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Historical photographs & documents

Babies Makin' Babies; Killing Babies

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Babies Makin' Babies; Killing Babies” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref43
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Historical photographs & visual records

Baboon at Kruger National Park, South Africa

1983

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Cataloged as “Baboon at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066617
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Baboons at Kruger National Park, South Africa

1983

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Cataloged as “Baboons at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066614
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Baboons grooming each other near the path to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “Baboons grooming each other near the path to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020299
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Babou Ceesay

1979–

Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 17 November 1978) is a British actor. His film credits include Eye in the Sky (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Best of Enemies (2019) and Killer Heat (2024). On television, he is known for A.D. The Bible Continues (2015),…

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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Babu Santana

1979–

Alexandre da Silva Santana (born December 10, 1979), known professionally as Babu Santana, is a Brazilian actor and singer. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Santana acted in plays at school since his 12 years and joined the theater group Nós do Morro when…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
drawings

Baby

1952

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A mimeograph reproduction of Baby, by Edward Strickland for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black ink on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts an infant. The infant’s head is sketched…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.117.2.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Baby and Horse

July 2013

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A digital image of an unidentified man holding an unidentified child at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo held at the Industry Hills California Equestrian Center in July 2013. The child is petting the nose of a brown horse and wearing an orange and white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.116.4
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Historical photographs & visual records

Baby beside drums, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Baby beside drums, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0350
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Music

Baby Boy da Prince

1986–

Lawrence Cennett (born August 28, 1986), better known by his stage name Baby Boy da Prince, is a rapper from New Orleans. His only album, Across the Water, was released on March 20, 2007. He is considered a one-hit wonder.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Baby boy hand puppet

1968

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A baby boy figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With his arms raised high, the brown-haired, brown-eyed baby boy puppet wears bright red overalls, a white collared shirt beneath it, and white shoes. The maker's mark [CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968]…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.81.1.5
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Tools and Equipment

Baby boy hand puppet

1968

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A baby boy figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With his arms raised high, the baby boy puppet wears bright blue overalls, a white shirt, and white shoes. He has blue eyes, and excited expression, and the maker’s mark [CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968] on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.81.2.5
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Music

Baby D

1977–

Donald Bernard Jenkins (born November 5, 1983), better known as Dizzle and Baby D, is an underground rapper from Atlanta. His first album, Off Da Chain, was released in 2000 on Big Oomp Records. Two years later his follow up, Lil' Chopper Toy was released.

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Baby Dodds

1898–1959

Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Baby doll bracelet designed by Patrick Kelly

1987

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A baby doll bracelet designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1987 collection. The bracelet is made of seven oversized gold colored metal chains linked together. A plastic baby is attached to the bracelet. A gold metal ball is attached to the back…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.992
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Baby doll necklace with roses designed by Patrick Kelly

1987

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A baby doll necklace with roses designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1987 collection. The necklace is made of many oversized gold colored metal chains linked together. Three red fabric flowers are attached to the chain necklace. The flowers are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.27
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Historical photographs & visual records

Baby eating a banana at a market in Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Baby eating a banana at a market in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0372
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Music

Baby Franklin Seals

Biography

H. Franklin "Baby" Seals (c. 1880 – December 29, 1915) was an American vaudeville performer, songwriter and pianist, whose successful 1912 song "Baby Seals' Blues" was one of the first published blues compositions, predating W. C. Handy's "The Memphis…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Baby, Imiokewu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Baby, Imiokewu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3334
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Baby in washtub, Cape Town (South Africa)

1936

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Cataloged as “Baby in washtub, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064152
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Baby Keem

2000–

Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. (born October 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Keem, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Las Vegas, he gained recognition in the late 2010s with his contributions to Black Panther: The Album (2018) by his…

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Baby Kingsley napping, Benin City, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Baby Kingsley napping, Benin City, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4063
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