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c. 1912
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSenegalese man. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff.
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Une Famille." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - A Family.".
c. 1912
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Une Sénégalaise. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep. int." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - Senegalese woman.".
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Vieille Indigène. Collection A. Chaussende, Dakar." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - Old Native Woman.".
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard of a skyscaper with the letters "BCEAO" on it, and in the distance is an island. Text on verso reads: "Dakar: Vue de la Banque Central et l'Ile de Gorée; Dakar; View on the Central Bank and the Goree Island; Dakar: Ansicht auf die Zentralbank und…
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of a dockyard, ships and boats, and a harbor. Text on front reads: "3 DAKAR - Vue des Quais." On front: "Collection J.Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse.".
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of ships and boats in a harbor. Text on front reads: "30 DAKAR - Vue de la Rade - "Le Burdigala." On front: "Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse.".
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "28. - DAKAR - Village Nègre. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep. int." Translated postcard caption reads, "28. - DAKAR - Negro Village.".
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Vue de la Rade - "Le Burdigala". Collection A. Chaussende, Dakar." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - View from the wharf - "Le Burdigala"." Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Il y a beaucoup d'animation ici…
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "3. DAKAR - Vue des Quais. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep. int." Translated postcard caption reads, "3. DAKAR - View of the wharfs.".
2003–
Dakota DyMon Jordan (born May 9, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.
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Dakota Joshua (born May 15, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 128th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL entry draft. He previously…
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Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion to Islam as…
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of jazz vocalist Dakota Staton singing at a performance in Miami, FL. Staton is photographed in profile from the left. She holds a microphone in front of her and wears a sequined blouse and jacket. Two stage lights are visible…
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Dalano Banton ( də-LAH-noh BAN-tən; born November 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and…
1945–
Dale Brockman Davis (born 1945) is an American visual artist, gallerist and educator based in Los Angeles. He was best known for his assemblage sculpture and ceramic work that addresses themes of African American history and music, especially jazz. Along…
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Dale Gilbert Caldwell (born July 6, 1960) is an American academic administrator and author who served as the fourth lieutenant governor and 35th secretary of state of New Jersey from January to September 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell was…
1971–
Dale A. Craigwell (born April 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played professionally for 9 years and played parts of 3 years with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He played centre and shot left-handed.
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Dale Ricardo Shields is an African American actor, director, producer, and educator. He is one of ten teachers nationwide who received the 2017 The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. Dale also received the 2017 AUDELCO / "VIV"…
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J. Dale Wainwright (born June 19, 1961 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee) is a former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, now in private practice with Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Austin, Texas. Wainwright was initially elected to a six-year term, in…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Dale Williams cutting iron rods for use in latrine covers. Koinadugu, Oct. 24-25, 1980. Taken on a trip with Anne Rowe to visit Dale Williams at Koinadugu, Oct. 24-26, 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Dale Williams pouring cement for latrine covers. Koinadugu, Oct. 24-25, 1980. Taken on a trip with Anne Rowe to visit Dale Williams at Koinadugu, Oct. 24-26, 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".
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Dalian Robert Atkinson (21 March 1968 – 15 August 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club football career, he played in England for Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester City, winning…
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Dalilah Muhammad (born February 7, 1990) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2016 Rio Olympic champion and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, becoming at the latter the then-second-fastest…
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