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dressing tables

Dressing table with mirror from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Dressing table – white small vanity with mirror.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.226
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Drew Spence

1992–

Drew Spence (born 23 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in England she played for the England national football team in 2015, and as of 2021, represents…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Drinking glass from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

1979-1981

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A clear Delta Sigma Theta drinking glass with a red design screen printed on either side. One side features a vertical arrangement of the Greek letters Delta (?) Sigma (S) Theta (T). The reverse features the sorority name, [Delta Sigma Theta] above the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.91.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drum-maker and Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s husband, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Drum-maker. Is Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s husband".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1642
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drum maker cutting materials, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Drum maker cutting materials".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1684
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drum maker. husband of Ife-Olu [Solaru], Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Drum maker. husband of Ife-Olu [Solaru]".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1676
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drum maker preparing materials, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Drum maker preparing materials".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1683
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drum making, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Drum making".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1678
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drummer for Chief Obala, Ile Obala

1981

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Cataloged as “Drummer for Chief Obala, Ile Obala” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1041
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drummers, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Drummers".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1653
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Historical photographs & visual records

Drying dyed cloths

1974

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Cataloged as “Drying dyed cloths” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3319
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

DSharp

1988–

Derryck Gleaton (born 30 August 1988), better known as DSharp, is an American violinist, DJ, singer and producer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Known for his trademark colored violins, he writes his own music and performs cover versions of popular songs,…

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Sports & Achievement

Duach Jock

1986–

Duach Jock (born 20 December 1986) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays for the North County Battalion in National Premier Soccer League. In 2018, Jock moved to Indian I-League club Chennai City for remainder of the 2017–18 season.

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Dubzy

1991–

Jesse James, better known by his stage name Dubzy, is an English grime MC, actor and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of music collective and fashion label Snazz. Since 2022, he has been in a distribution agreement with Universal Music. He won Red Bull's…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Duck eating food out of cooking pot at Mrs. Shiba's home, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Duck eating food out of cooking pot at Mrs. Shiba's home, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0433
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Historical photographs & visual records

Ducks on the grounds near the home of Stuart and Tiny Cloete, Cape Town (South Africa)

1949

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Cataloged as “Ducks on the grounds near the home of Stuart and Tiny Cloete, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064998
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Civil Rights & Community

Dudley Laws

1934–2011

Dudley Laws (May 7, 1934 – March 24, 2011) was a Canadian civil rights activist and executive director of the Black Action Defence Committee. Laws was born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, to parents Ezekiel and Agatha Laws, and was a brother to six other…

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Literature

Dudley Randall

1914–2000

Dudley Randall (January 14, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an African-American poet and poetry publisher from Detroit, Michigan. He founded a pioneering publishing company called Broadside Press in 1965, which published many leading African-American writers,…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Dugger Family Album — Series 2: Photography

1930- 1939

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Cataloged as “Dugger Family Album” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref14
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Archival documents & files

Duke Ellington Society New York Chapter — Personal Papers

circa 1989

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Cataloged as “Duke Ellington Society New York Chapter”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref128
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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Dulce Pereira

1954–

Dulce Pereira (born 1954) is a Brazilian architect, environmentalist, and professor. Among other activities she has been the president of the Palmares Cultural Foundation and, as a Brazilian diplomat, president of the Community of Portuguese Language…

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Education & Scholarship

Dulcina DeBerry

1878–1969

Dulcina DeBerry (June 12, 1878 – December 29, 1969) was an American educator and librarian. She became the first African American to work as a librarian in Madison County, Alabama, when in 1940 she arranged the opening of the first public library for black…

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Biography & Culture

Duro Olowu

1965–

Duro Olowu is a Nigerian-born British fashion designer. He is best known for his innovative combinations of patterns and textiles that draw inspiration from his international background.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Dutch Reformed Church at Nagmaal (Holy Communion) surrounded by cattle, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Dutch Reformed Church at Nagmaal (Holy Communion) surrounded by cattle, Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063492
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