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MUSEUM OBJECT
Record Albums

Anona (Intermezzo-Two-step)

ca. 1904-1905

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A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label, in the center, in silver type, reads: [Columbia Disc Record / Condition of Sale / This record is sold upon the express condition that it shall not be copied or duplicated and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.316.4.19
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Visual Arts

Anonymous Ancestors #1

1979

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This is a charcoal and ink drawing depicting a portrait of a man with the upper part of his face deliberately wiped away. The man is depicted from the shoulders up. He is wearing a grey suit jacket with subtle stripes over a white shirt with a high collar…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.27.3
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Books and Published Materials

Another Country

1962

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A hardback book titled Another Country by James Baldwin. The exterior has a paper book cover and a clear plastic book cover over that. The paper book cover is off-white with red text, centered, that reads: [Another / Country] and dark blue type, centered,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.76.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Another Olokun Shrine in Benin [View 1] (I.B. #1)

undated

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Cataloged as “Another Olokun Shrine in Benin [View 1] (I.B. #1)” (Photographs [32056000110159]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0001
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Historical photographs & visual records

Another Olokun Shrine in Benin [View 2]

undated

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2 copies.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0002
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Historical photographs & visual records

Another shot of the pan, trip to Bunce Island

1978

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Donor notes read: "Another shot of the pan pan. Trip to Bunce Island, Dec. 7-10, 1978. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1374
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Anquam Mahamoud

1989–

Anquam Mahamoud (/ɑnˈɑːm mɑ.xɑˈmud/ ahn-AHM) is an American politician representing District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis's Phillips and Powderhorn neighborhoods. Mahamoud is a member of the Minnesota…

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Music

Anquette

1972–

Anquette is an American contemporary R&B group from Miami, Florida, U.S. The group featured rapper Anquette Allen and her backup, known as the "Throw the P Girls," which included Keia Red and Ray Ray (also known as Raydient Grace Silva and Keta Mansfield).…

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Sports

Ansel Williamson

Biography

Ansel Williamson (c. 1806–1881) was an American thoroughbred horse racing trainer and a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He trained horses who won the Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jerome Handicap, Phoenix Stakes…

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Literature

Ansel Wong

1945–

Ansel Keith David Wong (born 4 October 1945) is a Trinidadian-British cultural and political activist, who has been influential in many organisations particularly in the black community in the United Kingdom, where he has been based since the 1960s. He is…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Anson Carter

1974–

Anson Horace Carter (born June 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight teams from 1996 to 2007, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.…

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Sports

Anson Henry

1979–

Anson Henry (born March 9, 1979) is a retired Canadian sprinter of Jamaican descent who specialized in the 100 metres. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His personal best time is 10.12 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Doha.

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Arts & Performance

Ansu Kabia

Biography

Ansu Kabia is a British actor. He attended the Drama Centre London and was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company Ensemble. He is best known for his starring role in the British period detective series Miss Scarlet and The Duke as the character…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

"Answer Peekskill" campaign pin for Ben Davis

1940s

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Small round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.207.2
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Visual Arts

Answer to Van Gogh

1987

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A mixed media artwork titled “Answer to Van Gogh” by Bert Long, Jr. The large, rectangular work has metal mesh and hydrostone plaster applied to the top surface to form a wide frame for the canvas painting at the center. The frame is painted with a variety…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.15
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Answered Prayers" by Paul Sierra, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

1985-10

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Original text on slide reads, ""Answered Prayers"by Paul Sierra. From show at Halsted Gallery in Chicago. Cuban-American Artist. U.S. Cuban".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1794
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Books and Published Materials

Answers for Action: Schools in the South

1954

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A pamphlet about Schools in the South and the impact of Brown vs. the Board of Education on segregated school districts. The front cover has brown ink on discolored paper. At top, there is a band of teal with white text. The interior consists of thirty-two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.90
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Music

Ant Banks

1969–

Anthony Banks (born May 16, 1969) is an American record producer and rapper from Oakland, California.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Antelope at Kruger National Park, South Africa

1940s

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Cataloged as “Antelope at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068171
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Antelopes at Kruger National Park, South Africa

1940s

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Cataloged as “Antelopes at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068199
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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Antenor Nascentes

1886–1972

Antenor Nascentes (19 June 1886 – 6 September 1972) was a Brazilian philologist, etymologist, and lexicographer. He wrote the first etymological dictionary of Brazil. He also had an interest in dialect and experimental phonetics.

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Literature

Anthea Butler

1960–

Anthea Deidre Butler (born 1960) is an African-American professor of religion and chair of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Religious Studies, where she is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Anthea Hamilton

1978–

Anthea Hamilton (born 1978) is a British artist who graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University (Leeds Beckett University) and the Royal College of Art and was one of four shortlisted for the 2016 Turner Prize. Hamilton was responsible for the show's most…

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Politics & Public Life

Anthony A. Bellmon

1990–

Anthony A. Bellmon (born April 12, 1990) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203rd District since 2023.

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