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June 14, 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Frances Albrier teaching first aid to young women in Berkeley, California.
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women wearing nurse's uniforms, standing outdoors in front of a multi-story brick building. The women are standing in a line, front to back, facing the proper left side of the photograph. The photograph is…
ca. 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of a group of children receiving vaccinations. The children are formed in a line. Three unidentified women stand with the children. An unidentified man sits at a wooden table covered in white cloth with two columns of syringes…
1950-1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8)…
1950-1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8)…
1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Photostatic Copies of Arthur Smith Medical Records from The Roosevelt Hospital (f. 1 of 2)”.
1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Photostatic Copies of Arthur Smith Medical Records from The Roosevelt Hospital (f. 2 of 2)”.
1921–1993
Phyllis A. Wallace (June 9, 1921 – January 10, 1993) was an American economist and activist, as well as the first woman to receive a doctorate of economics at Yale University. Her work tended to focus on racial, as well as gender discrimination in the…
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Phyllis Gaynell Bolds (born Phyllis Allen; January 16, 1932 — November 9, 2018) was an American physicist who worked for the United States Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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Phyllis Mae Dailey (March 12, 1919 – October 31, 1976) was an American nurse and officer who became the first African American woman either to serve in the United States Navy or to become a commissioned Navy officer. An alumna of the Lincoln School for…
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Jordan Timothy Jenks (born September 19, 1993), known professionally as Pi'erre Bourne ( pee-AIR BORN), is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and audio engineer. He is known for producing the 2017 singles "Magnolia" for Playboi Carti…
ca. 1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn American Red Cross Nurse pin worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The pin is brass colored with a painted enamel center. A red cross inside a white background is at the center of the pin. This is circled with a blue border with gold lettering. The text on the pin…
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn American Red Cross Volunteer pin worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The pin is colored with bue, red and white painted enamel. A red cross inside a white background is at the center of the pin. This is circled with a blue border with gold lettering. The text on…
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA NASA mission lapel pin for the Space Shuttle mission STS-47. The pin is oval with a stick pin back. American and Japanese flags are at the center of the pin with the Space Shuttle Endeavour overlapping them. This is bordered by brass colored metal with…
after 1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA non-uniform "U. S. A." pin worn by Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The pin is gold with a clasped backing and in the shape of the letters: [U.S.A]. It has a metal lieutenant bar hanging from the letters by two small chains.
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLouise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 with the help of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By September…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDuring World War II, Louise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 with the help of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA plaque from the American Society for Metals (ASM International) awarded to James Albert Parsons in 1971. The plaque has a wood base with a central, cream-colored field with black printed text, the first letter of Parsons’ name in red text, and the seal…
ca. 1908-1911
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA platinum print photograph of Dr. Herbert C. Scurlock taken by his brother Addison N. Scurlock. The portrait shows Herbert looking to the left of the photograph. He is wearing a suit jacket over a vest, high collar and tie. The tie has a pattern…
1888-1889; inscribed 1908 or 1909
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis pocket watch belonged to Matthew Henson and is engraved with his initials. The watch is silver in color and the words [R.E. PEARY / NORTH POLE / EXPEDITION / 1908] are engraved on the front in an Edwardian style. Henson's initials [M.A. HENSON] are…
1951–
PonJola Coney (born December 31, 1951) is an American reproductive endocrinologist. Coney is currently director of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Health Disparities and professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the VCU School of Medicine.
1975-06-09
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Portrait of carpenter and coffin maker Z.F. Awoyomi. 1 Moko St.. Monday afternoon".
1988-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Portrait of Ife-Olu [Solaru]".
1988-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Portrait of Ife-Olu [Solaru]".
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