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Historical photographs & visual records

Agidigbo Drum, Osomegbe, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Agidigbo Drum, Osomegbe, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0498
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Music

Agile

Biography

Ajene Griffith, better known as DJ Agile, is a Canadian hip-hop producer and DJ from Toronto, Ontario. He is a member of the groups BrassMunk and Big Black Lincoln.

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Aginetu, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Aginetu, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3232
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Aginetu, Imigbai, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Aginetu, Imigbai, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3210
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Aginetu, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Aginetu, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3104
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Agnaldo Timóteo

1936–2021

Agnaldo Timóteo Pereira (October 16, 1936 – April 3, 2021) was a Brazilian singer and politician.

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Medicine & Health

Agnes D. Lattimer

1928–2018

Agnes D. Lattimer (1928–2018) was a pediatrician. In 1986 she was appointed as the medical director of Cook County Hospital, making her the first African American woman medical director of a major hospital.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Agnes de Mille and Arthur Mitchell, Dance Theatre of Harlem, NYC

1983

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A digital color image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of Agnes de Mille and Arthur Mitchell at a rehearsal for Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1983. Mitchell is seated on a high stool or chair and looks off camera with his head tilted slightly toward de…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.96.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Agnes holding her child, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Agnes holding her child, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6675
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Agnes, Imiakiu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Agnes, Imiakiu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3319
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Literature

Agnes Kane Callum

1926–2015

Agnes Kane Callum (February 24, 1925 – July 22, 2015) was a genealogist known for her research into Maryland's African-American history. She was a founding member of the Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, a frequent columnist for…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Agnes, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Agnes, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3123
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Science

Agnes Yewande Savage

1906–1964

Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 7 September 1964) was a Nigerian–Scottish medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine. Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in…

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Independence

Agostinho Neto

1922–1979

Neto combined literature with anti-colonial organizing and became Angola’s first president after independence.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Agreement between The Pullman Company and Porters, Attendants, Maids and Bus Boys in the Service of the Pullman Company in the United States of American and Canada Represented by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

January 1, 1953

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Small booklet with a brown paper cover outlining an agreement between the Pullman Company and those employees represented by the Brothernood of Sleeping Car Porters. This agreement was revised and made effective January 1, 1953. On the front cover written…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.75.4
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Agreement facilitating illegal trade of enslaved Africans

February 26, 1806

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An single-page agreement, handwritten in black ink on off-white paper, planning for the illegal import of enslaved Africans from Cape Coast Castle in West Africa to Havana, Cuba. Parties to the agreement are Christopher Deey, merchant; John Spooner and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Agreement regarding hiring of enslaved woman Nelly and her children

December 22, 1810

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This document is an agreement between John Rouzee and John Hirshaw regarding the hire of the enslaved woman Nelly and her children. One side contains Rouzee's letter to Hirshaw requesting they be returned well clothed and stating that Hirshaw will be paid…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.27
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Agreements for Leasing Abandoned Plantations — Newberne (Treasury Department Agent and War Department Financial Agent)

Date not recorded

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The three volumes of agreements for leasing abandoned plantations, September 1864–September 1865, 1 (187), 2 (188), and 3 (189), are arranged chronologically. Volumes 1 (187) and 3 (189) are both for Craven and Carteret Counties and contain name indexes to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.32.4
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Archival documents & files

Agreements of Planters and Lessees — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

Date not recorded

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Unbound agreements of planters and lessees, April–October 1864, are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the lessee.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.19
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Archival documents & files

Agreements of Registry — Memphis (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

Date not recorded

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Unbound agreements of registry, February–May 1865, are arranged in chronological order and numbered. The series is also called "Registered Plantations." Numbers 4000 – 4099 are missing. These are agreements between special agents of the Treasury Department…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, File 3.23.1
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Archival documents & files

Agreements of Registry — Vicksburg (Special Agent of the Treasury Department)

Date not recorded

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The two volumes of agreements of registry, February–July 1865, 1 (90) and 2 (91), are arranged chronologically and both volumes have name indexes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.52.13
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Historical photographs & visual records

Agricultural landscape, Egypt

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Agricultural landscape, Egypt” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 11276
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Historical photographs & visual records

Agricultural Officer Gbembo and field assistants inspecting the Chiefdom garden at Musaia

1979

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Donor notes read: "Agricultural Officer Gbembo and field assistants inspecting the Chiefdom garden at Musaia. Musaia area, Nov.- Dec., 1979. The date on the slide is FEB 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1669
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