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1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Audu, Iddo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Audu, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Audu Ogofo, Udiegwa, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Audu with his son, Anidu, Iddo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1911–1998
Augusta Braxton Baker (April 1, 1911 – February 23, 1998) was an American librarian and storyteller. She was known for her contributions to children's literature, especially regarding the portrayal of Black Americans in works for children.
1932–2013
Augusta "Gussie" Clark (March 5, 1932 – October 13, 2013) was an American librarian, lawyer and politician. Clark was elected to an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council in 1979, becoming the second African-American woman to serve on the city…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Augusta”.
1995; printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of Augusta Mann, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mann is depicted sitting at a table, in profile to the camera. She is wearing a floral print dress and glasses. She is holding a pencil in her proper…
1892–1962
Savage’s sculptures captured Black dignity and pride, and she mentored a generation of young Black artists through the studio and school she founded in Harlem.
1880–1965
Augusta Theodosia Lewis Chissell (1880 – May 14, 1973) was an American suffragist and civic leader in Baltimore, Maryland. Chissell was a leader in multiple community organizations, including as a founding member of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP. In…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Augustine Imochi during the final day of an Ibake Title ceremony, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Augustine Imochi, Ibake Title (Final Day), Azukhala, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Augusto Andaveris Iriondo (born 5 May 1979 in the Chicaloma, La Paz Department) is a Bolivian football striker who currently plays for Club Always Ready.
1923–2008
Augustus Anthony Beekman (March 28, 1923 – November 29, 2008) was the 23rd New York City Fire Commissioner.
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Augustus Granville Dill (November 30, 1882 – March 8, 1956) was an American sociologist, civil rights and labor organizer and activist, musician, member of the NAACP and academic. During his career in academia he made early and major contributions to race…
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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the course of his…
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Augustus Michael Hodges (pen name B. Square, or B. Square Bluster; 1854–1916), was an American editor, writer, journalist, and political organizer.
1924–2018
Augustus “Gus” Prince was an American nuclear scientist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory who developed the standard methodology for the analysis of deformed nuclei. He was the first Black radarman in the Navy, having served as a second class officer…
1820–1875
Augustus Washington (c. 1820 – June 7, 1875) was an American–Liberian photographer and politician. One of the few African American daguerreotypists whose careers have been documented, Washington was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and in 1853…
1814–1887
Augustus West (March 20, 1814 in Madison County, Virginia – 1887 in Fayette County, Ohio) was an African-American landowner and abolitionist who is known for his mansion and compound in Ohio that served as a successful hiding place for runaway slaves along…
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Aulcie Perry (Hebrew: אולסי פרי; born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing career, he was listed…
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Aundré Bumgardner (born July 5, 1994) is an American politician, a Democrat and formerly a member of the Republican party.
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Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (; née Ellis; born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She has appeared in numerous films,…
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Caroline Dye (1810 or c. 1843–1918) also known as Aunt Caroline, was a renowned African American Hoodoo woman, rental property investor, soothsayer, rootworker and conjuror based in Newport, Arkansas.
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