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Archival documents & files

A – C — Entered in Volume 1

June 1865–Feb. 1866

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Cataloged as “A – C”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.1.1
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Historical photographs & documents

A – C, G – H, K, N, and W

July 1868–Feb. 1870

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Cataloged as “A – C, G – H, K, N, and W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.6.9.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

A. C. Green

1963–

A.C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iron Man", he holds a National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192.

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Medicine & Health

A.C. Jackson

1879–1921

A.C. Jackson (February , 1879-June 1, 1921) was an African American surgeon who was murdered during the Tulsa race massacre in 1921 and is known as the most prominent victim of the massacre. Jackson was a leading member of the Oklahoma medical community…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

A. C. Mack

1992–

Amen-Ra Mackey (born September 27, 1992), better known by the ring name A. C. Mack, is an American professional wrestler.

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BIOGRAPHY
Military

A. C. Roper

Biography

A. C. Roper Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and retired police officer who last served as the deputy commander of United States Northern Command and vice commander of the American element of the North American Aerospace Defense…

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A – C — Unregistered Letters Received

1866

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Cataloged as “A – C”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 5.1.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

A C Wharton

1944–

A C Wharton Jr. (born August 17, 1944) is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He was the second African American to serve as mayor of Shelby County.

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Historical photographs & visual records

A cage for fishing on a shore of the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A cage for fishing on a shore of the Bani River, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2799
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A calabash rattle, Okpella, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A calabash rattle, Okpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4426
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

A Call to all the People of Asbury Park to Hear The Greatest Living Negro and Orator Hon. Marcus Garvey

1924

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A handbill in black ink printed on off-white paper advertising a lecture by Marcus Garvey in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The top two-thirds of the handbill read, [A Call to all the People of / ASBURY PARK / TO HEAR / The Greatest Living Negro Leader and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.61
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A camel and donkey standing outside of a house, Senafe, Eritrea

1996-1997

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Cataloged as “A camel and donkey standing outside of a house, Senafe, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1265
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A camel herder leading a camel, Tserona or Senafe, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A camel herder leading a camel, Tserona or Senafe, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1574
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A camel in a Tuareg encampment, Ber, Mali

1970

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Cataloged as “A camel in a Tuareg encampment, Ber, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3054
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A camel outside of a livestock market, Agordat, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A camel outside of a livestock market, Agordat, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1515
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A camel outside of a shelter in a Bozo village, near Mopti, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A camel outside of a shelter in a Bozo village, near Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2805
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A camel resting outside of a livestock market, Agordat, Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “A camel resting outside of a livestock market, Agordat, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1516
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A camel resting outside of Keren, Eritrea

1995-1997

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Cataloged as “A camel resting outside of Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1239
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A camel seated outside of a dwelling in a Kamberi village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A camel seated outside of a dwelling in a Kamberi village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2341
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A camel seating on the beach near Massawa, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “A camel seating on the beach near Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0155
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A camel standing outside of a house, Senafe, Eritrea

1996-1997

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Cataloged as “A camel standing outside of a house, Senafe, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1263
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A camel standing outside of a Kamberi village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A camel standing outside of a Kamberi village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2340
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A camp, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea

2001

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Cataloged as “A camp, outside of Nakfa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1862
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A candidate wearing the regalia for an Oghalo ceremony in Jack Oba's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A candidate wearing the regalia for an Oghalo ceremony in Jack Oba's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6539
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