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Historical photographs & visual records

Adzimi Okpitu standing in a doorway behind an ukpi drum, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Adzimi Okpitu standing in a doorway behind an ukpi drum, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4277
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Aegis, detail of striated face, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Aegis, detail of striated face, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0547
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Aegypten Süssigkeiten - Verkäufer

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Aegypten, Süssigkeiten - Verkäufer. Printed text on verso reads: "Wanderer - Serie: AEGYPTEN No. 1336. / Le Caire, Marchand de Friandises. - Selling sweets." Artist's signature on recto image, text not legible. Publisher's…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 1995-013-0082
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Sports

Aerial Chavarin

1998–

Aerial LynnDonna Chavarin (born March 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Liga Femenil club Monterrey.

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Photographs and Still Images

Aerial photograph fields in the Santee Coastal Reserve

2010

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields on the Santee Coastal Reserve on Cedar Island, South Carolina. The South Santee River can be seen in the image’s bottom left corner, just above a canal on Cedar Island. Cedar Island itself occupies most of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.73
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Aerial photograph of a confluence along the upper Satilla River

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of a confluence along the upper Satilla River. The Satilla can be seen in the bottom left corner an diverges into two tributaries. Waverly Creek, which can be seen on the right, disappears under the overgrowth close to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.27
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Aerial photograph of a field inland of Jekyll Island

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of a field inland from Jekyll Island, Georgia. The image is taken just above some low clouds, which can be seen in the foreground. A river meandering below looks turquoise against the brown fields through which it flows. Higher,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.19
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Aerial photograph of a field near White Oak, Georgia

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of a remnant rice field along the Satilla River near White Oak, Georgia. The river, which appears sea blue under the sunlight, forms a diagonal in the right half of the image. Smaller tributaries connected to the river’s main…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.26
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Aerial photograph of a freight ship on Cape Fear River

2012

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A digital aerial photograph depicting a freight ship on Cape Fear River. The ship, which appears red, white, and grey in the sunlight, can be seen sailing south, toward the Atlantic. Waves and an effervescent trail in its wake extend all the way to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.134
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Aerial photograph of a meander along the Combahee River

2005

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A digital aerial photograph depicting a meander along a section of the Combahee River. The river appears deep blue against the surrounding light brown flatlands. Remnant dikes and canals make patters in the grass, while a tree-lined canal follows the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.41
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Aerial photograph of a rice field near Waverly, GA

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields near Waverly, Georgia. The photograph is taken above fogs/low-lying clouds, making the rivers below look silver in the dim sunlight. Waverly Creek can be seen flowing from the left until it reaches the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.20
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Aerial photograph of a rice field near Woodbine, GA

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along the Satilla River, near Woodbine, Georgia. The foreground features tree clusters that partially obscure houses and roadways underneath. The house farthest to the right overlooks a small pond in its…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.21
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Aerial photograph of an unusual field near Willtown Bluff, SC

after 1977

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A digital aerial photograph showing an “unusual field” near Willtown Bluff in South Carolina. The ground appears multicolored from above, featuring various shades of green, brown, and black. Two diagonal lines intersect in the middle of the image, dividing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.116
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Aerial photograph of Blackbeard Creek in Riceboro, GA

2012

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A digital photograph taken above Blackbeard Creek as it flows by the Interstate Paper facility in Riceboro, Georgia. Trees occupy the bottom left corner of the image. Farther south, remnant rice fields are visible, marked by a lighter shade of green than…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.11
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Aerial photograph of canals in Topsail, NC

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields by Alligator Bay and Topsail, North Carolina. Mill Creek can be seen flowing from the image’s bottom edge into Alligator Bay, which occupies much of the middle of the photograph. Numerous vestigial canals…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.136
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Aerial photograph of Cooper River, SC

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of Cooper River in South Carolina. The river is most noticeable along the image’s right edge. A dike separates it from flooded fields on the left. In the top left corner, a patch of dry…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.78
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Aerial photograph of Cuckolds Creek

2005

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along Cuckolds Creek, South Carolina. The river appears silverish blue against the brown fields. Shadows from surrounding objects can be seen in the foreground, while remnant canals follow the outline of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.56
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Aerial photograph of fields across from Airy Hall Plantation

2013

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A digital aerial photograph of fields across from Airy Plantation in Colleton County, South Carolina. Multiple streams can be seen meandering in all directions in the photograph, however, one prominent channel is noticeable in the top half, stretching from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.95
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Aerial photograph of fields across from Bluff Plantation

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River flowing by Bluff Plantation in Colleton County, South Carolina. The river can be seen meandering through the center of the photograph, from bottom to top. It appears…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.107
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Aerial photograph of fields adjacent the Satilla River

2012

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A digital aerial photograph depicting remnant rice fields along the Satilla River in Hopewell, Georgia. Forestlands occupy the left edge of the image, with Hopewell Point (seen close to the bottom edge) protruding at a sharp angle far into the river’s…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.25
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Aerial photograph of fields adjacent the South Edisto River

2013

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of Edisto River in Colleton County, South Carolina. The Edisto River can be seen flowing along the lower section of the photograph, while the northern tip of Prospect Hill Island can be…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.100
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Aerial photograph of fields along Black River in Georgetown, South Carolina

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of Black River in South Carolina. The river, which flows south from the image’s left edge to the top right, appears sea blue against the bright green of the adjacent fields. Vestigial…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.109
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Aerial photograph of fields along Cuckolds Creek and Folly Creek

2005

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields at the confluence of Folly and Cuckolds Creeks. Cuckolds Creek appears bluish black as it meanders eastward, from the image’s left edge, through the remnant fields, which look brown and sometimes golden in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.57
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Aerial photograph of fields along the Combahee River, South Carolina

2012

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A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River in Colleton County, South Carolina. The river, which can be seen just above the center of the photograph, appears sea blue in contrast to the bright green fields…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.108
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