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Aerial view taken during flight from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar

1994 August 5

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Cataloged as “Aerial view taken during flight from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0271
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Aerial view taken during flight from Lamu via Nairobi to Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 3

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Cataloged as “Aerial view taken during flight from Lamu via Nairobi to Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0186
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Aerial view taken over the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar

1994 August 5

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Cataloged as “Aerial view taken over the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0282
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"Aéroport International Gbessia" [Gbessia International Airport], Conakry, Guinea

Date not recorded

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CONAKRY - REP. DE GUINEE[,] Aéroport International Gbessia; Lyna [logo]; Reproduction interdite; EXA [logo]; 536/28. Photographed by Photo Cisse, Diango, photographer (Bamako, Mali). Published by ABEILLE-CARTES - Editions "LYNA-PARIS"[,] 8, rue du Caire -…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6664
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Aesha Ash

1977–

Aesha Ash (born December 30, 1977) is an American ballet dancer and teacher. She danced numerous leading roles as a member of New York City Ballet's corps de ballet and as a soloist with Béjart Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Morphoses/The…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Afeni Shakur

1947–2016

Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. She was the mother of the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate. She founded the…

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Afenmai-Ekperi Ogumogu dance performance at a National Museum of Lagos Exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Afenmai-Ekperi Ogumogu dance performance at a National Museum of Lagos Exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0002
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Afesitu, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Afesitu, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3348
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Afewerki Haile drawing at a United States Information Services artists workshop, Asmara, Eritrea

1995

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Cataloged as “Afewerki Haile drawing at a United States Information Services artists workshop, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0609
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Affidavits

bulk Sept. 1866, Sept.–Oct. 1867

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Cataloged as “Affidavits”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.64.8.1
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Affidavits and Certificates Relating to Identification of Persons Claiming Arrears of Pay and Bounty

July 1870–Dec. 1872

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Cataloged as “Affidavits and Certificates Relating to Identification of Persons Claiming Arrears of Pay and Bounty”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.16.1
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Affidavits and Complaints

July 1865–Jan. 1868

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Cataloged as “Affidavits and Complaints”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.32.10.1
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Affidavits and Statements

1864–66

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Cataloged as “Affidavits and Statements”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.22.2.5.1
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Affidavits of Applicants to Transport Products

Oct. 1864–May 1865

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Cataloged as “Affidavits of Applicants to Transport Products”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.21.1
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Affidavits of Ownership of Cotton

May 1865

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Cataloged as “Affidavits of Ownership of Cotton”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.24.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Affion Crockett

Biography

Affion Crockett is an American actor and comedian who appeared on Black-ish and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and was the producer and star of the Fox series In the Flow with Affion Crockett.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Afghan vest worn by Jimi Hendrix

1960s

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A quilted burgundy colored velvet cropped Afghan vest with applied decorations worn by Jimi Hendrix. The vest is heavily decorated with Afghani motifs, has no buttons or closure, and is fully lined with dark gray cotton. The applied decorations are made of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.97.2
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Afolabi Adeoye

1984

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Cataloged as “Afolabi Adeoye” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0433
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Afolabi Adeoye, Ile Amowoyagi

1982-08-04

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Cataloged as “Afolabi Adeoye, Ile Amowoyagi” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0347
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Afolabi Aynla, dancer, holding old photograph of Arowosoju

1981

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Cataloged as “Afolabi Aynla, dancer, holding old photograph of Arowosoju” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1135
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Afolabi Aynla, devotee of Osanyin and dancer of Egungun Arowosoju, Ile Ore

1982

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Cataloged as “Afolabi Aynla, devotee of Osanyin and dancer of Egungun Arowosoju, Ile Ore” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-2490
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Africa in Pictures Dakar, la Place de l'Etoile et ses Avenues

[19--]

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Text on verso reads: "Afrique en Couleurs - Dakar. La Place de l'Etoile et ses Avenues." Translated postcard caption reads, "Africa in Pictures - Dakar - Square of the Star and its Avenues.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-06-18
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Africa in Pictures, Dakar Star Place and Its Avenues

[19--]

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Postcard image of an urban landscape with a circle and streets originating from it. Text on verso reads: "2345 - L'AFRIQUE EN COULEURS - Dakar; La Place de l'Etoile et ses Avenues." Handwritten note on verso. Partial postmarks on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref681
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Africa in Pictures Dakar, The Maginot Building

[19--]

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Postcard image of a modern high-rise building. Two women in traditional attire in the foreground. Text on verso reads: "Afrique en Couleurs - Dakar; Le Building Maginot.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-07-19
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