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Historical photographs & visual records

Caretaker, Kizimkazi Mosque, Dimbani, Zanzibar

1994 August 8

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Cataloged as “Caretaker, Kizimkazi Mosque, Dimbani, Zanzibar” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0401
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Caretaker opening door to Biete Amanuel Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Original Carousel 22, slide 34.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2707
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Carey Bell, 1988

ca. 1988

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A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Carey Bell playing harmonica during a performance in Miami, FL. Bell cups his hands around a microphone while performing and holds his face quite close. He wears a dark suit jacket and his eyes are closed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.164.63
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Cargo truck at Niger river's Edge

2000-02-06

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Cargo truck at Niger river's Edge. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 136.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1806
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BIOGRAPHY
Journalism

Cari Champion

1978–

Cari Champion (born June 1, 1978) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She was the host of The Cari Champion Show on Amazon Prime Video Sports Talk. She has worked as an anchor and reporter for the Tennis Channel and as the host…

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Caring for an animal at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute, Pretoria (South Africa)

1979

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Cataloged as “Caring for an animal at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065592
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Music

Carl Allen

1961–

Carl Allen (born April 25, 1961) is an American jazz drummer. Allen attended William Paterson University. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, George Coleman, Phil Woods, the Benny Green Trio, and Rickie…

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Film & Television

Carl Anderson

1945–2004

Carlton Earl "Carl" Anderson (February 27, 1945 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer, film and theater actor best known for his portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the Broadway and film versions of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd…

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Civil Rights

Carl Bean

1944–2021

Carl Bean (May 26, 1944 – September 7, 2021) was an African-American singer and activist who was the founding prelate of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a liberal Protestant denomination that is particularly welcoming of lesbians, gay and bisexual…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Carl Brashear

1931–2006

Carl Maxie Brashear (19 January 1931 – 25 July 2006) was an American sailor who served in the United States Navy as a Master Diver. He was among the first African-Americans to obtain that qualification, doing so in 1970 despite the amputation of his lower…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Carl Clemons-Hopkins

Biography

Carl Clemons-Hopkins is an American actor, best known for portraying Marcus Vaughan on the Emmy award winning Max comedy-drama series Hacks (2021–2026). For this role, they were nominated for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor…

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Music

Carl Cox

1962–

Carl Andrew Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, radio DJ, motorsport team owner and record producer. He lives in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards.

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Biography & Culture

Carl Craig

1969–

Carl Craig (born May 22, 1969) is an American electronic music producer, DJ, and founder of the record label Planet E Communications. He is known as a leading figure and pioneer in the second wave of Detroit techno artists during the late 1980s and early…

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Literature

Carl Dix

1948–

Carl Dix (born 1948) is an American communist who was a founding member, and a representative, of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP). He is a regular contributor to Revolution newspaper and a longtime associate of Bob Avakian. In 1996, Dix…

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Film & Television

Carl Franklin

1949–

Carl Michael Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and former actor. He began his career in the 1970s as a television actor, playing regular roles as Dr. Fred Walters on The Fantastic Journey,…

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Film & Television

Carl Gordon

1932–2010

Carl Gordon (January 20, 1932 – July 20, 2010) was an American actor who entered the acting profession later in life and was best known for his role in the Fox TV series Roc, in addition to a wide range of roles in film, on stage and television as a…

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Music

Carl Graves

Biography

Carl Graves is a musician from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has been a member of various groups in his career and had a number of hits in the 1970s.

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Music

Carl Harvey

1958–

Carl Harvey (born 1 October 1958) is a Jamaican born Canadian guitarist and record producer who recorded as a member of Crack of Dawn and The Aggrovators in the 1970s, and later became guitarist for Toots & the Maytals.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Musical Instruments

Carl Harvey prototype custom ESP Rastacasta electric guitar and case

ca. 2012

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This is a prototype custom ESP Rastacasta electric guitar (.1) with case (.2a), played by Carl Harvey of Toots and the Maytals. The guitar has a wood body finished with three stripes in red, yellow and green. The neck and headstock are a natural wood tone.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.102.6.1-.2a-j
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Music

Carl Jackson

1958–

Carl Anthony Jackson MVO (born 1958) is a British organist and music administrator. He was formerly director of music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court.

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Arts & Performance

Carl Joe Williams

1970–

Carl Joe Williams (30 July 1970, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American visual artist based in New Orleans.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Carl Lewis, Houston, 1991

1991

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An image of Carl Lewis mid-stride. The image is a low-angle image a Lewis on a track field. He is wearing a Santa Monica Track Club uniform, white socks, and white shoes. The background of the image features a part of a stadium with several stadium lights.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.164.40
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digital images

Carl Lewis, Houston, 1998

1998

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An image of Carl Lewis. The image is from the shoulders up and features Lewis looking to the right of the photograph. Lewis appears to be shirtless. The background of the image is red.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.164.41
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