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Historical photographs & documents

1991 1st annual Black Heritage High power technology fest

4-12-1991

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Cataloged as “1991 1st annual Black Heritage High power technology fest” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

1991 IAAF World Championships Gold Medal awarded to Carl Lewis

1991

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An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has words and images appearing in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a central image of three vertical lines with an angled warping in the middle. Type around the upper edge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.27
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1991 IAAF World Championships Gold Medal awarded to Carl Lewis

1991

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An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has words and images appearing in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a central image of three vertical lines with an angled warping in the middle. Type around the upper edge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.28
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1991 IAAF World Championships Silver Medal for Men's Long Jump won by Carl Lewis

1991

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An IAAF silver medal with attached ribbon. The medal has words and images appearing in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a central image of three vertical lines with an angled warping in the middle. Type around the upper edge of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.26
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

1992 Olympic Gold Medal awarded to Carl Lewis

1992

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An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and etched on the reverse. The obverse side is set slightly off center in a larger gold disc and features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.18
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1992 Olympic Gold Medal awarded to Carl Lewis

1992

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An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and etched on the reverse. The obverse side is set slightly off center in a larger gold disc and features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.19
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1993 IAAF World Championships Bronze Medal for Men's 200M awarded to Carl Lewis

1993

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An IAAF bronze medal with attached ribbon. The medal has words and images appearing in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a central image of the Earth with a three partitioned track radiating around it and outward. Above the globe…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.29
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Commemorative Medal owned by Carl Lewis

1996

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Gold-colored commemorative medal for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. The obverse and reverse feature images and words in relief. The obverse features the official emblem of the 1996 Summer Games, a torch composed of the number [100] blow the Olympic…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.22
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Tools and Equipment

1996 Olympic Games torch owned by Carl Lewis

1996

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A torch from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. The torch consists of four parts (a-d). The top portion is constructed of a circle of silver metal spokes that fan out at the top. There is a gold metal band, 2" wide, around the torch where the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.154.51a-d
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

1996 Olympic Gold Medal for Men's Long Jump awarded to Carl Lewis

1996

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An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.126.20
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Historical photographs & documents

"19th Anniversary Exhibition (In Memoriam) Alonzo J. Aden Print Collection Barnett-Aden Gallery"

1962-1963

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Cataloged as “"19th Anniversary Exhibition (In Memoriam) Alonzo J. Aden Print Collection Barnett-Aden Gallery"” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.63.32_ref11
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Historical photographs & visual records

19th Century Stone House

1981

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19th Century Stone house, Zanzibar Town.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #100
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Historical photographs & visual records

19th/early 20th century house, English Komenda

1986

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Donor notes read: "19th /early 20th century house, English Komenda. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0853
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Archival documents & files

1st – 10th Districts — Lists of Destitute Freedmen

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “1st – 10th Districts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 8.2.1
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Historical photographs & documents

1st and 2nd Districts

May 1865–Sept. 1868

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Cataloged as “1st and 2nd Districts”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.2.7.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

"1ST ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'ANNONCE DE LA DECOUVERTE DU PETROLE EN CÔTE-D'IVOIRE" [1ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN IVORY COAST], Côte d'Ivoire

Date not recorded

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REPUBLIQUE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE[,] 1er ANNIVERSAIRE DE[,] L'ANNONCE DE LA DECOUVERTE[,] DU PETROLE EN CÔTE-D'IVOIRE; Imprimé en FRANCE; REPUBLIQUE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE[,] 500F[,] 1er ANNIVERSAIRE[,] DE L'ANNONCE DE[,] LA DECOUVERTE[,] DU PETROLE EN CÔTE-D'IVOIRE…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0509
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Photographs and Still Images

1st Annual Black Photog. Dinner Honoring James Van Der Zee + Roy DeCarava

1979

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A black and white group portrait of attendees of the First Annual Black Photographers' Dinner. The large group contains members of Kamoinge black photographer's group and dinner honorees Roy DeCarava and James Van Der Zee. The group is pictured posing for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.99.36
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Photographs and Still Images

1st Street @ Main - Downtwon Tulsa, OK

1969

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A sepia toned digital image of a brick wall with words painted on it. The words say “…SHOP / HAIR CUT 25[illegible] / SHAVE 15 [illegible].” Written below the image is 1/2/5/69 1ST STREET @ MAIN – DOWNTOWN TULSA, OK.”

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.20
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Historical photographs & documents

2 – 185

1876

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Cataloged as “2 – 185”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.10.3.6
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Historical photographs & documents

2 – 254

1866

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Cataloged as “2 – 254”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.20.8.2
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2 – 604

Jan.–Dec. 1867

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Cataloged as “2 – 604”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.20.8.3
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Archival documents & files

2 – 672 — Entered in Register 5

Sept. 1868–Apr. 1869

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Cataloged as “2 – 672”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.5.1
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2 black and white prints of Hausa horsemen celebrating independence of Niger Republic, VII, C-5, 4

undated

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Cataloged as “2 black and white prints of Hausa horsemen celebrating independence of Niger Republic, VII, C-5, 4”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1973-001_ref41365
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2 Chainz

1977–

Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip-hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside…

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