Posters:

1968

I Am A Man" Protest Placard — Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, 1968

A thin cardboard placard, 13¾ by 21¼ inches, reading simply "I Am A Man" in bold black ink and bearing an Allied Printing union bug, carrie…

1863

“Men of Color, To Arms! Now or Never!” Civil War Recruitment Broadside (1863)

The “Men of Color, To Arms! Now or Never!” broadside is one of the most powerful recruitment posters produced during the American Civil War…

1963

Ray Charles 1963 Kiel Opera House Poster – 14x22"

This original window card-style poster, measuring 14 by 22 inches, promoted Ray Charles’ March 29, 1963 concert at the historic Kiel Opera…

1959

1959 Sam Cooke & Jackie Wilson Concert Poster – 22x28

This is an original concert poster from June 10, 1959, advertising a historic R&B showcase at Chattanooga’s Memorial Auditorium. The poster…

Otis Redding 1967 Vanderbilt University Second-to-Last Concert Poster

This is a rare, original window card advertising Otis Redding’s penultimate live performance at Vanderbilt University’s Memorial Gym in Nas…

1971

Grateful Dead x Black Panther Party 1971 Oakland Poster

This poster was created for the historic “Revolutionary Intercommunal Day of Solidarity” organized by the Black Panther Party on March 5, 1…

1965

Motortown Revue "Biggest Show of Stars" Jumbo Globe Concert Poster

This is an original, larger-than-life concert window card (22" x 30.5") for the "Biggest Show of Stars for '65" presented by the Motortown…

1949

Thelonious Monk 1949 Harlem, New York Concert Poster

This original window card advertised Thelonious Monk and his New Sextet performing at the Rockland Palace Ballroom in Harlem on October 1,…

1949

Billie Holiday "America's No. 1 Song Stylist" Globe Concert Poster

This original 14 x 22 inch cardboard window card poster advertised Billie Holiday’s “Show and Dance” performance in Sacramento, California,…