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1975-06-21
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Blacksmith/carver Raimi Adesina of Olori-awo compound. Eyindi quarter. Saturday".
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith, Iperin Quarter” (Slides (photographs)).
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith, Isedo Quarter” (Slides (photographs)).
1973-10-20
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Blacksmith on Main road near market. Ogun shrine next to Town Hall. Saturday 12 Noon. Market Day".
1973-10-20
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Blacksmith's near Town Hall on Main Road. Auto Repair (Contrast to traditional blacksmith). Saturday 12 Noon. Market Day".
August 11, 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIn this photograph, four blacksmiths working in a blacksmith designated tent. One blacksmith is standing outside of the tent in the center of the photograph. He is wearing pants, a collared shirt and apron. The sleeves of this shirt are rolled up exposing…
2000-02-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlacksmith shop, Segou. Original Carousel number, 15, slide number, 106.
1966-1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith working in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).
2000-01-26
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlacksmith working in Bobo village. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 44.
1937
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith working in his forge, Abomey, Dahomey Kingdom, Benin” (Negatives; Negatives (photographic)).
circa 1973-circa 1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith Working, Metal Art Objects” (Slides [32056000030506]).
1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith working with metal in his forge, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the book, Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man, written by Jessie Owens with Paul G. Neimark. The cover is black background with white text of the title and the authors. The interior consist of 215 pages. The back cover features a black…
1985–
Jonathan James Wrate (born 12 February 1985), known professionally as Blade Brown is a British rapper and songwriter from Battersea, London. He released the mixtape series Bags and Boxes, and the Financial Times mixtapes. XXL has compared his style to that…
1992–
Blair Anderson (born 1 July 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Coalville Town.
1957–
Blair Cunningham (born October 11, 1957, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American drummer who has played for many bands and artists including Denise LaSalle, Robert Johnson, the Detroit Emeralds, Frederick Knight, Echo & the Bunnymen, Haircut One Hundred, John…
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Blair Imani (born Blair Elizabeth Brown, October 31, 1993) is an American author, historian, and educator. She is queer, Black, and Muslim. Since 2020 she has been known for creating and hosting the viral web series Smarter in Seconds.
1984–
Blair Phillips (born March 5, 1984) is an American former professional football linebacker who spent time on the practice squads for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets of the National Football League. He also played for the Arkansas Diamonds of…
1967–
Blair Lamar Thomas (born October 7, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. He…
1994–
Blair Sebastian Turgott (born 22 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chania. He has previously played for West Ham United and Coventry City and has had loan spells with Bradford City, Colchester United, Rotherham United and…
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Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law. Underwood has appeared in a number…
1872–1934
Elected as deputy for Senegal in 1914, Diagne defended the rights of Senegalese citizens and recruited African soldiers during the First World War.
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Blaise Ndala is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his novel Sans capote ni kalachnikov, which won the 2019 edition of Le Combat des livres. Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ndala emigrated to Canada in 2007 and works as a lawyer…
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Mark Duffus, better known as Blak Prophetz, is a British rapper and producer from the West Midlands in England where he formed the group also known as Blak Prophetz, in the early 1980s.
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