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Historical photographs & visual records

Christraud Geary and a man standing in front of glass paintings displayed for sale in a private room of a family's workshop, Dakar, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “Christraud Geary and a man standing in front of glass paintings displayed for sale in a private room of a family's workshop, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020065
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Historical photographs & visual records

Christraud Geary sitting on a rock by Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “Christraud Geary sitting on a rock by Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020322
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Film & Television

Christy Knowings

1980–2026

Christy Knowings (February 25, 1980 – August 11, 2026) was an American actress who was best known for performing on three seasons on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That (1997-2000).

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Music

Christylez Bacon

1986–

Christylez Bacon (pronounced: Chris-Styles) (born March 5, 1986) is a hip hop music artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast Washington, Washington, D.C. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2010 for Banjos to Beatbox, a children's album covering many…

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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic color print of X Clan and Isis

1990

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A chromogenic color photographic print of hip hop artists X Clan and Isis captured in New York, New York by Ernest Paniccioli, 1990. This photograph depicts Isis at center, surrounded by the four members of X Clan. The group is posing in front of two red,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.65
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of 4 women and 3 men standing indoors

ca. 1980

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A color photograph of four (4) women and three (3) men standing indoors. The group is in two rows, with all of the women standing in the first row, and the men standing behind them. The women are in dresses and the men are in suits. Everyone is smiling and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.136
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a Booker T. Washington High School reunion at Mayo Hotel

1976

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A color photograph of women and men who were students at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa in the 1920s, the so-called "Class of the 20s." There are forty-one (41) women and eleven (11) men and women in the photograph, arranged in three (3) rows.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.135
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a close-up of Pimp C in jail

2005

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A color photograph of Pimp C in jail. Pimp C is wearing a white t-shirt, a necklace with a crucifix, sunglasses, and a watch on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee. His is leaning over on a ledge. His right forearm and his left elbow are on the ledge.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.417
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a large gathering of people outdoors

ca. 1980

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A color photograph of a large gathering of people outdoors. There are 7 rows of adults and 3 rows of children in the front. A stone building is to the right of the group and 4 picnic tables setup to the left of the group.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.143
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man

mid 20th century

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A color portrait-style photograph of a man, possibly Escoe Jackson. The man is wearing a suit, white shirt and tie, and he is looking at the camera. The photograph is mounted to card stock, which in turn is mounted within a photo sleeve. The name of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.69
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man

1970-1980

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A color photograph of a man. The man is smiling broadly and looking at the camera. He is wearing a 3-piece suit, and a gold tie with red, black, and gold stripes. His shirt cuffs have large gold cuff links and he is wearing a gold wedding band. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.82
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Chromogenic print of a man in a corner behind a church pew

1975-1985

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A color photograph of a man standing next to a table with memorial mementoes. He is wearing a black suit with a red tie, and he is holding papers in his hands. On the table are papers, boxes and bows. In the foreground of the photograph is a pew, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.51
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man sitting in a lawn chair

mid-20th century

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A color print with yellow-orange tint. The image features an unidentified man seated in a metal lawn chair with dark cushions. The chair is set up on a lawn, with a brick wall behind. The man is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and pants. The back has two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.50
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man standing with arms crossed

1975-1985

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A color photograph of a man posed with his arms crossed, looking at the camera. He is dressed in an off-white suit with a tan and gold tie. He is standing in front of two open caskets, both with lids open, in a room that appears to be in a funeral home…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.71
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a man standing with his arms around two ladies

1970-1980

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A color photograph of a man and two women. The man is standing in between the two women, his arms around their shoulders. The woman on the proper left has short gray hair and is wearing a floral print dress and necklace. The man is wearing a blue,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.57
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a "Stop AIDS" graffiti mural in New York City

ca. 1990

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A color photograph of a portion of a Stop Aids graffiti mural in New York City. The mural is painted on a light tan wall. The bottom half of the image features a depiction of a white brick wall with cracks running through many of the bricks, running the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.262
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a twenty-nine (29) women and ten (10) men posing outside

July 1978

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A color photograph of a group of twenty-nine (29) women and ten (10) men posing outdoors. The group is arranged into four (4) rows, with the first row of women and men sitting in the grass, the second row of women and men sitting in chairs, the third row…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.134
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of a woman sitting at a table for a meal

1975-1985

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A color photograph of an older woman sitting at a table in a restaurant in an orange-backed chair. She is wearing a beige dress, has curly gray hair and cat eye shaped glasses, and she is smiling. In front of her is a placemat, silverware, a glass of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.56
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Chromogenic print of a young girl

ca. 1948

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A color print with a yellowish tan tint. The image shows a little girl wearing a short-sleeved dress standing in front of a brick stoop leading to a house. The back has a Kodacolor stamp and numbers on the back in ink.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.52
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Photographs and Still Images

Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.98.1
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Chromogenic print of an elderly woman sitting in a chair

1970-1980

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A color photograph of an elderly woman sitting in a wooden armchair. She has curly white hair and glasses. She is wearing a white and blue plaid button up dress, and she has a blue shawl draped over her left shoulder. She appears to be sitting in a living…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.63
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Chromogenic print of an older woman

ca. 1980

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A color photograph of Eunice Jackson, standing in a room in front of framed portraits of Samuel M. Jackson and herself. She is wearing an off-white overcoat and is carrying two (2) handbags on her left arm, and she is leaning onto the desk in front of her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.30
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Chromogenic print of Blood Raw, Macedonia Garden Apartments

January 2005

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A color photograph of Blood Raw at Macedonia Garden Apartments. Blood Raw is pictured standing outside next to a brick wall with a sign for Macedonia Garden Apartments. He is wearing a black baseball cap with a grey Oakland Raiders logo on it, a black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.213
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Chromogenic print of Bun B wearing "Free Pimp C" hat

2005

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A color photograph of Bun B. He is wearing a red sweatshirt with a small white [XXX] stitched on the proper right side near the neck. He is wearing a red baseball cap which reads [Free / Pimp / C!] in white thread. The words are staggered diagonally from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.408
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