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Historical photographs & visual records

Cotton picking near Lake Victoria, Tanzania

1966-06

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Cataloged as “Cotton picking near Lake Victoria, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0233
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Cotton picking on a cooperative farm on shores of lake, Tanzania

1966-06

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Cataloged as “Cotton picking on a cooperative farm on shores of lake, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0237
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Cotton picking on cooperative farm, Tanzania

1966-06

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Cataloged as “Cotton picking on cooperative farm, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0239
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Cotton trees around Musaia

1979

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Donor notes read: "Cotton trees around Musaia. The date on the slide is DEC 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1663
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Props and Set Design

Couch from the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Harpo Studios

2002; reupholstered 2015

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A sectional leather couch or sofa, used by Oprah Winfrey and her guests, from the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show at Harpo Studios in Chicago, Illinois (2016.7.7.1ab - .3ab). The couch is upholstered in a light yellow leather. The couch sections fit together…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.7.7
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Couch with six pillows and three cushions from the set of Scandal

2012

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Sofa and pillows used in Olivia Pope’s living room set of Scandal. The sofa (a) is an English roll-arm style in an off-white linen upholstery with two decorative wooden legs with brass footings in front and two plain wooden legs in back. There are four…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.90.2a-j
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"Coucher du soleil à Conakry" [Sunset in Conakry], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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Cissé [printed signature]; CONAKRY - REP. DE GUINEE[,] Coucher du soleil à Conakry; LYONCOLOR [logo]; exa[,] 715/132. Photographed by Cisse, Diango, photographer (Bamako, Mali). Published by Production "PHOTOS CISSE" - Paris[,] 10, rue Lécuyer - 93300…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1364
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"Coucher du soleil" [Sunset], Guinée

Date not recorded

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Cissé [printed signature]; REGION DE DALABA - REP. DE GUINEE[,] Coucher du soleil ; EXA [logo]; 681/107. Photographed by Cisse, Diango, photographer (Bamako, Mali). Published by Production "PHOTOS CISSE" - Paris[,] 10, rue Lécuyer - 93300 AUBEVILLIERS -…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1363
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"Coucher du soleil sur le Rio Pongo." [Sunset on the Rio Pongo.], Guinée

Date not recorded

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République de GUINEE[,] Coucher du soleil sur le Rio Pongo.. Photographed by ONACIG - Corporate Entity. Published by.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1362
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"Couloir du Badi" [Badi corridor], Guinée

c. 1903

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66. kilomètre 100. -- Couloir du Badi[,] (Passage of Badi); CARTE POSTALE; Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la correspondance au recto[,] (se renseigner à la poste); Partie réservée à la Correspondance; Adresse du destinataire. Published by Comptoir…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1054
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Music

Count Basie

1904–1984

Basie led one of jazz’s most enduring big bands for half a century, defining the sound of swing.

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Photographs and Still Images

Count Basie, 1976

1976

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A black-and-white photograph of Count Basie performing in Miami, FL. Basie is photographed from a low angle and to the right with the very edge of his piano visible in the lower right corner. Basie has his eyes closed and is smiling slightly. He wears a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.164.141
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Photographs and Still Images

Count Basie New York City recording studio, 1960

1960; printed 1995

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Count Basie at a recording studio in New York City, 1960. Smiling and looking to his proper left, Count Basie wears a dark jacket, bright long sleeve shirt, dark tie and hat. With both hands he holds a piece…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.62.4
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Music

Count Justice

Biography

Justin Booth "Count Justice" Johnson is from Los Angeles, California. He is a songwriter, producer and engineer who has most notably produced songs for Chris Brown ("New Flame"), Alesha Dixon ("Top Of The World"), Sevyn Streeter ("Shoulda Been There"),…

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gelatin silver prints

Count Me In, MLK Event

1980s

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Count Me In - Name Change of Santa Barbara to Martin Luther King Boulevard, Central Los Angeles, 1980's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 110. A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding up four fingers in a crowd. An…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.92
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Count Us In

July 1948

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A youth-oriented documentary short with the title "Count Us In." It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white acetate film with optical sound (2012.79.1.7.1a). The film was produced by Union Films and includes footage of the 1948 Progressive Party…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.7.1ac
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Literature

Countee Cullen

1903–1946

Cullen's formally elegant poetry, including the collection Color and the poem “Heritage”, explored Black identity, beauty and belonging.

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Counter with Elvis and angel figurines, Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Counter with Elvis and angel figurines".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0033
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Music

Countess Vaughn

1978–

Countess Danielle Vaughn (born August 8, 1978) is an American actress, singer and television personality. She is known for her role as Kim Parker on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and its spin-off The Parkers, and as Alexandria DeWitt on 227.

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Countryside and fences, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Countryside and fences, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0241
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Countryside, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

1949

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Cataloged as “Countryside, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066786
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Countryside, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-26

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Original Carousel 20, slide 48.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2445
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Countryside near Lake Manyara, Tanzania

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Countryside near Lake Manyara, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0455
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Countryside, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

2010-09-28

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Original Carousel 23, slide 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2814
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