White House Stereoview
American Scenery stereoview card. President's House, Washington, The White House. Circa 1900, Sepia toned, 3" x 7". In excellent condition.
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Stereoview of Ford Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated
Stereopticon slide of Ford Theater. Full color stereoview, 6 x 3", “Old Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated, Washington, D.C.” This is a later view of the Ford Theater, adapted from a photograph of the time period when the slide was made. Printed descriptive remarks on reverse. Minor wear on edges.....
The Campus and the Racial Crisis, 44 Essays on Racial Inequality in College Campuses
[Affirmative Action] David C. Nichols and Olive Mills. The Campus and the Racial Crisis. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 1970. First edition. 309 pages. Octavo. Bound in tan cloth hardcovers with red lettering on spine. Housed in a brown illustrated dustjacket with black and white lettering. In the foreword.....
African Art Exhibition History African Art and Motion National Gallery of Art 1974 Interpretive Guide to Performance and Sculpture Traditions
National Gallery of Art. African Art and Motion: An Illustrated Guide to the Exhibition (1974) documents a major institutional shift in the interpretation of African visual culture within American museums during the postcolonial period. Produced for the 1974 exhibition, the guide supports research into museum studies, African art history, and.....
WWII African American Vernacular Photograph Archive of Black Family Life, Military Service, and Travel 1940–1945
Photographic archive of fifty-six vernacular images dating circa 1940–1945 documents African American family life during World War II, including military service, higher education, interstate travel, and middle-class domestic stability. Taken by and of members of a single family, the photographs situate Black civilian and military experience within the broader wartime.....
LGBTQ+ Activism and AIDS Crisis Response in San Francisco Pride Publications, 1981–1987
Various authors and issuers, group of LGBTQ+ publications, 1981–1987, documenting community organizing, political advocacy, and public health response during the early years of the AIDS crisis in the United States. The material operates in Cultural/Representational Mode, illustrating how LGBTQ+ communities articulated identity, protest, and survival strategies through print media, and.....
Presidential History Air Force One Matchbook and Letterhead with Presidential Seal
Unknown issuer. Air Force One matchbook and letterhead, undated, document the material culture of presidential air travel through objects marked for use “Aboard The Presidential Aircraft” and “Aboard Air Force One.” The pairing supports research into White House travel, executive symbolism, and the controlled visual language of the modern presidency;.....
Historic FDC Signed by Al Gore
U.S. Vice President, and Democratic Candidate in 2000 Presidential Election. First Day Cover "Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Completion of Atlantic Cable". New York stamp dated August 15, 1958. Boldly signed in black: "Al Gore". Excellent condition.
American Federation of Labor Press Photo Archive Documenting Union Leadership and the Fight for Labor Representation from the Great Depression through World War II
AFL leadership press photo archive, documenting council meetings, conventions, White House visits, and interunion conferences by the American Federation of Labor, 1924-1943. William Green succeeded Samuel Gompers as AFL president in 1924 and led the federation through the Depression, the New Deal labor laws, and wartime price and wage disputes.....
Pair of Mimeographed Documents Contrasting Johnson's 1964 and Nixon's 1969 Vietnam War Policies with Viet Cong Peace Terms
[Counterculture] [Vietnam War] This pair of mimeographed documents, issued in 1964 and 1969 respectively, capture the shifting rhetorical and political frameworks of U.S. justification and policy aims in Vietnam, offering rare comparative insight into both the Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon administrations’ public positions. [1] Some Questions on Vietnam.....
World War II Propaganda History. John Philip Falter Poster Warning Against Fascist Tyranny “This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free,” 1942.
Sacrifice for Freedom! This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free by John Philip Falter appeared in 1942 as part of the United States government’s wartime propaganda campaign designed to mobilize public support for the global struggle against fascism. Produced by the Office of Facts and Figures early in.....
"The Americans Are Coming: End the War in Vietnam."
Griffith, Maxwell and Charles Goodsell. "The Americans Are Coming: End the War in Vietnam." Vineyard Haven, MA: P.T.P., [1970]. Illustrated broadside with Black-ink woodcut of a Vietnamese woman on horseback reaching toward a child inside a hut. Includes a handwritten call to action from Griffith: “The only draft system we.....
Obama & Biden Presidential Inauguration Invitation
Obama, Barack. Presidential Inauguration engraved invitation Barack Obama & Joe Biden. A brand-new, unused invitation . 2013 Inauguration engraved invitation from Barack Obama & Joe Biden's second Inauguration. It is printed on stiff paper with engraved lettering and a gold-stamped Inaugural logo of the Capitol. Size is about 5.5" by.....
"Distinguished Negroes Abroad", 1946 Volume on Notable Figures in the Black Diaspora Around the World, First Edition
[African American][World History] Fleming, Beatrice J., and Marion J. Pryde. Distinguished Negroes Abroad. Washington, D.C.: The Associated Publishers, 1946. First edition. Original brown cloth boards, in original pictorial dust jacket, printed in blue, cream, and black with stylized map motif. Issued by Carter G. Woodson's press The Associated Publishers, this.....
African American Beauty Pageant History Miss Black America and Miss Black Teenage America Visual Archive 1970s–1980s
Photo archive of Miss Black America and Miss Black Teenage America pageants, 1970s–1980s, documents the creation and expansion of Black controlled beauty competitions as a response to exclusion from mainstream pageants. Founded in 1970 in Philadelphia with support from organizations such as the NAACP, Miss Black America emerged as a......
American Political History Bill Clinton Letter 1998 Addressing Spiritual Counsel During Presidential Scandal
Clinton, Bill. Typed letter signed as President, October 15, 1998, documents direct communication between the 42nd President of the United States and Reverend Stan Easty, a North Carolina minister identified as a close personal confidant and spiritual advisor during the political crisis surrounding the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Written during the.....
Presidential Certificate of Achievement
[Environmental] Presidential Certificate of Achievement. Very nice 8 x 11". At top center is a beautiful and large 3" Color Presidential Seal. Below the Seal, printed in black script letters : "The President of the United States Commends [Blank space for a name to be filled in] for outstanding achievement.....
Presidential Certificate of Achievement
[Environmental] Presidential Certificate of Achievement. Very nice 8 x 11". At top center is a beautiful and large 3" Color Presidential Seal. Below the Seal, printed in black script letters : "The President of the United States Commends [Blank space for a name to be filled in] for outstanding achievement.....
Bill Clinton Presidential CIGARS with full color and gilt Presidential Seal
Can of PRESIDENTIAL cigars from the Clinton era. As with some items like the Reagan's cowboy boots, this is one of those Presidential items that you actually associate with a particular President - Clinton and his famous cigars. This is a 6" high metal can, air tight to keeps the.....
African American Family Life and Social Identity in Washington, D.C., 1920s
Unknown compiler, photograph album, circa 1920s, documenting African American family life in Washington, D.C., with relevance to African American urban history, domestic life, and social networks during the interwar period. The album captures lived experience through images of well-dressed men, women, and children posed in residential streets, natural settings, and.....
Black Women’s Labor Across Farm Work, Nursing, Clerical Offices, and Strike Picketing, 1920-1960
Black women’s labor photo archive depicting agricultural work, nursing, hospital training, clerical employment, service labor, and street protest from the turn of the century to 1960. Black women’s labor photo archive depicting the long movement of Black women into paid work beyond domestic service and agricultural labor, from cane-processing and.....
Formerly Enslaved U.S. Senator Blanche K. Bruce Document Signed in his Capacity as Recorder of Deeds, Washington D.C. 1890
[African American] Bruce, Blanche Kelso. Manuscript legal document, dated 1890, signed by prominent African American senator and former slave Blanche Bruce. The document is signed by Bruce in his role as Recorder of Deeds office in Washington, D.C. Bruce, born enslaved in Virginia and later elected U.S. Senator from Mississippi.....
African American Historical Scholarship Archive of The Journal of Negro History with Essays by John Hope Franklin, Charles W. Cobb Jr., and Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán
Woodson, Carter Godwin. The Journal of Negro History. Archive of three significant issues published between 1943 and 1946 documenting the continued expansion of African American historical scholarship during the Second World War and immediate postwar period. The material records Black intellectual production, historical recovery, and interdisciplinary scholarship through the editorial.....
African American Intellectual History Carter G. Woodson Journal of Negro History Issues on Black Military Service Reconstruction and Race Law 1942 to 1949
Woodson, Carter Godwin. The Journal of Negro History. 1942–1949. Foundational issues of the journal established by Carter G. Woodson, documenting the institutionalization of Black historical scholarship in the United States and advancing early academic study of African American military service, political rights, and diaspora culture. Issued by the Association for.....
African American Historiography Archive of The Journal of Negro History with Landmark Essays on Reconstruction, Slavery, and Black Regional History
Woodson, Carter Godwin. The Journal of Negro History. Archive of three landmark issues published between 1924 and 1928 documenting the institutional development of African American historical scholarship during the early twentieth century. The material records Black intellectual production, historical recovery, and scholarly publishing through the Association for the Study of.....