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photographic prints

A hand-tinted photograph of a woman in a pink dress

1950s

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A silver gelatin print hand-tinted with watercolors. The image is of a seated woman wearing a pink dress with a full skirt.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.9
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photographic prints

A hand-tinted portrait of a baby

1950s

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A silver gelatin print hand-tinted with watercolors. The image is of a baby girl wearing a yellow dress and booties. She is sitting in a white baby chair or carrier.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.4
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Photographs and Still Images

A hand-tinted portrait of a girl in a yellow dress

1950s

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A silver gelatin print hand-tinted with watercolors. The girl sits just left of the center of the frame on a wooden floor. Her dress is tinted yellow and there is a bow tied in her hair. Floral curtains hang in the background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.6
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photographic prints

A hand-tinted portrait of a woman

1950s

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A silver gelatin photograph hand-tinted with watercolors. The image is of a woman with short, curled hair wearing a green top. The image has been cropped into an oval shape.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.2
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Photographs and Still Images

A hand-tinted portrait of a young couple

1950s

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A silver gelatin print hand-tinted with watercolors. The image is of a young couple. She is seated and wears a white dress with corsage and a headpiece with a short bird-cage veil. He stands behind her in a suit and tie. The background has been tinted green.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.5
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photographic prints

A hand-tinted portrait of a young woman

1950s

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A silver gelatin photograph hand-tinted with watercolors. The image is of a young woman in a blue blouse and skirt. She is leaning on her left arm.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.2.1
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Books and Published Materials

A Hand to Guide Me

2006

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A signed, hardcover first edition of A Hand to Guide Me, written by Denzel Washington and inscribed to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its brown hardcover. The tan colored spine displays the book title, author, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.52
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Historical photographs & visual records

A handwoven Bokolanfini fabric before dyeing, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “A handwoven Bokolanfini fabric before dyeing, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2422
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A hanging woven basket by an artisan from the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW), Asmara, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A hanging woven basket by an artisan from the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW), Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0309
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A happy mother

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "A happy mother.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-20-136
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A hardware store and other stores in a shopping area by Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A hardware store and other stores in a shopping area by Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060192
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A hardware store in a shopping area by Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A hardware store in a shopping area by Sandaga Market, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060193
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A Harnessed Carriage

[19--]

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Cataloged as “A Harnessed Carriage” (Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref621
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A Hausa artisan gathering clay to sculpt water storage jars, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan gathering clay to sculpt water storage jars, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0695
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A Hausa artisan making a water storage jar using the paddle and anvil method, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan making a water storage jar using the paddle and anvil method, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0658
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A Hausa artisan painting a clay pot before firing, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan painting a clay pot before firing, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0676
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A Hausa artisan preparing clay to make a water storage jar, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan preparing clay to make a water storage jar, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0664
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A Hausa artisan shaping a clay pot, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan shaping a clay pot, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0651
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A Hausa artisan shaping a storage jar in a mold using the paddle and anvil technique, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan shaping a storage jar in a mold using the paddle and anvil technique, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0710
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A Hausa artisan shaping the rim of a storage jar, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan shaping the rim of a storage jar, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0655
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A Hausa artisan wedging clay to remove air bubbles, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan wedging clay to remove air bubbles, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0778
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A Hausa artisan wedging clay to sculpt a water storage jar, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa artisan wedging clay to sculpt a water storage jar, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0697
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A Hausa boy and girl working with ceramics at a clayworks in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa boy and girl working with ceramics at a clayworks in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1700
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A Hausa boy arranging clay pots for transport, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Hausa boy arranging clay pots for transport, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0822
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