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Historical photographs & visual records

Boy Shining Shoes, Natal, South Africa

February 1949

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Boy Shining Shoes While Sitting in Grass, Natal. The photograph is blurry. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, Feb. 1949. This photograph was taken when Constance Stuart was on assignment for Harper's Bazaar, an American magazine. Her task was to…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060067
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Boy sitting by the water, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Boy sitting by the water, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067089
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Boy sitting on the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa

1936

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Cataloged as “Boy sitting on the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064178
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Boy sitting on truck full of fish, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Boy sitting on truck full of fish, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067131
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Boy sitting on wagon, eating bread, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy sitting on wagon, eating bread, Bronkhorspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068282
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Boy smoking, on the road, Kenya

1932

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Cataloged as “Boy smoking, on the road, Kenya” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0080
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Boy standing before Namirembe Hill, Mengo, Kampala

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Boy standing before Namirembe Hill, Mengo, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0041
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Boy standing in village near huts

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Boy standing in village near huts” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0162
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Boy threading needle to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy threading needle to sew animal hides, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068070
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Boy using binoculars to look out from the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa

1936

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Cataloged as “Boy using binoculars to look out from the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064179
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Boy walking away from goats grazing in a field outside of a village, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Boy walking away from goats grazing in a field outside of a village, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1596
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Boy wears a tee shirt with a portrait of Angela Davis at Free Angela rally in DeFremery Park in West Oakland, Oakland, July 13, 1972

July 13, 1972; printed 2021

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A black-and-white archival print of a child wearing a shirt depicting Angela Davis at a Free Angela rally in West Oakland. He stands with right arm akimbo and looks at the camera. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - New York]; at center is [Stephen…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.11.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Boy! What A Girl

1947

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A 16mm release print of the feature film Boy! What A Girl!. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. The first scene opens with a street view of New York City. At one point, a street sign at…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.167.1.1ab
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Boy with candy at Social Welfare, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Boy with candy at Social Welfare, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064700
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Boy with Cry, the Beloved Country, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

1949

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Cataloged as “Boy with Cry, the Beloved Country, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066777
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Boy with dog in front of Rustenberg Winery, Stellenbosch (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Boy with dog in front of Rustenberg Winery, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065398
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Boy with hair comb, Nhlangano (Swaziland)

1947

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Cataloged as “Boy with hair comb, Nhlangano (Swaziland)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063167
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Boy with his newspaper kite, Apoje, Nigeria

1973-11-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Boy with his newspaper kite. Wednesday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1363
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Boy with hoe, Nubruk village

1987

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Donor notes read: "Boy with hoe; Nubruk village. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1055
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Boy with marionettes, Cape Town (South Africa)

1941-1942

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Cataloged as “Boy with marionettes, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063320
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Boy with Scooter: Cameroon

1969

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1993-001_ref554
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Boy with telescope, Cape Town (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Boy with telescope, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063816
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Boyd Atkins

1900–1965

Boyd Atkins (1900 – March 1, 1965) was an American jazz and blues reed player. He played saxophone and violin professionally. Atkins was born in Paducah, Kentucky, United States.

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Music

Boyd Jarvis

1958–2018

Boyd H. Jarvis (October 26, 1958 – February 17, 2018) was an American record producer, remixer and musician, best known for his song, co-written with Jason Smith, "The Music Got Me"; released in 1983 by Prelude Records. He has collaborated with artists…

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