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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Box and pouch for a letter opener owned by Cab Calloway

1980-1989

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A2015.273.1.19.2a: A Tiffany & Co. box for a letter opener owned by Cab Calloway. The box is constructed from cardboard and is an elongated rectangular shape. It has a lid (b) and a box base (a). Both the lid and the base are light blue in color. The base…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.19.2ab
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Box of spare buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

mid 20th-late 20th century

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A jewelry presentation box with spare buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The exterior of the box (A2015.273.1.1.5a) is brown with pebble faux leather finish and a brass hinge at the back. The interior has an ivory satin lining and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.5a-k
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Boxing gloves worn by Melvin Van Peebles

Mid to late 20th century

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A pair of red 14 oz Champion boxing gloves (2024.60.25a, 2024.60.25b) owned by Melvin Van Peebles. The outer side of each glove is made from three panels of red leather – one 14” panel for the back of the hand, one 5.25” panel for the thumb, one 2.5” panel…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.25ab
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Historical photographs & visual records

Boy

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Boy” (Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1989-001, Item EEPA 1989-010175
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Boy adjusting another boy's socks in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy adjusting another boy's socks in Afrikaner Camp for Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063589
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Boy and girl painted on a wall in a TIV Compound, Benue Plateau State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Boy and girl painted on a wall in a TIV Compound, Benue Plateau State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1467
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Boy and oxen harvesting fields, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

2010-09-28

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Original Carousel 23, slide 7.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2820
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Boy and sangoma (traditional healer), a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Boy and sangoma (traditional healer), a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0496
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Historical photographs & visual records

[Boy Bathing], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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Conakry / Guinée 1987; © NOUVELLES IMAGES S.A. éditeurs et L. Franey - Top 1991/[,] 45700 Lombreuil - France / offset printed in France; PH 1035; Nouvelles Images [logo]. Photographed by Franey, Lily. Published by NOUVELLES IMAGES S.A. éditeurs et L.…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1288
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Boy bringing food to animals, Cape Town (South Africa)

1940s

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Cataloged as “Boy bringing food to animals, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Color transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066762
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Boy: Cameroon

1969

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Boy, Bafut, Cameroon. Photograph by Christraud M. Geary, 1969.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1993-001_ref552
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Boy carrying chickens, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Original Carousel 25, slide 38.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3122
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Boy carrying kindling in the Quartier du Fleuve in Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Boy carrying kindling in the Quartier du Fleuve in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0858
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Boy carrying water bucket on shoulders, Elim (Limpopo, South Africa)

1940-1941

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Cataloged as “Boy carrying water bucket on shoulders, Elim (Limpopo, South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063970
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Boy dancers with colobus monkey skins tied to their backs during welcoming celebration for the new PCVs at Kalangba

1980

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Donor notes read: "Boy dancers with colobus monkey skins tied to their backs (Men's society or circumcision dress?). Welcoming celebration for the new PCVs at Kalangba, Sept. 30, 1980. Pictures taken at the 1980 Peace Corps Agricultural Training Program…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1910
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Boy feeding goats and horses, Konga

2000-02-08

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Boy feeding goats and horses, Konga. Original Carousel number, 15, slide number, 91.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1894
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Boy herding cattle, Lobatse (Botswana)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy herding cattle, Lobatse (Botswana)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067702
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Boy holding book, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy holding book, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068011
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Boy holding lamb, Natal, South Africa

1932

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Cataloged as “Boy holding lamb, Natal, South Africa” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0009
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