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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Alabama Fire Department Aims High-Pressure Water Hoses at Civil Rights Demonstrators

May 1963; printed 2007

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A black-and-white photograph of two African American men and an African American woman being sprayed with high-pressure fire hoses. They are leaning against the glass windows of a brick building. The man on the far right is being hit directly in the lower…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.49.1
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Photographs and Still Images

Alabama God-Damn

1965; printed 1995

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A black-and-white photograph of a man wearing a denim jacket with [Alabama / God-Damn] written across the back. A Confederate flag has been stitched onto the jacket in the center between the words. The man has his back to the camera, with his face turned…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.14.15
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

"Alabaster canopic box which held the four vessels.", Egypt

Date not recorded

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225 KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURES[,] (1353-1344 B.C.); Museum number 984. Alabaster canopic box which[,] held the four vessels. In each vessel was a miniature[,] gold coffin containing the king's viscera.; Copyright: Eastern Publishing Company P.O.B. 261.…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6996
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Historical photographs & visual records

Alade, Imigbai, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Alade, Imigbai, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3208
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Historical photographs & visual records

Aladura children dressed for church

1981

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Cataloged as “Aladura children dressed for church” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3056
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Sports

Alafia Ayeni

1999–

Alafia Ayeni (born August 10, 1999) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 395 achieved on June 12, 2023 and a doubles ranking of No.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alafin of Oyo's Court Houses, Nigeria

circa 1969-1994

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Cataloged as “Alafin of Oyo's Court Houses, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1420
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Historical photographs & visual records

Alafin's Palace, Awuyemi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Alafin's Palace, Awuyemi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0613
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Historical photographs & visual records

Alafin's Palace Building, Oyo, Nigeria

circa 1969-1994

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Cataloged as “Alafin's Palace Building, Oyo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1421
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Alaíde Costa

1935–

Alaíde Costa Silveira Mondin Gomide (born 8 December 1935), known as Alaíde Costa, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

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Sports

Alain Kashama

1979–

Alain Kaleta Olony T. Kashama (born December 8, 1979) is a Canadian former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free…

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BIOGRAPHY
Scholarship

Alain Locke

1885–1954

Locke’s 1925 anthology The New Negro helped define and champion the literary and artistic movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance.

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Sports

Alain Metellus

1965–

Alain Metellus (born April 8, 1965) is an American-born Canadian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Metellus is of Haitian descent.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alake of Abeokuta

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "'Alake of 'Abeokuta." Printed caption on verso reads, " Pictorial Post Card Lagos.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-064
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Alan Bacon

Biography

Alan Bacon is the co-founder of Ganggang (stylized GANGGANG), a cultural development firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana that organizes the local Butter (stylized BUTTER) Fine Arts Fair. He has also worked in various roles at the (now defunct) Harrison…

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Film & Television

Alan Cherry

1946–2024

Alan Gerald Cherry (February 14, 1946 – July 4, 2024) was one of the few African American converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) prior to the 1978 revelation allowing Black Mormon men to become priests. From 1985-1989, he…

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Music

Alan Erasmus

1949–

Alan Erasmus (born 26 April 1949) is a British actor best known for his involvement in the Manchester music scene starting in the 1970s. He co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson, which signed Joy Division and the Happy Mondays. He also co-founded The…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Alan G. Rogers

1967–2008

Alan Greg Rogers (September 21, 1967 – January 27, 2008) was an ordained Baptist pastor, a U.S. Army major and intelligence officer, a civil rights activist in the gay, lesbian and bisexual military community and the first-known gay combat fatality of…

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Arts & Performance

Alan Haller

1970–

Alan Glenn Haller (born August 9, 1970) is an American college athletic administrator and former football player. He was previously the athletic director at Michigan State University, a position he held from September 2021 to May 2025. Haller's 2022 salary…

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Arts & Performance

Alan Igbon

1952–2020

Alan Igbon (29 May 1952 – 9 December 2020) was a British actor, notable for his role as Loggo Logmond in the television series Boys from the Blackstuff. His credits include Scum (1979), Babylon (1980), The Black Stuff (1980), Water (1985), Auf Wiedersehen,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Alan Keyes

1950–

Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7, 1950) is an American politician, political scientist, and perennial candidate who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1985 to 1987. A member of the Republican Party, Keyes…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Alan Mills (baseball)

1966–

Alan Bernard Mills (born October 18, 1966) is an American former relief pitcher and pitching coach. He spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees (1990–1991), Baltimore Orioles (1992–1998, 2000–2001) and Los Angeles Dodgers…

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Politics & Public Life

Alan Page

1945–

Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American former Minnesota Supreme Court judge and professional football player. After playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alan Paton and Anne Hopkins, Durban (South Africa)

1986

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Cataloged as “Alan Paton and Anne Hopkins, Durban (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066866
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