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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document is typed by Lt. Col. Hubert D. Barnes to the Adjutant General in Washington, D.C. detailing the month of March for the troop. A table of battle and non battle casualties is included and a summary of damage to the enemy. The men watched a...

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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document is typed by Lt. Col. Hubert D. Barnes to the Adjutant General in Washington, D.C. A table is listed indicating battle and non battle casualties. The continued troop movement made re-supplying difficult and maintenance, so vehicles were...

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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document is typed by Lt. Col. Hubert D. Barnes to the Adjutant General in Washington, D.C. Barnes notes that the German soldiers have lost battle resolve. On May 6th, it was announced that German Army group "G" surrendered, thus ending the...

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Depression Intensifies the Race Problem

Details racial conflict during the Great Depression. The pamphlet sites the shortage of jobs and migration as a primary aggravators of increased tension to which the Commission dedicates their legal work. The Commission solicits donations and...

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to Commanding Officer, 969th Field Artillery Battalion

The document is written by Ward H. Maris, Brigadier General. It says that attached is a letter of gratitude from General Besancon, commander of the II French Artillery Corps in regards to the recently completed mission.

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to General Maris, Artillery Commander of the XXI US Corps

The document is typed by General Besancon of the II French Artillery Corps to General Maris, Artillery Commander of the XXI U.S. Corps. In the letter, General Besancon thanks Maris for his artillery work and that he is proud to have fought by his...

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Headquarters Seventh Army

The document, written by Glenn A. Henry, Captain, AGD, Assitant Adjutant General, is headed SECRET, and the subject is attachment order. The document says that, upon assumption of sector by Commanding General, XXI Corps, the units listed are relieved...

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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document, written by F.W. Milburn, Major General, U.S. Army, is writing to the commanding officer of the 969th Field Artillerly Battilion, is subjected 'Commendation.' It states the operation at Colmar, France was successful due to the...

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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document, written by Hobart R. Gay, Brigadier General detailing general extract orders. The 969th Field Artillery Battalion is named as being exemplary in the Bastogne, Belgium. The document is labeled 'Restricted' and issued by Gay under the...

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Headquarters XXI Corps

The document is a typed copy of correspondence between Lieutenant General G.S. Patton and Major General Troy H. Middleton. Patton is thanking Middleton for the bravery of his troops at Bastogne and their subsequent movements in the Rhine. Middleton...

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Photograph of the 969th Field Artillery Battalion in uniform

This is a photograph of 83 members of the 969th Field Artillery Battalion. They are standing in rows with 13 sitting on the ground in front with 6 men reclining in front of them. There is a sign that reads Headquarters Battery 969 F and features 2...

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What's Cookin' in Urban League Guild.

One pamphlet entitled, "What's Cookin' in Urban League Guild," dated 1955. Item is a cookbook of recipes collected by members of the Urban League Guild as a fundraiser.

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[Police Patrol Seventh Avenue and 123rd Street in Harlem]

One telephoto entitled "New York" taken by United Press International dated July 20, 1964. Image is of four police officers standing guard at a deserted street in Harlem. Wire transfer information states that police officers stood on guard to stop...

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The Calm After the Storm in Harlem

One wirephoto entitled, "The Calm After the Storm in Harlem," taken by Associated Press dated July 21, 1964. Image is of two Harlem residents standing in front of a butcher and pawnshop. The windows of these shops have been boarded up. Wire transfer...

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[View of mop handle aimed at Dr. Martin Luther King's hotel room]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 5, 1968. Depicts the length of a mop handle pointed at room 306 of the Lorraine Hotel, meant to simulate the view of a rifle's barrel. Picture taken from the inside of an adjacent motel...

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[Interior of bathroom from which assassin stood to murder Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]

One United Press International Telephoto dated April 5, 1968. Depicts the interior of the bathroom from which an assassin shot Martin Luther King Jr.

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Assassin's Room

One Associated Press wirephoto dated April 5, 1968. Depicts a newsman in the room rented by James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's assassin, in a motel adjacent to the Lorraine hotel.

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[Coretta Scott King, 1968]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King as she reads a prepared statement at a press conference in Atlanta. According to the telephoto description, "In her first public statement since her...

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Mrs. King Gives Views

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated April 6, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at a press conference in Atlanta following Dr. King's assassination. Pictured in the background is Rev. Ralph Abernathy.

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[Coretta Scott King Reads Prepared Statement at Ebenezer Baptist Church]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King at a press conference at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta two days after Dr. King's assassination. In the background is Dr. King's pulpit with the...

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[Coretta Scott King leaves press conference]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts Coretta Scott King leaving a press conference where she reads a prepared statement urging Dr. Martin Luther King's followers to remain true to the tenets of nonviolence...

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Floral Tribute to Dr. King

One Associated Press wirephoto dated April 7, 1968. Depicts the floral wreaths which hang on the balcony rail outside of Dr. Martin Luther King's room at the Lorraine Motel. According to the text on the wirephoto, Dr. King was leaning on the rail...

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[Casket of Dr. Martin Luther King placed into Hearse]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts men carrying Dr. Martin Luther King's casket into a hearse from the funeral home in Atlanta for transport to Spellman College where his body will lie in state. Information...

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Wait to View King

One Associated Press wirephoto dated April 5, 1968. Depicts crowds gathered outside of an Atlanta funeral home waiting to view the body of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pictured in the crowd is Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, identified in the accompanying...

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[Martin Luther King Sr. carried away from son's funeral bier]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 7, 1968. Depicts Martin Luther King Sr. being led away from his son's funeral bier after collapsing while viewing the body. Assisting King Sr. is Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, a top aide of...

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[Sheriff Frank J. Pelz reads court order to pickets]

One black and white photograph taken by Richard Childress dated May 16, 1966. Center of image is of Sheriff Frank J. Pelz reading a court order to people demonstrating in front of the Horizon House apartments. The demonstration was
organized by the...

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Demonstration Brings Traffic to Standstill

One wirephoto entitled, "Demonstrations Brings Traffic to Standstill," taken by the Associated Press dated March 10, 1965. Image is of a group of protesters lying down in the middle of a street in downtown Chicago. Wire transfer information states...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" taken by UPI dated March 10, 1965. Image is of protesters being arrested. A police officer drags a woman from the road. While others sit against a bus. One protester is speaking into a megaphone. Onlookers stand in...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" taken by UPI dated June 10, 1965. Image is of protesters walking down Balboa Drive in Chicago. They are pictured marching hand-in-hand in rows. Wire transfer information states that the protest was organized against...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" taken by UPI dated June 29, 1965. Image is of protestors lying down on a street in Chicago. A man stands above them holding out a microphone. Police officers and cars visible in the background. Wire transfer...

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Getting Ready for School Monday

One wirephoto entitled, "Getting Ready for School Monday," taken by Associated Press dated September 21, 1957. Image is of a gardener in front of Little Rock Central High School. Wire transfer information states that man pictured is Ashley Williams...

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Justice Marshall

One wirephoto entitled, "Justice Marshall," taken by Associated Press dated October 2, 1967. Image is a portrait of Thurgood Marshall in his judicial robes.

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[Photograph of Lillian Davis]

One black-and-white image taken by Richard Carson dated January 31, 1991 for the Houston Chronicle. Pictured is Lillian Davis for a Black History Month assignment. She holds a portrait of her grandparents who were formerly enslaved people, Mitchell...

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De Witt Clinton

One engraving entitled "De Witt Clinton" circa 1861-1877. Portrait of De Witt Clinton. Engraver unknown.

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Geo. M. Dallas

One engraving entitled "Goe. M. Dallas" circa 1861-1877. Portrait of George Mifflin Dallas. Engraver unknown.

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Charles Devens

One engraving entitled "Charles Devens" circa 1861-1877. Portrait of Charles Devens. Engraver unknown.

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[Hopi Indian children]

One undated hand colored print of two Hopi Indian children holding hands in backyard.

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to Anne Brown Adams

One letter from Albert Hazlett to Anne Brown Adams dated March 1, 1860. Thanking her for her letter to him in "his prison home." Discussing his fate and death and visits from the "ladies" and "gentlemen." Written at Charleston Jail

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[Photograph of Japanese-Americans swimming in the ocean]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-Americans swimming in the ocean.

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[Photograph of Japanese-Americans in ceremonial clothing]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-Americans in ceremonial clothing.

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[Photograph of Japanese-Americans sitting on a sandy hill]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-Americans sitting on a sandy hill.

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Every Child Has a Gift, Tribute to Margaret S. Douglas

One pamphlet entitled, "Every Child Has a Gift," dated 1967. Compiled by Ann Silver Allee and Juanita J. Saddler in honor of Margaret S. Douglas. Recounts Douglas's childhood, education and activism.

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NAACP Life Membership Story

One issue of Ebony dated March 1967 entitled, "The NAACP Life Membership Story." Reprinted by the NAACP. Includes a profile of Kivie Kaplan, a main funder for the NAACP, who would be retiring from the post. Sammy Davis Jr. took over as life...

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[Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.]

One photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking into several microphones. Photograph has an orange editorial marking. On reverse side are two newsclippings featuring his portrait.

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[Memorial photo of Martin Luther King Jr.]

One photograph of Martin Luther King Jr., with a caption below his name that reads "'We Shall Overcome' 1929-1968."

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Stage protest march

One wirephoto entitled, "Stage Protest March," taken by the Associated Press dated March 16, 1965. Image is of a
crowd of Black protesters holding signs that read, "Gas is Nazism." Wire transfer information states that 2,000 people attended the...

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" printed by United Press International dated June 15, 1964. Image is of relgious leaders marching in Washington D.C. in front of the U.S. Capitol. Signs held by protester reads, "Pass Civil Rights Bill Now for Full...

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Police Drag Demonstrators to Clear Street

One wirephoto entitled, "Police Drag Demonstrators to Clear Street," taken by Associated Press dated April 29, 1964. Image is of a police officer dragging a Black man by his legs. Other officers and civilians walk around the street or are sitting on...

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[Photograph of a Japanese theater performance]

One undated black-and-white photograph of children walking on a platform stage. They are wearing tradition Japanese theatre costumes and masks.

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[Photograph of Japanese-Americans at a beach picnic]

One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-Americans at a picnic on the beach.

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