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Paintings displayed at an exhibition by art school students, Ethiopia

1997-1998

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Cataloged as “Paintings displayed at an exhibition by art school students, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0100
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Paintings displayed on a wall in the Asmara School of Art, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “Paintings displayed on a wall in the Asmara School of Art, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0652
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Paintings on display at an art school, Asmara, Eritrea

2002

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Cataloged as “Paintings on display at an art school, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1917
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pair of nurse's shoes worn by Pauline Brown Payne

1944

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White pair of shoes fastened with white laces in a wingtip style. Shoes covered in white shoe polish. Shoes have a slight heal with sole guards added. The heals have the brand name in the center [WINGFOOT/GOODYEAR].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.90.2.3ab
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Literature

Pam Fraser Solomon

Biography

Pam Fraser Solomon FRSA is a British producer and director of Guyanese heritage, whose work spans four decades in theatre, radio, film, television and education, winning prizes such as the Commission for Racial Equality "Race in the Media Award" in 1999.…

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Visual Arts

Pamela Council

1986

Pamela Council (born 1986) is an American multidisciplinary artist and educator. They work to produce sculpture, textiles, print-based media and performance art. Their work addresses Black American culture, and often features humor.

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Science & Invention

Pamela Pugh

1970–

Pamela Louise Pugh (born December 20, 1970) is an American public health scientist, politician, and the current president of the Michigan State Board of Education. She first won election to the board in 2014 and was reelected in 2022. She was a Democratic…

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Photographs and Still Images

Pamela R. Jackson, First Holy Communion, St Teresa School/Church, 1961

1961

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This black and white photograph depicts a little girl in a white dress and veil. Seated on a wooden bench, she wears a knee-length white dress with short sleeves and wide collar. She has a white veil on her head held in place by a white ruffled headdress,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.35
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Literature

Pamela Sneed

1964–

Pamela Sneed is an American poet, performance artist, actress, activist, and teacher. Her book, Funeral Diva, is a memoir in poetry and prose about growing up during the AIDS crisis, and the winner of the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for lesbian poetry.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Pamphlet [16 pages] entitled "Pretoria ...A City of Culture..." issued by the Pretoria Centre of the South African Society of Music Teachers, with article by Constance Stuart entitled "Photography As Art" on page 16.

1938 or 1939

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Cataloged as “Pamphlet [16 pages] entitled "Pretoria ...A City of Culture..." issued by the Pretoria Centre of the South African Society of Music Teachers, with article by Constance Stuart entitled "Photography As Art" on page 16.”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 915
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Historical photographs & documents

Panel discussion about Apartheid at a film screening

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Panel discussion about Apartheid at a film screening” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref194
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Panel discussion with Pearl Bowser, Claire Watkins, and Mary Helen Washington

circa 1986

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Cataloged as “Panel discussion with Pearl Bowser, Claire Watkins, and Mary Helen Washington” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref195
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Paper describing events held by the San Francisco NCNW and Junior Council

1956

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This typewritten piece of paper describes the "House to House" canvas and the "Telephone Unit" projects undertaken by the NCNW to get out the vote in the days before the November 6, 1956 election. The page tallies up the 56 activities that occurred as a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.38.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Parade Thrills!

May 17, 1979

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A black-and-white photograph of H.D. Woodson High School drum major Victor Fuller doing a 360 degree flip during the 25th anniversary of Brown versus Board of Education victory march to the U.S. Capitol. The photograph is stamped on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.257
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Science

Paris Adkins-Jackson

Biography

Paris ("AJ") Adkins-Jackson is an epidemiologist, health equity researcher, and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. She uses mixed methods combining…

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Biography & Culture

Paris Dennard

1982–

Paris Dennard (born August 18, 1982) is an American conservative political commentator, columnist, and communications strategist. He previously worked from 2005 to 2009 in the White House of President George W. Bush, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund…

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Education & Scholarship

Parlett Moore

1907–2000

Parlett Longworth Moore Sr. (September 17, 1907 – January 8, 2000) was an African-American academic administrator. He was the president of Coppin State University for fourteen years.

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Film & Television

Parneshia Jones

1967–

Parneshia Jones (born 1980) is an American publisher, poet, and editor. She is the author of a 2015 poetry collection, Vessel, which won the Midwest Book Award. In 2020, Jones was appointed director of Northwestern University Press.

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History & Culture

Parrissa Eyorokon

1986–

Parrissa Amouhan-Etchi Eyorokon (born September 15, 1986) is an American soccer midfielder who last played for Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer. She attended Purdue University.

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Archival documents & files

Part 1 — School Reports From Teachers

Oct. 1865–Aug. 1867

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Cataloged as “Part 1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M799, File 4.2.1
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Archival documents & files

Part 2 — School Reports From Teachers

Sept. 1867–May 1868

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Cataloged as “Part 2”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M799, File 4.2.2
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