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A – I — Entered in Register 1

July 1865–Oct. 1866

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Cataloged as “A – I”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M843, File 4.1.1
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A Imam walking on the gallery overlooking a courtyard in the Grand Mosque of San, San, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A Imam walking on the gallery overlooking a courtyard in the Grand Mosque of San, San, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1862
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Arts & Performance

A. J. Calloway

1974–

Albert Johnson "A. J." Calloway (born August 29, 1974) is an American entertainment reporter. He is known as the original host on 106 & Park, which originally aired on BET. After co-hosting the show for five years with Free (Marie Wright), Calloway left…

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Sports

A. J. Francis

1990–

Anthony Joseph Francis (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, and former football player. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former one-time TNA Digital Media Champion and Canadian International…

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Sports

A. J. Lawson

2000–

Anthony Randolph "A.J." Lawson (born July 15, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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Arts & Performance

A. J. Saudin

1992–

Faisal A. J. Saudin (born May 14, 1992), known professionally as A. J. Saudin or Saudin, is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his role as Connor DeLaurier in the long-running teen drama television series…

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Arts & Performance

A.J. Smith

1952–

A.J. Smith (born 1952) is an American printmaker, artist, and professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Smith's primary media are graphite pencil and printmaking. He is known for his large scale graphite portraits.

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Civil Rights & Community

A. J. Smitherman

1883–1961

Andrew Jackson Smitherman (December 1883 - June 1961) was an American lawyer, journalist, and civil rights activist. Smitherman began his journalism career in 1908 in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he wrote for the Muskogee Cimiter before founding the Muskogee…

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Literature & Journalism

A. J. Verdelle

1960–

A. J. Verdelle (born 1960 in Washington, D.C.), is an American novelist who is published by Algonquin Books and Harper, with essays published by Crown, the Smithsonian, the Whitney Museum, Random House, and University of Georgia Press. Verdelle has…

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Music

A. Jack Thomas

1884–1962

Alfred Jack Thomas (April 16, 1884 – April 19, 1962) was an American conductor from Baltimore, hired to work with the city's municipal music performance groups. He had also been one of the first African American bandleaders in the Army, and was director of…

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A Jazz Educational concert

11-20-1993

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Cataloged as “A Jazz Educational concert” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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A Jemukomu Masquerader standing next to a supporter at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A Jemukomu Masquerader standing next to a supporter at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5243
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A jolly ride at the Lagos Race Course during the Holiday

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "A jolly ride at the Lagos Race Course during the Holiday. "Second Edition'. H. Sanya Freeman, Photographer-in-Chief to E.H. the Governor of Nigeria. 43." Accompanying printed text on verso reads, "S.S. "Chama".".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-097
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A Journal of the voyage On board Ship Ann Maria...Kept by Edward Graves

1850

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Cataloged as “A Journal of the voyage On board Ship Ann Maria...Kept by Edward Graves” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref128
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A journalist interviewing Meir Shamir in Kayes, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “A journalist interviewing Meir Shamir in Kayes, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1287
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A jungle road near Pendembu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A jungle road near Pendembu. Taken May-July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1838
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A – K

1863–65

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Cataloged as “A – K”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.15.1
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Biography & Culture

A. K. Salim

1922–2003

Ahmad Khatab Salim or Ahmad Kharab Salim (born Albert Atkinson) (July 28, 1922 – January 1, 2003) was an American jazz composer, and arranger.

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A Kamberi boy feeding goats, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Kamberi boy feeding goats, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1020
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A Kamberi child at a village market, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Kamberi child at a village market, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0361
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A Kamberi child carrying wood and a hatchet, Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Kamberi child carrying wood and a hatchet, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0376
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A Kamberi child wearing necklace, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A Kamberi child wearing necklace, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0877
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