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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Chi Ossé

1998–

Chi Ajani Ossé ( CHEE oh-SAY, born March 18, 1998) is an American politician and activist from New York City who serves as a member of the New York City Council for the 36th district, based largely in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant, and…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Chibou Mask, Okpenada, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Chibou Mask, Okpenada, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0258
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Chibuikem Uche

Biography

Chibuikem Uche is a British–Nigerian actor best known for his role as Cooper Clay in the Peacock teen drama One of Us Is Lying. He has also appeared in American Housewife, All American, and the feature film The Tomorrow War.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Chica Xavier

1936–2020

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus (22 January 1932 – 8 August 2020), known professionally as Chica Xavier, was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in stage, film, and television. She was known primarily for her work in Rede Globo's telenovelas,…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
digital images

Chicago, 1991

1991

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An image of Michael Jordan dribbling a basketball. He is wearing his Chicago Bulls jersey. The image is reflected and repeated that has a mirrored effect on each side of the central shot of Jordan.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.164.18
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Historical photographs & documents

Chicago '93 An International Assembly on Planning and Design

1992

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Cataloged as “Chicago '93 An International Assembly on Planning and Design” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref78
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Chicago Bears jersey worn by Gale Sayers

1963-1973

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Game-worn and signed Chicago Bears jersey worn by Gale Sayers. The white jersey is made of a thin, slightly see-through material. It has a navy-blue trim around the neckline. There is a navy number “40” outlined in orange and sewn onto the front of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.91.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1937

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Chicago Relays first place medal for the 50 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The gold medal is round and is attached to two (2) round jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.31
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1937

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Chicago Relays second place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red ribbon attached to a medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.32
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1938

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Chicago Relays third place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1938. The copper toned medal is round and is attached to two (2) round jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.33
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gelatin silver prints

Chicana Entrepreneur

1950s

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Chicana Entrepreneur - Olvera Street , Los Angeles, California, 1950's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 160. A black-and-white photograph of woman standing on a sidewalk. She wears a dress and sweater, and has her hair in a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.124
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chicken in courtyard of Ndebele village, South Africa

1970-1999

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Cataloged as “Chicken in courtyard of Ndebele village, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2012-010, Item EEPA 2012-010-1391
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Chicken market, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Chicken market. Saturday 11 AM. Market Day".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1278
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ARCHIVE FILE
Historical photographs & visual records

Chicken Sacrifice to Ogun

1975

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Cataloged as “Chicken Sacrifice to Ogun” (Slides [32056000030563]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref469
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Chicken sellers at Ijebu-Ode market, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-11-25

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Original text on slide reads, "Chicken sellers at Ijebu-Ode market. Sunday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1392
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Chicken standing in a doorframe, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Chicken standing in a doorframe, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0157
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Chicken walking near cooking pots, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Chicken walking near cooking pots, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0155
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chickens at Yam Market, Bassar village, Togo

2004 November 13

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Chickens at Yam Market. Original Carousel number, 3, slide number, 45.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0316
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Chickens by house with litema and relief decorations, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State

1971

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Cataloged as “Chickens by house with litema and relief decorations, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State” (Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0087
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Chickens in a Kamberi village, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Chickens in a Kamberi village, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0313
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chickens in offering pots, Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Chickens in offering pots".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0304
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Chico Hamilton

1921–2013

Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, first with a…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chico Hamilton, 1977

ca. 1977

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A black-and-white photograph of jazz drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton (center) performing with two other men in New York City. Hamilton is photographed from the right and wears a checked shirt. He has a drumstick held in his left hand.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.164.77
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