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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Count Basie New York City recording studio, 1960

1960; printed 1995

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Count Basie at a recording studio in New York City, 1960. Smiling and looking to his proper left, Count Basie wears a dark jacket, bright long sleeve shirt, dark tie and hat. With both hands he holds a piece…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.62.4
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Music

Count Justice

Biography

Justin Booth "Count Justice" Johnson is from Los Angeles, California. He is a songwriter, producer and engineer who has most notably produced songs for Chris Brown ("New Flame"), Alesha Dixon ("Top Of The World"), Sevyn Streeter ("Shoulda Been There"),…

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gelatin silver prints

Count Me In, MLK Event

1980s

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Count Me In - Name Change of Santa Barbara to Martin Luther King Boulevard, Central Los Angeles, 1980's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 110. A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding up four fingers in a crowd. An…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.92
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Count Us In

July 1948

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A youth-oriented documentary short with the title "Count Us In." It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white acetate film with optical sound (2012.79.1.7.1a). The film was produced by Union Films and includes footage of the 1948 Progressive Party…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.7.1ac
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Literature

Countee Cullen

1903–1946

Cullen's formally elegant poetry, including the collection Color and the poem “Heritage”, explored Black identity, beauty and belonging.

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Politics & Public Life

Countelow M. Bowles

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Countelow M. Bowles (born c. 1840) was a cooper, soldier, and state legislator. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate. He was a Republican and African American. Born in about 1840 in Virginia he lived in Cleveland for…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Counter with Elvis and angel figurines, Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Counter with Elvis and angel figurines".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0033
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Music

Countess Vaughn

1978–

Countess Danielle Vaughn (born August 8, 1978) is an American actress, singer and television personality. She is known for her role as Kim Parker on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and its spin-off The Parkers, and as Alexandria DeWitt on 227.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Countryside and fences, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Countryside and fences, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0241
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Historical photographs & visual records

Countryside, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

1949

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Cataloged as “Countryside, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066786
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Historical photographs & visual records

Countryside, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-26

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Original Carousel 20, slide 48.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2445
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Historical photographs & visual records

Countryside near Lake Manyara, Tanzania

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Countryside near Lake Manyara, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0455
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Countryside, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

2010-09-28

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Original Carousel 23, slide 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2814
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Historical photographs & visual records

Couple at a party at the Mmabatho Convention Centre, Mmabatho (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple at a party at the Mmabatho Convention Centre, Mmabatho (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066484
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Historical photographs & visual records

Couple at Victoria Falls, Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Couple at Victoria Falls, Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064556
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary

July 1981

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An undated newspaper article on the celebration of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Anderson (Buck) and Amanda Carey Carter. The headline reads [Couple Celebrate Golden Anniversary]. To the right of three short columns of text is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.35
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Historical photographs & visual records

Couple dancing at Dougall Hall Boys Club dance, Pretoria (South Africa)

1938

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Cataloged as “Couple dancing at Dougall Hall Boys Club dance, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068329
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Couple eating breakfast with dog, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple eating breakfast with dog, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066040
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Couple in front of flag, Hermanus (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Couple in front of flag, Hermanus (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065217
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Couple in front of house, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple in front of house, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066062
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Couple in front of house, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Couple in front of house, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067015
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Couple in front of UCT School of Dance sign, Rondebosch, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple in front of UCT School of Dance sign, Rondebosch, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066022
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Historical photographs & visual records

Couple kissing, Gauteng (South Africa)

1937

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Cataloged as “Couple kissing, Gauteng (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064533
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Couple kissing in car, Livingston (Zambia)

1939

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Cataloged as “Couple kissing in car, Livingston (Zambia)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064605
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