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The Flame of Paris film still
The Crimson Skull lobby card
Capt. E. C. McVey publicity photograph
Bill Gunn and Kathleen Collins at BFC/A Festival/Workshop
Bronze Venus film still
Picking Tribes production still
Gordon Parks with Phyllis Klotman and Frances Stubbs
Clarence Muse with students
Edge of the City lobby card
Oscar Micheaux portrait

About Black Film Center & Archive General Collection

This collection contains promotional materials documenting films made by or containing representations of black filmmakers, actors, scholars, and artists. Formats include lobby cards, handbills, film and event posters, promotional film and production stills, documentation of events hosted by the Black Film Center/Archive, and other visual media. Although the bulk of the material in this collection was purchased by the Black Film Center/Archive, also represented are commercial items from a number of special collections held at the BFC/A including the Edward Mapp Collection (COL 1), FESPACO Collection (COL 12), Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking Collection (COL 16) and several others. The source of a specific item is identified by the “Collection Number” and/or the “Donor Name” fields. In some cases, additional information about a specified collection is obtainable by following the link for the associated finding aid.

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Collection
- BFCA General Collection [2,716]
Collection number
- COL 1 [79]
- COL 13 [52]
- COL 16 [46]
- COL 21 [11]
- COL 22 [8]
- COL 24 [435]
- COL 8 [1]
- COL 9 [2]
- GEN [2,078]
Event
- Avco Embassy Pictures Corp. [1]
- BFC/A Film Festival/Workshop: Perspectives on American Culture through Cinema [33]
- BFC/A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony [3]
- Black Aesthetics Workshop [5]
- Black Cinema: A Celebration of Pan-African Film [54]
- Black Film Fest [31]
- Black Film Festival (Howard Thurman Lecture Series) [5]
- Black Hollywood Yesterday Reunion [20]
- Carl Franklin event [11]
- Creative Use of Black Film: Workshop/Festival of Films by Independent Black Filmmakers [18]
- FESPACO '91 [5]
- Haile Gerima event [20]
- In Touch with the Spirit Conference [103]
- Letter from Klotman to O'Neal in envelope with photograph. [1]
- Louis Massiah visit [1]
- Mandela Exhibit and Film Opening [28]
- Newark Black Film Festival [1]
- Perspectives on Pan-American Culture Through Cinema [68]
- Screen Conference, Glasgow, Scotland [9]
- Tina Andrews visit [5]
Photographer
- [Indiana University, Bloomington. Black Film Center/Archive?] [609]
- Associated Press [16]
- Talamon, Bruce [14]
- Andrews, Mary Ellen [12]
- Collins, Tom [8]
- Woffinden, Andrew [7]
- Widman, George [5]
- Leshnov, Michael [4]
- O'Connor, Michael [4]
- Beaudoin, Sean [3]
- Akester, Bob [2]
- Andrews, Mary Ellen [12]
- Associated Press [16]
- Baldwin, Sidney [1]
- Beaudoin, Sean [3]
- Billops, Camille [3]
- Birmelin, Bruce [1]
- Bramley, John [1]
- Bruno of Hollywood, NYC [3]
- Callwood, Dennis [1]
- Cartwright, Richard [1]
- Chaput, Simon [1]
- Collier, Elspeth [1]
- Collins, Tom [8]
- Cooper, Andrew [1]
- Cowans, Adger W. [1]
- Dempsey, Douglas K. [1]
- Derval, Theo [1]
- Drake, Eric S. [3]
- Eisner, Jack [1]
- Ellison, Nancy [1]
- Farmer, Sharon [1]
- Fesler, Tina [2]
- Folsom, Deane [1]
- Foreman, Richard [1]
- Francisco, Ricky [1]
- Franken, O. [1]
- Friedman, Carol [1]
- Goode, Nicola [2]
- Gorman, Greg [1]
- Hanover, Suzanne [1]
- Harris, André [2]
- Heitz, Michael A. [1]
- Iovino, Peter [1]
- Jones, Carlton [1]
- Judy, Nick [1]
- Kriegsmann, James J. [2]
- Krull, Germaine [1]
- Larkin, Alile Sharon [1]
- Lee, David [3]
- Lennihan, Mark [1]
- Leshnov, Michael [4]
- Little, Blake [1]
- Lutch, Michael [1]
- Macpherson, Andrew [1]
- Mark, Elliott [1]
- Masi, Frank [1]
- McBroom, Marcia [1]
- Mein, Simon [1]
- Miller, Michael S. [1]
- Morgan, Jay P. [2]
- Mosley, Leigh H. [1]
- O'Connor, Michael [4]
- Pakay, Seda [1]
- Perdue, Don [1]
- Ploskonka, J. [1]
- Poole, Bob [1]
- Regan, Ken [1]
- Sancetta, Amy [1]
- Schenck, Rocky [1]
- Scott, William Alexander, III [1]
- Semel, Andrew [1]
- Simmons, Ron [1]
- Smith [1]
- Smith, Elwood [1]
- Smith, J. U. [1]
- Sorel, Peter [1]
- Stava, Susan [3]
- Stevens, D. [1]
- Talamon, Bruce [14]
- Tom, Ron [1]
- Trumbo, Mitzi [1]
- Uesugi, Kei [1]
- Vafiades, Don [1]
- Van Cechten, Carl [1]
- Weiner, Dan [1]
- Weinstein, Michael P. [1]
- Widman, George [5]
- Williamson, Ruth [1]
- Woffinden, Andrew [7]
- Wyatt, Chad Evans [1]
- Zuckerman, Robert [1]
- [Indiana University, Bloomington. Black Film Center/Archive?] [609]
Publisher
- Warner Bros. [88]
- Warner Bros. Inc. [82]
- United Artists [78]
- Paramount Pictures [65]
- Paramount Pictures Corporation [62]
- Columbia Pictures [58]
- United Artist Corp. [45]
- Norman Studios [43]
- American International Pictures, Inc. [42]
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. [35]
- 20th Century-Fox [11]
- 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation [20]
- 20th Cenutry-Fox [1]
- ABC [18]
- ABC Photograph [2]
- ABC Records [1]
- ABC Television Network [1]
- ABC Theatre [1]
- ABC Visual Communications [1]
- Aapsi & O Bout des Reves [1]
- Aecpa Production [1]
- Allied Artists [5]
- Allied Artists Picture [2]
- Allied Artists Picture Corporation. [1]
- Allied Artists Pictures Corporations [2]
- Amazone Productions [1]
- American Film Theatre [1]
- American International [6]
- American International Picture [5]
- American International Pictures [3]
- American International Pictures, Inc. [42]
- American International Television, Inc. [30]
- Associated Press [1]
- Associated Press Photo [5]
- Associated Press Worldwide Photos [1]
- Association Maymoundi [1]
- Association Semfilms [1]
- Astor Pictures [1]
- Avco Embassy Pictures Corp. [7]
- Belafonte Enterprises [8]
- Bila Productions & TV5 Monde [1]
- Blue Note [1]
- Brut Productions, Inc. [1]
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. [1]
- But Productions, Inc. [1]
- CBS [12]
- CBS Inc. [1]
- CBS Records [1]
- CBS Television Network [5]
- Cannon Films, Inc. [1]
- Capital Cities ; ABC, Inc. [1]
- Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. [1]
- Capitol Records [1]
- Central Productions, Inc. [2]
- Children's Television Workshop [3]
- Cine Artists Pictures [8]
- Cine Artists Pictures Corp. [9]
- CineNomad School [1]
- Cinekap [2]
- Cinema Center Films [3]
- Cinema V [21]
- CinemaScope [1]
- Cinemation Industries [19]
- Colorama Features Inc. [16]
- Columbia Pictures [58]
- Columbia Pictures Corporation [1]
- Columbia Pictures Industries [3]
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. [35]
- Columbia Pictures Release [1]
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International [1]
- Comedian International [1]
- Continental Distributing, Inc. [1]
- DCA [1]
- Danjaq S. A. [1]
- Declic Plus & Imagi'nation [1]
- Dimension Pictures Release [1]
- Dimension Pictures, Inc. [1]
- Dino De Laurentiis Corporation [3]
- Douglas Films Argentina [1]
- DreamWorks Pictures [1]
- Elektra Entertainment [1]
- Emmalyn Productions ; National Museum of African Art [1]
- Enterprise [1]
- Esprit Libre Production [1]
- Falcon International Production [8]
- Fanfare Corporation [2]
- First Priority Music ; Eastweat Records America / EEG [1]
- Forward Films [3]
- Fox Broadcasting Company [3]
- Gat & Papinaprod [1]
- General Film Corp. [2]
- Globe Enterprises [7]
- Gove Press [1]
- Governor's Letter [1]
- Gramercy Pictures [1]
- Group W Productions [8]
- Grove Press [12]
- Hal Roach Distribution Corp. [2]
- Hammer Brothers [13]
- HandMade Films [1]
- Helicotronc & Spinach Productions [1]
- Hollywood Pictures Company [1]
- Hollywood Productions [1]
- Howard Mahler Films [6]
- I.R.S. Releasing [1]
- ICPR [2]
- IPC ; Dalia Productions [1]
- Independent Television Service [1]
- Independent-International Pictures Corp. [1]
- Island Pictures [1]
- Jack H. Harris Enterprises, Inc. [2]
- Jobete Film Corporation [1]
- KCET (Los Angeles) [1]
- Kino International [2]
- Kykyville Ltd & Cine-Africa Production [1]
- Largo International N.V. [1]
- Les Films Cisse [2]
- Les Films de l'Atelier [1]
- Les Films de la Passerelle [1]
- Lexx Concepts [1]
- Lifetime Television [1]
- Lion Gate Films [7]
- Loew's Inc. [1]
- Loew's Incorporated [2]
- Lopart Films [1]
- Los Angeles Times Syndicate [1]
- Losing Ground Productions [2]
- Mac-Mit Production [2]
- Malcolm-Browne Production [1]
- Mardi Gras Productions, Inc. [1]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. [29]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc. [3]
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. [17]
- Metropolitan Filmexport ; Miramax Films [8]
- Miles Educational Film Productions, Inc. [1]
- Miramax Films [15]
- Mirisch Production Company ; United Artists [1]
- Mississippi Valley Collection, Memphis State University [1]
- Monarchy Enterprises ; Regency Entertainment [1]
- Monogram Picture [1]
- Movie Star News [1]
- NBC [24]
- National Broadcasting Co. [1]
- National Broadcasting Co., Inc. [3]
- National Broadcasting Company, Inc. [1]
- National Film Board of Canada [2]
- National General Pictures [2]
- National General Pictures Corp. [1]
- National Screen Service Corp. [4]
- New Horizons Home Video. [1]
- New Line Cinema, Inc. [2]
- New Line Productions [1]
- New Line Productions, Inc. [1]
- New Visions Pictures [1]
- New World Pictures [1]
- New World Pictures, Inc. [9]
- Norman Film Mfg. Co. [3]
- Norman Film Mfg. Col. [1]
- Norman Studios [43]
- Olympic International Films [1]
- Omni Pictures Corporation [1]
- Onyx Pictures Corp. [1]
- Orion Pictures Corporation [7]
- Othias Medias [2]
- PBS [18]
- PDP Entertainment [1]
- POV [1]
- PRC Pictures [1]
- Palomar Pictures [4]
- Paramount [3]
- Paramount Picture Corporation [1]
- Paramount Pictures [65]
- Paramount Pictures Corporation [62]
- Pathé [1]
- Plan B [1]
- Plaza Pictures [2]
- Polygram Films Entertainment [8]
- Prima Linéa Productions [2]
- Produzioni de Laurentiis Inter. [1]
- Quincy Jones Productions ; A&M Records [1]
- Qwest Records ; Gail Roberts Public Relations [1]
- RCA ; Chardon, Inc. [1]
- RCA Victor [1]
- RKO Pictures; Universal Pictures [1]
- RKO Radio Pictures [1]
- Record Pictures Corp. [5]
- Regency Enterprises V.O.F. ; Le Studio Canal [1]
- Rizzoli Film Distributors, Inc. [22]
- Sagittarius [8]
- Samuel Goldwyn [1]
- Screen Gems [1]
- Screen Gems, Inc. [4]
- Scribe Video Center [1]
- Security Pictures Inc. [5]
- Showmen's Pictures, Inc. [1]
- Sigma Productions [1]
- Sonic [12]
- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. [5]
- Stellar Productions, Inc. [1]
- Strictness Productions [2]
- Strictness Productions & Dream Focus [1]
- Taft Entertainment Pictures ; Keith Barish Productions [1]
- The Cool World Co. [3]
- The Fanfare Corporation [6]
- The Film League Inc [1]
- The Movie Channel [1]
- Theatre Arts [1]
- Time, Inc. ; London Films [1]
- Toddy Pictures [3]
- Toddy Pictures Co. [13]
- Tomorrow Pictures [2]
- Tomorrow Pictures & GIC GCC [1]
- Touchstone Pictures [9]
- Touchstone Pictures ; Samuel Goldwyn Company [1]
- Tri-Star Pictures Inc. [3]
- Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. [14]
- TriStar Pictures, Inc. [1]
- Trimark Pictures [1]
- Trimark Pictures, Inc. [1]
- Twentieth Century Fox [35]
- U.S. Films, Inc. [1]
- UCAO-UUBA [2]
- United Artist Corp. [45]
- United Artists [78]
- United Artists Corp. [11]
- United Artists Corporation [12]
- United Paramount Network [1]
- Universal City Studios, Inc. [30]
- Universal Picture Company, Inc. [6]
- Universal Pictures [6]
- Universal Pictures Co., Inc. [1]
- Universal Television [1]
- Universal-International [10]
- Valeur Albinos [1]
- Verein Sahel Tirol [1]
- Vraivrai films, Onezik [1]
- WB Network [3]
- WGBH [1]
- WNET/THIRTEEN ; WETA [3]
- Warner Bros. [88]
- Warner Bros. Inc. [82]
- Warner Bros. Pictures [5]
- Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Corporation [1]
- Warner Bros., Inc. [4]
- Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. [13]
- Warner Española [16]
- Water Productions, Inc. [1]
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation [1]
- Wide World Photos [1]
- William Greaves Productions, Inc. [7]
- William Morris Agency [1]
- Wimmin with a Mission [3]
- Yang Fight Prod [1]
- cinekap [2]
Publication Date
- 1850-1859 [1]
  
  1856 [1]
- 1890-1899 [1]
  
  1890 [1]
- 1900-1909 [3]
  
  1903 [3]
- 1910-1919 [6]
  
  1919 [6]
- 1920-1929 [51]
  
  1920 [1]
  
  1922 [11]
  
  1923 [17]
  
  1924 [1]
  
  1926 [7]
  
  1927 [2]
  
  1928 [8]
  
  1929 [4]
- 1930-1939 [35]
  
  1930 [1]
  
  1934 [1]
  
  1935 [2]
  
  1936 [6]
  
  1937 [14]
  
  1938 [8]
  
  1939 [3]
- 1940-1949 [29]
  
  1940 [1]
  
  1941 [1]
  
  1942 [1]
  
  1943 [4]
  
  1944 [5]
  
  1945 [1]
  
  1946 [2]
  
  1947 [8]
  
  1948 [2]
  
  1949 [4]
- 1950-1959 [115]
  
  1950 [3]
  
  1951 [3]
  
  1952 [9]
  
  1953 [8]
  
  1954 [3]
  
  1955 [3]
  
  1956 [6]
  
  1957 [24]
  
  1958 [29]
  
  1959 [27]
- 1960-1969 [283]
  
  1960 [19]
  
  1961 [4]
  
  1962 [13]
  
  1963 [41]
  
  1964 [36]
  
  1965 [10]
  
  1966 [13]
  
  1967 [38]
  
  1968 [67]
  
  1969 [42]
- 1970-1979 [693]
  
  1970 [103]
  
  1971 [50]
  
  1972 [128]
  
  1973 [111]
  
  1974 [69]
  
  1975 [43]
  
  1976 [78]
  
  1977 [57]
  
  1978 [22]
  
  1979 [32]
- 1980-1989 [389]
  
  1980 [37]
  
  1981 [21]
  
  1982 [40]
  
  1983 [10]
  
  1984 [12]
  
  1985 [44]
  
  1986 [78]
  
  1987 [72]
  
  1988 [54]
  
  1989 [21]
- 1990-1999 [219]
  
  1990 [19]
  
  1991 [44]
  
  1992 [43]
  
  1993 [19]
  
  1994 [14]
  
  1995 [24]
  
  1996 [19]
  
  1997 [15]
  
  1998 [12]
  
  1999 [10]
- 2000-2009 [55]
  
  2000 [25]
  
  2001 [6]
  
  2002 [8]
  
  2003 [6]
  
  2007 [2]
  
  2008 [1]
  
  2009 [7]
- 2010-2019 [38]
  
  2010 [2]
  
  2012 [2]
  
  2013 [1]
  
  2016 [4]
  
  2017 [11]
  
  2018 [12]
  
  2019 [6]
Date
- 1910-1919 [1]
  
  1917 [1]
- 1920-1929 [3]
  
  1921 [1]
  
  1925 [2]
- 1930-1939 [3]
  
  1930 [1]
  
  1934 [1]
  
  1936 [1]
- 1940-1949 [2]
  
  1945 [1]
  
  1949 [1]
- 1950-1959 [4]
  
  1950 [1]
  
  1951 [1]
  
  1956 [2]
- 1960-1969 [54]
  
  1960 [7]
  
  1963 [1]
  
  1964 [1]
  
  1966 [40]
  
  1968 [5]
- 1970-1979 [16]
  
  1970 [2]
  
  1972 [7]
  
  1973 [1]
  
  1974 [1]
  
  1976 [1]
  
  1977 [1]
  
  1978 [2]
  
  1979 [1]
- 1980-1989 [169]
  
  1980 [2]
  
  1981 [5]
  
  1982 [4]
  
  1983 [19]
  
  1984 [6]
  
  1985 [80]
  
  1987 [40]
  
  1988 [9]
  
  1989 [4]
- 1990-1999 [278]
  
  1990 [6]
  
  1991 [10]
  
  1992 [112]
  
  1994 [102]
  
  1995 [5]
  
  1996 [1]
  
  1997 [4]
  
  1998 [19]
  
  1999 [19]
- 2000-2009 [50]
  
  2000 [43]
  
  2002 [6]
  
  2003 [1]
Pictured
- Klotman, Phyllis Rauch [157]
- Poitier, Sidney [106]
- Jones, James Earl [44]
- Muse, Clarence [40]
- Brown, Jim, 1936- [37]
- Cambridge, Godfrey, 1933-1976 [37]
- Marshall, William, 1924-2003 [34]
- Gibson, Gloria J. [32]
- Belafonte, Harry, 1927- [29]
- McCluskey, Audrey Thomas [28]
- Abbott, Abdul Malik [1]
- Ackerman, Michael (Actor) [1]
- Acosta, Rodolfo, 1920-1974? [1]
- Adams, Arthur [1]
- African American Choral Ensemble [4]
- Aiello, Danny, 1933- [1]
- Akomfrah, John [1]
- Alan Freed Band [1]
- Alda, Alan, 1936- [4]
- Alexander, Erika [1]
- Alexander, Jane, 1939- [5]
- Alexander, Khandi, 1957- [2]
- Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 [4]
- Alice, Mary, 1941- [1]
- Allen, Byron, 1961- [1]
- Allen, Debbie, 1950- [3]
- Allen, Gavin [1]
- Allen, Jonelle [6]
- Alporter, André (Filmmaker) [1]
- Amarilla, Florencio, 1935-2012 [1]
- Amata, John, 1925-1997 [1]
- Ambrose, Amanda [1]
- Amos, John, 1939- [2]
- Anda, Peter de, 1938- [2]
- Anderson, Adisa [5]
- Anderson, Carl, 1945-2004 [1]
- Anderson, David-Alan [1]
- Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977 [1]
- Anderson, Madeline [1]
- Anderson, Paul, 1965- [1]
- Anderson, Richard, 1926-2017 [1]
- Anderson, Stanley, 1939- [1]
- Anderson, Thomas, 1905-1996 [1]
- Andrew, Michael (Actor) [1]
- Andrews, Tina [7]
- Angelou, Maya [3]
- Angustain, Ira, 1958- [1]
- Ansah, Kwaw [4]
- Anyidoho, Kofi [1]
- Arbus, Allan, 1918-2013 [1]
- Argo, Victor [1]
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 [6]
- Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956 [1]
- Art Deco and his Society Orchestra [1]
- Ashford & Simpson (Musical group) [1]
- Ashton, John, 1948- [3]
- Atkins, Essence, 1972- [1]
- Aveh, Afircanus [1]
- Avery, Byllye, 1937- [1]
- Avery, Margaret [8]
- Avery, Shondrella [1]
- Avery, Val [4]
- Aykroyd, Dan [1]
- Azizi, Khepera [1]
- B-52's (Musical group) [1]
- Ba, Ibrahima (Actors) [1]
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 [1]
- Bado, Jules A. [1]
- Bailey, Pearl [4]
- Bain, Conrad, 1923-2013 [3]
- Baird, Harry [6]
- Baker, Ella, 1903-1986 [1]
- Baker, Frank (Actor) [1]
- Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 [4]
- Balaban, Bob [1]
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 [2]
- Bale, Christian, 1974- [1]
- Balk, Fairuza [1]
- Ballenger, Melvonna, 1954-2003 [1]
- Balogun, Ola, 1945- [2]
- Bambara, Toni Cade [4]
- Banks, Tyra [1]
- Banning, Kass [3]
- Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 [1]
- Barbara-O [2]
- Barbour, John, 1933- [1]
- Barkum, Jerome, 1950- [1]
- Barlow, John D., 1934- [1]
- Barnes, Priscilla, 1955- [1]
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 [1]
- Barnwell, Ysaye M. [1]
- Barrie, Barbara [8]
- Barry, Gene [5]
- Basie, Count, 1904-1984 [1]
- Bassett, Angela [9]
- Bassette, John H., 1915-2002 [1]
- Bates, Michael, 1920-1978 [2]
- Batinkoff, Randall, 1968- [1]
- Bauchau, Patrick [1]
- Beals, Jennifer [1]
- Bean Sprouts [1]
- Beaubian, Susan [1]
- Beauvais, Garcelle, 1966- [1]
- Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962 [4]
- Beckham, Michael [1]
- Beery, Noah, 1913-1994 [1]
- Begley, Ed, 1901-1970 [3]
- Beige Beauts (Dance troupe) [1]
- Belafonte, Harry, 1927- [29]
- Bell, Jeanne, 1943- [1]
- Bellamy, Ned, 1957- [1]
- Belushi, James, 1954- [1]
- Benedict, Paul, 1938-2008 [1]
- Bening, Annette [1]
- Benjamin, Paul, 1938- [1]
- Bennett, John Aaron, 1984- [1]
- Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 [1]
- Bentley, Lamont, 1973-2005 [1]
- Bergansky, Chuck, 1933-2017 [1]
- Bernard, Jason [1]
- Bernie, Casey [1]
- Berry, Fred, 1951-2003 [1]
- Berry, Halle [7]
- Bert (Fictitious character : Henson) [1]
- Bey, Marki, 1947- [2]
- Beyer, Troy, 1964- [1]
- Bieri, Ramon [1]
- Big Bird (Fictitious character) [1]
- Bikel, Theodore [1]
- Billops, Camille [13]
- Black, Danny (Actor) [1]
- Blair, Betsy, 1923-2009 [2]
- Blair, Charles [3]
- Blancke, Sandrine, 1978 [1]
- Bledsoe, Tempestt [2]
- Blind Blake, 1915-1986 [1]
- Blue, Carroll Parrott [2]
- Blunt, Augie [1]
- Boatman, Michael, 1964- [3]
- Bobo, Jacqueline [1]
- Bogle, Donald [2]
- Bonet, Lisa, 1967- [2]
- Bonnell, Vivian, 1924-2003 [1]
- Boone, Richard [4]
- Bourne, St. Clair, 1943-2007 [1]
- Boutsikaris, Dennis [2]
- Bove, Linda [1]
- Bowser, Pearl, 1931- [3]
- Boyd, Kathryn (Actress) [7]
- Boyd, Todd [10]
- Brandis, Jonathan, 1976-2003 [1]
- Brandt, Janet, 1914-2004 [1]
- Brandy, 1979- [1]
- Brealond, Toney [1]
- Brice, John [1]
- Bridges, Lloyd [1]
- Bridges, Todd, 1965- [3]
- Briggs, Bunny [1]
- Bright, Richard, 1937-2006 [1]
- Brimley, Wilford, 1934- [1]
- Brisebois, Danielle, 1969- [1]
- Brodhead, James, 1932-2012 [1]
- Brogan, Jimmy, 1948- [1]
- Brooke, Sandy (Actress) [2]
- Brooke, Sorrell, 1930-1994 [3]
- Brooks, Avery [1]
- Brother Newz (Rapper) [1]
- Brown, Carl [1]
- Brown, Georg Stanford [1]
- Brown, Jim, 1936- [37]
- Brown, Juanita, 1951-1981 [1]
- Brown, Michael [1]
- Brown, Oscar, Jr., 1926-2005 [1]
- Brown, Sharon, 1962- [1]
- Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 [1]
- Browne, Roscoe Lee [6]
- Bruce, Michael [2]
- Bruckheimer, Jerry [1]
- Bryant, Joy, 1976- [2]
- Brynner, Yul [1]
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- Casey, Bernie [8]
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- Caulfield, Joan, 1922-1991 [1]
- Chamberlin, Lee [1]
- Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 [3]
- Charleson, Leslie, 1945- [1]
- Chase, Annazette [2]
- Checker, Chubby, 1941- [1]
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- Chenzira, Ayoka [5]
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- Ernie (Fictitious character : Henson) [1]
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- Herron, Cindy, 1961- [2]
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- Jerido, Ebony [1]
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- Miles, William, 1931-2013 [9]
- Milland, Ray [4]
- Miller, Flournoy E., 1886-1971 [2]
- Miller, Tangi, 1970- [1]
- Mills Brothers [2]
- Mills, Stephanie, 1957- [1]
- Mimieux, Yvette [1]
- Mims, Sergio [1]
- Mirren, Helen [1]
- Mitchell, Brian Stokes [3]
- Mitchell, Gwendolyn A. (Gwendolyn Ann), 1955- [1]
- Mitchell, Pat, 1943- [2]
- Mitchell, Yvonne [1]
- Modine, Matthew [1]
- Moerane, Manasseh [1]
- Mokae, Zakes [1]
- Monamodi, I. Seboko [4]
- Moody, Lynne, 1950- [1]
- Moore, Archie, 1913-1998 [3]
- Moore, Dudley, 1935-2002 [1]
- Moore, Francine Claudia [1]
- Moore, Gatemouth, 1913-2004 [2]
- Moore, Juanita [1]
- Moore, Kaycee [3]
- Moore, Melba [2]
- Moore, Roger, 1927-2017 [1]
- Moran, Erin, 1960-2017 [2]
- Moreland, Mantan [6]
- Moreno, Rita, 1931- [1]
- Morgan, Debbi, 1956- [2]
- Morgan, Kenneth [2]
- Moriarty, Michael, 1941- [2]
- Morton, Randy (Actor) [1]
- Moses, Liz (Actress) [2]
- Moses, Lucia Lynn, 1908- [1]
- Mosley, Roger E., 1944- [13]
- Moss, Carlton [1]
- Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 [6]
- Motojicho [1]
- Moyo, Alois, 1966- [1]
- Mpoudja, Tony, 1981- [1]
- Mr. T [1]
- Mugabe, Robert Gabriel, 1924- [1]
- Muhammad, Elijah, 1897-1975 [1]
- Muldaur, Diana [1]
- Mulligan, Richard, 1932-2000 [1]
- Mumba, Samantha [1]
- Mungen, Donna [1]
- Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 [1]
- Murdock, George [1]
- Murphy, Dareece [1]
- Murphy, Eddie, 1961 [1]
- Murphy, Eddie, 1961- [12]
- Murphy, George, 1902-1992 [1]
- Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21- [1]
- Murray, Don, 1929- [1]
- Muse, Clarence [40]
- Nacro, Fanta Régina [1]
- Najee-Ullah, Mansoor [3]
- Nash, Johnny [6]
- Ndiay, Yunus [4]
- Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 [1]
- Nee-Owoo, Kwate, 1944- [1]
- Neill, Sam [2]
- Neilson, John, 1944-2000 [1]
- Nelson, Felix P., 1913-1998 [4]
- Nelson, Haywood [1]
- Nelson, Nan-Lynn [1]
- Nelson, Patriece [1]
- Nelson, Stanley, 1955- [1]
- Newley, Anthony [1]
- Newman, Phyllis, 1935- [1]
- Newton, Thandie, 1972- [1]
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938- [2]
- Niang, Isseu [3]
- Niang, Rokhaya [1]
- Nicholas, Denise, 1944- [12]
- Nichols, Nichelle [2]
- Nicholson, Jack [1]
- Nicolas, Bernard (Filmmaker) [1]
- Nielsen, Brigitte, 1963- [2]
- Nielsen, Tom (Actor) [1]
- Nimoy, Leonard [1]
- Nixon, Quinn [1]
- Noble, James, 1922-2016 [1]
- Norman, Madie, 1912-1998 [1]
- Norman, Richard E., 1891-1961 [1]
- Norris, Christopher, 1953- [1]
- Norton, Ken [5]
- Norton-Taylor, Judy, 1958- [1]
- Noseworthy, Jack, 1969- [4]
- Noy, Neta Lee [1]
- Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016 [4]
- O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 [2]
- O'Connor, Carroll [1]
- O'Dell, Bryan [5]
- O'Driscoll, Martha, 1922-1998 [1]
- O'Laughlin?, Gerald S. [1]
- O'Loughlin, Gerald S. [2]
- O'Meara, Patrick [5]
- O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992 [6]
- O'Neal, Ron [5]
- O'Neil, Tricia [4]
- O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013 [7]
- Oates, Connie [1]
- Oates, Warren, 1928-1982 [4]
- Ocasek, Ric [1]
- Ogunleye, Foluke [1]
- Olatunji, Babatunde [1]
- Oliva, Sergio [5]
- Oliver, Susan, 1932-1990 [3]
- Olson, Rosemary [1]
- Onookome, Okome [1]
- Onwurah, Ngozi [3]
- Orlando, Tony [4]
- Orman, Roscoe, 1944- [1]
- Ortiz, Ginny (Actress) [2]
- Oschino, 1978- [1]
- Ouedraogo, Idrissa, 1954-2018 [1]
- Overton, Bill, 1947- [1]
- Pace, Judy, 1946- [6]
- Pacino, Al, 1940- [1]
- Page, Harrison [1]
- Page, Kari [2]
- Palmer, Robert [1]
- Parham, Glover [1]
- Parkerson, Michelle [23]
- Parks, Andrew, 1951- [1]
- Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 [10]
- Parks, Gordon, 1934-1979 [1]
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 [2]
- Parks, Trina [1]
- Parr, Stephen, 1947- [1]
- Parsons, Estelle [5]
- Patrick, Nigel [3]
- Paulk, Marcus T. [1]
- Payne, Bruce, 1960- [1]
- Payne, Freda [1]
- Peach, Mary, 1934- [1]
- Pearce, Guy, 1967- [1]
- Pease, Kelly (Actor) [1]
- Peete, Holly Robinson, 1964- [1]
- Pemberton,Tom (Actor) [1]
- Penn-Erskine, Carol [1]
- Perez, Jose [1]
- Perkins, William Eric [4]
- Perry, Stephen, 1952- [1]
- Perry, Steven, 1952- [1]
- Perry, Wolfe L., 1957- [1]
- Pertwee, Sean [1]
- Peters, Brock [3]
- Peterson, Oscar [1]
- Petty, Lori [2]
- Peña, Elizabeth [2]
- Philips, Mary, 1900-1975 [1]
- Phillips, Joseph C., 1962- [5]
- Phoenix, River [1]
- Pickett, Bill, approximately 1860-1932 [1]
- Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984 [1]
- Pierce, Mark, 1958- [1]
- Pierson, M. [1]
- Pilot, Bernice [1]
- Pincheon, Bill S. [1]
- Pires, Kenny (Actor) [1]
- Plato, Dana [3]
- Platters (Musical group) [1]
- Plimpton, Martha, 1970- [1]
- Plummer, Glenn, 1966- [2]
- Poitier, Sidney [106]
- Polley, Claudia Anne, 1949- [1]
- Ponterotto, Donna [1]
- Powell, Maxine, 1915-2013 [10]
- Preston, J.A. [1]
- Preston, Kelly [1]
- Pride, Charley [1]
- Prince [1]
- Prince, William, 1913-1996 [1]
- Princess Kouka [1]
- Pringle, Joan [2]
City
- Indianapolis [230]
- Bloomington [184]
- New York City [73]
- Paris [18]
- Washington [12]
- Ouagadougou [11]
- Philadelphia [11]
- Glasgow [9]
- Los Angeles [6]
- Oakland [6]
- Abidjan [1]
- Adjiban [1]
- Atlanta [2]
- Bamako [1]
- Bloomington [184]
- Bristol [1]
- Carlisle [1]
- Chicago [3]
- Creedmore [1]
- Dakar [1]
- Denver [1]
- Farley Hill [5]
- Galveston [1]
- Glasgow [9]
- Grand-Bassam [1]
- Hollywood [2]
- Indianapolis [230]
- Istanbul [1]
- Johannesburg [2]
- Lagos [1]
- Las Vegas [1]
- Legos [1]
- Leopoldville [4]
- London [2]
- Los Angeles [6]
- Matam [1]
- Mbam [1]
- Miami [1]
- Montgomery [2]
- New Orleans [4]
- New Rochelle [1]
- New York City [73]
- Newark [1]
- Nindje [1]
- Oakland [6]
- Ouagadougou [11]
- Painesville [1]
- Paris [18]
- Philadelphia [11]
- Reno [1]
- San Francisco [3]
- Venice [1]
- Washington [12]
- Watts [1]
- Wilberforce [1]
- Zogota [1]
State
- Indiana [481]
- New York [73]
- California [26]
- District of Columbia [12]
- Pennsylvania [12]
- Nguru [5]
- Kansas [4]
- Louisiana [4]
- Illinois [3]
- Ohio [3]
- Alabama [2]
- California [26]
- Colorado [1]
- District of Columbia [12]
- Florida [1]
- Georgia [2]
- Hawaii [1]
- Illinois [3]
- Indiana [481]
- Kansas [4]
- Louisiana [4]
- Mississippi [1]
- Nevada [2]
- New Jersey [1]
- New York [73]
- Nguru [5]
- North Carolina [1]
- Ohio [3]
- Pennsylvania [12]
- Texas [1]
Country
- United States [2,417]
- United Kingdom [48]
- France [31]
- Burkina Faso [22]
- Senegal [20]
- South Africa [15]
- Caribbean [12]
- Mali [11]
- Mexico [11]
- Scotland [9]
- Afghanistan [1]
- Africa, French-speaking Equatorial [2]
- Austria [1]
- Bahamas [2]
- Barbados [5]
- Belgian Congo [1]
- Belgium [4]
- Benin [5]
- Brazil [5]
- Burkina Faso [22]
- Cameroon [5]
- Caribbean [12]
- Congo (Democratic Republic) [6]
- Côte d'Ivoire [2]
- Egypt [1]
- England [8]
- Eritrea [1]
- France [31]
- French [1]
- Germany [1]
- Ghana [1]
- Guinea [1]
- Haiti [1]
- Iraq [1]
- Italy [2]
- Jamaica [5]
- Kenya [2]
- Mali [11]
- Mexico [11]
- Nassau Island (Cook Islands) [3]
- New Zealand [1]
- Nigeria [7]
- Sahel Region [1]
- Scotland [9]
- Senegal [20]
- Senegalese [1]
- South Africa [15]
- Spain [1]
- Syria [1]
- Tanzania [1]
- The Congo [3]
- Togo [3]
- Turkey [1]
- United Kingdom [48]
- United States [2,417]
- Vietnam [1]
- Zimbabwe [1]
- ‎Côte d'Ivoire [2]
Subject
- African Americans [2,214]
- Photographs [2,141]
- Men [2,068]
- Actors [1,410]
- Film stills [1,309]
- Actresses [825]
- Fiction films [486]
- Lobby cards [470]
- Crime films [464]
- Action and adventure films [407]
- AIDS (Disease) [1]
- Abandoned buildings [2]
- Abolitionists [4]
- Abused women [9]
- Accidents [5]
- Accordions [1]
- Acrobatics [1]
- Action & adventure dramas [1]
- Action and adventure films [407]
- Action and adventure television programs [2]
- Activists [34]
- Actors [1,410]
- Actress [1]
- Actresses [825]
- Afghanis [1]
- African American choirs [5]
- African Americans [2,214]
- Africans [13]
- Africans in motion pictures [51]
- Agricultural laborers [1]
- Air pilots [10]
- Airplanes [9]
- Albinos [2]
- Alcoholic beverages [10]
- Algae [1]
- Aliens [1]
- Alleys [5]
- Altars [2]
- Ambulances [1]
- Ambushes [6]
- Ammunition [3]
- Amputation [1]
- Amputees [2]
- Amusement parks [1]
- Angels [3]
- Animal traps [2]
- Animated films [3]
- Animation [2]
- Animators [1]
- Antelopes [2]
- Anvils [1]
- Apartment houses [3]
- Apartments [2]
- Apes [3]
- Arabs in motion pictures [3]
- Archives [10]
- Archivists [7]
- Argentinians [1]
- Armor [2]
- Arrangers (Musicians) [2]
- Arrows [1]
- Art objects [1]
- Artists [13]
- Asian Americans [7]
- Astronauts [9]
- Asylums [1]
- Athletes [1]
- Attics [1]
- Auctions [2]
- Audiences [44]
- Austrians [2]
- Austrians in motion pictures [1]
- Authors [97]
- Autobiles [1]
- Autographing [7]
- Autographs [15]
- Automobile service stations [1]
- Automobiles [57]
- Awards [10]
- Backyards [1]
- Bags [5]
- Bahamians [102]
- Bailiffs [1]
- Baking [1]
- Balconies [6]
- Baldness [1]
- Ballet dancers [1]
- Balloons (Aircraft) [1]
- Bandages [1]
- Bands [26]
- Banjos [4]
- Banks [1]
- Banquets [2]
- Barbecue grills [1]
- Barbers [1]
- Barges [1]
- Barns [2]
- Barracks [1]
- Barrels [4]
- Bars [12]
- Bars (Furniture) [4]
- Bartenders [3]
- Baseball [1]
- Baseball bats [1]
- Baseball players [5]
- Basins (Containers) [1]
- Basketball [3]
- Basketball players [5]
- Baskets [3]
- Bathing [4]
- Bathing beauties [3]
- Bathing suits [2]
- Bathrobes [3]
- Bathrooms [7]
- Bathtubs & showers [1]
- Bats [1]
- Battlefields [1]
- Beaches [17]
- Beads [5]
- Beans [1]
- Beards [1]
- Beat generation [1]
- Beating [1]
- Beauty shops [1]
- Bedouins in motion pictures [1]
- Bedrooms [19]
- Beds [40]
- Beer [3]
- Bees [1]
- Belgians [2]
- Belizeans [1]
- Belly dance [1]
- Belts (Clothing) [4]
- Benches [4]
- Beninese [1]
- Beverages [5]
- Bible films [3]
- Bible--In motion pictures [3]
- Bibles [3]
- Bicycles & tricycles [4]
- Billiard balls [1]
- Billiards [1]
- Binoculars [1]
- Biographical films [72]
- Biographical television programs [4]
- Birdcages [1]
- Birds [2]
- Birthday parties [1]
- Bishops [1]
- Blackboards [5]
- Blackface entertainers [2]
- Blacks [2]
- Blankets [3]
- Blind persons [10]
- Blocks (Toys) [1]
- Blood [4]
- Blood transfusions [3]
- Bloodhounds [1]
- Blues singers [3]
- Board games [1]
- Boats [4]
- Bodybuilders [6]
- Bodyguards [1]
- Bombs [1]
- Bookcases [12]
- Books [9]
- Bookstacks [1]
- Bottles [4]
- Boulders [1]
- Bouquets [11]
- Bow ties [1]
- Bowls (Tableware) [3]
- Bows (Weapons) [2]
- Boxers (Sports) [15]
- Boxing [4]
- Boys [79]
- Bracelets [1]
- Brazilians [4]
- Bread [1]
- Breasts [1]
- Bricks [7]
- Brides [6]
- Bridges [1]
- British [31]
- Broken glass [1]
- Buildings [3]
- Bullet holes [1]
- Bulletin boards [1]
- Bullies [3]
- Bulls [1]
- Bunk beds [3]
- Burkinabe [15]
- Bus stops [1]
- Buses [4]
- Business people [3]
- Butchers [1]
- Butlers [2]
- Buttes [1]
- Cabinets (Case furniture) [2]
- Cabins [3]
- Cafes [1]
- Cages [4]
- Cakes [4]
- Calypso musicians [1]
- Camels [2]
- Camera operators [26]
- Cameras [8]
- Cameroonese [4]
- Camouflage (Military science) [2]
- Canadians [10]
- Candelabras [2]
- Candles [5]
- Canes [1]
- Cannon balls [1]
- Cannons [1]
- Canoes [3]
- Cans [1]
- Capes [1]
- Capes (Clothing) [4]
- Cardinals [1]
- Caricatures [2]
- Carnations [1]
- Carnivals [1]
- Carriages & coaches [2]
- Cars [1]
- Carts & wagons [7]
- Cash registers [1]
- Castaways [15]
- Caterpillars [1]
- Cattle [2]
- Cavalry [1]
- Cells (Rooms & spaces) [3]
- Cellular telephones [1]
- Cemeteries [6]
- Chains [8]
- Chairs [11]
- Chandeliers [1]
- Charts [1]
- Chasing [2]
- Checkers [2]
- Cheering [1]
- Cheetahs [1]
- Chess [1]
- Chickens [3]
- Children [127]
- Children's films [2]
- Children's television programs [5]
- Choirs (Music) [8]
- Choreographers [4]
- Christmas cards [1]
- Christmas presents [1]
- Christmas television programs [6]
- Christmas trees [3]
- Churches [10]
- Cigarettes [9]
- Cigars [10]
- Cinematography [1]
- Circuses & shows [1]
- Cities & towns [6]
- Cityscapes [3]
- Civil rights leaders [9]
- Clarinets [1]
- Classified defense information [1]
- Classrooms [43]
- Clergy [1]
- Climbing [1]
- Clocks [1]
- Clocks & watches [2]
- Clotheslines [1]
- Clouds [3]
- Clowns [1]
- Clubhouses [1]
- Coaches (Athletics) [2]
- Coats [13]
- Cobblestone streets [1]
- Coconuts [1]
- Coffee [1]
- Coffee cups [6]
- Coffins [3]
- Collars [3]
- College administrators [11]
- College presidents [1]
- College teachers [4]
- Combs [1]
- Comedians [95]
- Comedy films [290]
- Communication [10]
- Communion [1]
- Communists [1]
- Composers [10]
- Composite photographs [1]
- Computers [8]
- Concentration camps [1]
- Concert television programs [9]
- Concerts [2]
- Concrete [1]
- Conducting [1]
- Conductors [1]
- Conductors (Music) [1]
- Conference rooms [1]
- Congolese [9]
- Congolese in motion pictures [1]
- Containers [2]
- Contests [1]
- Cookery [2]
- Cooks [1]
- Correspondence [1]
- Corsages [1]
- Costumes [5]
- Cotton pickers [1]
- Cotton plantations [1]
- Couches [2]
- Counters [2]
- Couples [91]
- Courthouses [2]
- Courtrooms [15]
- Covered wagons [3]
- Cowboy hats [3]
- Cowboys [48]
- Cowgirls [1]
- Cows [2]
- Crates [3]
- Cribs (Children's beds) [1]
- Crime films [464]
- Criminal investigations [1]
- Criminals [18]
- Critics [3]
- Cross burning [1]
- Cross dressing [5]
- Crosses [5]
- Crosswalks [1]
- Crowds [30]
- Crowns [2]
- Crucifixes [3]
- Crying [4]
- Cubans [5]
- Cultural facilities [1]
- Curators [1]
- DNA [1]
- Daggers & swords [4]
- Dance [5]
- Dance floors [2]
- Dance halls [1]
- Dancers [39]
- Danes [1]
- Daughters [1]
- Dead animals [4]
- Dead persons [26]
- Deathbeds [1]
- Debris [1]
- Decapitations [1]
- Decorations [1]
- Dedications [2]
- Delivery boys [2]
- Demonstrations [1]
- Dentistry [1]
- Department stores [1]
- Deserts [20]
- Desks [6]
- Detective & mystery television programs [1]
- Detective and mystery films [56]
- Detectives [24]
- Diners (Restaurants) [2]
- Dining rooms [2]
- Dining tables [12]
- Diplomats [2]
- Dirt [3]
- Dirt roads [9]
- Disabled veterans [1]
- Disaster films [2]
- Discotheques [1]
- Diving suits [2]
- Documentary films [52]
- Documentary television programs [13]
- Documentary-style films [58]
- Dogs [10]
- Dolls [1]
- Doormen [1]
- Doors & doorways [8]
- Double basses [1]
- Doughnuts [3]
- Drama [1]
- Dramatists [37]
- Draperies [5]
- Drawing [1]
- Drawings [1]
- Dresses [18]
- Drug dealers [5]
- Drums (Musical instruments) [9]
- Dunes [1]
- Dutch in motion pictures [2]
- Dwarfs [1]
- Earrings [8]
- Eating & drinking [4]
- Eavesdropping [1]
- Educational television programs [6]
- Egyptians [2]
- Electric signs [1]
- Elephants [3]
- Elevators [1]
- Engines [1]
- English [1]
- Entrance halls [1]
- Eritreans [1]
- Ethiopians [12]
- Ethnic stereotypes [6]
- Ethnomusicologists [5]
- Europeans--Kenya [3]
- Evening gowns [1]
- Ex-convicts [2]
- Executions [2]
- Exhibitions [16]
- Exorcism [1]
- Experimental films [1]
- Exploitation films [39]
- Explosions [1]
- Explosives [1]
- Eye patches [2]
- Eyeglasses [12]
- Faces [3]
- Falling [4]
- Families [24]
- Family [1]
- Family films [13]
- Fans [1]
- Fans (Accessories) [1]
- Fans (Machinery) [1]
- Fans (Persons) [4]
- Fantasy [1]
- Fantasy films [14]
- Farming [1]
- Farms [3]
- Fashion industry [10]
- Fashion shows [3]
- Fathers [1]
- Feathers [2]
- Feminists [1]
- Fences [17]
- Fencing [1]
- Festivals [5]
- Fezes [1]
- Fiction films [486]
- Fighting [54]
- Film noir [1]
- Film stills [1,309]
- Film transparencies [2]
- Filmmakers [1]
- Fingerprinting [2]
- Fingerprints [1]
- Fire [5]
- Fire engines [2]
- Fire escapes [1]
- Fire fighters [1]
- Fire fighters on television [1]
- Firearms [65]
- Fireplaces [2]
- Fires [8]
- Firing squads [2]
- Fishing [1]
- Fishing nets [1]
- Fists [1]
- Flags [2]
- Flags--Confederate States of America [1]
- Flags--United States [17]
- Flashlights [1]
- Fliers (Printed matter) [7]
- Floods [1]
- Flower [1]
- Flowers [19]
- Fog [1]
- Folk singers [1]
- Folklorists [1]
- Food [2]
- Football [1]
- Football players [7]
- Forests [8]
- Forts & fortifications [3]
- Fourth of July celebrations [1]
- France [1]
- French [25]
- Fruit [1]
- Funeral rites & ceremonies [1]
- Funerals [1]
- Fur coats [8]
- Fur garments [4]
- Gamekeepers [1]
- Games [2]
- Gangs [19]
- Gardens [1]
- Gasoline [1]
- Gates [2]
- Gay men [4]
- Gays [1]
- General stores [3]
- Generals [1]
- Genya (African people) [1]
- Germans [1]
- Ghanaians [13]
- Ghost films [2]
- Ghosts [4]
- Gifts [1]
- Giraffes [2]
- Girders [1]
- Girls [47]
- Glassware [2]
- Gloves [1]
- Gospel singers [3]
- Government facilities [1]
- Graffiti [2]
- Grapefruit [1]
- Grasses [2]
- Graves [4]
- Grenades [2]
- Grocery stores [2]
- Grooms (Weddings) [3]
- Guatemalans [3]
- Guineans [1]
- Guitars [19]
- Guyanese [7]
- Gymnasiums [1]
- Hairdressing [4]
- Haitians [1]
- Haitians in motion pictures [3]
- Hand clapping [2]
- Hand lenses [1]
- Handcuffs [4]
- Handguns [93]
- Hands [2]
- Hare krishnas in motion pictures [1]
- Harnesses [1]
- Hats [44]
- Hay [2]
- Headbands (Headgear) [1]
- Headdresses [9]
- Headscarves [5]
- Healers [1]
- Health care personnel [1]
- Hedges (Plants) [1]
- Helicopters [3]
- Helmets [3]
- Hiding [4]
- Hiking [1]
- Hispanic americans [1]
- Historical dramas [1]
- Historical films [23]
- Historical markers [2]
- Holding hands [4]
- Holocaust victims [1]
- Homeless persons [1]
- Horror films [58]
- Horror television programs [1]
- Horses [32]
- Hospital wards [2]
- Hospitals [3]
- Hostages [5]
- Hotel porters [1]
- Hotels [5]
- Houses [4]
- Hugging [22]
- Huts [8]
- Illustrations [2]
- Impresarios [1]
- Independent films [21]
- Indians of North America in motion pictures [13]
- Infantry [1]
- Infants [6]
- Interracial dating [1]
- Interviews [2]
- Inventions [1]
- Iraquis [1]
- Islands [1]
- Ivoirians [1]
- Ivorians [1]
- Ivory [1]
- Jails [7]
- Jamaicans [20]
- Janitors [1]
- Jazz musicians [2]
- Jazz singers [4]
- Jeans (Clothing) [1]
- Jeep automobiles [2]
- Jewelry [7]
- Jews [6]
- Journalists [7]
- Judges [5]
- Jukeboxes [1]
- Jumping [1]
- Kenyans [4]
- Kenyans in motion pictures [5]
- Kettles [2]
- Kissing [16]
- Kitchens [12]
- Knights [1]
- Knives [8]
- Koreans in motion pictures [1]
- Ladders [2]
- Lakes & ponds [1]
- Lampposts [2]
- Lamps [4]
- Lanterns [2]
- Laughter [1]
- Lawns [1]
- Lawyers [8]
- Leaves [1]
- Lecture halls [5]
- Leering [2]
- Legal films [1]
- Legislators [3]
- Legs [1]
- Leis [1]
- Librarians [19]
- Libraries [2]
- Lifeboats [3]
- Light [1]
- Lighting [1]
- Limousines [2]
- Lingerie [6]
- Lions [2]
- Lithographs [1]
- Litters [1]
- Living rooms [31]
- Loading docks [1]
- Lobby cards [470]
- Locker rooms [2]
- Log cabins [1]
- Longshoremen [8]
- Loudspeakers [1]
- Luggage [8]
- Lynchings [1]
- Lyricists [2]
- Machetes [1]
- Machine guns [1]
- Made-for-TV movies [2]
- Male impersonators [1]
- Males [1]
- Malians [9]
- Mannequins [2]
- Maps [3]
- Marijuana [1]
- Marquees [6]
- Marriage [1]
- Marriage proposals [1]
- Martial arts [2]
- Martial arts films [3]
- Martinicans [2]
- Masks [1]
- Massacres [2]
- Mayors [1]
- Meadows [7]
- Meat [1]
- Mechanics (Persons) [1]
- Medals [1]
- Medical aspects of war [1]
- Medical examinations [1]
- Medical television programs [3]
- Medicine [1]
- Mediums [1]
- Meetings [14]
- Megaphones [1]
- Memorabilia [1]
- Memorial rites & ceremonies [1]
- Men [2,068]
- Metalwork [1]
- Mexican Americans [23]
- Mexicans in motion pictures [4]
- Microphones [41]
- Microscopes [2]
- Military air pilots [6]
- Military officers [3]
- Military personnel [3]
- Military police [2]
- Military vehicles [1]
- Milk [3]
- Mirrors [5]
- Missiles [1]
- Missionaries [2]
- Model railroads [1]
- Model ships [1]
- Models [3]
- Money [10]
- Monsters [1]
- Monuments [2]
- Mops & mopsticks [1]
- Mosques [2]
- Mothers [1]
- Motion picture cameras [27]
- Motion picture posters [67]
- Motion picture producers & directors [322]
- Motion picture production & direction [50]
- Motion picture studios [1]
- Motion picture theaters [3]
- Motion pictures--Belgium [1]
- Motion pictures--Benin [5]
- Motion pictures--Brazil [1]
- Motion pictures--Burkina Faso [9]
- Motion pictures--Cameroon [8]
- Motion pictures--Congo (Democratic Republic) [1]
- Motion pictures--Côte d'Ivoire [3]
- Motion pictures--Egypt [1]
- Motion pictures--France [1]
- Motion pictures--Guinea [1]
- Motion pictures--Mali [3]
- Motion pictures--Mexico [1]
- Motion pictures--Senegal [8]
- Motion pictures--Togo [3]
- Motorcycles [5]
- Mountains [11]
- Mud [1]
- Mugshots [1]
- Mules [2]
- Murals [2]
- Music [2]
- Music videos [1]
- Musical films [167]
- Musical instruments [10]
- Musical revues & comedies [1]
- Musicals [1]
- Musicians [194]
- Muslims [16]
- Muslims in motion pictures [5]
- Mustaches [1]
- Nationalism [2]
- Necklaces [15]
- Neckties [12]
- Nets [3]
- Newspaper editors [1]
- Newspapers [8]
- Nigerians [21]
- Nigerien [1]
- Night [2]
- Nightclubs [15]
- Nobel Prize winners [4]
- Nooses [1]
- Nose rings [1]
- Nudes [2]
- Nuns [2]
- Nurses [9]
- Oceans [11]
- Office equipment & supplies [1]
- Office furniture [1]
- Offices [18]
- Oil paintings [1]
- Oil wells [1]
- Orchids [1]
- Organs [2]
- Orphans [1]
- Pails [1]
- Paintings [9]
- Palms [2]
- Paper [1]
- Paperwork [1]
- Parades & processions [1]
- Parking garages [1]
- Parks [9]
- Parlors [1]
- Parole officers [1]
- Parties [1]
- Patios [3]
- Pearls [2]
- Peg legs [10]
- Pendants (Jewelry) [2]
- People associated with agriculture [1]
- People with disabilities [1]
- Percussion instruments [9]
- Performances [61]
- Pest control [1]
- Pharaohs [1]
- Philanthropists [1]
- Phonographs [1]
- Photographers [12]
- Photographs [2,141]
- Physical restraints [5]
- Physicians [13]
- Pianists [3]
- Pianos [26]
- Picnic grounds [1]
- Picnics [1]
- Piers & wharves [3]
- Pipes (Smoking) [1]
- Pirates [1]
- Pitchforks [1]
- Pizza [3]
- Plantation owners [4]
- Plantations [2]
- Plants [4]
- Plaques [3]
- Plastics [1]
- Plates (Tableware) [1]
- Playing cards [2]
- Podiums [55]
- Poets [17]
- Pointing fingers [2]
- Police [75]
- Police brutality [6]
- Police films [9]
- Police stations [9]
- Political campaigns [3]
- Politicians [12]
- Polka dots [1]
- Polygamy [1]
- Poodles [1]
- Pools [2]
- Porches [4]
- Portrait paintings [4]
- Portraits [1]
- Postal cards [1]
- Postal service employees [1]
- Postcards [7]
- Posters [5]
- Pots & pans [1]
- Prayer [2]
- Preachers [15]
- Preaching [2]
- Pregnant women [1]
- Premieres [3]
- Presidential seal [1]
- Presidents [16]
- Presidents' spouses [1]
- Press conferences [9]
- Priests [5]
- Prime ministers [6]
- Princesses [2]
- Prison [1]
- Prison guards [4]
- Prison riots [4]
- Prisoners [45]
- Prisoners of war [2]
- Prisons [16]
- Projectors [2]
- Prostitutes [2]
- Protest movements [1]
- Protest posters [3]
- Psychiatrists [1]
- Public speaking [157]
- Publicity photographs [391]
- Puerto Ricans [5]
- Punishment & torture [3]
- Puppets [3]
- Purses [2]
- Queens [2]
- Questioning [1]
- Quilts [1]
- Quiz shows [1]
- Rabbis [2]
- Racism [4]
- Radio personalities [1]
- Radio producers and directors [1]
- Radio stations [1]
- Radios [2]
- Rafts [4]
- Railings [2]
- Railroad accidents [1]
- Railroad cars [1]
- Railroad stations [3]
- Railroad trains [8]
- Rain [2]
- Rap musicians [7]
- Ravens [1]
- Razor blades [1]
- Reading [2]
- Reality television programs [1]
- Rebellions [2]
- Receptions [96]
- Reeds (Plants) [1]
- Referees [3]
- Refugees [1]
- Reporters [4]
- Restaurants [11]
- Reunions [20]
- Ribbons [1]
- Rings [4]
- Rites & ceremonies [5]
- Rivers [14]
- Roads [3]
- Robberies [2]
- Robes [1]
- Robots [2]
- Rocking chairs [7]
- Rocks [8]
- Roller skates [1]
- Roller skating [1]
- Romance films [117]
- Roofs [1]
- Rooms & spaces [1]
- Ropes [4]
- Roses [2]
- Row houses [6]
- Rugs [3]
- Ruins [5]
- Running [5]
- Russians [2]
- Saddles [2]
- Sadness [1]
- Safaris [1]
- Safes [1]
- Sailors [2]
- Samburu (African people) [1]
- Sand [6]
- Sandals [3]
- Saxophones [25]
- Scales [3]
- Scars [5]
- Scarves [2]
- Scholars [20]
- Schools [1]
- Science fiction films [54]
- Science fiction television programs [1]
- Screaming [2]
- Screenwriters [47]
- Sculptors [1]
- Sculpture [16]
- Seances [1]
- Searching [1]
- Searchlights [1]
- Secret service [2]
- Seesaws [1]
- Senegalese [25]
- Serial murderers [4]
- Servants [1]
- Sex instruction [1]
- Sexual harassment [5]
- Shadows [4]
- Shaking hands [11]
- Shamrocks [1]
- Shaving [1]
- Shawls [1]
- Sheds [1]
- Sheikhs [1]
- Shelving [1]
- Sheriffs [1]
- Shields [3]
- Ship [1]
- Ships [8]
- Shirts [3]
- Shoes [3]
- Shooting [1]
- Shopping [1]
- Short films [25]
- Shouting [1]
- Shrubs [1]
- Sick persons [6]
- Sideshows [1]
- Signs (Notices) [6]
- Silent films [51]
- Silhouettes [1]
- Singers [171]
- Singing [5]
- Sitting [1]
- Situation comedies (Television programs) [37]
- Skeletons [4]
- Sketches [1]
- Skiers [1]
- Skinheads [2]
- Skull & crossbones [1]
- Skulls [2]
- Skyscrapers [2]
- Slave ships [1]
- Slavery in motion pictures [29]
- Slaves [7]
- Sleeping [3]
- Sleepwear [4]
- Slippers [1]
- Smiling [15]
- Smoke [4]
- Smoking [11]
- Snow [1]
- Soccer [1]
- Sofas [2]
- Soldiers [52]
- Somalis [1]
- Sombreros [2]
- Sons [1]
- Sound equipment & supplies [3]
- Sound recording [1]
- Sound recording executives and producers [5]
- Sound recording industry [10]
- South Africans [15]
- South Africans in motion pictures [13]
- Space vehicles [10]
- Spaniards [1]
- Spears [5]
- Spoons [1]
- Sports films [29]
- Sports plays [1]
- Sports spectators [2]
- Spouses [2]
- Stables [4]
- Staffs (Sticks) [14]
- Stage lighting [3]
- Stagecoaches [1]
- Stages (Platforms) [3]
- Stairways [17]
- Stand-up comedy [6]
- Statesmen [3]
- Stools [2]
- Stoops [3]
- Storefronts [8]
- Stores & shops [4]
- Storms [1]
- Strangling [4]
- Straw hats [3]
- Street entertainers [1]
- Streets [20]
- Stringed instruments [4]
- Stripes [4]
- Students [63]
- Studying [2]
- Stunt performers [2]
- Submarines [2]
- Subway stations [1]
Language
- Arabic [3]
- English [1,677]
- French [85]
- Jamaica [1]
- Spanish [25]
- Wolof [1]
Donor
- McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers [179]
- Mapp, Edward [79]
- Martin, Michael T. [71]
- Skillman, James [47]
- Norman, Richard E., Jr. [46]
- Ella Fitzgerald Foundation [20]
- Billops, Camille [8]
- Griffith, Stanley [8]
- Vickers, Jon [7]
- Miles, William, 1931-2013 [2]
- Billops, Camille [8]
- Ella Fitzgerald Foundation [20]
- Gale, West (Actor) [1]
- Griffith, Stanley [8]
- Mapp, Edward [79]
- Martin, Michael T. [71]
- McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers [179]
- Miles, William, 1931-2013 [2]
- Norman, Richard E., Jr. [46]
- Skillman, James [47]
- Vickers, Jon [7]

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