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Historical photographs & visual records

Consolute General [photograph] : Old Calabar, Arrival of Lady Mac

1895

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Right front view of the Consulate General, Old Calabar, Niger Coast Protectorate (Oil Rivers), 1891, during the arrival of Lady Macdonald at the residence, January 1895. Accompanying caption reads, "Consulate General Old Calabar, Arrival Lady Mac January 1895.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1996-019_ref508
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Conspicuous Service Cross medal NY issued to First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr.

1969-1975

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The Conspicuous Service Cross medal (New York) issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a Silver Celtic cross medal. The ribbon is red with a stripe of white and blue on the edges. The ribbon is embedded in the upraised edges of the gold…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.112.7
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BIOGRAPHY
Law

Constance Baker Motley

1921–2005

Motley argued landmark civil-rights cases before becoming a pioneering federal judge.

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Education & Scholarship

Constance Belton Green

Biography

Constance Belton Green is an American lawyer who was the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Connecticut School of Law, in 1972.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Constance Berry Newman

1935–

Constance Ernestine Berry Newman (born July 8, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the United States assistant secretary of state for African affairs from July 2004 to April 2005.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Constance Briscoe

1957–

Constance Briscoe (born 18 May 1957 in England) is a former barrister, and was one of the first black female recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in R v Huhne…

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Education & Scholarship

Constance Clayton

1933–2023

Constance Elaine Clayton (October 23, 1933 – September 18, 2023) was an American educator and civic leader. She was the first woman and the first African American to serve as Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia from 1982 to 1993. The…

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Biography & Culture

Constance Hill Marteena

Biography

Constance Hill Marteena (August 24, 1897/1903 – December 29, 1978) was an American librarian and author, known for her bibliographies about Black women.

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Scholarship

Constance M. Carroll

1945–

Constance M. Carroll (born September 12, 1945) is an American education leader and advisor. She served as the chancellor of the San Diego Community College District from 2004 to 2021.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Constance N. Johnson

1952–

Constance Nevlin Johnson (born May 11, 1952) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 48th district from 2005 to 2014. She was the first African American woman nominated for a major statewide office in Oklahoma and the…

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Education & Scholarship

Constance Porter Uzelac

1939–2012

Constance Porter Uzelac (1939–2012), also known as Coni Porter Uzelac, was a medical librarian and archivist in the United States. She was the Executive Director of the Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center. She is the daughter of Dorothy Porter Wesley and…

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Biography & Culture

Constance Slaughter-Harvey

1946–

Constance Iona Slaughter-Harvey (born 1946) is an American jurist who in 1976 became the first black female judge in the state of Mississippi.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Constance Staurt Larrabee with Norman Hackforth and friends of Noel Coward, Pretoria (South Africa)

1944

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Cataloged as “Constance Staurt Larrabee with Norman Hackforth and friends of Noel Coward, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064976
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Historical photographs & visual records

Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple at Victoria Falls, Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple at Victoria Falls, Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064557
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple in front of airplane, Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple in front of airplane, Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064597
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple in front of the Union Building, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple in front of the Union Building, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065440
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple , Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and couple , Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064587
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and Don Burke interview and photography session for a man, South Africa

1946

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and Don Burke interview and photography session for a man, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064427
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend in her photography studio, Pretoria (South Africa)

1938

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend in her photography studio, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064887
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Historical photographs & visual records

Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065284
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend, Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend, Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064651
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Historical photographs & visual records

Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend standing by warning sign at Kruger National Park, South Africa

circa 1936-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friend standing by warning sign at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068402
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and friends, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friends, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065999
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Constance Stuart Larrabee and friends holding props, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee and friends holding props, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064286
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