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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Table top sign for Fall Fashion Favorites from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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A cardboard table top sign from Mae's Millinery Shop. The front is covered in dark green paint with red glittery text reading "Fall / Fashion / Favorites" in cursive at an angle in the center. At the upper left and bottom right facing corners are red…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.41
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Talking points, "Gender, Space and Architecture women's contributions to the built environment" at the Cincinnati YWCA

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Cataloged as “Talking points, "Gender, Space and Architecture women's contributions to the built environment" at the Cincinnati YWCA” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref34
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Historical photographs & documents

Talking points, "Gender, Space and Architecture women's contributions to the built environment" at the Huntington Library

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Cataloged as “Talking points, "Gender, Space and Architecture women's contributions to the built environment" at the Huntington Library” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref33
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Business & Enterprise

Tamar Huggins

1986–

Tamar Huggins is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, author and educator. She is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech education, whose work focuses on the development of the Black tech ecosystem in Canada. Huggins founded DRIVEN Accelerator…

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Business & Enterprise

Tamara Howe

1965–

Tamara Howe (born November 1965) is a British television production manager and executive with more than 30 years' experience, including working at London Weekend Television, before joining BBC TV, where she held various posts, culminating with the role of…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Tamatave Négociants Indiens

ca. 1905

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Original caption reads, "Tamatave - Trading With Indians." Original hand-written address on verso, "Monsieur et Madame E. Bergeron. 3 Rue Audrav 3 Paris France.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2061
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Tambra Raye Stevenson

Biography

Tambra Raye Stevenson is an African-American entrepreneur, nutrition educator, public speaker, policy advisor, inventor, and food justice activist. Stevenson founded WANDA (Women, Advancing, Dietetics and Nutrition) and NativSol Kitchen. She is a Nutrition…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Tammy Rivera

Biography

Tammy Rivera Malphurs (born July 30, 1986) is an American television personality, singer, fashion designer, and businesswoman. She is a former cast member of the VH1 reality show Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.

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Arts & Performance

Tamsier Joof Aviance

1973–

Tamsier Joof Aviance or Tamsier Aviance (né Tamsier Joof; born 17 May 1973,), formerly known by the stage name Tam Jo, is a British dancer, choreographer, actor, model, entrepreneur, radio presenter, and author. He took the name "Aviance" after joining the…

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Business & Enterprise

Tanya Van Court

Biography

Tanya Van Court is an American businesswoman who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Goalsetter, a financial education platform designed to educate kids about financial responsibility.

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Business & Enterprise

Tara Duncan

Biography

Tara Duncan is an American executive in the entertainment industry. She is president of Onyx Collective, which focuses on content creators of color and underrepresented voices, and is known for her role in diversifying content. Duncan previously served as…

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Arts & Performance

Tashema Davis

Biography

Tashema Davis is an artist and art teacher based in Indiana, US. Her work, which consists of mostly brightly painted portraiture of Black women and men, has been featured in locations such as Indiana Wesleyan University's 1920 Gallery, the Harrison Center,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Tatiana Nascimento

1981–

Tatiana Nascimento (born 1981) is a Brazilian writer, translator, singer, poet, slammer, and composer. She writes, investigates and publishes books by Black and LGBT+ authors. She was one of the people who idealized and cofounded the publisher padê editora.

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Music

Tatyana Ali

1979–

Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 23, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress, appearing on the PBS television program Sesame Street. She rose to prominence with her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh…

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Science & Inventions

Tavonia Evans

Biography

Aquarius Maximus formerly known as Tavonia Evans is an American author, businesswoman, cryptocurrency expert, and educator. She is the founder and creator of the cryptocurrency Guapcoin.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tax record book kept by Hugh Torrance

1852-1864

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Leather bound volume containing tax records of enslaver Hugh Torrance including years from 1852 to 1864. The text "Hugh Torrance / Tax Book" is handwritten in black ink on the front cover. The approximately twenty (20) interior pages are ruled and filled…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.36.1
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Literature

Tayla Parx

1993–

Taylor Monét Parks (born September 16, 1993), known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and actress. A two-time Grammy nominee in the Album of the Year category, songs she has written and co-written have exceeded…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Teal pillbox hat with bird decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Light teal velvet pillbox hat designed by Mae Reeves formed of buckram and lined with black synthetic fabric. Wire wrapped in velvet is bent into three scallops and sewn at the center back of the hat. A full skin bird with teal and brown feathers and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.33
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Teaspoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

1941-1973

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An International Silver teaspoon spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated spoon is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the spoon is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.59.6
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Ted Blakey

1925–2004

Theodore Robert Blakey (August 31, 1925 – October 14, 2004) was an American historian, businessman, and activist. He was instrumental in the civil rights movement in South Dakota and was leader of the committee that helped the state ratify the…

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Education & Scholarship

Ted Landsmark

1946–

Theodore "Ted" Carlisle Landsmark (born May 17, 1946) is an American educator and lawyer. Landsmark is a distinguished public policy and urban affairs professor and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at…

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Literature

Ted White

1931–2020

Theodore Richard White (March 25, 1931 – October 26, 2020) was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager, and producer from Detroit, Michigan. White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin. As a songwriter, White wrote or…

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