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1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brownish photograph printed on textured paper of Nelson Jordan. Jordan is seated in a three-quarter portrait with his body turned slightly left, but facing the camera. He wears a dark-colored three-piece suit, a dark tie, a pocket watch, and has a beard…
1864-1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yellowish brown photograph of Corporal Solomon Frister found on page 4 of 2014.88a-r. He is wearing a buttoned up jacket and a kepi in the portrait. His head is tilted slightly to the right side of the photograph. His kepi is on the left side of his…
1864-1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yellowish brown photograph of Sergeant Stephen Johnson found on page 1 of 2014.88a-r. Stephen Johnson is wearing a buttoned up jacket and a kepi in the portrait. He has a mustache and a goatee. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.
ca. 1880
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA reddish-brown photograph of the congregation of St. Nicholas Church in St. Ignatius, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The image depicts a large group of people standing in front of Saint Nicholas Church. The foreground depicts a dirt path leading to a wooden…
1890-1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print of three members of the Boyd family, including Edgar Leroy Boyd and his grandfather, Alfred Boyd, Sr. The men are all wearing suites. Two of the men are featured standing and one is sitting in a chair.
1890-1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print of three men in an indoor space. The man on the left stands with his back to the camera facing an open flame and appears to be working as a blacksmith. The man in the center sits on an unknown object. The man on the right sits in a chair.
ca. 1887
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white albumen cabinet photograph of U.S. 25th Infantry’s H Company, Dakota Territory. Captured in formation outside a long wood and vinyl building, H Company soldiers, stand shoulder to shoulder in full infantry uniform with packs and blankets…
ca. 1885
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white cabinet photograph of U. S. Army 25th Infantry Company A, in Sturgis, South Dakota Territory. A large group of soldiers is captured, most gathered in formation, others scattered and walking towards the Company. On the left and the right…
1896-1899
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print on cabinet card depicting troops at Ft. Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah. Captured outdoors, surrounded by tall trees and brick buildings, the troops stand in formation on a large grass-cut lawn. Below the photograph, inscribed in white ink…
1902–1975
Alcebíades Maia Barcelos (25 July 1902 – 18 March 1975), also known by his stage name Bide, was a Brazilian samba musician and composer. Barcelos was born in Niterói in 1902. His brother, Mano Rubem, was a fellow samba musician.
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Alcee Lamar Hastings ( AL-see; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida. Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Carter in…
1926–2010
Alcenya Crowley (April 3, 1926 – September 12, 2010), born Alcenya McElwain, was an American-born Canadian educator and activist.
circa 1920
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Aldeia de Moçambique; 1,a. Exposiçao Colonial Portuguêsa - Porto 1934." Additional printed text on recto reads: "Lito Invicta-Porto." Logo on recto image. Printed text on verso reads: "Exposiçao Colonial Portuguesa; E Não…
1908–1938
Alden Garrison (1908–1938) was a prominent black female impersonator from Washington, DC. He performed at various nightclubs along the Atlantic Seaboard, and the national black press covered his life in detail. Garrison was the child of Rosa Keeling and…
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Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage, MC Ren in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, Levi Jackson in the 2016 film Hidden Figures, Noah in the…
1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAldo Hat Corporation Spring '98 flyer (a) and envelope (b) found in cash box 2010.6.33.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The flyer (a) came in a printed business envelope (b) with a self-adhesive address label sent to Mae's Millinery Shop. The flyer has seven…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sealed white paper envelope from Aldo Hat Corporation addressed to Mae's Millinery Shop. There are a number of inserts inside but the envelope has not been opened.
1949–
Aldon Douglas Morris (born June 15, 1949) is emeritus professor of sociology at Northwestern University and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose work involves social movements, civil rights, and social inequality. He was the 2021…
Biography
Alec Damian Gallimore is an American aerospace engineer, currently serving as provost of Duke University since July 2023. Previously at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, he served as the 15th dean of engineering from 2016 to 2023 and as a…
Biography
Alexander Hayes Munroe (c. 1850 - 8 September 1885), whose contemporaries also referred to him by the names of Alec or Alec Munroe, was a British boxer of West Indian origins. He had immigrated from Jamaica to Victorian London.
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Aled Brew (born 9 August 1986) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played as a winger. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship. In his career, as well as playing for…
2002–
Aleeya Sibbons (born 5 November 2002) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter.
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Aleia Hobbs (born February 24, 1996) is an American track and field sprinter competing in the 60 meters and 100 meters. Hobbs is the North American record holder for the indoor 60 m with a time of 6.94 seconds, set in February 2023, becoming the…
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Antônio Francisco Lisboa (c. 29 August 1730 or 1738 – 18 November 1814), better known as Aleijadinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [aleiʒaˈdʒiɲu], lit. 'little cripple'), was a sculptor, carver and architect of Colonial Brazil, noted for his works on and in…
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