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1975–
Beverly Peele (born March 18, 1975) is an American supermodel and actress. Peele rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s, and appeared on over 250 fashion magazine covers.
circa 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Beverly Price Family Home Movies consist of a regular 8mm home movie documenting family and friends gathered in a Washington DC neighborhood impacted by gentrification.
Biography
Beverly Walker-Griffea is an American public official and academic administrator serving as the director of the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential since 2024. She is the president emeritus of Mott Community College.
1939–2019
Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (April 6, 1939 – October 1, 2019) was an American blues guitarist. Sandra Pointer-Jones wrote, "Beverly Watkins is a pyrotechnic guitar maven whose searing, ballistic attacks on the guitar have become allegorical tales within the…
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Beverly "Bevy" Smith (born November 2, 1966) is an American television personality and business woman. She is best known for her work as a co-host on Bravo's fashion-themed talk show Fashion Queens. Smith is the creator of "Dinner with Bevy", a dinner…
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Bhakti Tirtha Swami (IAST: Bhakti-tīrtha Svāmī; February 25, 1950 – June 27, 2005), previously called John Favors and Toshombe Abdul and also known by the honorific Krishnapada (Kṛṣṇapāda), was a guru and governing body commissioner of the International…
1993–
Bianca Saunders (born 1993) is a British fashion designer who founded the London-based menswear label that carries her name in 2017, after completing a master's degree at the Royal College of Art. Of Jamaican descent and raised in south-east London, she is…
1863
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall leather bound text with metal clasps attached to the center PR edge of the front and back cover. The interlocking metal pieces which perhaps once held the bible together as extensions of these metal clasps are now missing. There is an embossed,…
1818–1891
After winning her freedom in a California court, Mason built a real-estate fortune in Los Angeles and used it to found a school, a church and one of the city’s first Black-owned charitable organizations.
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Biete Gabriel Raphael church in the countryside, near Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Biete Ghiorgis church, as seen from above, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).
2010-09-26
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 20, slide 59.
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBrown sunglasses (a) in brown plastic case (b) worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The sunglasses, which are brown tinted, are tied around the arms by string. The case (b) is a soft plastic with brown interior and Velcro closure.
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack rim bifocals worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The square bifocals have clear lenses. The inside of the left arm is marked by white print: [54-24-150 COL. BLACK]. The inside of the right arm is marked by white print:…
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBrown and tan bifocals worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The square bifocals have clear lenses. The inside of the left arm is marked by white print: [BROWN FADE 52/24/150]. The right arm is marked by white print:…
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBrown and tan ombre bifocals with repurposed dental floss (a) in a black plastic case (b) worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The square bifocals have clear lenses and the frames have a design of clear and opaque brown segments. The…
1934–1992
Ervaella "Big Ella" Tate (July 2, 1934 – April 30, 1992), was an American R&B singer and songwriter based in Memphis, Tennessee. She grew up singing in church and became a nightclub singer. Big Ella was known as "Queen of Club Paradise" and she released a…
1907–1991
William Byrd (July 15, 1907 – January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues. Born in Canton, Georgia, he was named in eight All-Star games for six seasons. Byrd also saw action with the Criollos de…
1919–2011
William Walker Cash (February 21, 1919 – September 12, 2011), nicknamed "Ready", was an American professional baseball player who became an all-star catcher in the Negro leagues. He batted and threw right-handed. Cash earned his nickname when he was…
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Bill Cosby became widely known through stand-up comedy and television, particularly The Cosby Show, which depicted a Black professional family. His legacy is also marked by numerous sexual-assault allegations and the withdrawal of many honours; the linked…
1932–2002
William Leo Epton Jr. (January 17, 1932 – January 23, 2002) was an American political activist. A Maoist, he was a founding member of the Progressive Labor Party (PLP), serving as vice-chairman of the Harlem branch. In 1964, he was arrested and convicted…
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Bill Gaskins (born May 25, 1953) is an American photographer and academic. His work explores the intersection of black hair and critical analysis of the portraiture in the 21st century. In his book Good And Bad Hair: Photographs, Gaskins discusses the role…
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Abdul Bilal "Bill" Hamid ( hə-MEED; born November 25, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One club Corpus Christi FC. Born in Annandale, Virginia, Hamid was the first D.C. United Academy player to sign…
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William Alex North (born May 15, 1948) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball, from 1971 to 1981. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1971–72), Oakland Athletics (1973–78), Los Angeles Dodgers (1978) and San Francisco Giants (1979–81).…
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