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Amos Drane (born 1811 or 1812 - ?) was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 Constitutional Convention representing Madison County, Alabama. He was one of 16 African American delegates at the constitutional convemtion. According to a newspaper brief, he had…
1809–1893
Amos Noë Freeman (1809 —1893) was an African-American abolitionist, Presbyterian minister, and educator. He was the first full-time minister of Abyssinian Congregational Church in Portland, Maine, where he led a station on the Underground Railroad.
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Amos Joseph Otis (born April 26, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1967 to 1984, most prominently as an integral member of the Kansas City Royals team that won…
1953–2018
Amsale Aberra (1 March 1954 – 1 April 2018) was an Ethiopian American fashion designer and entrepreneur. Her main field of design was in couture wedding gowns, and her flagship store is located in SOHO in New York City. She was a member of the Council of…
17th century-18th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA miniature pair of shackles used as a protective amulet by the Lobi tribe of West Africa in what is now Ghana. The bronze shackles consist of a pair of loops linked to a single bolt. There is a third loop at the top of the amulet. The bronze is covered…
1906–1988
Amy Barbour-James (25 January 1906 – 4 May 1988) was a British-born Guyanese Black civil rights activist and civil servant.
1911–1982
Amzie Moore (September 23, 1911 – February 1, 1982) was an American civil rights leader and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. He helped lead voter registration efforts. His former home in Cleveland, Mississippi, is a Mississippi Landmark. A historical…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover book titled “An Alpha Kappa Alpha Family Album” written by Marjorie H. Parker. The cover has sixteen portrait drawings of different women.
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGImage of a formal family portrait, with a man, woman, and two girls. Printed text on recto reads: "Uma Familia Angolar Illustre." Publishers mark on recto not fully legible, reads: "[..]Illustradora[...].".
circa 1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An artist and his children outside of their home, Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An Ashimawo (Praise Singer) with their family during a Title ceremony in Idogu's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1893
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover autobiography titled “An Autobiography; The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the Colored Evangelist; Containing an Account of Her Life Work of Faith, and Her Travels in America, England, Ireland, Scotland, India, and Africa,…
1997; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of an elderly man and woman standing outside a church. The man is on the left side of the photograph and is dressed in a suit. He is wearing a hat and glasses and is holding onto a cane with his right hand. The woman is wearing…
1965-1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An elevation plan of Genata Maryam Medhane Alem Church, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Ellen Scurlock walking down the steps at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. with a poem to Robert Scurlock on the back titled: "An End to Waiting." There is an inscription on the front of the lower right side that reads:…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An entryway of a rock-hewn church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).
1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe book is hardback and brown in color; almost completely absent of design, it is only marked with the title printed on its spine in horizontally oriented gold text on a narrow section of black cover which is a slightly different material than the rest of…
2004; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Tiffany Ellis and Calvin O. Butts IV. She is wearing a wedding gown and veil while he is wearing a suit. They are embracing each other and kissing. Her left arm is holding his head while her right arm is wrapped around his…
2004; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Tiffany Ellis wearing a wedding gown and veil. Her arms are outstretched at shoulder height and she is smiling. She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her left hand. Additional people can be seen in the foreground and…
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph shows an unidentified woman in the center of the photograph standing at a lectern. The woman is speaking at Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969 inside of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Flowers are visible…
1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An iron cross on the gate of a church in Goree, Île de Gorée near Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).
2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pigment print photograph in a mirrored frame depicting the photographer's young daughter with an unidentified older woman in a home in Salvador, Brazil. The girl stands on a couch with a draped red cover. She wears an elaborate gold crown with a center…
ca 1979; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a decaying house next to a tree. The remains of the home are covered in moss and other foliage. An in-tact home is visible behind the tree and the decaying house. There are no inscriptions, front…
1998; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of men and women sitting and standing in rows inside a tent. They are facing a stage with several people on it in the upper right corner of the image. The point of view of the photograph is from behind and slightly elevated. No…
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