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Earl "Snakehips" Tucker (August 14, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland – May 14, 1937 in New York City) was an American dancer and entertainer. Also known as the "Human Boa Constrictor", he acquired the nickname "snakehips" via the dance he popularized in Harlem in the 1920s called the "snakehips".
Today, sleeve garters are part of the costume of poker dealers and other card dealers in casinos.While this is widely understood to make it more difficult for the dealer to cheat by concealing a card in his sleeve, the sleeve garter is usually accompanied by a vest and bow tie (and sometimes a visor), suggesting this usage might date to late 19th and early 20th-century fashion as much as it ...
Gold Roman bracelet in the shape of a snake found at Moregine, near Pompeii. It is inscribed "dominus ancillae suae" on the inside.In November 2000, an archaeological excavation at Moregine, [a] to the south of Pompeii, discovered the body of a woman with several pieces of gold jewellery, including a gold bracelet in the shape of a snake.
Image credits: historycoolkids #3. Ronald (left) and Carl McNair (right) were born 10 months apart in the Segregated South. The two were inseparable as toddlers and well into adulthood.
Ancient Greek gravestone of a woman bearing arm rings in the shape of snake, 100 BCE. Anglo-Saxon arm rings from the Galloway Hoard, ca. 900 CE. An arm ring, also known as an armlet or an armband, is a band of metal, usually a precious metal, worn as jewelry or an ornament around the biceps of the upper arm. The arm ring is similar to a ...
First Digital Photo: 1957 Russell Kirsch: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States Photo composite of two binary scans [s 2] [s 4] Elizabeth Eckford: 1957 Will Counts: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Eckford as one of the Little Rock Nine who faced opposition while attending a formerly segregated high school. [s 2] [s 4] [s 7]
Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...
Pages in category "1920s photographs" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.