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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children with Pineapple” (Postcards).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children with Tools” (Postcards).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children with writing tablets standing in front of their house, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children working at desk inside of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children working on a farm, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Color transparencies).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children writing in notebooks outside of schoolhouse, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1947-1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1981 to 1999 for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–1990,…
1969–
William Jones (born September 24, 1969) is an American retired professional wrestler and former United States Army soldier, better known by his ring name Chilly Willy. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 2000 to 2001.
[ca. 1920]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "Chiloango." Manuscript on recto: signed message. Manuscript on verso: date and address. Date reads: "5-3-20." Postmark and evidence of removed stamp on verso.
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Chima Simone Benson (born July 28, 1976) is an American TV personality and freelance journalist, best known as a former reality show contestant from Big Brother 11. She is also notable for surviving an attack by the Bathtub Killer, Dale Devon Scheanette.…
1977–
Adichie’s fiction and essays on identity, feminism and the immigrant experience have reached global audiences.
2010-10-06
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 25, slide 55.
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe date on the slide is OCT 59.
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGImage of a chimpanzee, dressed in costume, riding in a chaise-chair; two people are visible. Printed text on verso reads: "2865. 'Toby' Tomando o seu Passeio.".
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chimpanzees sitting on the ground near the path to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).
Biography
Chimwemwe Undi (born 1994 or 1995) is a Canadian poet and lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the current Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and was poet laureate of Winnipeg for 2023 and 2024. Born in Winnipeg, Undi moved to Namibia at age two,…
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China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEleven (11) Noritake bread and butter plate/dessert plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwelve (12) Noritake dinner plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated…
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China Forbes (born April 29, 1970) is an American singer and songwriter who has been the lead singer of the band Pink Martini since 1995. In 2022, she won the Ella Fitzgerald Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwelve (12) Noritake fruit/dessert bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the bowl. The lip is also…
1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHardcover book by Pearl S. Buck with ninety-five (95) pages of text. The cover is dark tan with red text [China / in Black / and White] in the upper left. The title is on the upper spine and [AN / Asia Press / Book / John Day] is at the bottom spine in…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEight (8) Noritake salad plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with…
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