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Daisy Bufford (April 20, 1913 – December 18, 1987) was an American film actress and model. She was one of the few African-American women to transition from silent films to sound cinema and is best remembered for her starring role as Eleanor Lindsay in Son…
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Daisy Marion Mitchell Cheatham (born 1881) was an African American actress, songwriter and vaudeville performer who worked with Williams and Walker Company and the Smart Set Company. She wrote the lyrics to "Gypsy, my Gypsy Lou," and "Ask Mammy" which she…
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Daisy Elitha Peterson Sweeney (May 7, 1920 – August 11, 2017) was a Canadian classical music and piano teacher, known for having taught many of the most notable figures in Canadian jazz music. Sweeney was born Daisy Peterson in Montreal in 1920. Her…
1882–1925
Daisy Tapley (1882–1925) was a classical singer (Contralto) and vaudeville performer. Born Daisy Robinson in Big Rapids, Michigan, she was raised in Chicago, where she played piano and the organ with music teachers Emil Liebling, Clarence Eddy, and later…
1883–1988
Daisy Turner (June 21, 1883 – February 8, 1988) was an American storyteller and poet. Born in Grafton, Vermont, to former slaves, she became famous late in life for her oral recordings of her family's history, which can be traced back to Africa and England.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of an aerial view of the city of Dakar. Text on recto, top left corner reads: "Dakar." On recto: "Senegal." Text on verso reads: "Vue aerienne de Dakar; Aerial view of Dakar; Lufbild von Dakar." On verso: "Photo Boubacar Ba.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of men jumping from canoes into the water. Text on front reads: "103. DAKAR - Noirs plongeant pour attraper des sous." (Black people diving for coins.) Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of a ship tied to shore. Children are jumping off the dock near the ship. Text on front reads: "DAKAR - Arrivee d'un Paquebot." On front: "Edition Maison Bouchut.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Arrivée d'un Paquebot. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - Arrival of ocean liner.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "DAKAR - Bijoutiers Sénégalais." Translated postcard caption reads, "Dakar - Senegalese jewelrers.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "25. DAKAR. - Cases Indigènes. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep, int.." Translated postcard caption reads, "25. DAKAR. - Native dwellings.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of an ornate building with the sign "Chambre de Commerce." Cars are parked in front and people are walking by. Text on verso reads: "Dakar, La Chambre de Commerce; Dakar, Chamber of Commerce; Dakar, Handelskammer." On verso: "Photo MYD.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "22. Dakar. Chef de Village. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "22. Dakar. Village's chief.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "DAKAR - Costume de Gala. Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep. int." Translated postcard caption reads, "DAKAR - Gala Costume.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "29. - DAKAR - Ecole de Médecine. Edition MOREAU - Avenue William-Pompy, Dakar." Translated postcard caption reads, "29. - DAKAR - School of Medecine.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "66. DAKAR. Ecole Indigène. Edit. A. Albaret - Dakar." Translated postcard caption reads, "66. DAKAR. - Native school.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of men and women walking past a building, some holding flags of Senegal. Text on front reads: "111. Dakar - Les elections au Senegal." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Ce cote est exclusivement reserve a l'adresse.".
[ca. 1908]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of soldiers on board three or more boats. Text onfront reads: "75.- DAKAR.- Embarquement du 4e Senegalais; pour le Maroc, 9 Avril, 1908." Stamp and postmark on front. Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; La Correspondance au recto n'est pas…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "75. - DAKAR - Embarquement du 4e Sénégalais pour le Maroc, 9 Avril 1908." Translated postcard caption reads, "75. - DAKAR - Boarding of the 4th Senegalese to Morocco, April 9, 1908." Additional handwritten text on verso reads,…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of a street, people, and buildings along the street. Text on front reads: "13 DAKAR - Rue des Essards." On front reads: "Collection J. Benyoumoff - Rep.int." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "20 - DAKAR. Famille Catholique. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "20 - DAKAR. Catholic Family.".
c. 1912
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSenegalese family. Unidentified photographer, ca. 1912. Collection J. Benyoumoff.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "23 - DAKAR. Femme Guinée Anglaise. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "23 - DAKAR. Woman from English Guinea.".
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on front reads: "16 - DAKAR. Femme Lébou. Edition Maison Bouchut." Translated postcard caption reads, "16 - DAKAR. Lebou Woman.".
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