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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis card identifies the front page of Arkansas weekly mansion (Little Rock, Ark.), September 29, 1883. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Little…
Loading image…1883-09-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis card identifies the front page of Arkansas weekly mansion (Little Rock, Ark.), September 8, 1883. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Little…
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Arkatech Beatz (formerly known as The Infinite Arkatechz) are an American music production team from New York City, now based in Atlanta. Arkatech Beatz consists of members Collin "Jugrnaut" Dewar and Michael "Mike Trauma D" Dewar. They were affiliated…
1980–
Arlan Hamilton (born 1980) is an American Venture capitalist, investor, author, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and managing partner of Backstage capital, a venture capital firm established in 2015 that invests in startups led by founders who are…
Loading image…1947–2013
Arlene C. Ackerman (January 10, 1947 – February 2, 2013) was an American educator who served as superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, and Philadelphia Public Schools.
Biography
Arlene Duncan is a Canadian actress and singer. Her father is African Canadian, with ancestors from Nova Scotia. Duncan has appeared in more than 80 film and television roles, in addition to many theatrical productions.
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Arlene Holt Baker (born 1951) is an American trade union activist and labor leader. A staff assistant with the AFL-CIO since 1995, she was appointed executive vice-president of the labor federation by the AFL-CIO Executive Council in 2007 and won…
1945–
Arlene Paige Maclin is an American physicist and academic administrator. Maclin was one of the first African American women to receive a PhD in physics. She is a professor at Howard University.
Biography
Arlene Modeste Knowles is an American advocate for diversity in physics. She is project manager for TEAM-UP Together (the Task Force to Elevate African American representation in Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy), a scholarship and diversity program of…
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Arlester Brown (born April 1, 1924) is an American minister, educator, and U.S. Army veteran who served in France during World War II. At the age of 101, he is one of the few remaining veterans of D-Day. He has been awarded the Legion of Honour and Knight…
1995–
Arlette Amuli (born July 15, 1995) is an American content creator, social media personality, and producer. She is best known as the host of the YouTube dating show Pop the Balloon or Find Love and as an executive producer of its Netflix live adaptation,…
Loading image…1964–
Arlie Oswald Petters, MBE (born February 8, 1964) is a Belizean-American mathematical physicist, who is the Benjamin Powell Professor of mathematics and a professor of physics and economics at Duke University. Petters became the provost at New York…
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Arlindo Veiga dos Santos (February 12, 1902 – 1978) was a Brazilian intellectual, poet, writer, philosopher and politician. He was the founder of the Brazilian Patrianovist Imperial Action (AIPB) and Black Brazilian Front (FNB) and one of the most…
1992–
Arlissa Joann Ruppert (German pronunciation: [ˈʁʊpɛʁt]; born 21 September 1992), known professionally as Arlissa, is a German-born British singer and songwriter.
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Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK…
1923–2008
Arlonzia Pettway (1923–2008) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. She began quilting at age 13. In 2006, her quilt "Chinese Coins" variation appeared on a US Postal service stamp as part of a series commemorating Gee's…
1942-1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn arm patch for the 758th Tank Battalion of the United States Army owned by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls. The patch is in the shape of the 758th's distinctive unit insignia, the head of an African elephant with large white tusks. The elephant is embroidered in…
ca. 1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo arm shields worn by Seba Johnson in the 1988 and/or 1992 Winter Olympics. The green plastic arm shields have blue nylon and Velcro straps. [Invicta] is printed in red text with white background on the exterior side of shields. The interior is a gray…
ca. 2016-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA neon green visual effects arm sleeve worn by Simone Missick as the character Misty Knight on the episode 'Wig Out' (203) of Marvel’s television series “Luke Cage.” This bright green visual effects arm-sleeve is part of Misty’s boxing and worn on…
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Armageddon 2000: The Public Enemy Game” (Text).
1934–2007
Michael Barber (July 3, 1934 – December 31, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Armand Hussein or Armand Hussian, who portrayed a Sudanese character during his career.
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Armand Lanusse (c. 1810 – March 16, 1868) was a Creole of color, educator, poet, and writer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the editor of Les Cenelles (1845), a collection of poems by fellow Creoles of color in New Orleans widely considered to be the…
1970–1996
Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, 1996), who released material under his first name only, was an American house-music producer and DJ who was an early contributor to the development of acid house.…
mid 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG2011.12.2ab: An upholstered armchair (2011.12.2a) with cushion (2011.12.2b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.2a: An upholstered armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The overstuffed chair is covered with an orange-brown woven fabric that covers…
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