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"In Dahomey" Stars

Date: 1902
Description: George Walker, Adah Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African...
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Ziegfield Follies

Date: 1912
Description: Bert Williams (right) and Leon Errol (left) are a cabbie and his fare from the 1912 Ziegfield Follies. The cab is drawn by a rumpled pantomime horse. Behin...
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Ike & Tina Turner Show Poster

Date: 06 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a concert by Ike and Tina Turner at the Dane County Coliseum, in Madison, Wisconsin, June 26th, 1971. Features a picture of Tina Tur...
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Houdini on a Rope in "Terror Island"

Date: 1920
Description: Escape artist Harry Houdini being tortured by cannibals in the silent film "Terror Island." Like the other films in which Houdini stared, the plot was desi...
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Hattie McDaniel Publicity Still

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Description: Publicity still of actress Hattie McDaniel, in head scarf and blouse.
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Publicity Still

Date: 09 25 1946
Description: Publicity still of actor Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson.
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Sidney Poitier and Brock Peters in "Porgy and Bess"

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Description: Porgy (Sidney Poitier) and Crown (Brock Peters) fight one another. Poitier leans out a window and grabs Peters around the neck and wrist. Peters is bendin...
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"Porgy and Bess" Production Still

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Description: Production still from the film "Porgy and Bess." Porgy (Sidney Poitier) kneels on his cart which is pulled by a goat. He passes a group of men playing dice...
Poster

"Portrait of Jason" Flyer

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Description: Flyer for a screening of the film "Portrait of Jason," with a lecture by Shirley Clarke at the University Auditorium at Kent State on January 20, 1969. Inc...
Poster

"The Lure of a Woman" Poster

Date: 1921
Description: Poster for the film "The Lure of a Woman." A man, woman, and a little girl are standing on the steps of a house. The little girl is reaching out to a woma...
Poster

"The Flaming Crisis" Poster

Date: 1924
Description: Poster for the film "The Flaming Crisis." A is man laying on a cot in a jail with his hand raised to protect himself. Standing near the cot is a ghost wear...
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Walter Bankhead

Date: 03 22 1967
Description: A boy is working on an art project. Caption reads: "Art projects are popular this month at St. Benedict's school, 1004 W. State St. The children have had n...
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A Happy Tune

Date: 01 19 1969
Description: Several people are smiling and watching a woman playing a piano. Caption reads: "A HAPPY TUNE — Mrs. Earer Turner played spirituals and jazz for a group of...

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