson,... Read More
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1960s Civil Rights Struggle Visual Record of Marches Riots and Radical Politics in the United States 1965-1970
by Civil Rights 1960s Social Unrest
1965. Press photograph archive, 1965-1970, documents key moments of civil rights protest, state intervention, and radical political organizing across the United States during a period of sustained social unrest. The group includes images tied to the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the aftermath of urban uprising in Los Angeles, mass protest associated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign, and the emergence of Black Power-aligned organizing. Together, the photographs provide direct visual evidence of how federal and state... Read More
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Film History Blow Up 1966 Lobby Card Photographs Archive Documenting Antonioni's London and the Collapse of Production Code Era
by Michelangelo Antonioni; Blow Up
1966. Antonioni, Michelangelo (director). Blow-Up, 1966, examines perception, photography, and uncertainty within the cultural landscape of 1960s London, placing a fashion photographer at the center of a narrative involving a possible murder captured unintentionally on film. As Antonioni's first English-language production, the film situates itself within the visual and social environment of the London "mod" scene, integrating fashion, music, and youth culture into its structure. Its treatment of sexuality and ambiguity contributed to the erosion of the Hollywood Production... Read More
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Bridge Construction Photo Archive Showing Manual Labor, Beam Hauling, Drilling, and Crane Work, Before Protective Saftey 20 Photographs circa, 1960s-1970s
by Post-War Urbanization
1960. Bridge construction photo archive depicting the crews, equipment, and labor required to build a small road bridge during the postwar expansion of American highway and local road networks. The photographs likely document the 1960s to early 1970s, when pre-stressed concrete beams had become common in bridge work and heavy trucking allowed long prefabricated members to be delivered directly to job sites. In the 1960s, bridge construction relied much more on manual surveying, paper plans, and workers doing dangerous... Read More
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Chicano Perspectives in Literature: A Critical and Annotated Bibliography
by Francisco A. Lomeli; Donaldo W. Urioste
1976. [Chicano Literature] Lomeli, Francisco A., and Urioste, Donaldo W. Chicano Perspectives in Literature: A Critical and Annotated Bibliography. New Mexico: Pajarito Publications. 1976. First Edition. 7" x 10", 120 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout by various contributing Chicano artists. This anthology of Chicano literary criticism acts as a contextual guide to Chicano writers and poets during the height of the Chicano literary and Chicano power movement. The categories are divided into chapters such as; poetry, novel, short... Read More
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Leon Uris Signed Photo
by Leon Uris
U.S. Author best known for his novel about the founding of the Israeli state titled "Exodus" (1959); film, and the movie that was based on it (1961) Signed photo, black/white, 8x10". Signed on lower margin below photo "Leon Uris". In excellent condition.
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Leon Uris, Exodus, Armageddon, Signed Typescript
by Leon Uris
1963. U.S. Author. Typescript Signed, 1 page, on gold colored parchment paper. An excerpt from "Armageddon" by Leon Uris. In part: "No people in all of the Western world live closer to their mythology than the German people. Siegfried and other legendary figures, particularly warriors, are deep within the soul of the German people..." Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin, is a 1963 novel by Leon Uris about post-World War II Berlin and Germany. The novel starts in during World... Read More
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1920s Central and South America SS Resolute Voyage Photo Album, with Captioned Photographs of Panama, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina
by Panama; Colombia; Peru; Chile; Uruguay
1925. [Latin America] [Travel] SS Resolute voyage photograph album, 1925, documenting a steamship journey through Central and South America during the interwar expansion of international maritime tourism following the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. The photographs record port cities, landscapes, and civic landmarks encountered along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Latin America during a period when luxury liners increasingly connected North American travelers with destinations across the hemisphere. By the 1920s transisthmian canal travel had reshaped... Read More
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African American Civil War History. Stereoviews Showing Black Union Soldier and United States Colored Troops Presence on the James River, circa 1865
by United States Colored Troops (USCT)
1865. Civil War military activity along the James River in Virginia documented in stereoscopic photographs produced near the end of the conflict. The images record Union engineering operations at Dutch Gap Canal and naval patrol activity along the James River while also capturing the presence of African American servicemen within Union forces. Following the authorization of the United States Colored Troops in 1863, thousands of Black soldiers served in the Union Army and participated in labor, engineering, and combat... Read More
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Scientific Foundations of the Clean Water Era Government Research into Chemical and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, US Public Health Service, 1960-1964
by U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
1960. [Ecology] U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Public Health Service's Advanced Waste Treatment Research series, issued 1960-1964, which document the federal government's first sustained research program addressing the inadequacy of conventional sewage treatment in an industrial and chemically complex society. Issued following the 1961 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which expanded federal jurisdiction and authorized intensified research into water pollution, these reports establish the technical basis for the transition from sanitation-based infrastructure to chemically... Read More
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Eskimo Women Pray for Influenza Vaccine, Alaska 1935
by IEskimo Womenn fluenza Vaccine
1935. Silver gelatin press photo from 1935 of Native American study hymnal in wait for influenza vaccine. 7" x 9" inches. Dated May 8th, 1935. Has press stamps and article clipping on back. Silver gelatin print. The article on back reads that an influenza epidemic was killing Native people in small Alaskan settlements like Point Barrow, and medical missionaries were advocating for the a vaccine rollout to meet the outbreaks. These girls were likely of the Iñupiaq tribe, who... Read More
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Chicano Voices" An Anthology of Chicano Writers Spanning Three Generations including Cárdenas de Dwyer, Carlota, Luis Valdez, Ernesto Galarza, Tino Villanueva, First Edition 1975
by Cárdenas de Dwyer; Carlota; Luis Valdez
1975. [Chicano] Cárdenas de Dwyer, Carlota, Luis Valdez, Ernesto Galarza, Tino Villanueva et al. Chicano Voices: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1975. First edition. Trade paperback in orange wraps. Soft cover. 8vo; 189pp. Many illustrations throughout. Part of the "Multi-Ethnic Literature" book series, Chicano Voices covers three generations of Chicano authors with many being contemporary new writers of the era. This anthology of collected Chicano works covers individual and shared experiences through the lens of the Mexican American as the... Read More
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José Cruz Mexican Comic "El Valiente" Archive, 1961-65
by El Valiente
1961. [Latino, Mexico, Chicano][Comics] Cruz, José G. El Valiente. Bogotá: Editorial América S.A., 1961-1965. Six issues, Nos. 13, 141, 194, 206, 207, and 208. Photographic fumetti-style comic books printed in sepia with color wrappers. Text in Spanish. Six issues of El Valiente, The title "El Valiente" translates to "The Brave One" or "The Valiant One." The character was reportedly based on the Mexican actor Mauro de Anda. the photo-comic ("historieta fotonovela") series was created by celebrated Mexican artist and... Read More
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John Varney's First Wounds Poetry Collection Including "Black Christ," Poem On Lynching
by John Varney
1926. [Poetry] John Varney. First Wounds. First edition signed and inscribed by author. Francesco Bianco: New York, 1926. Original brown boards. One of 500 copies printed. Inscription on title page reads "To My Young Friend...John Varney Nov 26, 1947." Includes the poem "Black Christ" written from the perspective of a white woman scared of her African American slave and dooming him to death by lynching. "The white men hurried away in Fords till in the plain they were specks... Read More
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Account of The first Recorded Non-Muslim European to Enter Mecca, Ludovico Di Varthema
by Ludovico Di Varthema
1928. [Arabia][Muslim][Mecca] VARTHEMA, Ludovico Di. The Itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508. As Translated from the Original Italian Edition of 1510, by John Winter Jones, F.S.A. in 1863 for the Hakluyt Society with A Discourse on Varthema and his Travels in Southern Asia by Sir Richard Carnac Temple. London, The Argonaut Press, 1928. 4to. Pp. lxxxvi+122 (last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), 1 plate, title page vignette printed in blue & black, 5 full page maps within... Read More
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Richard Vasquez's Chicano First Edition, 1970
by Richard Vasquez
1970. [Chicano Literature] Vasquez, Richard. Chicano. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1970. Stated first edition. 8vo; 376pp. Original black board with silver title on spine, pictorial dust jacket, mylar covering. Vasquez's Chicano quickly became a bestseller at the height of the Chicano rights and literary movement. It follows the Sandoval family who flee the disparity of the Mexican Revolution to begin a new life in the United States. The themes deal with cultural isolation, discrimination, bi-racial love, and... Read More
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Black Jazz and Popular Music Sarah Vaughan Career from Club Performance to National Broadcast Media 1950s-1970s
by Sarah Vaughan
1955. Press and candid photograph archive of Sarah Vaughan, 1950s-1970s, documents the development of a major Black jazz vocalist across performance spaces ranging from small clubs to nationally broadcast stages. The images capture Vaughan at multiple points in her career, from early live appearances to established prominence, providing visual evidence of Black women's participation and recognition within mid twentieth century American music. Her career unfolded alongside and following figures such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, whose breakthroughs expanded... Read More
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African American Jazz Vocal Performance and International Touring History, Sarah Vaughan Archive, 1951-1985
by Sarah Vaughan
1953. Vaughan, Sarah. Archive of photographs and concert programs documenting the career of one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the twentieth century. Spanning the early 1950s through the mid-1980s, the material reflects Vaughan's prominence within postwar jazz performance culture and her role in reshaping modern vocal jazz through technical precision, improvisation, tonal range, and stylistic experimentation. The archive traces multiple decades of her public career through concert promotion, international touring ephemera, and press photography, illustrating her sustained... Read More
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Civil War Gettysburg Campaign Muster Roll Signed by Medal of Honor Recipient Moses Veale
by Gettysburg Medal of Honor Recipient Moses Veale
1863. Medal of Honor Recipient Moses Veale Signed Civil War muster out roll dated June 8, 1863 documents the discharge of 1st Lieutenant Orson Foot of the 60th New York Volunteer Infantry so he could accept a commission as Captain during the opening phase of the Gettysburg campaign. Issued at Aquia Creek, Virginia, the document bears the signature of Captain Moses Veale as mustering officer, a Union officer later awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary gallantry during the... Read More
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