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1896–1989
Ardie A. Clark Halyard (1896–1989) was a banker, activist and first woman president of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ardmore Ceramics Art Studio Artist Wonderboy Nxumalo with work in progress Durban, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
Biography
ARDN is a Burundian-Canadian rapper from Edmonton, Alberta. He is most noted for his 2025 album Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow, which was a Juno Award nominee for Rap Album/EP of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026. He released his debut EP, Goodwill, in…
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Ardon Bess (born 1941) is a Canadian actor best known for appearing in a Heritage Minutes short film about the 1958 Springhill mining disaster portraying survivor Maurice Ruddick, and for playing Nestor "The Jester" Best in the sitcom King of Kensington.
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Are We Weak and Heavy Laden?” (Text).
2000-01-23
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGArea between Gourounsi homes. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 29.
2000-01-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGArea for village livestock. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 95.
1937
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Area where palace building once stood, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin” (Negatives; Negatives (photographic)).
Biography
Arekia Bennett is an American activist and the executive director of Mississippi Votes, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting voter registration. Bennett leads efforts to reach young and underrepresented voters in Mississippi through voter drives,…
1957–
Arenda Iris Troutman (born September 29, 1957) is an American former politician who ran as a member of the Democratic Party. Troutman served as alderman of Chicago, Illinois 20th Ward from April 1990 until February 2007. Troutman was appointed to her…
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Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen (born December 9, 1960) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She formerly worked as an assistant United States attorney and a federal public defender…
1892–1988
Arester Earl (1892–1988) was an African-American quilter. Her quilts incorporated appliquéd, stuffed charms, vibrant colors, and fabric crosses arranged in patterns reflecting African spirituality and folklore.
1942–2018
Franklin’s voice powered soul, gospel and R&B classics and anthems of the civil-rights era.
July 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAretha Franklin is seated, wearing a white jacket with feathery cuffs, and sings into a microphone.
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Aretha Thurmond, née Hill (born August 14, 1976) is an American discus thrower. Her personal best distance is 65.86 metres (216.1 ft), achieved in March 2004 in Marietta. Thurmond is a 1994 graduate of Renton High School and in 1998 she graduated from the…
1939–
Argie K. Johnson (born January 28, 1939) is an American educator and biochemist who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools and deputy chancellor of New York Public Schools. Johnson is recognized as the fourth African American-and the second…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGArguesome Dancing with the Waves - Venice Beach, California, 1960's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 76. A black-and-white photograph of two girls and one boy playing on the beach with the surf in the background.
2010-10-11
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCrowd gathers near truck. Original Carousel 27, slide 58.
1841
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition manuscript of John Quincy Adam’s arguments before United States Supreme Court in the trial United States v. Schooner Amistad, 1841. The Octavo pamphlet-manuscript is constructed of handstitched rag paper, with 35 pages of John Quincy…
1841
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition manuscript of Roger Sherman Baldwin’s arguments before United States Supreme Court in the trial United States v. Schooner Amistad, 1841. The Octavo pamphlet-manuscript is constructed of handstitched rag paper, with 32 pages of Roger Sherman…
1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Argus House, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
2010-10-11
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 27, slide 8.
2010-10-11
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFather takes child from mother Original Carousel 27, slide 12.
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Arrows Fitz (born Arielle Scott; 1989), commonly known as Ari Fitz, is an American model, vlogger, television personality, and film producer. He is best known for his YouTube channel Tomboyish, in which he explores topics related to being an androgynous…
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