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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Cabinet photograph of a man

ca. 1895

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A sepia tone albumen print on cabinet card depicting a young man leaning on a chair draped with a light colored floral fabric. Captured in studio, an unidentified man with short dark hair poses looking directly at the camera. He wears a bright shirt,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.244.35
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Cabinet photograph of a woman

ca. 1885

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A gelatin silver chloride printing-out paper print on cabinet card of an unidentified woman posed for a studio portrait. Captured in studio with a veranda and nature themed backdrop, a dark-haired woman wears a floor length plaid dress with narrow bodice,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.244.11
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Cabinet photograph of black man holding a white baby

ca. 1885

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A sepia tone cabinet card photograph of a black man holding a white infant. Captured in front of a plain wall or backdrop, a man with dark hair and moustache, wearing a bright high neck long sleeve shirt, holds a baby in his proper right arm. The baby…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.10.8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Cabinet photograph of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves

ca. 1902

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A cabinet card portrait photograph of a man identified as war veteran and U.S. Deputy Marshal, Bass Reeves. Captured in front of a western-themed painted studio backdrop, Reeves stands gazing directly at the camera. He holds a quirt in his proper right…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.10.14
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Cabinet photograph of young woman

ca. 1890

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A sepia tone albumen cabinet photograph of a young woman, by Roeder Brothers of Fort Sill, Arkansas. Captured in studio within a window backdrop, an unidentified woman with dark curly hair poses leaning on her proper right arm, gazing directly at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.244.25
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Cabo Verde, S. Thiago Entrada da Praia

ca. 1910

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Printed text on recto reads: "Cabo Verde - S. Thiago - Entrada da Praia." Printed text on verso reads: "Union Postale Universelle / Cap-Vert / Cart Postale.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CV 2011-001-0416
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cacao seed pod and tree

2004 November 6

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Cacao seed pod and tree. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 66.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0063
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Cacau Protásio

1975–

Anna Cláudia Protásio Monteiro (born June 3, 1975), known professionally as Cacau Protásio, is a Brazilian actress and comedian.

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Cacti and Johan van Heerden sculpture, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1979

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Cataloged as “Cacti and Johan van Heerden sculpture, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065731
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Cacti outside of a village, Western Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “Cacti outside of a village, Western Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1754
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Cacti outside of a Woldo village, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “Cacti outside of a Woldo village, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0455
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Cactus, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1979

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Cataloged as “Cactus, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067282
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Cactus, South Africa

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Cactus, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064793
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Cadence Weapon

1986–

Roland "Rollie" Pemberton (born February 21, 1986), better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, Breaking Kayfabe, in 2005 with…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cadet (rapper)

1990–2019

Blaine Cameron Johnson (2 March 1990 – 9 February 2019), known professionally as Cadet, was a British rapper. Johnson began pursuing a career as a rapper in 2011, releasing a number of freestyles through YouTube outlets such as OSM Vision and Link Up TV.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cadillac Muzik

Biography

Cadillac Muzik is an American psychedelic soul/funk & alternative hip hop band from San Antonio, Texas, which specializes in music producing, live performance, & songwriting. The band is composed of San Antonio-based artists Beseja B. "CaddyMack" Moses and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Caetano Veloso

1942–

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (Brazilian Portuguese: [kajˈtɐnu emɐnuˈɛw viˈɐnɐ ˈtɛliz veˈlozu]; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, writer, and political activist. In the late 1960s, he helped develop Tropicália, a…

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Café in a rotunda, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Café in a rotunda, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065476
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Cafeteria of childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Cafeteria of childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064722
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Caftan belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

1950-2004

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This is a black and silver lace caftan belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The caftan is a long rectanglular piece of lace sewn partway down the sides with openings for the arms at the top and a slight scoop at the neck opening. There is a black stripe…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.106
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Music

Cag Cagnolatti

1911–1983

Ernie Joseph "Cag" Cagnolatti (April 2, 1911, Madisonville, Louisiana – April 7, 1983, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Cahusse Travel To Luximbe

[19--]

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Image of a group of people crossing a stream; one man leads a horse; another is in a boat. Text on front reads: "Cahusse. Passagem no Luximbe." Handwritten note on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142184
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Cain and Abel

1990

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A linocut depicting a scene of Cain slaying Abel. Depicted amidst a pastoral landscape, the two figures of Cain and Abel appear in the left foreground, facing each other with their arms raised. The brothers stand on grassy land with a small pond in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.95.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Cain and Abel

1990

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A linocut depicting a scene of Cain slaying Abel. Depicted amidst a pastoral landscape, the two figures of Cain and Abel appear in the left foreground, facing each other with their arms raised. The brothers stand on grassy land with a small pond in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.95.2
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