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Public History Initiative

Cornell Public History Initiative

1960s

Back of membership card

Disco Clubs and Queer Membership

December 6, 2021

James Riccio, Class of 2022, Finance and Art History Larry Blagg’s extensive collection of gay club matchbooks and other ephemera offers a unique insight into queer life...

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1960s
Gender And Sexuality
LGBTQ
New York City
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Archival Finds
nudism images

Nudity in Technicolor

November 30, 2021

Sahana Shridhar, Class of 2022, Industrial and Labor Relations The following images are two technicolor negatives The negatives depict a nude woman against a white backdrop,...

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1960s
Art
Gender And Sexuality
New York City
Photography
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Front of comic

Free Speech and the Origins of Underground Comix

November 21, 2021

Ally Knapp, Class of 2024, College of Arts and Sciences Cartoonist Joel Beck’s Lenny of Laredo (1965) was a counterculture comic that he created while visiting UC Berkeley...

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1960s
Activism
Politics
Visual Comics
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Green Duck Political Pamphlet

“Let Green Duck Come To The Aid Of The Party”

November 14, 2021

David Marantes, Class of 2022, Government and History The Green Duck Company was established in 1906 by George G Greenburg and Henry J Duckgeischel The two were coworkers at...

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1960s
Advertising And Promotion
Flyers
Politics
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Archival Finds