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Emigh, John
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1980
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Film reels (8 hours, color sound)
Videocassettes (5 hours, color sound)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1984.02
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Human Studies Film Archives
Film and video of masked dance performances of East India and Hajari Bhand, a former court jester and street performer of Rajasthan. Collection includes sound recordings. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its...
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Soul Train Holdings, LLC
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1987 - 2004
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1223
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of printed materials, including programs, press kits, prints, slides and posters from various award presentations given by the syndicated television program Soul Train from 1987 to 2004. These include the Soul Train Music Awards, Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, Soul Train Comedy Awards, and Soul Train Divas and Kings.
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Pendergast, Anthony W., 1879-
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1920s-1970.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0882
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A Fairbury, Illinois, optometrist, Dr. Anthony W. Pendergast, (1879 -?) was a collector, author, antiquarian, dealer, and authority on the subject of cigar store figures. The collection includes correspondence; newspaper clippings on Pendergast and his various folk art collections; a scrapbook of photographs and miscellaneous materials relating to cigar store figures; and a large number of black and white photographs of figures from his personal collection, mostly for use in selling the figures.
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Photographs of Chief Wolf Wanna
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Marotta, Louis
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circa 1910-1914
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0.05 Linear feet
7 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.332
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of 5 publicity photographic portraits and 2 photographic performance posters of Native American entertainer and performer Chief Wolf Wanna.
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McNally, George E.
LaClair, Beatrice M.
McNally, Neva Satterlee, -1909
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1889-2000, undated
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0760
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of photographs, commercially published sheet music, and original music manuscripts from the McNallys' vaudeville careers. Materials include minstrel show and blackface material; photo of Albert Tovell, once the master of ceremonies for Frances H. "Peaches" Browning; and a photograph of "Gov. Jordan," a blackface female impersonator.
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Stauffer, Clyde Weaver, 1899-1984 (policeman)
Stauffer, Clyde Weaver, Mrs.
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1935 - 1940
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0139
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of a disassembled photograph album, featuring images from the travels of Stauffer and his wife.
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Garbo (Chicago)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)
Kriegsmann, James J.
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late 1920's-1967
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0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0065
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Newspaper clippings; advertising brochures; and photoprints of performers at the Palace Theatre (including studio publicity portraits). The majority of the items are silver gelatin photoprints. Some photographers are listed below as index terms. Subjects of photographs include strippers and comedians; photographs of women include portraits as well ...
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Livelli, Vincent
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undated
1991-2006
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0852
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ephemera collected primarily in New York City relating to Latino entertainment, especially music.
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Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
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1888 ?
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72 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS422
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents: 1. U-stru-ri or the Prophetic Bird-like Being (text and translation.) 2. Ru-ren f-a- A Monster (Miss Lucinda Thompson, 1888, text and translation). 3. Duel between a lame dog and a Fox (translation only). 4. Tradition of the elopment of a woman with an owl (text and translation.) 5. An uncle and his nephew, or The child adopted by the bea...
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Short, Bobby
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1908-2006
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13.6 Cubic feet (35 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0946
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Bobby Short was a singer and pianist whose career spanned seven decades. An interpreter of American popular music, he became a performer in childhood and remained active until his death. He is best known for his more than 35 years as performer-in-residence at the Hotel Carlyle's Café Carlyle in New York City. This collection contains personal papers and photographs as well as business papers, musical materials and photographs relating to Mr. Short's career as a performing artist.
