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- Inglam Gem Ergo Hair Dryer, circa 2001 -
- circa 2001
- Collections - Artifact
Inglam Gem Ergo Hair Dryer, circa 2001
- Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863 - This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- August 23, 1863
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863
This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- Coverlet Attributed to Auburn Prison Weaving Shop, 1830-1840 -
- 1830-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Coverlet Attributed to Auburn Prison Weaving Shop, 1830-1840
- Sony SRF-39FP AM/FM Prison Radio, circa 2000 - This AM/FM pocket radio is a popular audio player, used in US prisons. Its transparent case and headphones are designed to prevent the storage of contraband, making routine cellblock checks more efficient. Owning a radio in prison allows inmates to gain a sense of privacy, comfort, and personal agency, allowing them to follow news and entertainment from the outside world.
- circa 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Sony SRF-39FP AM/FM Prison Radio, circa 2000
This AM/FM pocket radio is a popular audio player, used in US prisons. Its transparent case and headphones are designed to prevent the storage of contraband, making routine cellblock checks more efficient. Owning a radio in prison allows inmates to gain a sense of privacy, comfort, and personal agency, allowing them to follow news and entertainment from the outside world.
- RCA Model J13805C Prison Television, 2009 -
- 2009
- Collections - Artifact
RCA Model J13805C Prison Television, 2009
- Trade Card for Libby Prison Cigars, Libby Prison War Museum Association, 1889-1895 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1889-1895
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Trade Card for Libby Prison Cigars, Libby Prison War Museum Association, 1889-1895
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- "Our Last Meals?: San Quentin Death Row Cook Book," 2015 -
- 2015
- Collections - Artifact
"Our Last Meals?: San Quentin Death Row Cook Book," 2015
- "Freedomways," Vol. 11, No. 4, Fourth Quarter, 1971 - In 1961, Louis Burnham, Edward Strong, and W. E. B. Du Bois founded Freedomways, the leading African American theoretical, political, and cultural journal of its time. The journal included written works by leading Black authors, artists, politicians, and activists. The journal also reported on the political movements of the era, especially the American civil rights movement. Publication ceased in 1985.
- 1971
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"Freedomways," Vol. 11, No. 4, Fourth Quarter, 1971
In 1961, Louis Burnham, Edward Strong, and W. E. B. Du Bois founded Freedomways, the leading African American theoretical, political, and cultural journal of its time. The journal included written works by leading Black authors, artists, politicians, and activists. The journal also reported on the political movements of the era, especially the American civil rights movement. Publication ceased in 1985.
- Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899 - In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.
- 1889-1899
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Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899
In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.
- Letter from Theodore Dreiser regarding the Scottsboro Case, May 1931 -
- May 01, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Theodore Dreiser regarding the Scottsboro Case, May 1931