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Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun "O-T" Fagbenle (Yoruba: Ọlátúndé Ọlátẹ́jú Ọláọlọ́run Fágbénlé; born 22 January 1981) is a British actor, writer, and director. He has appeared in several films, stage, and television productions. He is best known for his role as…
January 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the January 2011, Volume 12, Number 1 issue of "O, The Oprah Magazine." The magazine cover features a full-page photograph of Oprah Winfrey in a red dress. Winfrey is seated in a white director's chair. On the back of the back rest are…
1969-1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “OBJECTS: USAExhibition Correspondence and Finances”.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOval hat with a high crown and a rolled brim designed by Mae Reeves and made with orange-red suede tape sewn in concentric circles. Ochre-colored feathers fill the space betwen the upper side of the brim and the crown. There is an interior hat band made…
1883–1960
Odessa Warren Grey (August 13, 1883 - April 28, 1960) was milliner, entrepreneur, and performer in Harlem, New York. She is best known as the star of the silent film, Lime Kiln Field Day (1913) where she co-stars with Bert Williams.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA coil of off-white thread-wrapped wire. A short length of green yarn is tangle in the coil.
ca. 1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis oil lantern has a gray metal top, sides and circular base. A glass shade is contained within a metal frame. The glass inscribed with text near top at the front that reads "H/ LOC-NOB/ REC'D IN U.S.A." On the reverse of glass, also inscribed near the…
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Otis Whitfield Williams Jr. (born November 23, 1981), known professionally as OJ da Juiceman, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2008 single "Make tha Trap Say Aye" (featuring Gucci Mane), which entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
1946–
Ojore Nuru Lutalo (born c. 1946) is an American artist who participated in militant actions on behalf of the New World of Islam and the Black Liberation Army (BLA). After committing a bank robbery, he was arrested and jailed in 1981. He was moved to a…
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Ola Mae Bryant Watford (March 13, 1927 – October 18, 1997) was an American geophysicist, associated with the United States Department of Commerce for over twenty years.
Biography
Ola Dada is a Canadian stand-up comedian, most noted as a finalist in the 2019 SiriusXM Top Comic competition. Born in Nigeria, Dada moved to Canada at the age of 10, and spent his teen years living in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He moved to Vancouver, British…
1878–1974
Olga “Ollie” Burgoyne (June 13, 1878 – April 2, 1974), also known as Ollie Burgoyne-Calloway, was an American dancer, actress and businesswoman who gained popularity during the Harlem Renaissance. Although one of the lesser-known African-American figures…
1908–1980
Olive Myrl Diggs (April 22, 1908 - November 10, 1980) was the managing editor of Anthony Overton's Chicago Bee from 1929 until it closed in 1947, a public official advocating for Chicago's African American community, and a city planner. She was born in…
1970–2026
Oliver "Power" Grant (November 24, 1970 – February 24, 2026) was an American businessman, producer and actor. As a close associate of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, Grant executive produced all of the Wu-Tang Clan albums. He was the original founder and…
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Oliver Toussaint "O.T." Jackson (April 6, 1862 – February 8, 1948) was an American businessman and entrepreneur, who, inspired by Booker T. Washington's autobiography Up from Slavery, formed Dearfield, Colorado, founded a self-sufficient agricultural…
1869–1944
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks (née Olivia Ward; February 27, 1869 – April 8, 1944) was an American author, poet and journalist of African-American and Montaukett Native American heritage. Ward celebrated both of her heritages in her poetry and writing. She was a…
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Olugbenga "Gbenga" Ajilore ( BENG-gə AJ-il-OR-ee) is an American economist who is the Chief Economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Previously, he served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development at the…
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Omar Grant is an American record executive. Grant has worked in A&R for EMI Group Limited, Epic Records and Roc Nation. In his A&R career, Grant worked with artists including Kelly Rowland, Rihanna, DJ Mustard, Kylie Minogue and others, each of whom have…
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Omarosa Onee Newman (; née Manigault; born February 5, 1974), known as Omarosa, is an American reality television star, author, former political consultant and White House aide. She held White House staff roles during the presidential terms of Bill Clinton…
1846
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round one cent token made from mixed metals featuring text advertising the several businesses of William W. Wilbur. Raised text on the recto and a central motif are largely obscured from corrosion. The letters "W. W. W..." and the year 1846 are the only…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne dangle earring with openwork design and star dangles found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. The attachment mechanism is missing.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne gold earring with a claw back closure found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. A gold ball is at the front of the closure, with a larger gold ball dangling below it.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single earring with a screw back found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. The earring has a large faceted clear rhinestone gem surronded by smaller clear rhinestones, with three (3) strands of small rhinestones dangling below the larger one.
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Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow (born 22 October 1967), is a British business executive and former Labour Party politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005; and a member of the House of Lords from…
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