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1923–1992
Alfreda Johnson Webb (born February 21, 1923, in Mobile, Alabama) was a professor of biology and a doctor of veterinary medicine. She was the first Black woman licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the United States.
May 16, 1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a boxing match. One boxer has been knocked down and the referee stands over him. Alfredo Escalara is to the right of the referee and is prepared to deliver another blow. The audience can be seen beyond the ring. The…
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Alfredo Roberts (born March 17, 1965) is an American football coach and former tight end in the National Football League (NFL), who serves as the tight ends coach for the New York Jets. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. He played…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Algae on a beach, Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).
1949–
Algeania Marie Warren Freeman (born January 24, 1949) is an American speech communications professor and academic administrator who served as the twentieth president Wilberforce University from 2014 to 2016. She was previously the president of Martin…
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Algenon Lamont Marbley (born 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
[ca. 1905]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "578. ALGÉRIE - Mauresques dans leur intérieur." Translated caption reads: [ALGERIA - Moorish women inside their house.] Two young women sitting in a couch, a small coffee table at their feet, jars on both side of the bench.…
[ca. 1905]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTranslated caption on recto reads: [DELFAU school - Algiers - Inside the carpets factory - Weaving looms.] Printed text on verso reads: "Manufacture de Tapis Algériens Ecole DELFAU -84, boulevard Valée, 84 - ALGER." Translated verso reads: [Carpets…
[ca. 1905]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "(16) Types Algériens (femmes voilées)." Translated caption reads: ''Algerian Types (veiled women)''. Two women wrapped in haik, veils covering faces up to the eyes. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Guiglion, Constantine.".
[ca. 1905]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "102 - Une Rue à Bou-Saada." Translated caption reads: [A street in Bou-Saada.] Group of young children on the streetwalk. Additional printed text on recto reads: "Fabrique de Bijouterie Indigène- Curiosités Arabes - Bijoux &…
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Algernon Brashear Jackson (1878–1942) was a prominent African American physician, surgeon, writer, and columnist who contributed profoundly to the National Negro Health Movement, an organization which sought to uplift African Americans by educating them on…
1944–
Algernon Johnson Cooper, Jr. (born May 30, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Prichard, Alabama. Cooper was one of the first black elected officials in Prichard, and one of the first black mayors in the modern era.
1929–2018
Algia Mae Hinton (née O'Neal; August 29, 1929 – February 8, 2018) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and vocalist, based in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGImam Idiaro was a leatherworker and Ann O'Hear's most important informant on leatherworking in Ilorin. In 1988, he was an imam and ran an Arabic school (in which he is standing in the photograph). The office of imam for the immediate area passes down…
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlh. Imam Idiaro called the motif "koronu" (a word presumably derived from "crown").
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIle Atoti, a compound near Ile Onigaari, specialized both in dyeing leather and in weaving etu ("guineafowl cloth"). Such cloth was used extensively in the horse trappings produced in Ile Onigaari.
1973-10-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Alhaji's at Awolowo's daughter's wedding. (have been to Mecca- see hat on head). Saturday".
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alhaji Yakubu, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1985–
Ali Alexander (born Ali Abdul-Razaq Akbar; born September 3, 1985) is an American far-right activist, social media personality, and conspiracy theorist. Alexander is an organizer of Stop the Steal, a campaign to promote the conspiracy theory that…
Biography
Ali Barthwell is an American writer. She reviews television for Vulture and is a staff writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, for which she won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.
1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn image of Muhammad Ali in Berrien Springs Michigan in 1996. The image features Ali facing the left of the photograph wearing a polo shirt and long pants. He is standing with a bicycle in front of a large fence. His hands are on the bicycle’s handlebars…
Biography
Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represented the riding of Halifax Armdale as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until 2024.
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn image of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 2003. The two are featured next to one another in their boxing robes. Ali, left, is seated and is wearing a silk Everlast robe. Frazier, right, is standing wearing a silk robe with flowers on it. The background…
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Ali Ngon Gerba (; born September 4, 1981) is a former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Canada national team.
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