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White necktie worn by Cab Calloway

H x W x D (flat): 56 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/16 in. (143.8 × 11.5 × 0.5 cm)

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White paper flower made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

According to the artist Maria Hinds, who collaborated with Herman Wallace and the photographer Matthew Thompson on the project Surviving Solitary, Wallace loved flowers, particularly roses. He once shared a story about trying to grow flowers and plants in his cell which failed miserably due to the lack of natural light and soil. He did manage to get a potato to grow some roots in a cup of water. T

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White petticoat with embroidery and blue ribbon

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A white petticoat with embroidery and a blue ribbon. Two panels of white tulle are gathered and sewn to an elastic waistband. At the bottom of the tulle, is a 1.5” wide inserted panel of white gauze that alternates between rectangular buttonhole-style cut outs and sheer columns with white floral embroidery. A light blue satin ribbon is wound through the buttonhole-style cut-out areas and ends with

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White plastic bag advertising the film The Last Dragon

H x W: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm)

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White plastic cap

3 pp

A white plastic cap with a visor. Four pieces of imitation leather are machine stitched together to construct the body of the hat, one for the top of the crown, a band for the side of the crown, a piece for the hatband and one for the top of the visor. The sides of the crown taper inwards at the bottom and are gathered at the hatband. Two seams are seen at the center back along the side of the cro

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White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop

H x W x D: 7/8 x 6 x 6 in. (2.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)

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White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop

H x W x D: 7/8 x 6 x 6 in. (2.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)

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White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop

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H x W x D: 7/8 x 5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in. (2.2 x 15.1 x 15.1 cm)

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White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop

H x W x D: 7/8 x 5 15/16 x 6 in. (2.2 x 15.1 x 15.2 cm)

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White platform boots for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields

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White platform boots from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The boots are made from leather that is painted white. They have a rounded toe and close at the inner side of each ankle with a metal zipper that has a long shoe string knotted as a pull tab. The wooden platforms are also painted white, with the foot platform measuring 1 1/2 inches

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White racing suit worn by Richard Pryor in the film Greased Lightning

This white car racing jump suit was worn by Richard Pryor as the character Wendell Scott in the film Greased Lightning (1977). Single blue vertical stripe at sides. The jump suit has full-length sleeves and ankle-length legs with ribbed knitted cuffs on the sleeves and the legs. It closes at the center front with a metal zipper that runs from the crotch to standing collar. The zipper is hidden by

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White sequined cardigan from Mae's Millinery Shop

White sequined cardigan from Mae's Millinery Shop. The cardigan has three-quarter length sleeves and is open in the front with no closure method. The white iridescent sequins are machine sewn to a knitted white ground. The sweater is not lined and there are no labels.

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