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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Business journal used by Shearer Cottage

1950s

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A hardcover Standard Blank Book No. 66, with the word "JOURNAL" printed across the front cover at an angle. The book's cover is a light tan color, with a simple scrolled, printed trim in grey on the front cover, back cover, and spine. At the bottom of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.209.2
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Business proposal to the Eugene & Agnes Meyer Foundation Washington D.C. from Barnett-Aden Gallery

1975

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Cataloged as “Business proposal to the Eugene & Agnes Meyer Foundation Washington D.C. from Barnett-Aden Gallery” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.63.32_ref26
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Business sign for Nation of Islam International Trades Division

1970s

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Rectangular, brass sign with four (4) holes, one (1) in each corner. Along the top are two (2) lines of Arabic. Underneath, in the center is English text [NATION OF ISLAM / INTERNATIONAL TRADES DIVISION]. Along the bottom are two (2) columns, the left one…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.60.1
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ARCHIVE FILE
Historical photographs & visual records

Business Signs and Children (Iwere-Ile), and Ikoyi (Lagos) and Odogbolu Cemeteries

circa 1975-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Business Signs and Children (Iwere-Ile), and Ikoyi (Lagos) and Odogbolu Cemeteries” (Slides [32056000030506]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref183
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Butterfly pin with rhinestones and faux pearls from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Butterfly shaped pin from Mae's Millinery Shop. The body and wings of the butterfly are shaped from silver toned metal with metal antennae. The front of the butterfly is decorated with faceted rhinestones in jewel tones of red, green, and blue with white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.70
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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Buzz Johnson

1951–2014

Norris Chrisleventon "Buzz" Johnson (2 November 1951 – 11 February 2014), generally known as Buzz Johnson, was a Tobago-born publisher and activist who in the 1970s relocated to England, UK. There he set up a small publishing company called Karia Press,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Byron Allen

1961–

Byron Allen Folks (born April 22, 1961), professionally known as Byron Allen, is an American businessman, film and television producer, television host and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (formerly Entertainment…

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Education & Scholarship

Byron Gunner

1857–1922

Rev. Byron Gunner (1857–1922) was an American minister, educator, newspaper publisher, and civil rights activist. He was one of the seventeen African-American founders of the Niagara Movement, representing Rhode Island.

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Medicine & Health

C. B. Powell

1894–1977

Clilan Bethany Powell (August 8, 1894 – September 22, 1977) was an American businessman who served as publisher of the Amsterdam News.

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