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negatives

Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman, Myra Wilson

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman, Myra Wilson.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.21.69.A
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negatives

Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.14.42.A
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negatives

Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman Standing

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Portrait of a Woman Standing.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.16.37.A
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negatives

Copy Work, Portrait of Sanders Allen Williams, Sr. Diptych

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Portrait of Sanders Allen Williams, Sr. Diptych.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.42.D.1
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negatives

Copy Work Portrait of Two Men

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work Portrait of Two Men.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.8.29.D
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negatives

Copy Work Portrait of Two Women

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work Portrait of Two Women.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.8.29.B
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negatives

Copy Work, Portrait of Two Women Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Portrait of Two Women Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.2.39.B
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Photographs and Still Images

Copy work print of a photograph of Randy's Record Store and Studio 17

ca. 1962

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A copywork print of an original photograph of Randy's Record Store and Studio 17. The photograph was taken from a lower angle, looking up at the building. Horizontally across the top of the building is a red and black sign with white text which reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.9
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negatives

Copy Work, School Photo of a Boy & Girl

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, School Photo of a Boy & Girl.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.16.43.C
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Couple Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Couple Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.9.38.A
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Couple Standing

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Couple Standing.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.27.B
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Girl Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Girl Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.21.73.B
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Man Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.9.38.C
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Woman

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Woman.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.21.70.C
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negatives

Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Woman, Dorothy Myles

1948 - 1970s

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Copy Work, Studio Portrait of a Woman, Dorothy Myles.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.21.70.B
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Historical photographs & visual records

Copyright/publication agreements for "Go Well, My Child" exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. "Copyright of original negatives will be returned by Constance Stuart Larrabee who hereby grants permission for the Smit...

1985 September 27, November 5

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Cataloged as “Copyright/publication agreements for "Go Well, My Child" exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. "Copyright of original negatives will be returned by Constance Stuart Larrabee who hereby grants permission…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1079
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Literature

Cora Daniels

Biography

Cora Daniels is an African-American author who has written on issues of African-American culture. She is now teaching writing and reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

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Literature

Cora Harrington

Biography

Cora Harrington is an American writer and lingerie expert. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the blog The Lingerie Addict (2008–2022). In 2018, she released the book In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie.

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Music

Cora LaRedd

Biography

Cora LaRedd was an American singer and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She had a driven, hard-hitting, and athletic tap dance style that showcased her rhythmic abilities. Her performance in the short film That's the Spirit survives.

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Literature

Cora Mae Bryant

1926–2008

Cora Mae Bryant (May 1, 1926 – October 30, 2008) was an American blues musician. She was the daughter of another American blues musician, Curley Weaver. Bryant released two solo albums in her lifetime on the Music Maker label.

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Historical photographs & visual records

[Coral limestone stairs to home], Lamu Island, Kenya

1966-02

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Cataloged as “[Coral limestone stairs to home], Lamu Island, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0115
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Coral Reef

1938

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A panel designed and created by Art Smith. The abstract artwork captures sea creatures with a seahorse at the far left, a serpent near the center and a jellyfish at right. Smith created the artwork while attending Copper Union and kept it in his home for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.16.5
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