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Historical photographs & visual records

Daudu with a Chief at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Daudu with a Chief at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5181
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Daughter hand puppet

1968

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A daughter figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With her rubber arms and hands raised to her face, the daughter puppet wears a blue dress with a white collar. She has dark brown double-bun hair, peach lips and the maker's mark [CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol]…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.81.1.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Daughter hand puppet

1968

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A daughter figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With her arms raised parallel to her chest, the daughter puppet wears a white-collared pink dress, has blonde hair, blue eyes, and pink lips. The bottom back of her dress shows the maker's mark: CHILDCRAFT /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.81.2.4
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Historical photographs & visual records

Daughter of head of meat market in Ila, Ìlá Òràngún, Nigeria

1975-06-18

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Original text on slide reads, "Daughter of head of meat market in Ila. Note charms. Wednesday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1513
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Historical photographs & visual records

Daughters of Royal families greet the Oba William Adetona Ayeni

1977-07-12

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Cataloged as “Daughters of Royal families greet the Oba William Adetona Ayeni” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1453
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Historical photographs & documents

Daughters of the Dust

Date not recorded

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place holder.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref377
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Sports

Daundre Barnaby

1990–2015

Daundre Barnaby (9 December 1990 – 27 March 2015) was a Canadian track runner who specialised in the 400m. Born in Jamaica, he competed for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and ran for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing 6th in his heat…

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Sports

Daunte Culpepper

1977–

Daunte Rachard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the UCF Knights,…

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Politics

Daurene Lewis

1943–2013

A descendant of Black Loyalists, Lewis was elected mayor of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1984.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Davage, Charles W. — Other Correspondence

1886-1892

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Includes correspondence regarding employment as a "Bell-man" in a hotel.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref408
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Davage, Charlotte — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1890s

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2 black and white vintage photographs. Both pictures are of same portrait.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref500
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Archival documents & files

Davage Family — Series 1: Biographical Material

1842-2002

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Includes marriage page from family bible; notes on family history; program from testimonial dinner for Charlotte Davage and Mary F. Handy; photocopy of manumission certificate for Sidney Hall.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref70
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Davage. Sidney — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1880s

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3 black and white cabinet cards. All pictures are of same portrait.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref492
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Biography & Culture

Davante Lewis

1992–

Davante Lewis (born March 14, 1992) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the third district. Lewis was raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by a single mother.

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Sports

Dave Albritton

1913–1994

David Donald Albritton (April 13, 1913 – May 14, 1994) was an American athlete, teacher, coach, and state legislator. He had a long athletic career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use the straddle…

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Music

Dave "Baby" Cortez

1938–2022

David Cortez Clowney (August 13, 1938 – May 31, 2022), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, was an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy Organ".

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Sports

Dave Barnett

1967–

David Kwame Barnett (born 16 April 1967) is an English former football player and coach who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United, Walsall, Barnet, Birmingham City, Port Vale and Lincoln City. He also represented Dunfermline…

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Sports

Dave Barnhill

1913–1983

David Barnhill (October 30, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Barnhill played in the Negro leagues from 1941 to 1948 with the New York Cubans.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Dave Bartholomew

1918–2019

David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally a trumpeter,…

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Biography & Culture

Dave Benson Phillips

1965–

Dave Benson Phillips (born 3 February 1965) is a British entertainer, comic, children's television presenter and wrestler. He has presented Playhouse Disney (1998–2006), Fun Song Factory (1994–1999), and the CBBC game show Get Your Own Back.

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Business

Dave Bing

1943–

David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After starring at Syracuse University,…

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Biography & Culture

Dave Bolen

1923–2022

David Benjamin Bolen (December 23, 1923 – December 10, 2022) was an American track and field athlete, Olympian, diplomat and businessman.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Dave Cash

1948–

David Cash Jr. (born June 11, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A second baseman, he was a member of the 1971 World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates and became a three-time All-Star with Philadelphia.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Dave Chappelle

1973–

David Khari Webber Chappelle ( shə-PEL; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. He co-created and starred in the sketch…

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