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Historical photographs & visual records

Couple smoking pipe outside of car at Kruger National Park, South Africa

1940s

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Cataloged as “Couple smoking pipe outside of car at Kruger National Park, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068174
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Couple walking in gardens, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple walking in gardens, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066053
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Couple walking up steps to Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

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Cataloged as “Couple walking up steps to Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065443
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Couple with boy, outside of Pretoria, South Africa

circa 1979

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Cataloged as “Couple with boy, outside of Pretoria, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067478
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Couple with quilts, Cape Town (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Couple with quilts, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066070
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Cour d'une maison Arabe

circa 1920

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Cour D'Une Maison Arabe." Translated caption reads: "Courtyard of an Arabic home." Printed item number on verso reads: "153.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 2010-001-0199
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Courage

1965; printed 1995

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A black-and-white photograph of a man with one leg marching in front of two American flags and a United Nations flag.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.14.10
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Court and "Portuguese" Church, Elmina, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Elmina Castle and Town; Court and "Portuguese" Church. VanDantzig trip, Jan. 1986. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0153
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Historical photographs & documents

Court Cases Settled

Apr. 1866–Aug. 1867

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Cataloged as “Court Cases Settled”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.22.5.1
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Court House of Asashi

[between 1877-1895]

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Court House of Asashi, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Court House of Asashi." Photographer unknown.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170069
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Court Jester Salutes Oba, Otue Ceremony, Benin Palace, Benin City, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Court Jester Salutes Oba, Otue Ceremony, Benin Palace, Benin City, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1014
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Court Messenger with Maltese Cross, Benin

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Court Messenger with Maltese Cross, Benin” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0092
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Historical photographs & documents

Court Records

Sept. 1865–Feb. 1868

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Cataloged as “Court Records”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.58.10.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Courthouse Steps

1960-1969

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A quilt titled, "Courthouse Steps," created by Martha Jane Pettway of Gee's Bend, Alabama. The red wool and undyed white cotton quilt is sewn with a Courthouse Steps block. The blocks feature a red center with six strips stacked on top of each other, with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.65
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Courtney A. Kemp

1977–

Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 television series franchise Power Universe for the network Starz. She has written for such shows as The Good Wife and Beauty & the Beast.

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Arts & Performance

Courtney Bowman

1995–

Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in Six at the Arts Theatre, Lyric Theatre and…

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Music

Courtney Bryan

Biography

Courtney Bryan is an American composer and pianist whose work combines influences from jazz and gospel traditions.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Courtney Lilly

Biography

Courtney Lilly is an American television producer. He is the showrunner of Black-ish, Mixed-ish, and Grown-ish.

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Arts & Performance

Courtney-Mae Briggs

Biography

Courtney-Mae Briggs is a British actress who is best known for the musical theatre roles of Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future: The Musical and Peggy/Maria Reynolds in Hamilton.

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Courtney Pine

1964–

Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964) is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder of the black British band the Jazz Warriors in the 1980s. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the…

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Arts & Performance

Courtney Taylor

Biography

Courtney Taylor is an American actress and comedian. She acted in Insecure, The Company You Keep, Abbott Elementary, Ballard, The Invitation, Out of My Mind, and others.

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Courtyard and staircase in the Grand Mosque of San, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Courtyard and staircase in the Grand Mosque of San, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0967
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Courtyard at El Mina Castle

2004 November 5

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Courtyard at El Mina Castle. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 55.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0052
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Courtyard exit of the Djinguereber Mosque, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Courtyard exit of the Djinguereber Mosque, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0768
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