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handbills

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

B-movie promotional fliers from Baltimore area theaters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034467831], Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-0854
Abstract

Promotional fliers from Baltimore area theaters created from approximately 1954 to 1963. There is currently no information available on the creator.

Dates: approximately 1954-1963

Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco handbills, 1967 - 1968

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 12
Scope and Contents This folder contains handbills from Bill Graham Presents in San Francisco advertising concerts at the Fillmore music venue in San Francisco.The handbills in this folder are as follows:1. New Year's Eve 1967-1968, which ran from 9 pm to 9 and was sponsored by the Fillmore and held at Winterland, with lights by Glenn McKay's Headlights. Tickets included breakfast. The performing artists were Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Co, Quicksilver Messenger...
Dates: 1967 - 1968

Family Dog Productions handbills, 1967 - 1968

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 13
Scope and Contents This folder contains handbills produced by Family Dog Productions in San Francisco.The handbills are as follows:1. A handbill for a dance at 1601 West Evans St. in Denver, CO on December 8-9, 1967. The performing artists were Canned Heat and the Siegel–Schwall Band. The handbill features art by Robert Fried, showing two robed women in a shell boat pulled like a chariot through waves by four fish in harness.2. A handbill for a concert at the Avalon Ballroom...
Dates: 1967 - 1968

Funk, reggae, hip hop, and soul concert flyers and handouts from California

 Collection — Box BW-2: [Barcode: 31151034438071], Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-0811
Abstract

A collection of 82 printed flyers and handouts from the 1980s to 1990s advertising California funk, reggae, hip hop, and soul concerts and venues.

Dates: 1980s-1990s

Handbill advertising services of "Audiger, libraire"

 Collection — Box BW-32: [Barcode: 31151030133460]
Identifier: MS-0695
Abstract

Handbill advertizing the services of a Monsieur Audiger, a French bookseller active in the early 19th century.

Dates: approximately 1808

Johns Hopkins University Langston Hughes collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0799
Abstract

This is an artificially assembled collection of printed manuscript materials selected by the curators of Special Collections, centered on the musical, theatrical, and public speaking careers of Langston Hughes. Hughes was an American poet, novelist, playwright, columnist, social thinker and activist, and leading figure in New York City's Harlem Renaissance. The collection spans from 1927 to 1999, with the bulk of it dating from 1936 to 1967.

Dates: 1927-1999; Majority of material found within 1936-1967

Johns Hopkins University Printed Ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0478
Abstract

This is an artificial collection of printed ephemera purchased since 2004.

Dates: approximately 1800s-1950s

Johns Hopkins University Vietnam War ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0825
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University Vietnam War ephemera collection, 1960 to 1970, is an artificially assembled collection with manuscript material chosen by the curators of Special Collections. The collection contains posters, leaflets, handbills, and curricula materials created during the Vietnam War. Please see the series descriptions for biographical or historical information regarding specific items.

Dates: 1960-1970

"Screw the Woodstock profiteer$" handbill, 1970 June 27

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents This handbill produced by a group called "Woodstock Lib" called for "Woodstock Nation" to boycott the release of the 1970 Woodstock documentary film, claiming that the film was a "capitalistic profanation" and that since their community had made Woodstock a free celebration, they could do the same to the film. The group's expressed complaints about the film were that the tickets are too expensive, Warner Bros. had edited down the film...
Dates: 1970 June 27

The Diggers "Invisible Circus" handbills, 1967 February 24

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents Two handbills for an event called the Invisible Circus that was sponsored by the Diggers, the Artists Liberation Front, and the Glide Foundation. The free event was held at San Francisco's Glide Church and was advertised as a "72 hr environmental community happening."1. The first handbill was designed by Dave Hodges. The handbill's artwork is in bright red, yellow, and blue, depicting a circus wagon and animals and text in highly decorated fonts.2. The second handbill...
Dates: 1967 February 24

The Great Shanghai Steel and Iron Works restaurant handbill, 1970

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents This handbill printed on orange paper advertises the Berkeley-based Great Shanghai Steel & Iron Works, a "Chinese restaurant for heads and other friendly people" that served long grain brown rice and no MSG. The elaborate artwork on the handbill depicts a Chinese dragon head surrounded by a mandala design. While the artist's name in the bottom corner is difficult to make out, it appears to be Lee Wa Mu Fujii.Per the dealer, the restaurant was opened by Darryl Robert Schoon...
Dates: 1970