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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Audio

Control

1986

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An audio cassette of Janet Jackson "Control" (1986). 2015.263.18a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is white plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [PROGRAM 1 19:53 / CONTROL/NASTY/WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY / YOU…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.263.18abc
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Historical photographs & visual records

Controlled wildfire in grasslands, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar

2003-09-03

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Controlled wildfires in grasslands. Malagasy people slash and burn to fertilize fields. Original Carousel 18, slide 61.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2247
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Record Albums

Controversy

1981

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A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. This object is comprised of a vinyl disc (a) of the long-playing record and an album cover. 2015.172.31a: A vinyl record from the 33 1/3 rpm record album titled, Controversy, by Prince. The vinyl…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.172.31ab
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Historical photographs & documents

Conversation about the film Burning an Illusion

1983

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Cataloged as “Conversation about the film Burning an Illusion” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref298
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Historical photographs & documents

Conversation between Pearl Bowser and francophone interlocutors

1983 November 06

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Cataloged as “Conversation between Pearl Bowser and francophone interlocutors” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref157
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Historical photographs & documents

Conversation: Norma Sklarek FAIA from Architecture California [photocopy]

1985

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Cataloged as “Conversation: Norma Sklarek FAIA from Architecture California [photocopy]” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref112
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President

1993

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A first edition hardcover copy of Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President by Johnnetta B. Cole. The book is paperboard bound with cloth tape and sewn binding. The book has a dust jacket that features a large color photograph of Cole…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.11
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Conversations with Roy DeCarava

1984

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A documentary film with the title Conversations with Roy DeCarava. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. Through the use of DeCarava’s still photography and first-hand interviews with him and his closest friends and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.62.1a
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Convoi de porteure sur le pont de Tabili" [Porter convoy on the Tabili bridge], Guinée

Date not recorded

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Colonies Françaises; GUINÉE. -- Convoi de porteure sur le pont de Tabili; CARTE POSTALE; La correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptée par tous les pays étrangers[,] (Se renseigner à la Poste); Partie réservée à la correspondance; Adresse du Destinataire.…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1035
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Convoi Européen à Friguiagbé." [European convoy in Friguiagbé.], Friguiagbé, Guinée

c. 1907

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Colonies Française. -- GUINÉE. -- Convoi Européen à Friguiagbé.; CARTE POSTALE; Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto. (Se renseigner à la poste).. Photographed by Salesse - Corporate Entity. Published by.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1034
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Conway Barbour

Biography

Conway Barbour (c. 1818–1876) was held as a slave, worked as a ship steward, became a businessman, and lawyer. He served as a state legislator in Arkansas and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871.

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Sports & Achievement

Conway Hayman

1949–2020

Conway Holmes Hayman (January 9, 1949 – March 7, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a guard in college and professionally and later became a collegiate head football coach.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Conway the Machine

1982–

Demond Price (born February 16, 1982), known professionally as Conway the Machine, or simply Conway, is an American rapper and co-founder of the hip hop label Griselda Records, alongside his paternal half-brother Westside Gunn, and Mach-Hommy. Acclaimed…

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Education & Scholarship

Conya Doss

1972–

Conya Doss (born June 13, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and educator. She is known as The Queen of Indie Soul. In the late 1990s, Doss formed a music duo called Lyrik.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Cook Orchestra — Invitations and Programs

1890 November 7

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Cataloged as “Cook Orchestra”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref325
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking and storage area

2000-01-25

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Cooking and storage area. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 117.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0850
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking area in Gurunsi home

2004 November 10

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Cooking area in Gurunsi home. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 9.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0143
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking area in Lobi village

2000-01-25

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Cooking area in Lobi village. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 140.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0873
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Historical photographs & visual records

[Cooking banana at Arusha market], Arusha, Tanzania

1967-04

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Cataloged as “[Cooking banana at Arusha market], Arusha, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0325
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking fire inside of the home, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Original Carousel 25, slide 31.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3115
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking food, Ile Aren

1972

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Cataloged as “Cooking food, Ile Aren” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0036
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking grasshoppers on lid of pot at Makotakota Diamini's homestead, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Cooking grasshoppers on lid of pot at Makotakota Diamini's homestead, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0232
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MUSEUM OBJECT
cabinet photographs

Cooking His Breakfast; Augusta, Ga

late 19th-early 20th century

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A cabinet card with an albumen print of an unidentified man sitting in a dirt yard near a wooden structure. The man is sitting on an overturned wooden crate near a short homemade oven made from stacked bricks. A kettle and other cooking implements are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.17
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cooking in the Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Cooking in the Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063591
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