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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

A color photograph of Gary Gregg Handing James Randall his flight helmet

August 1, 2013

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A color photograph of Gary “Paco” Gregg handing Col. James E. Randall his lost flight helmet at the 42nd National Convention of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. in St. Louis, MO. The two men are looking at each other and smiling. Gary Gregg is wearing a black and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.70.20
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Historical photographs & visual records

A column in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “A column in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1302
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A Commemorative Anogiri Masquerader in Mathew Ikhanoba's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A Commemorative Anogiri Masquerader in Mathew Ikhanoba's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6507
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A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Iyama's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Iyama's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6493
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A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Sado's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Sado's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6515
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A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Zibiri Atekpe's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader in Zibiri Atekpe's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6495
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A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader standing with Asimawo Sado in Sado's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A Commemorative Olimi Nikeke Masquerader standing with Asimawo Sado in Sado's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6514
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

A Commendation from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to Capt. George Peck, State Quartermasters Dept. — Correspondence

Aug. 12, 1932

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Cataloged as “A Commendation from 1st Lt. Harry F. Lofton to Capt. George Peck, State Quartermasters Dept.” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref169
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A community transportation bus driving down a street, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

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Cataloged as “A community transportation bus driving down a street, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060149
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A Congolese butter holder displayed at the IES Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1974

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Cataloged as “A Congolese butter holder displayed at the IES Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0079
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A construction site in the port of Massawa by the Red Sea, Massawa, Eritrea

2002

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Cataloged as “A construction site in the port of Massawa by the Red Sea, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1954
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A cooking area in a Kamberi village, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “A cooking area in a Kamberi village, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0309
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland

after 1913

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A postcard of "A Coon Trees a Possum in Dixieland." The front features a color illustration of an elderly man climbing the trunk of a tree, reaching for the tail of a gray possum that is sitting on branch above him. The man has a white mustache, beard, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.405
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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

A. Cornelius Baker

1961–2024

Antonio Cornelius Baker (September 30, 1961 – November 8, 2024) was an American public health advocate and policy expert who worked in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy. He held leadership roles in organizations such as the National Association of…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A costume detail of a new Okakagbe Masquerade costume by Lawrence Ajanaku in his compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “A costume detail of a new Okakagbe Masquerade costume by Lawrence Ajanaku in his compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6518
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A costume detail of an Aiyegu Masquerade mask at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “A costume detail of an Aiyegu Masquerade mask at an Otsa festival, Ugbekpe, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5271
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A cotton tree burning at Musaia (next to the Musaia Junction Road)

1979

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Donor notes read: "A cotton tree burning at Musaia (next to the Musaia Junction Road); the tree collapsed six hours after this picture was taken. Trip to Freetown with Simon Ottenberg, May 24-29, 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1621
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A couple shopping at a market, Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A couple shopping at a market, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2096
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A couple standing on beach, Ifaty, Madagascar

2003-09-04

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Original Carousel 18, slide 93.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2279
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A couple standing outside of a tent where wedding preparations are taking place for a ceremony, Keren, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “A couple standing outside of a tent where wedding preparations are taking place for a ceremony, Keren, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1185
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A courtyard in the Grand Mosque of San, San, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A courtyard in the Grand Mosque of San, San, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1849
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A courtyard in the main market (Le Grand Marché), Bamako, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “A courtyard in the main market (Le Grand Marché), Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2088
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A courtyard of a ceramics studio, Sofara, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “A courtyard of a ceramics studio, Sofara, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2589
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A courtyard of the Castle of Bakaffa, Gondar, Ethiopia

circa 1973

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Cataloged as “A courtyard of the Castle of Bakaffa, Gondar, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0106
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