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mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWalking stick with a handle in the shape of a man's head. The handle and shaft are wood, the collar is ivory, and the ferrule is horn. The face of the handle has a passive or neutral expression; the man's hair is painted black. The shaft of the stick has…
2010-09-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 22, slide 23.
2000-01-29
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWall and courtyard in Bandiagara home. Original Carousel number, 9, slide number, 114.
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wall mirror from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mirror is rectangular in shape with a dark wooden frame. The frame has an open scroll pediment at the top and a molded frame. The scrolls on the pediment are carved with a web pattern. Between the two…
November 15, 2008; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of the wall of photographs that don one of the interior walls of the Capital Pool Checkers Club. The print is inscribed on the back.
1966-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “[Wall painting on sisal worker's house near Tanga], Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).
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Wallace Arkansas Gaines, also known as W. A. Gaines, (April 15, 1858 – August 3, 1940) was an American businessman, funeral director, and an elected official. He was active within the Republican Party in Kentucky, and in the Freemasons. Gaines owned…
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Wallace Spearmon Jr. (born December 24, 1984) is an American retired sprint athlete who specialized in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.…
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Wallace Houston Terry, II (April 21, 1938 – May 29, 2003) was an African-American journalist and oral historian, best known for his book about black soldiers in Vietnam, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans (1984), which served as…
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Wallace Henry Thurman (August 16, 1902 – December 22, 1934) was an American novelist and screenwriter active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals. He…
early to mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPersonalized pigskin wallet embossed with Harry T. Moore. This is a brown leather fold over wallet. Inside, it has two pockets in front and two interior pockets. There is also a bill fold running the length of the wallet. The bill fold and the interior…
1909–2002
Wallace Floyd Nelson (27 March 1909 – 23 May 2002) was an American civil rights activist and war tax resister. He spent three and a half years in prison as a conscientious objector during World War II, was on the first of the "Freedom Rides" (then called…
1870-1875
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Victorian walnut arm chair, balloon back with semi-wings, upholstered in golden-brown material and back tufted, with carved wooden trim; a lady's parlor chair with open side to accomodate women without wide petticoats.
1875
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis walnut side chair has a curved crest rail and scroll-carved and pierced vasiform backsplat above an upholstered over-the-rail seat in green fabric, raised on ring-turned front legs with canted rear legs.
1938–2011
Walter Edmonds (April 21, 1938 – June 11, 2011) was an American artist best known for the 14 murals he painted with Richard J. Watson for the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Walter Emanuel Jones, also known as Tre Emanuel, is an American actor, martial artist, singer and dancer, known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the first Black Ranger on the hit television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also appeared in…
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Walter J. Hood (born 1958) is an American designer, artist, academic administrator, and educator. He is professor of landscape architecture & environmental planning and urban design and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental…
1911–1992
Walter Lincoln Hawkins (March 21, 1911 – August 20, 1992) was an American chemist and engineer widely regarded as a pioneer of polymer chemistry. For thirty-four years he worked at Bell Laboratories, where he was instrumental in designing a long-lasting…
1922–2011
Walter R. Livingston Jr. (May 21, 1922 – June 8, 2011) was an American architect, civic activist and urban planner. His notable works include Edison/Fareira High School, the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, and the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center…
1910–2010
Walter Loreo McCoy (February 20, 1920 – November 10, 2015) was an American Negro league baseball and Minor League Baseball pitcher. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 172 pounds (78 kg), he batted and threw right handed. Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, McCoy grew…
Biography
Walter R. Allen is an American sociologist who is a Distinguished Professor and the Allan Murray Carter Chair in Higher Education at University of California, Los Angeles. His research considers social inequality, diversity in higher education and family…
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Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing, Washington was the chief executive of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1979, serving as the first and only…
1980–2015
Walter Earnest Young, Jr. (February 18, 1980 – September 19, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005 as a first baseman and designated hitter. He was…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Walters Family Home Movie #1”.
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