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1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A woman with decorative facial scarring, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1978; printed 2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts a woman standing outside a glass shop front. She holds a piece of paper in her left hand and carries a plastic shopping bag over her left arm. She wears a scarf over her hair, a short coat, and pants. In the foreground are four small…
1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A woman with her children preparing food outside of their home on a street in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A young girl wearing a necklace, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1979; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a young man sitting in a chair. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a pinstripe suite jacket and the cuff and collar of a white shirt are just visible under the jacket. He is resting his chin…
1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A young woman preparing coffee for a coffee ceremony for a child's birthday party in her home, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).
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Aalayah Eastmond (born March 22, 2001) is a Trinidadian-American activist and advocate for gun violence prevention, social justice, and racial equality. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Eastmond began her activism during the 2018…
1990–
Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe.
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Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang (born 18 May 2000) is an English-born French professional rugby union player who plays wing or full back for Top 14 club Pau and the France national team. He won a gold medal as part of the France national rugby sevens team at the…
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Aaron Justin Lennon (; born 16 April 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Lennon began his career at hometown club Leeds United, making his first-team debut in 2003 and becoming the youngest player to play in the…
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Aaron Manasses McMillan (November 3, 1895 – June 1, 1980) was a medical missionary to Angola and a civic leader and legislator in Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1928 as a Republican and served one term. He then was…
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Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. A product of the Aston Villa Academy, he has represented England at youth level up to under-20…
1933–2014
Aaron Shirley (January 3, 1933 – November 26, 2014) was an American physician, health care innovator, and civil rights activist. Shirley was born in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. His first introduction to becoming a medical professional was through his sister…
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka (born 26 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa, on loan from EFL Championship club West Ham United. Born in England, he plays for the DR Congo national team. An academy…
1994–
Aba Amuquandoh (born 1994 or 1996, 29 or 31 years old) is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her work on the CBC sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She first joined the show in the 2020 season, both as a writer and as a supporting…
1861–1908
Abbie K. Mason (September 1861 – August 7, 1908) was a Black American suffragist. She was known as the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and taught the lessons of Frederick Douglass at the Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion…
Biography
Abby Fisher, sometimes spelled as Abbie Fisher (c. 1831 – 1915) was an American former slave from South Carolina who earned her living as a pickle manufacturer in San Francisco and published the second known cookbook by a Black woman in the United States,…
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA children's film with the title "Me and My Dad's New Wife" from the television series ABC Afterschool Specials. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color acetate film with bi-variable area optical sound. The film follows the life of Nina (Kristy…
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Abdu Ali is an American multidisciplinary musician, community activist, poet and artist based in Baltimore. In 2019, Baltimore City Major Jack Young's Office and the LGBTQ Commission honored Ali with the Artist of the Year Award. They released their first…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOutfit worn by Kerry Washington on Scandal. The outfit consists of a cardigan, shirt, pants, and bra. The cardigan is black cashmere and is an oversized, relaxed “cocoon” style. It is ribbed and has a shawl collar which comes down the front of the…
1928–2015
Abena Joan Brown (1928-2015) was an African-American businesswoman and theater producer who founded the Creative Arts Foundation in Chicago to enable black artists to work. Known as the "mother of Chicago's black arts community", she received honors and…
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Abena Oppong-Asare (born 8 February 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead since 2019. From 2025 to 2026, Oppong-Asare was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister,…
October 10, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of twenty-nine digital files: 2011.174.108.1a, 2011.174.108.1b, 2011.174.108.1c, 2011.174.108.1d, 2011.174.108.1e, 2011.174.108.1f, 2011.174.108.1g, 2011.174.108.1h, 2011.174.108.1i, 2011.174.108.1j, 2011.174.108.1k,…
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGImage used in the video production entitled,"Patterns of Life: West-African Strip Weaving Traditions," produced by Caribiner, Inc. under contract for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1987. Image taken by Gavin Ashworth, 1987.
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