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1946–2014
Christine Buckley (10 October 1946 – 11 March 2014) was an Irish activist and campaigner, who served as the director of the Aislinn support and education group for survivors of Industrial Schools in Ireland. She was raised in St. Vincent's Industrial…
Biography
Christine Shaw-Checinska is a British Jamaican womenswear designer, curator and art historian. She is the inaugural Senior Curator of African and African Diaspora Fashion and Textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Her work considers the relationship…
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Christine Devine (born November 2, 1965) is an American television news anchor based in Los Angeles. She can be seen weeknights on KTTV's Fox 11 News. She has won 16 Emmys, including the prestigious Governors Award.
1992–
Christine Exeter (born 3 September 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Darby FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Jamaica at senior international level.
Biography
Christine Sharon Grant is an American chemical engineer who is the Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement at North Carolina State University. Her research considers surface and environmental science. She is the 2022 President of the American Institute of…
1946–2026
Christine Johnson McPhail (February 1, 1946 – March 1, 2026) was an American academic administrator who was the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University from 2021 to 2023.
1929–2013
Christine M. Jones (December 25, 1929 – January 26, 2013) was an American politician who represented District 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Christine Michel Carter (née Epps) is an American author and marketing strategist from Baltimore, Maryland.
1918–1978
Christine Miller (June 4, 1918 – November 18, 1978) was a member of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones. She is notable for being the only known Temple member to publicly urge Jones against carrying out the group's mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana on…
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Christine Moore Howell (March 19, 1899 – December 13, 1972) was a hair care product businesswoman who founded Christine Cosmetics where she formulated her own line of cosmetics and hair care products. She was the head of the New Jersey Board of Beauty…
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Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu (born 17 May 1984) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres, the event for which she is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and silver medalist in 2012,…
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Christine Shoecraft Smith (July 1, 1866 – 1954) was an African-American community worker began her career as the assistant principal of the Alabama State Normal and Industrial School. She married an AME minister, who would become a bishop in the church and…
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Christine Swanson (born July 15, 1971) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.
1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIn this black-and-white photograph, Christine Truman (left) walks off with Althea Gibson (right). Both women wear tennis skirts and jackets. A crowd is visible in the background.
1922–2014
Christine Wigfall Morris (March 24, 1922 – December 7, 2014) was an American librarian. She was the first African American to become a librarian in Clearwater, Florida. She was known for inspiring a whole generation of local children to read.
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Christmas card with drawing by Clarence DeW. Herreschoff” (Text).
1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA program from a 1938 Christmas banquet. The program has six pages and a yellow tassel. The front of the program reads [CHRISTMAS 1938] at the top and [Second Squadron - - Tenth Cavalry / West Point, New York] at the bottom. There is a silver embossed…
1964; printed 1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame.…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Christmas Letter and Photographs of Roosevelt Van Williams”.
1898
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads "Regatta. Christmas. O. Calabar /98.".
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA decorative pin shaped like a Christmas tree, with gold-toned metal painted or stained green and red rhinestone tree ornaments. A pinback closure with a safety clasp runs vertically on the back.
1986–
Christon Michael Gray (born 18 July 1986) is an American R&B singer and rapper born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He calls his music "about being human." It is this approach that has allowed him a successful transition from Christian music to mainstream.
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (born January 19, 1999) is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, who became a well-known performer as a teenager.
1993–
Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga (born January 6, 1993), sometimes called Chris Mulumba, is a former professional Canadian football linebacker and special teams player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Born in Zaire and raised in Montreal, he…
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