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A Bundle of Rags

1 pp

Sheet music for the song A Bundle of Rags. The front cover features a black, red, and white illustration of a caricatured African American man and woman doing laundry in a large wooden tub. Type above illustration reads: [A / BUNDLE / of RAGS]. Type along left side reads: [A / Series / of / Negro / MELODIES / BY]. Type along right side of illustration reads: [IN / The / Popular / RAGTIME]. Type be

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postcard

A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland

1 pp

A postcard of "A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland." The front features a color illustration of an elderly man climbing the trunk of a tree, reaching for the tail of a gray possum that is sitting on branch above him. The man has a white mustache, beard, and hair. He is wearing a blue frock coat and red pants. He has a bag slung over his proper left shoulder. In the background are green bushes with

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photograph

A D. C. Department of Recreation sponsored reception at the National Theater building for actress Butterfly McQueen, the well known cast member of Gone With The Wind (1936) and Green Pastures (1936) movies

1 pp

A black-and-white photograph of Butterfly McQueen. Three women appear in the background. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.

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A Date With A Dish: A Cook Book of American Basic Recipes

1 pp

The front cover of the book jacket is a yellow background with a realistic image of butter knife on the left and a black silhouette of the bowl of a spoon placed sideways from the right edge with white text inside it reading [A DATE / WITH / A DISH.] At the bottom is the black silhouette of a fork placed sideways from the left edge, with white text on the handle [BY FREDA DE KNIGHT]. A chef stands

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newspaper

A Decatur County Farmer Replies

1 pp

Newspaper clipping entitled, [A Decatur County Farmer Replies]. The introduction of the clipping refers to a satirical poem that was put into circulation by the Republican Party in reference to an upcoming Presidential election. The brief introduction states that a response poem written by a Decatur County farmer. Both the Republican Party poem, [The Poem] and the response poem, [The Answer], are

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photograph

A Friend from Long Ago

1 pp

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of an old friend of Frank Espada, the photographer. The man is seated against a blurred background in an outside area. His body is facing forward but his head is turned to his proper right side, towards the camera. He is wearing a mesh, athletic shirt over a white t-shirt. The friend has a large grin on his face.

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photograph

A Gathering of Men

1 pp

This black-and-white photograph depicts a section of the crowd at the Million Man March. In the foreground, a man, in profile to the viewer, gazes straight ahead. He wears a jacket and a baseball cap with a small sign on the side that reads "MILLION MAN / CHICAGO / MARCH OCT 16." The two men on either side of hime, both wearing baseball caps and sweatshirts with the hoods up, turn their faces down

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photograph

A Grandmother with Baby

1 pp

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a grandmother holding a baby outside of a home in Puerto Rico. The grandmother is wearing a light-colored shirt with a towel draped over her proper left shoulder. She is holding the baby close to her chest, with her proper left arm cradling the baby from the bottom and her proper right hand supporting the baby’s head close to her chest. T

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photograph

A Great Sunday

1 pp

A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd of men standing at then entrance and in front of the 369th Regiment Armory at 2366 Fifth Avenue in Harlem. The arch over the armory door reads "369TH INFANTRY N.Y. N.G." Many of the men wear light shirts and hats and most look towards the armory entrance. At right are two flags standing attached to the fence in front of the armory. Between them, a man

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A Hand to Guide Me

1 pp

A signed, hardcover first edition of A Hand to Guide Me, written by Denzel Washington and inscribed to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its brown hardcover. The tan colored spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name with logo, printed horizontally in gold text. On the front cover, embossed in gold ink, is [A HAND TO GUIDE ME / DENZEL / WASHINGTON

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book

A History of Architecture

1 pp

The blue front cover of the book (a) is iullstrated in gold with an image of a goddess, likely Hestia, holding a scroll and seated beneath an ornate pediment. On either side are trees planted in urns. beneath Hestia, set within an etablature above ornate columns, is the title: [A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE / ON THE COMPARATIVE METHOD / SIR BANISTER FLETCHER]. The first two pages (b) have become detac

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book

A Legacy Supreme: Voices of Leadership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

1 pp

9 3/8 x 6 1/16 x 1 in. (23.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm)

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<I>A Bundle of Rags</I>

<I>A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland</I>

<I>A D. C. Department of Recreation sponsored reception at the National Theater building for actress Butterfly McQueen, the well known cast member of Gone With The Wind (1936) and Green Pastures (1936) movies</I>

<I>A Date With A Dish: A Cook Book of American Basic Recipes</I>

<I>A Decatur County Farmer Replies</I>

<I>A Friend from Long Ago</I>

<I>A Gathering of Men</I>

<I>A Grandmother with Baby</I>

<I>A Great Sunday</I>

<I>A Hand to Guide Me</I>

<I>A History of Architecture</I>

<I>A Legacy Supreme: Voices of Leadership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority</I>