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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

December 1884

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A handwritten document written in black ink on lined paper. The writing is on the front and inside of the paper, which is folded in half. The document is a short biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozely. A second piece of paper, much like this one, contains a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.49.4.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

December 1884

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A handwritten black ink on lined paper. The writing is on the front and inside of the paper, which is folded in half. This appears to be a transcription of the original biography, containing spelling and grammar corrections not seen in the original which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.49.4.2
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

February 1885

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A handwritten document written in black ink on lined paper. The writing is on the front and inside of the paper, which is folded in half. This appears to be an update of the original from an 1884 biography (2010.49.4.1), containing spelling and grammar…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.49.7.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

December 1884

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A handwritten black ink on lined paper. The writing is on the front and inside of the paper, which is folded in half. This appears to be a transcription of the original biography, containing spelling and grammar corrections not seen in the original which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.49.7.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Biography of Sarah Ann Blunt Crozley

January 1885

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A handwritten document written in black ink on lined paper. The writing is on the front and inside of the paper, which is folded in half. This appears to be an update of the original from an 1884 biography (2010.49.4.1), containing spelling and grammar…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.49.7.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Biography of William Scott

early 1980s

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A brief biography of William Scott. The one page biography is on white paper with blank printed type. The top left corner contains William Scott's job titles, address, and phone number. The biography describes William Scott's dancing career and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.146.2
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Sports & Achievement

Bip Roberts

1963–

Leon Joseph "Bip" Roberts (born October 27, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played from 1986 to 1998 for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and…

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Politics & Public Life

Birch Gibson

Biography

Birch Gibson (c. 1828 - September 10, 1895) was a state legislator and local official in Ocala, Florida. He was one of several African Americans to represent Marion County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era in 1872.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Bird"

ca. 1948

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This is the copper and brass "Bird" bracelet designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The bracelet is composed of a single sheet of copper metal bent into an open-ended oval shape and tapering in the center to create an abstract wing shape. Overlaid on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.8
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bird, Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Bird, Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 25815
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird nests in trees near the Niger River, near Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Bird nests in trees near the Niger River, near Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2178
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Bird of Peace" by Isack Fasil, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “"Bird of Peace" by Isack Fasil, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0030
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird on sandy trail, Spiny Forest Reserve, Ifaty, Madagascar

2003-09-04

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Original Carousel 18, slide 75.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2261
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird on the front lawn of an estate, Cape Town (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Bird on the front lawn of an estate, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067066
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird on the trail in Bandiagara Cliffs

2000-01-28

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Bird on the trail in Bandiagara Cliffs. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 140.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1011
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird's eye view from the lighthouse Port Elizabeth

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "Bird's Eye View from the Lighthouse, Port Elizabeth.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-147
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird's eye view of Durban bathing enclosure

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "Bird's Eye View of Durban Bathing Enclosure .".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-44-10
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bird's eye View, West End, Lagos

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "Bird's eye View, West End, Lagos." Printed caption on verso reads, " 'Copyright, Moyea Series.' No.13B.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-056
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Bird sculpture on estate, South Africa

1960

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Cataloged as “Bird sculpture on estate, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065274
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Birdman

1969–

Bryan Christopher Williams (né Brooks; February 15, 1969), better known by his stage names Birdman and Baby, is an American rapper and record executive. He is the public face of Cash Money Records, a record label he co-founded with his older brother,…

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Birds flying over trees on the shore of the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Birds flying over trees on the shore of the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2801
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Birds in a marsh by a Songhai village near Tombouctou, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Birds in a marsh by a Songhai village near Tombouctou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3072
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Birds in front of house with decorated walls, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State

1970-1974

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Cataloged as “Birds in front of house with decorated walls, between Warden and Bethlehem, Free State” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0661
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