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Oct. 13, 1931
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Daily Statement Buss” (Text).
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Diamond Teeth Mary McClain singing and holding a tambourine during a performance in Charlotte, NC. She is wearing a sequinned hat, glasses, and a dress with collar sequins. She is holding a microphone in her right hand. A…
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Daina Ramey Berry is an American historian and academic who is the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She was formerly the associate dean of the graduate school and chair of the history…
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Dainty Smith is a Toronto-based actor, playwright, and burlesque performer. She is the founder of Les Femmes Fatales: Women of Colour Burlesque Troupe, Canada's first burlesque troupe for Black women and women of colour, femmes and gender non-conforming…
1914–1999
Daisy Bates (November 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.
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Daisy Bufford (April 20, 1913 – December 18, 1987) was an American film actress and model. She was one of the few African-American women to transition from silent films to sound cinema and is best remembered for her starring role as Eleanor Lindsay in Son…
1883–1965
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883 – March 10, 1965) was an American suffragist, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner whose career spanned over half a century. Lampkin's effective skills as an orator,…
1917–2015
Daisy L. Elliott (November 26, 1917 – December 22, 2015) was an American politician and realtor from the state of Michigan.
1881–1956
Daisy Hill Northcross (December 9, 1881 – January 10, 1956) was an American physician and hospital administrator, based in Detroit, Michigan.
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Daisy Marion Mitchell Cheatham (born 1881) was an African American actress, songwriter and vaudeville performer who worked with Williams and Walker Company and the Smart Set Company. She wrote the lyrics to "Gypsy, my Gypsy Lou," and "Ask Mammy" which she…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Daisy Sheppard, 1946” (Text).
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Daisy Elitha Peterson Sweeney (May 7, 1920 – August 11, 2017) was a Canadian classical music and piano teacher, known for having taught many of the most notable figures in Canadian jazz music. Sweeney was born Daisy Peterson in Montreal in 1920. Her…
1882–1925
Daisy Tapley (1882–1925) was a classical singer (Contralto) and vaudeville performer. Born Daisy Robinson in Big Rapids, Michigan, she was raised in Chicago, where she played piano and the organ with music teachers Emil Liebling, Clarence Eddy, and later…
1883–1988
Daisy Turner (June 21, 1883 – February 8, 1988) was an American storyteller and poet. Born in Grafton, Vermont, to former slaves, she became famous late in life for her oral recordings of her family's history, which can be traced back to Africa and England.
1993–
Daja Breyon Davidson (née Dial; born March 22, 1993) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Spartanburg, South Carolina, who was crowned Miss South Carolina 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and was a Top 7…
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Dajaune Anthony Brown (born 16 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Rochdale, on loan from EFL Championship club Derby County. Born in England, Brown plays for the Jamaica national team. Brown came…
1996–
Dajour Mcintosh-Buffonge (born 29 January 1996) is a Montserratian former footballer who played as a defender.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of an aerial view of the city of Dakar. Text on recto, top left corner reads: "Dakar." On recto: "Senegal." Text on verso reads: "Vue aerienne de Dakar; Aerial view of Dakar; Lufbild von Dakar." On verso: "Photo Boubacar Ba.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of men jumping from canoes into the water. Text on front reads: "103. DAKAR - Noirs plongeant pour attraper des sous." (Black people diving for coins.) Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of a ship tied to shore. Children are jumping off the dock near the ship. Text on front reads: "DAKAR - Arrivee d'un Paquebot." On front: "Edition Maison Bouchut.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Arrivée d'un Paquebot. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - Arrival of ocean liner.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "DAKAR - Bijoutiers Sénégalais." Translated postcard caption reads, "Dakar - Senegalese jewelrers.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "25. DAKAR. - Cases Indigènes. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep, int.." Translated postcard caption reads, "25. DAKAR. - Native dwellings.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of an ornate building with the sign "Chambre de Commerce." Cars are parked in front and people are walking by. Text on verso reads: "Dakar, La Chambre de Commerce; Dakar, Chamber of Commerce; Dakar, Handelskammer." On verso: "Photo MYD.".
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