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Historical photographs & documents

A&R Registry March/April 2003

2003

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Cataloged as “A&R Registry March/April 2003” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 4
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A Rabbit masquerade performer, Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A Rabbit masquerade performer, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2955
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A raffia Akpele Masquerade costume, Okpenada, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A raffia Akpele Masquerade costume, Okpenada, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4241
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A raffia detail of an Idu Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.39, Lagos, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “A raffia detail of an Idu Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.39, Lagos, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3997
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A raging bush fire near Musaia

1980

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Donor notes read: "A raging bush fire near Musaia. Jan. - Feb. 1980. The date on the slide is MAY 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1760
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A railroad trestle across the Mauwa River near Pendembu

1980

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Donor notes read: "A railroad trestle across the Mauwa River near Pendembu. Taken May-July 6, 1980. The date on the slide is JUL 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1849
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A rainbow above of the gorges of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A rainbow above of the gorges of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020306
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Music

A+ (rapper)

1981–

Andre Levins, also known as A+ (born August 29, 1981 ) is an American rapper. As a teenager he released albums in 1996 and in 1999.

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A receipt from Doubleday & Company, Inc., to Dorothea Scher dated 8/17/72 regarding a "jacket transparency" for Peoples and Cultures of Africa

1972

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Cataloged as “A receipt from Doubleday & Company, Inc., to Dorothea Scher dated 8/17/72 regarding a "jacket transparency" for Peoples and Cultures of Africa”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1973-001_ref41555
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A red flowering plant growing in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A red flowering plant growing in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020243
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A red flowing plant growing near the Naletale Ruins, Naletale, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “A red flowing plant growing near the Naletale Ruins, Naletale, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020266
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A reflecting pool outside of the Jubilee Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1967

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Cataloged as “A reflecting pool outside of the Jubilee Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0001
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A refugee woman holding her child in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A refugee woman holding her child in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1900
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A refugee woman standing with children in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A refugee woman standing with children in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1901
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A religious site near Massawa, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A religious site near Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0157
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A religious site outside of Massawa, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “A religious site outside of Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0888
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A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading

bulk June 1867 and July 1868

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Cataloged as “A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.32.5.1
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

A Report of Persons and Articles Hired and a Bill of Lading — Kingstree (Subassistant Commissioner)

Date not recorded

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An unbound report of persons and articles hired and a bill of lading are dated June 1867 and July 1868, respectively.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.32.5
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A reporter talks to a local woman, Mmabatho (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “A reporter talks to a local woman, Mmabatho (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066329
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A representative for an Oba at an Oteku Atsogwa Title ceremony, Afokpella, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “A representative for an Oba at an Oteku Atsogwa Title ceremony, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5913
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A resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1679
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

A Residence For Mr. And Mrs. Donald F. Cardoza To Be Located at Forty Fourth & Marne Streets N.E. Washington D.C.

mid 20th century

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An undated, bound set of architectural blueprints, “A Residence of Mr. And Mrs. Donald F. Cardozo," created by architect Julian Abele Cook. This is a set of twelve (12) large, rectangular blueprint sheets (a-l) of architectural drawings reproduced in white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.95.16a-l
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

A Residence for Mr. And Mrs. James E. Moore Petersburg, VA

1941

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A set of loose architectural blueprints, “A Residence for Mr. And Mrs. James E. Moore”, created by architect Julian Abele Cook, 1941. This is a set of thirteen (13) large, rectangular blueprint sheets (a-m) of architectural drawings reproduced in white on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.95.15a-m
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A restaurant along the rocky shore by a pier, Gorée, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “A restaurant along the rocky shore by a pier, Gorée, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020091
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