Old newspaper ads are serving as a window into the hopes and histories of hundreds of individuals who were newly emancipated.
Tag: Archives and Records
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Kentucky’s Floods Took Appalachian History With Them
Appalshop, a culture and arts center in Whitesburg, held a large repository of central Appalachian history.
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Earl McGrath Was a Character. His Closet Was Filled With Rare Recordings.
When the art and music world figure died in 2016, he left behind a trove of reels from his years scouting for his own label and the one he ran for the Rolling Stones.
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Digging Into Bob Dylan and Lou Reed’s Archives
Attempting to uncover unknown things about very well known people.
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‘You Don’t Become Lou Reed Overnight.’ A New Exhibition Proves It.
“Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars” offers glimpses of a life in rock ’n’ roll — from doo-wop to “Metal Machine Music” — and tracks the evolution of one of music’s polarizing legends.