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1969
Crofton Lithographing Corp.
[Aldrin standing by American flag on moon surface]
One image of Aldrin standing near the American flag and lunar module on the moon's surface.
GLC09799.15
1920
Cream of Wheat
He Sho' Thinks He's Hidin'
One undated tin plaque advertising Cream of Wheat. Image contains minstrel imagery of a black chef with a small white child hiding. Tag line reads, "He sho' thinks he's hidin.'"
GLC09779.01
5 May 1931
A.A. Signs
We Serve Colored, Carry Out Only
One sign dated May 5, 1931. Text says, "We Serve Colored Only, Carry Out Only." Printed by A.A. Signs.
GLC09779.02
1 August 1929
B & B Sign Co.
Colored Seated in Rear
One sign dated August 1, 1929. Text says, "Colored Seated in Rear." Printed by B & B Sign Co.
GLC09779.03
GLC09779.04
14 July 1931
Ace Sign Company
Colored Must Sit in Balcony
One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Colored Must Sit in Balcony." Printed by Ace Sign Company. According to text on item was likely hung in the Grand Theater in Birmingham, Alabama.
GLC09779.05
Drinking Fountain, White, Colored
One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Drink Fountain, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could drink water separately.
GLC09779.06
1929
Restrooms, White, Colored
One sign dated 1929. Text says, "Restrooms, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could use bathrooms separately at L&N Railroad stations in Louisville, Kentucky.
GLC09779.07
1919
Let Women Vote
One sign dated 1919. Text says, "Let Women Vote." Printed by the National Women Suffrage Association.
GLC09779.08
1931
United States Department of Labor, Children's Bureau
How to Spend Your Food Money
One broadside entitled "How to Spend your Food Money" dated 1931. Concerns how to divide a dollar to ensure proper health and nutrition for the whole family with a particular interest in children and pregnant mothers.
GLC09921
9 September 1856
Rockland Gazette
Rockland Gazette, Extra Election Returns
Election results for Lincoln County Maine
JB00582
22 May 1809
Theatre-Royal
Theatre-Royal Mr. Holman and Miss Holman. The New Grand Play of The Africans
JB00585
19 January 2009
Unknown
44th President & First Lady of the United States of America
JB00577.02
circa 1935
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
U.S. Grant
One print of Ulysses S. Grant from the Famous American Series No. 16. Reverse side contains a biography and promotional information about Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
GLC08878.1132
circa 1890
Old Hickory
One print of President Andrew Jackson with the text "Old Hickory" written above his portrait. Likely used for a cigar label.
GLC08878.1185
1842
B.W. Thayer & Co. (lithographer [Boston, Mass.]), fl. 1840-1850
Levi Woodbury
One print entitled, "Levi Woodbury." Lithograph created by B.W. Thayer & Co. Notes that this image was taken from a daguerreotype taken by Southworth and Hawes.
GLC08878.1039
1898
Rothenstein, William, 1872-1945
[Print of W.B. Yeats]
One print of poet W.B. Yeats dated 1898 by William Rothenstein.
GLC08878.1056
12 September 1969
Life Magazine
Coretta King's Moving Account of Life With Her Martyred Husband, He Had a Dream.
One poster printed by Life Magazine dated September 12, 1969. Image displays Coretta Scott King a year following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
GLC09779.14
1968
Harris, Charles "Teenie" (1908-1988)
[Protesters with signs reading "Citizens Commitee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now" and "Doctor Marland Says Wait 4 Years, We Say do It Now" outside Pittsburgh Board of Education building]
One black and white photograph of protesters dated 1968 taken by Charles "Teenie" Harris. Image displays protesters--adults and children--holding signs that read, "Citizens Committee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now," "Dr. Marland Says Wait 4...
GLC09779.10
1963
Moore, Charles (1931-2010)
The Dogs' Attack is Negroes' Reward
One poster dated 1963 entitled, "The Dogs' Attack is Negroes' Reward." Image displays white police officers with canines during a protest. One dog is biting into a black man's leg.
GLC09779.09
May 1965
Sleet, Moneta Jr. (1926-1996)
50,000 March on Montgomery
One cover of Ebony magazine entitled, "50,000 March on Montgomery," dated May 1965. Image displays marchers of the 1965 March on Montgomery. Notable figures featured are Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, and...
GLC09779.11
8 March 1968
Parks, Gordon (1912-2006)
The Negro and the Cities: The Cry That Will be Heard
One cover of Life magazine entitled, "The Negro and the Cities: The Cry That Will be Heard," dated March 8, 1968. Image consists of a tear-eyed African-American girl, Ellen Fontenelle.
GLC09779.13
21 March 1836
Ximeno, Jose (fl. 1836)
Suplemento al Diario del Gobierno de la Republica Mexicana [No. 326, Vol. IV (March 21, 1836)]
One newspaper dated Mexico, March 21, 1836 printed by Jose Ximeno. This is a supplement with an account of the Mexican Army's win at the Battle of the Alamo. Printing includes letters written between Mexican generals; Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
GLC09800
5 World War I posters
GLC09808
2 World War I posters
GLC09809
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