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A – S

1867

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Cataloged as “A – S”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.17.4.4
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A sandpainting depicting the curator of the museum at the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A sandpainting depicting the curator of the museum at the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020133
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Source image for A Semi-Centenary Discourse delivered in The First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the Fourth Sabbath of May, 1857: With a History of the Church from its First Organization, including a Brief Notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its First PastorLoading image…
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A Semi-Centenary Discourse delivered in The First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the Fourth Sabbath of May, 1857: With a History of the Church from its First Organization, including a Brief Notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its First Pastor

1857

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This book contains the text of Reverend William T. Catto's sermon "A Semi-Centenary Discourse," and a history of the First African Presbyterian, the nation's first black Presbyterian church, founded in Philadelphia in 1807. The volume has 111 pages bound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.71
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A staircase at the entrance of the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A staircase at the entrance of the House of Slaves Museum, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020129
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A – T

July 1867–Mar. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – T”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 2.2.5.1.1
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A – V

1867

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Cataloged as “A – V”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.19.4.1
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A – V — Entered in Volumes 1 and 2

Apr. 22–Dec. 31, 1869

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Cataloged as “A – V”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1053, File 3.1.1
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A – W

1869

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.1.5.1
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A – W — Entered in Register 1

Sept. 1865–Nov. 1866

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.1.1
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A – W — Entered in Register 4

Jan.–June 1869

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M843, File 4.4.1
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A – W — Entered in Register 5

Sept. 1868–Aug. 1869

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1055, File 4.5.1
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A – W — Entered in Register 8

Jan. 1869–Feb. 1870

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M869, File 4.5.1
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A – W (Part 1)

1865

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Cataloged as “A – W (Part 1)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.6.2
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A – W (Part 2)

Jan.–Dec. 1866

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Cataloged as “A – W (Part 2)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.6.3
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A – W (Part 3)

1866

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Cataloged as “A – W (Part 3)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.6.4
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A – W (Part 4)

1867–70

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Cataloged as “A – W (Part 4)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.6.5
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A – W — Unregistered Letters Received

1865

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Cataloged as “A – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 5.1.1
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A – Y

1865–68

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Cataloged as “A – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 3.11.12.1
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A – Y — (Entered in Register 2)

Jan.–Sept. 1870

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Cataloged as “A – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1056, File 5.2.1
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A – Y — Entered in Register 4

Jan.–Sept. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1055, File 4.4.1
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A – Y — Entered in Volume 3

Jan. 1–Aug. 24, 1870

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Cataloged as “A – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1053, File 3.2.1
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A – Y — Unregistered Letters Received

1867–69

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Cataloged as “A – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 5.1.7
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A – Z

Mar. 1866–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “A – Z”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.6.1.1
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A – Z — Unregistered Letters Received

1870

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Cataloged as “A – Z”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M844, File 4.2.6
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