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Historical photographs & visual records

Circus performance by John Wright Marionettes company, Cape Town (South Africa)

1941-1942

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Cataloged as “Circus performance by John Wright Marionettes company, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063338
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Cirie Fields

1970–

Cirie Tiffany Fields (; born July 18, 1970) is an American reality television personality and nurse best known for competing on multiple seasons of Survivor. Fields holds the record for most appearances in the franchise. In 2006, Fields appeared for the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cissy Houston

1933–2024

Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024) was an American soul and gospel singer and choir director. Nicknamed The Duchess of Gospel, she is best known as the mother of American singer and actress Whitney Houston and the…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Citation for Distinguished Service issued by Governor Finch to H.C. Anderson

December 2, 1976

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A typewritten letter, signed by Governer Craig Finch, and with an embossed gold seal of the state of Mississippi. The letter is on stationery with a letterhead reading [Mississippi / Executive Department / Jackson] and the typewritten text recognizes Rev.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.66
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Historical photographs & documents

Citibank

1999

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Cataloged as “Citibank” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref616
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cities Aviv

1989–

Wilbert Gavin Mays (born May 16, 1989), better known by his stage name Cities Aviv, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee.

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Historical photographs & visual records

City block, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “City block, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065469
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Historical photographs & visual records

City bus, Pretoria (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “City bus, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068222
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

City Hall

1968

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A black-and-white photograph of Resurrection City. There are two cars on the proper right side of the photo. Behind the cars there is a wood buildings with fliers on it. There is a handmade white sign which reads [CITY HALL] in black paint. There are some…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.109.12
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

City Hall, Philadelphia

mid 20th century

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A sketch in black ink of Philadelphia City Hall drawn on Walker Evans & Cogswell notepaper by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr. This highly detailed drawing by Julian Abele Cook, Sr. depicts the face of Philadelphia City Hall clock tower. Cook’s drawing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.95.14
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Historical photographs & documents

City License of Columbia, Columbia S.C. 1929 M.A. Evans Md. / Letterhead paper for Dr. M.A. Evans Specialist Gynecology and Pediatrics

1929

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Cataloged as “City License of Columbia, Columbia S.C. 1929 M.A. Evans Md. / Letterhead paper for Dr. M.A. Evans Specialist Gynecology and Pediatrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2019.109_ref5
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Historical photographs & documents

City of Atlanta

2006-2008

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Cataloged as “City of Atlanta” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref621
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Historical photographs & visual records

City of Cape Town The Heerengracht and Adderly Street by night

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "City of Cape Town. The Heerengracht and Adderly Street by night. Die stad Kaapstad. Heerengracht en Adderley-straat in die aand.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-25
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Historical photographs & visual records

City park, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1979

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Cataloged as “City park, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065546
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Historical photographs & visual records

City regulation signs on the grounds of the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “City regulation signs on the grounds of the Natural History Museum, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020121
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Historical photographs & documents

CityView Newspaper

July 2002

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Cataloged as “CityView Newspaper” (Text; Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref944
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Historical photographs & documents

Civic Engagement & Young Adults

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Civic Engagement & Young Adults” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref276
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Civil Rights Demonstration, Washington, DC

ca. 1957

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A crowd of people face away from the camera towards the Lincoln Memorial in the background. In the foreground, more people sit on the steps facing the camera.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.18.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
digital images

Civil Rights March Blocking Traffic on Franklin Street as Marchers Weave Back and Forth through the Main Business District

February 8, 1964; scanned 2010

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A digital image of a Civil Rights march blocking traffic on Franklin Street as marchers weave back and forth through the main business district.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.11.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina

April 12, 2011

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A color digital photograph capturing children huddled under a Confederate "Stars and Bars" flag near the edge of a dock in Battery in downtown Charleston, South Carolina during twilight. Four white stars against the blue canton are captured, with four…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.72.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

CJ Fly

1993–

Chaine St. Aubin Downer Jr. (born July 6, 1993), better known by his stage name CJ Fly, is an American rapper and producer from Brooklyn, New York City.

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