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Joe Louis

Joe Louis

Photograph
1935
National Portrait Gallery
Lusha Nelson
Richard Joseph Daley

Richard Joseph Daley

Photograph
1960
National Portrait Gallery
Mickey Pallas
Frontispiece to

Frontispiece to "Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown"

Book
1851
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Robert Langton
Afro-American Historical Family Record

Afro-American Historical Family Record

Print
1899
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James M. Vickroy
Resurrection of Henry Box Brown

Resurrection of Henry Box Brown

Print
1872
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Photograph
c. 1935
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George Hurrell
William Holston

William Holston

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
William Holston

William Holston

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Gene Krupa at 400 Restaurant, New York City

Gene Krupa at 400 Restaurant, New York City

Photograph
June 1946 (printed c. 1979)
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William Paul Gottlieb
William Holston

William Holston

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
William Holston

William Holston

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Weber and Fields

Weber and Fields

Print
1915-22
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Alfred J. Frueh
Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Print
1915-22
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Alfred J. Frueh
Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Drawing
c. 1912
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Alfred J. Frueh
Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Print
c. 1915-22
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Alfred J. Frueh

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