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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Death

2011

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A framed color archival pigment print “Death" by Ayana V. Jackson. Jackson is captured in color at the center of the photograph, naked and hanging from a noose with her arms by her side. Her hair is pulled back. The background is a black and white negative…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.23ab
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Death and Funeral Records for Mary Smith — Family Papers

1975

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Cataloged as “Death and Funeral Records for Mary Smith”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref44
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Historical photographs & documents

Death notice letter to [illegible] from Lieut. C. W. Pease

1866

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Cataloged as “Death notice letter to [illegible] from Lieut. C. W. Pease” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref83
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Historical photographs & documents

Death of a Carjacka Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Death of a Carjacka Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref87
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Historical photographs & documents

"Death of a Dunbar Girl"

1974

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Short film about a black mother who is accepting of white American culture but whose bi-racial daughter rejects it.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref226
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Military

Death of LaVena Johnson

1985–2005

LaVena Lynn Johnson (July 27, 1985 – July 19, 2005) was a soldier in the United States Army who was found dead in a tent in Iraq. Her death was controversially ruled as a suicide, but the evidence of rape and battery led her family to believe the United…

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Débarcadère Officiel et Cie Française." [Official Landing and French Co.], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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107. -- Guinée Française. - Conakry. - Débarcadère Officiel et Cie Française.[,] French Guinea. - Conakry. - Official landing-place and French Co.; CARTE POSTALE; La correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptée par tous les pays[,] étrangers. (Se renseigner…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0973
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Historical photographs & visual records

Debarking of 75 in Casablanca

[19--]

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Postcard image of men hauling a cannon on a dock. Text on front reads: "130. Debarquement de 75 a CASABLANCA." On front: "P.Madelaine, edit, Casablanca." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale." Handwritten message on verso.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref664
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Historical photographs & visual records

Débarquement de 75 à Casablanca

[19--]

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Text on front reads: "130. - Débarquement de 75 à Casablanca. P. Madelaine, édit., Casablanca." Translated postcard caption reads, "130. - Unloading the 75mm in Casablanca." Additional handwritten text on verso reads, "Ma chère mère. Nous passons de…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-38-14
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Débarquement du "Concordia"." [Disembarkation of the "Concordia".], Conakry, Guinée

c. 1907

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106 GUINÉE FRANÇAISE. -- Conakry. Débarquement du "Concordia".[,] FRENCH GUINEA. -- Conakry. The Steamer "Concordia" unshipping goods; CARTE POSTALE; Partie réservée à la correspondance. Published by Collection du Comptoir Parisien, Conakry.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0885
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts

Debbie Allen

1950–

Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

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Photographs and Still Images

Debbie Allen - dancer

1977

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A black and white photographic portrait of dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen posing in costume. Allen is pictured center frame, wearing a beaded bikini costume with tail feathers and holding a large feathered fan. She is posed sideways, bent slightly…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.99.40
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Music

Debbie Johnson

Biography

Debbie Johnson is a Canadian former rhythm and blues singer, most noted as a six-time Juno Award nominee between 1987 and 1993. She was first active in music as a child performer in the 1970s with The Johnson Family, a pop music group led by her parents,…

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Literature

Debbie McClendon

1960–

Debbie McClendon (born June 15, 1960) is an American gospel musician and Christian R&B singer, who is a traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel, and contemporary Christian music recording artist. She started her music career, in 1985, and…

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Politics & Public Life

Debbie Meyers-Martin

Dates not recorded

Debbie Meyers-Martin is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 38th district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes all or parts of Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Hazel Crest, Harvey,…

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Music

Debbie Smith

Biography

Debbie Smith is a British guitar and bass player who has been in several bands from the 1990s to the present, including Curve, Echobelly, Nightnurse, Snowpony, Bows, SPC ECO, Blindness, The London Dirthole Company and current bands Ye Nuns, and Where We…

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Literature

Debbie tucker green

Biography

Debbie Tucker Green (stylized in lower-case as debbie tucker green ) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has written a number of plays, including born bad (2003), for which she won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2004.…

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Music

Debby Friday

Biography

Debby Friday is an electronic musician based in Toronto. Her debut album, Good Luck, released on Sub Pop in 2023, won the Polaris Music Prize.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Debbye Turner

1965–

Debrah Lynn 'Debbye' Turner Bell (born September 19, 1965 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American television anchor, veterinarian, talk show host, former beauty queen and winner of the 1990 Miss America pageant.

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Film & Television

Debo Adegbile

1966–

Debo Patrick Adegbile (born December 1966) is an American lawyer in private practice and a former Commissioner for the United States Civil Rights Commission. He was previously nominated to serve as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the…

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Arts & Performance

Debora Moore

1960–

Debora Moore (born 1960) is an American contemporary glass artist and teacher. She is best known for her flora and orchids made of glass. She owns Fiori Studio, located in Seattle.

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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Deborah A. Thomas

1966–

Deborah Ann Thomas (born 1966) is an American anthropologist and filmmaker. She is the R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published books and…

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Arts & Performance

Deborah Ayorinde

1987–

Deborah Olayinka Ayorinde (born 13 August 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress raised in the United States. She is known for her role in the Amazon Prime horror series Them.

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Deborah Coleman

1956–2018

Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018) was an American blues musician. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times.

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