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2004–
Ashton Sylve (born January 28, 2004) is an American professional boxer who currently competes in the lightweight division. Known by his ring name H2O, he is currently signed to KSI's Misfits Boxing Pro stable.
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Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a left-back. Morgan was the first graduate of the TFC Academy to play for the Canada national team.
1930-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a blue glass ashtray. It consists of bright blue molded glass in a round shape. It has a gold colored metal rim along the top and around the bottom edge. The rim is narrow with a line of small raised dots down the center. On either side of the top…
ca. 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a metal and rhinestone ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a circular gold-colored metal shape with a raised abstract floral motif around the rim. The center is a concave cup of clear glass. The ashtray rests on three metal feet. There…
1940-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn ashtray from the Tuskegee Army Flying School owned by Woodrow W. Crockett. The glass ashtray is square with ridges running along the edge. Ashtray has white type on the bowl that reads, [TUSKEGEE / ARMY / FLYING / SCHOOL].
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white porcelain ashtray with gold glazed stars around the border. It is roughly triangular in shape. Text carved into the bottom of the base reads "PLYMOUTH / PRODUCTS CO / PHILA PA / 76A".
ca. 1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Frank M. Whiting and Company silver and glass ashtray from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ashtray is constructed from clear glass and has a silver rim. The glass bottom has a molded starburst deign with a circle at the center. The rim has a band of…
1920-1929
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA ceramic ashtray in the form of a “picaninny” boy eating a watermelon slice. The boy is in a seated position, with his bare feet holding the ashtray between his legs. He has curly black hair and is wearing a yellow shirt with red short pants. His lips are…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white ceramic ashtray with an illustration at the center in dark red. The illustration depicts three Black girls in a stereotypical manner, seated in front of a seaside scene. The girls are pictured from the back, with their bottoms exposed. They are all…
Biography
Asia Consent is an American drag performer from Portland, Oregon, who is known for winning the sixth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asia Leadership Forum and Global Leaders Dialogue Conference”.
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Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American tennis player who specializes in doubles, and has been ranked as high as world No. 8 by the WTA, achieved in March 2025. Muhammad has won 13 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000 titles,…
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Antwan Mason Lee (born July 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Asia O'Hara, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and costume designer. She is most well known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, in which she…
ca. 1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal and ribbon bar awarded to Ck2c George Francis Bland. 2024.46.12a: An Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal awarded to Ck2c George Francis Bland. The medal is comprised of a bronze medallion suspended from a short medal ribbon.…
1937–1997
Asie Reed Payton (April 12, 1937 – May 19, 1997) was an American blues musician, who lived most of his life in Holly Ridge, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta. Born in Washington County, Mississippi, he sang and played the guitar, but made his living as…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asimawo Ajanaku, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asimetu Obaze, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Asjia O'Neal (born October 23, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player for LOVB Austin. She played college volleyball for the Texas Longhorns and won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2022 and 2023.
ca. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Askari; Kigoma.".
1938–
Askia Muhammad Touré (né Rolland Snellings; born October 13, 1938, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an African-American poet, essayist, political editor, educator, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement. Toure helped to define a new generation of black…
1945–2022
Askia Muhammad (March, 1945 – February 17, 2022) born Charles K. Moreland at Yazoo, Mississippi was an American poet, journalist, radio producer, commentator, and photojournalist. He was awarded multiple times by the National Association of Black…
c. 1443–1538
Askia Muhammad expanded Songhai, strengthened administration and supported Islamic scholarship and trans-Saharan trade.
1960–
Aslie Pitter MBE (born 1960) is a British footballer who joined Stonewall F.C., Britain's first and most successful gay football club, in 1991. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours, "for voluntary…
circa 1939
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on verso reads: "Asmara - Chiesa Copta." Manuscript message on verso.
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