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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Lillian Singleton Dove

Biography

Lillian Singleton Dove (c. 1895 – June 17, 1975) was an American physician. Dove was an early African American woman physician and surgeon who first set up her own practice in Chicago in 1921. In addition to medical work, Dove was also involved in her…

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History & Culture

Lily Yohannes

2007–

Lilian Isabella Yohannes (born June 12, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for French Première Ligue club Lyon and the United States national team.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Lime green suit jacket and pants worn by Ira Tucker Sr.

Undated artifact

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A lime green suit with notched collar and lime green cloth-covered buttons. The buttonhole stitching is white. There is a label inside the jacket reading "San Carlo / ITALIA". It is lightly stained, most prominantly on the lapel.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.13.35.1ab
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Lina Bradford

Biography

Lina Bradford, professionally known as DJ Lina (previously known as Girlina), is an American disc jockey, dancer, and actress. Bradford was a member of the 1990s New York Club Kids scene and first performed as a DJ in 1997. She appeared in films, including…

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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Linda Datcher Loury

1952–2011

Linda Datcher Loury (January 19, 1952 – September 22, 2011) was an American economist who was a professor of economics at Tufts University. Her work on family and neighborhood economics put her among the founders of social economics.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Linda Day Clark

Biography

Linda Day Clark is a photographer, professor, and curator noted for capturing everyday life in African American rural and urban environments, particularly in Gee's Bend. Her work has been shown in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art,…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Linda Doochin At Remote Entrance to rock-hewn Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Linda Doochin At Remote Entrance to rock-hewn Church, rock-hewn churches have underground connecting tunnels Original Carousel 22, slide 26.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2699
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Linda Doochin climbing ladder to visit home

2000-01-24

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Linda Doochin climbing ladder to visit home. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 84.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0817
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Linda Goode Bryant

1949–

Linda Goode Bryant (born July 21, 1949) is an African-American documentary filmmaker and activist. She founded the gallery Just Above Midtown (JAM), which was the focus of an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in the fall of 2022, organized by curator…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Linda Kartoz-Doochin visiting with residents inside Lobi home

2004 November 8

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Linda visiting with residents inside Lobi home. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 114.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0109
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Linda Martell

1941–

Linda Martell (born Thelma Bynem; June 4, 1941) is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful Black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry. As one of the first African-American country…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Linda White Family Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Linda White Family Home Movie #1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1052
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Historical photographs & documents

Linda White Family Home Movie #2

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Linda White Family Home Movie #2”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1053
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MUSEUM OBJECT
linens

Linen kerchief with lace trim

20th century

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A linen kerchief made from a square panel of white cotton fabric. A ¾” wide panel of natural colored linen/cotton blend crochet lace is hand sewn around the perimeter. There is no label.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1119
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Link"

ca. 1951

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This is the "Link" or Elemental bracelet designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The sterling silver bracelet is comprised of two wires, one long and one short. The ends of the longer wire are soldered together to form a large loop which has then been…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.10
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Links Cotillion, Los Angeles

2015

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A black-and-white pigment print titled “Links Cotillion, Los Angeles” by John Simmons. The photograph captures the Father/Daughter Waltz at the 63rd Annual Debutante Cotillion by the Los Angeles Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. In the background is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.43
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Links Cotillion, Los Angeles

2015; printed 2016

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A black-and-white pigment print titled “Links Cotillion, Los Angeles” by John Simmons. The photograph captures the Father/Daughter Waltz at the 63rd Annual Debutante Cotillion by the Los Angeles Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. In the background is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.48
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Links pin belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

1946-2004

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This is a Links crystal pin belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of the words “LINKS” fashioned out of clear crystals attacked together by their metal backing. There is a metal horizontal pin on the back for fastening.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.75
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