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Bill Robinson

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A black and white photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson at the Errol Theater, 13th and E. Streets. Robinson is pictured on stage standing in a spotlight. He is wearing a hat and a suit.

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Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor, LA, 1965

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An image of Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor playing in 1965. The image features Baylor with the ball going to the net and Russell jumping up to defend him. The two are surrounded by other players on the court. The background of the image shows the stands filled with spectators and the scoreboard hanging from the rafters.

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Bill Stephney as VP/Promotions, Def Jam Recordings

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Stephney is pictured standing in a dark interior space with a chandelier behind him. He is wearing a black jacket over a light colored button down shirt. The jacket has the name "Bill" embroidered in white on the proper right side and a line drawing of a turntable needle embroidered in white on the proper left side. He also wears a dark colored baseball cap with the brim tilted up. He looks straig

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Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane

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A color digital print photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. The photograph features the pair dancing and wearing all black dance apparel. Jones is captured mid jump, up in the air, while Zane is standing with one leg pointed up and one on the ground, reaching forward with his arms. A drawing is featured on the backdrop behind them. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with th

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Billie Holiday at a dinner party under a "Lady Day" sign

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This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday seated behind a table with a large group of people. Above her head on the wall is a large white sign with text that reads Lady Day." Wearing a light colored formal dress with spaghetti straps, a large bow in her hair, and a choker necklace, Billie Holiday leans forward and slightly to her right. Her gaze is directed towards her right. Seated t

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Billie Holiday with popular Bop City waitress, c. 1952

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This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday and Dorothy R. Hornsby seated at a table. Billie Holliday, wearing a white hat and white buttoned up coat, sits slightly sideways, partially turned towards the viewer. To her right sits Hornsby in a white button down blouse. She faces the viewer, her right arm propped on the table in front of them, her left arm resting on Billie Holiday's shou

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Billie Holiday

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A black and white gelatin photograph of Billie Holiday, 1974. Off stage at Carnegie Hall, Billie Holiday stands at the center of the image with her dark haired curled, and smiles leaning forward as she wears an off-shoulder floral patterned dress. A sparkling drop earring hangs from her proper left ear; she wears a dark bracelet on her proper right arm, jeweled cuff on her proper left arm and a ri

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Billy Eckstine on stage, c. mid-1950s

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This black and white photograph depicts Billy Eckstine on stage looking down at his audience. Wearing a light grey suit and dark shirt, he stands in front of a microphone that he grasps in both hands. Behind him on stage is a man in a dark suit holding a bass standing next to a drum set. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#11."

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Billy Eckstine, 1980

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A black-and-white photograph of singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is photographed slightly from above with a wood paneled wall behind him. He is lighting a pipe and wears a dark striped suit with a polka-dot handkerchief.

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Billy Taylor, 1993

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H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

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Bin-yuh, come-yuh = Been here, new come

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A digitized booklet by LaVerne Wells-Bowie about African influences evident in the architecture and landscape of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The booklet contains color photographs and illustrations of landscapes, building exteriors, and people throughout. The cover features an illustrated landscape of Daufuskie Island featuring a church, houses and other buildings set amid

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Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Colour. To Which Is Added, a Selection of Pieces in Poetry

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The Wheatleys manumitted Peters in 1773 under pressure from critics who saw the hypocrisy in praising Peters’ talent while keeping her enslaved. They died within a few years of this decision, and Peters soon met and married grocer John Peters. Her life afterwards was indicative of the troubled freedom of African Americans of the period, who were emancipated but not fully integrated into the promis

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<I>Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor, LA, 1965</I>

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<I>Billie Holiday at a dinner party under a "Lady Day" sign</I>

<I>Billie Holiday with popular Bop City waitress, c. 1952</I>

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<I>Bin-yuh, come-yuh = Been here, new come</I>

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