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Historical photographs & visual records

Daboya chief

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daboya chief; Frank Kense, July 10, 1987. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1090
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Daboya crossing

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daboya crossing. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1105
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Daboya houses

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daboya houses, July 10, 1987. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1089
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Daboya mosque

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daboya mosque. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1099
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Daccubie

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daccubie. Quick visit with Paul Utting (Oct. 1987?); very overgrown. The date on the slide is DEC 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-2036
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Daccubie after burning of brush

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daccubie after burning of brush. May 12, 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0906
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Daccubie, BA I fieldtrip, University of Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Daccubie, Dec. 7, 1985; glass tumbler in situ. BA I Fieldtrip, University of Ghana. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0110
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Daccubie ruins after burning of brush

1987

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Donor notes read: "Daccubie ruins after burning of brush. May 12, 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0914
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Dada child, Ikenne, Nigeria

1983-10

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Original text on slide reads, "Dada child. Photoed on CBC trip".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0921
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Dada child with Aunt Christiana, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-18

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Original text on slide reads, "Dada child with Aunt Christiana".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0919
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Dada, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Dada, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3215
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Dada, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Dada, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3165
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Daddy G

1959–

Grantley Evan Marshall (born 18 December 1959), also known by the stage name Daddy G, is a British DJ and a founding member of the band Massive Attack.

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Music

Daddy-O

1961–

Glenn Kareem Bolton (born February 20, 1961) widely known as Daddy-O, is an American rapper and record producer. He began his career as a founding member of hip-hop group Stetsasonic, and is known for his pioneering use of sampling.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Daddy-O Daylie

1920–2003

Holmes Daylie (May 15, 1920 – February 6, 2003) was a radio jock on radio stations in the 1940s and 1950s who rhymed, rapped, and played bebop and was one of the early pioneers of black-appeal radio. His upbeat patter and rhyming delivery from the 1940s to…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Daedalus and his Son (Icarus)

1971

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An oil painting with a scene of Daedalus and Icarus appearing within a decorative border. At top center, Daedalus and Icarus adjust their wings beneath a bright multi-colored sun. The decorative border has a yellow background with white flowers painted on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.3
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature & Journalism

Dael Orlandersmith

1959–

Dael Orlandersmith (born 1960) is an American actress, poet, and playwright. She is known for her Obie Award-winning Beauty's Daughter and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama, Yellowman.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Daguerreotype in Case — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1860s

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Daguerreotype image of a man with two children. The case has a clasp, and is in 2 pieces. 3 1/4 x 3 3/4in.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref690
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Daguerreotype of a boy holding a white baby

1850s

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A cased daguerrotype depicting a black boy holding a white male baby on his lap. The baby wears a dotted gown and has hair fashioned into ringlets. The boy wears a dark colored jacket with three bright buttons at the cuff and looks straight ahead at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.37
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Daguerreotype of a man in paisley vest

late 1840s

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1/6 plate daguerreotype portrait of a man with a beard and paisley vest with gilt highlighting in a thermoplastic case. The man is pictured seated, center frame, with his proper right elbow bent and resting on a cloth-covered table. The table also holds a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.9.15
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Daguerreotype of a man taken by Augustus Washington

ca. 1850

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A black-and-white photograph of an unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. The sixth-plate daguerreotype is held in a wood and leather case with velvet lining and sits under a mat with a stamp reading [WASHINGTON] on the bottom left corner. On the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.52.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Daguerreotype of a woman with a child on her lap

1839-1865

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Daguerreotype of a woman wearing a floral checked patterned blouse. The woman looks straight ahead at the camera and holds a baby on her lap. The baby wears a dress with a light colored dot pattern. The portrait is in front of a plain grey background. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.146
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Photographs and Still Images

Daguerreotype of a young woman

ca. 1850

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A black-and-white photograph of a young woman dressed in a high-collared garment and wearing dangling earrings. The earrings have been hand-tinted gold. The plates are in a case that is missing its cover. The photograph has a gold colored frame stamped…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.16
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Daguerreotype of Rhoda Phillips

ca. 1850

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A 1/9th plate daguerreotype portrait of Rhoda Phillips (1831-1906), a woman who was born enslaved and owned by the Clark-Gleaves family of Nashville, Tennessee, with whom she remained after emancipation. Phillips is seated in the image and wears a dress…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.34
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