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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "Civil Rights"

119 Results Found

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2012.047.197Photo

Negative, Film

Negative, Film

2011.043.055Photo

Program - 20th Annual Firemen's Field Day Official Program

Program

2005.010.002Archive

20th Annual Firemen's Field Day Official Program

Brochure - He Gets Things Done
Keep Him on the Job!

Brochure

1948.228.996Archive

He Gets Things Done
Keep Him on the Job!

Bill Goodman, October 5th, 2016

File, Digital Audio

Bill Goodman, October 5th, 2016

Barbara Williams

File, Digital Audio

Barbara Williams

Carter Stevenson, July 23rd, 2016

File, Digital Audio

Carter Stevenson, July 23rd, 2016

U-Matic - African American World Festival 1989
Tape 4

U-Matic

2015.008.183Archive

African American World Festival 1989
Tape 4

Print, Photographic - Unknown

Print, Photographic

2008.033.057Photo

Unknown

U-Matic - CAY Press Conference W/
Lindell Holmes
Middle Weight Boxing Champion
4-24-90

U-Matic

2015.008.235Archive

CAY Press Conference W/
Lindell Holmes
Middle Weight Boxing Champion
4-24-90

U-Matic - Major Crime Press Conf
02 08 93

U-Matic

2015.008.328Archive

Major Crime Press Conf
02 08 93

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