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2004 November 13
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGColorful Yam Market. Original Carousel number, 3, slide number, 36.
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGColorized photo of Mae Reeves and likely her son, William "Sonny" Mincey Jr. wearing an Army Sergeant's dress uniform. Mae wears a white dress with silk bodice and large floral decorations on the skirt. She also wears a dark cloth on her forearm and hand.
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA colorized portrait of Joel Reeves. He is photographed in front of a light blue background. He wears a dark grey wool suit, white dress shirt, and green dotted tie. The reverse is blank.
1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGColorized photograph of Mae Reeves posing for a portrait. She stands in front of a colored background and wears a dark blouse with small collar. Her right hand is raised to her neck and her red painted fingernails are visible. She touches the large round…
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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist. He is the author of ten novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017…
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Colton Dunn (born June 30, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He is best known for his roles as Garrett McNeil on the NBC workplace comedy Superstore (2015–2021), Lester Kitchens in the Netflix spy-adventure series The Recruit…
1770–
Colton Simpson (born c. 1966) is an American criminal and former member of the Crips street gang who is serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law. He is the author of Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang, a…
1956–
Columba Blango (born 23 April 1956) is a Sierra Leonean–British politician and former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He later moved to the United Kingdom and served as a Liberal Democrat councillor and Mayor of…
1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Columbia Records 1996” (Text).
2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA game-worn, Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets hockey jersey. The home jersey was worn by Jones for twenty minutes during the 2019-2020 home opener. The jersey is navy blue with white, red, and silver accents. The front of the jersey has the team logo at…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis card identifies the front page of Columbus chronicle (Columbus, Ga.), January 27, 1900. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Columbus, Georgia,…
Biography
Columbus Jones (died 1869) was an American politician who was a delegate at Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention and served as state legislator representing Madison County, Alabama. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives and died while still…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Columbus”.
1923–1999
Columbus P. Knox (1923–1999) was a painter, muralist, illustrator and printmaker. He was a mainstay at the annual Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show in Philadelphia, the oldest outdoor art exhibition in the country. His works are in museums and private…
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Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis card identifies the front page of Columbus standard (Columbus, Ohio), July 27, 1901. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Columbus, Ohio, United…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA speaker narrow and tall, rectangular in shape, painted black and covered in a synthetic fabric. The front of the speaker has sides that angle inward and are covered in synthetic fabric. The middle is covered in mesh and four speaker components can be…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA speaker narrow and tall, rectangular in shape, painted black and covered in a synthetic fabric. The front of the speaker has sides that angle inward and are covered in synthetic fabric. The middle is covered in mesh and four speaker components can be…
2003-08-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 16, slide 98.
1947-1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Columns on the Morgenster estate, Somerset West (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPair of tan desert combat boots manufactured by Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. Boots are 390 DES Hot Weather Combat Boot. Boots have tan shoe laces, with tan rubber sole. Leather and nylon body. White tag on the inside of each boot has black type that…
1914-1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA World War I combat helmet. The exterior of the helmet is olive green in color with a painted version of a 93rd Infantry patch on the front. The symbol consists of a powder blue helmet on a black circle. The interior is padded with cotton, and a layer of…
1960-1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) U.S. Army Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) worn by General Colin L. Powell. This sterling silver rectangular badge has a medium infantry blue enamel face superimposed over an oak leaf wreath, the face itself of which is superimposed by a Model 1975…
1960-1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) miniature U.S. Army Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) worn by General Colin L. Powell. General Powell’s first assignment after basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, was as platoon leader in the 48th Infantry Regiment (Dragoons) in West Germany.…
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