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1. Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in white gown with black fur and lace trim
2. Photograph close up of La Gioconda from Act III, Black & White in the "plea pose" with long braid and in jeweled head scarf and gown. Autographed by Rosa Ponselle in…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Leonora in La Forza del Destino Postcard from the Pillar Scene. From November 1918 Metropolitan Opera debut performance.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Carmen close up with fan and matador hat with ornate shoulders, costume designed by Valentina.

Curt Flood. Baseball player, businessman, painter and author. His legal case opened the door for free agency in baseball.

Cover of a pop-out book illustrating the freedoms Josephine Baker found outside of her homeland, America.