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Historical photographs & visual records

Brick manufacturing field, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar

2003-09-03

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Brick manufacturing field. Bricks stacked in neat walls. Original Carousel 18, slide 67.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2253
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brick road in Tombouctou, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Brick road in Tombouctou, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0701
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Brick with an egg and dart pattern

before 1850

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A brick with an egg and dart brick pattern from an unknown architectural structure. It is a solid style, terracotta, rectangular brick, hand molded using a press mold. The pattern is on one stretcher side of the brick and is slightly rounded. There are two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.7
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Brickhouse Brown

1960–2018

Frederick Seawright (August 11, 1960 – July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Brickhouse Brown. He was a top heel in several Southern promotions in the 1980s and 1990s.

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bricklayers at Vocational Training Center, Johannesburg

1948

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Bricklayers at Vocational Training Center, Johannesburg, 1948. Photographic image of two men standing behind a brick wall laying down bricks. They are holding trowels, a tool used to spread the cement between the bricks. This is at the Johannesburg…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061707
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bricks of a stone wall in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “Bricks of a stone wall in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020482
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Sports

Bricktop Wright

1908–1972

Walter Julian Wright (November 20, 1908 – August 14, 1972), nicknamed "Bricktop", was an American professional basketball player and Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Wright attended Textile High School and…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Brickwork from excavation, Elmina Castle, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Elmina Excavation; Elmina Castle; brickwork. The date on the slide is AUG 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0476
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridal party in Koki [Kooki]

1900 August

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Cataloged as “Bridal party in Koki [Kooki]” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0090
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bride and groom, Lovedale, South Africa

1932

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Cataloged as “Bride and groom, Lovedale, South Africa” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0014
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bride and groom pose next to wedding car, Aksum, Ethiopia

2010-10-04

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Original Carousel 24, slide 108.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3053
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Bridesmaid gown designed by Ann Lowe

1961

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Bridesmaid gown designed by Ann Lowe. The gown is a sleeveless, floor-length gown made of yellow silk and cotton. The gown is sleeveless, with slender straps and a wrap design in the back forming a train with a contrasting bright pink silk lining. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.39
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridesmaids stand next to wedding car, Aksum, Ethiopia

2010-10-04

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Original Carousel 24, slide 111.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3056
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bridge

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Bridge” (Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1989-001, Item EEPA 1989-010073
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridge across the Kisema river

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Bridge across the Kisema river” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0049
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridge and oil drums

[18--]

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A deserted bridge, surrounded by trees, has three columns of white oil drums lined across it as well as empty barrels placed in front of it.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-024, Item EEPA 1995-240001
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Bridge Fantasy

1959

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A wood engraving of a scene looking out from the archways of a bridge over a harbor towards another bridge. Three birds are flying in the foreground and boats can be seen sailing in the water between the two bridges. There is a large sun in the upper left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.44
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridge of Sighs Lokoja

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Bridge of Sighs, Lokoja." Printed text on verso reads: "'Copyright, Moyea Series.' No. 9 A.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA NR 2013-001-0101
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bridge Over The Chilo River

[ca. 1924]

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Image of a bridge over a river. Text on front reads: "Roca 'Progredior.' Ponte sobre o Rio Chilo. 1924." Gold border on front.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA AO 1985-142219
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Bridge Workers

1968

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A color screenprint with an abstracted image of construction workers on a bridge. Done in tones of grey and golden-brown, the print depicts the side and understructure of a bridge. Two figures stand on scaffolding under the bridge’s understructure. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.80.2
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Bridges of Understanding — Associated Organizations

2006-2007

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Cataloged as “Bridges of Understanding”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref66
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Bridget Kelly

1986–

Bridget Kelly (born April 8, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from New York City. Kelly, an R&B recording artist, has written songs for Kelly Clarkson. In 2008, she secured a recording contract with American rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z's…

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Literature

Bridget Minamore

1991–

Bridget Minamore (born 1991) is a British poet, essayist, journalist and critic. She is the author of the 2016 poetry collection Titanic, and her writing has appeared in such outlets as The Guardian, The Stage, i, The Fader, The White Review and in…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Bridgett Kern

1969–

Bridgette Karen "Bridgett" Kern (born September 7, 1969), is an American worship musician and urban contemporary gospel recording artist. She started her music career, in 2002, and has released two studio album's.

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