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Historical photographs & visual records

27. Congo Belge Boma: Bureau des postes

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "27. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Boma; Bureau des postes. / Postkantoor." Translated caption reads: "27. Belgian Congo; Boma; Post office." Postage stamp printed on verso. Items EEPA CG-28-14 and EEPA CG-28-19 are…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0047
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Archival documents & files

#2774: "Cry" solo of Judith Jamison — Contact Sheets

Jun. 1971

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Cataloged as “#2774: "Cry" solo of Judith Jamison” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref401
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#2790: "Cry" solo of Judith Jamison — Contact Sheets

Jun. 1971

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Cataloged as “#2790: "Cry" solo of Judith Jamison” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref402
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28. Congo Belge Huilerie au bord du fleuve dans l'île de Mateba

ca. 1910

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Translated postcard caption reads: "Belgian Congo. Oil works on the banks of the river on the Mateba island." Printed caption on recto reads: "28. Congo Belge; Huilerie au bord du fleuve dans l'île de Mateba / Belgisch Congo; Olieslagerij op de oevers van…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1324
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28. Ménage chrétien

ca. 1932

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Printed recto caption reads: "28. Ménage chrétien / Christen huisgezin." Translated postcard caption reads: "28. Christian family." Manuscript message on verso. Postage stamp printed on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1985-140778
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Historical photographs & documents

281886 – 597400

1872–73

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Cataloged as “281886 – 597400”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.10.10.1
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Historical photographs & documents

281894 – 615771

1872–77

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Cataloged as “281894 – 615771”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.10.9.1
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

#2869: "May Lou's Mass" — Contact Sheets

Nov. 1971

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Cataloged as “#2869: "May Lou's Mass"” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref403
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Historical photographs & documents

29 – 286, and B3 – K9

Jan.–June 1868

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Cataloged as “29 – 286, and B3 – K9”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.2.5.2
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#2919: "The Lark Ascending" — Contact Sheets

Apr. 1972

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Cataloged as “#2919: "The Lark Ascending"” (Contact sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref405
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Historical photographs & documents

292482 – 606334

1872–76

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Cataloged as “292482 – 606334”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M2029, Item 1.4.6.1
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Historical photographs & documents

2976 – 3415

Apr. 1865

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Cataloged as “2976 – 3415”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.23.1.8
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

#298-9: Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, Dudley Williams, Kelvin Rotardier in Dance Studio with Ailey Dance Solos — Color Slides

1973

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Cataloged as “#298-9: Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, Dudley Williams, Kelvin Rotardier in Dance Studio with Ailey Dance Solos” (Slide sheet).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref356
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Historical photographs & documents

29FEATURE Correspondence

10-10-1996

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Cataloged as “29FEATURE Correspondence” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref1003
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

2Rude

Biography

2rude, birth name Richard Coombs also known as Richard Rude or Richard Rudimental, is a Canadian hip hop and rhythm and blues record producer. He is perhaps most known as a producer of the songs "Thinkin' About You", a collaboration with Snow, rapper…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

3 – 1094 — Entered in Register 3

Aug.–Dec. 1867

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Cataloged as “3 – 1094”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1055, File 4.3.1
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3 – 133

Jan.–Apr. 1869

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Cataloged as “3 – 133”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, Item 1.4.3.4.2
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3 – 263

Aug.–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “3 – 263”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, Item 1.4.3.4.1
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3/4 View; Face and Shoulder Scarification, Portrait of a Woman, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “3/4 View; Face and Shoulder Scarification, Portrait of a Woman, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2480
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Historical photographs & documents

3 – 51

1866

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Cataloged as “3 – 51”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.43.6.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

3 Black Panthers & the Last Slave Plantation

2006

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A small, pocket-sized blue notebook titled “3 Black Panthers & the Last Slave Plantation” owned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The front cover’s title is printed in bold orange ink. The dark silhouettes of three human figures, one…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.36.1.10
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3. Boma Fort déclassé de Shinkakasa. Fossé de contrescarpe

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "3. Boma - Fort déclassé de Shinkakasa. Fossé de contrescarpe." Translated postcard caption reads: "3. Boma - Decommissioned Fort Shinkakasa. Counterscarp divide." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1201
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