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[Belgian Congo: Fishing]

ca. 1940

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Photographic paper manufacturer's logo on verso, reads: "Gevaert.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-0756
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Historical photographs & documents

Believe This Hype... And the Knicks Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Believe This Hype... And the Knicks Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref164
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Politics

Belinda Bidwell

1936–2007

Belinda Bidwell (22 April 1936 – 28 April 2007) was the first female speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia. In 2002, Bidwell, who was previously a teacher, was nominated to serve in the National Assembly, and she became deputy speaker. In April…

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Education & Scholarship

Belinda C. Anderson

1954–

Belinda Childress Anderson (born June 21, 1954) is an American academic administrator who served as the 11th president of the Virginia Union University from 2003 to 2008. She is its first female president. Anderson was later dean of the Norfolk State…

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Biography & Culture

Belinda J. Foster

Biography

The Honorable Belinda J. Foster is the first African American woman to serve as district attorney in North Carolina. Foster received a bachelor's degree in political science from Bennett College in 1979, and in 1985 she graduated from the University of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Belinda Karahalios

Biography

Belinda Carmen Karahalios (born 1981 or 1982) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2022. Karahalios was originally elected in the 2018…

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Arts & Performance

Belinda Owusu

1989–

Belinda Owusu (born 19 April 1989) is an English actress, known for her roles as Libby Fox in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Nicky McKendrick in BBC medical drama series Holby City.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Bell Discovered in Yam Field Near St John's Grammer School, Benin Museum, Fugar-Avianwu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Bell Discovered in Yam Field Near St John's Grammer School, Benin Museum, Fugar-Avianwu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0208
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Bell from the Holloway Plantation

early 19th century

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A square, metal cowbell with a metal clapper and handle. The clapper is connected to the inside of the bell with a metal rod. The bell was made by an unidentified enslaved person and used on the Holloway Plantation in the Port Royal area of Virginia.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.25.2
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Bell Gongs, Akoko Edo, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Bell Gongs, Akoko Edo, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1794
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Bell gongs, Akoko-Edo, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Bell gongs, Akoko-Edo, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5955
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BIOGRAPHY
Scholarship

Bell hooks

1952–2021

Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), was an American philosopher, educator, author, and social critic; she was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College…

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Bell of the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa

1936

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Cataloged as “Bell of the MV Stirling Castle, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064177
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Bell, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0725
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1985–

Bellavia Janet Ribeiro-Addy (born 1 March 1985) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clapham and Brixton Hill, previously Streatham, since 2019. In 2020, she was briefly Shadow Minister for Immigration.…

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Bell tower and marketplace, Frere Town, Kenya

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Bell tower and marketplace, Frere Town, Kenya” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0005
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Bella residents of nearby village near the tourist encampment

2000-02-04

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Bella residents of nearby village near the tourist encampment. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 104.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1638
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Bella woman with baby carrying a pot

2000-02-04

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Bella woman with baby carrying a pot. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 109.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1643
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Bella women with their children

2000-02-04

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Bella women with their children. The women are wearing silver anklets to indicate enslavement to the Tuareg people. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 108.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1642
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Bellah neighborhood, Mopti

2000-02-06

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Bellah neighborhood, Mopti. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 114.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1785
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Bellah oman under tree, Mopti

2000-02-06

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Woman under tree, Mopti. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 115.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1786
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"Belle Africaine" [Beautiful African], Côte d'Ivoire

Date not recorded

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IRIS [logo]; AFRIQUE EN COULEURS[,] 3022 - Belle Africaine[,] AFRICA IN PICTURES[,] Pretty african woman; Printed in France. Published by IRIS - MEXICHROME.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0823
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Biography & Culture

Belle da Costa Greene

1879–1950

Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the…

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Politics

Belle Wheelan

1951–

Belle Smith Wheelan (born October 10, 1951) is an American educator who served as Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Mark Warner. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools'…

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