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Cheryl L. Shavers (born December 26, 1953, San Marcos, Texas) is an American chemist, engineer, and businesswoman. After gaining a degree in chemistry, she worked as an engineer at Motorola. Shavers returned to university for a few years, gaining a PhD in…
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Cheryl McKissack Daniel (born May 15, 1961) is an American civil engineer and businesswoman. She is the president and chief executive officer of McKissack & McKissack, a design and construction company founded by her grandfather Moses McKissack III and…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA chest of drawers from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The four tier chest of drawers is primarily constructed from wood with a reddish brown finish and has eight, matching brass oval drop swing handles on the drawer fronts. The top tier has two small, equal…
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Chester Higgins Jr. (born November 1946) is an American photographer, who was a staff photographer with The New York Times for more than four decades, and whose work has notably featured the life and culture of people of African descent. His photographs…
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Chester Lloyd Washington Jr. (April 13, 1902 – August 31, 1983) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher and editor. He was owner of Central News-Wave Publications, which at one time published over a dozen newspapers.
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGChicana Entrepreneur - Olvera Street , Los Angeles, California, 1950's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 160. A black-and-white photograph of woman standing on a sidewalk. She wears a dress and sweater, and has her hair in a…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEleven (11) Noritake bread and butter plate/dessert plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwelve (12) Noritake dinner plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwelve (12) Noritake fruit/dessert bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the bowl. The lip is also…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEight (8) Noritake salad plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwelve (12) Noritake saucers, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each saucer has a white, round well at the bottom of the saucer, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the saucer. The lip is also decorated with…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSix (6) Noritake soup bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with four…
ca. 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGNine (9) Noritake tea cups, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each cup has a white interior. The interior top edges of the cups have a thin, green scalloped band with yellow triangles. The exterior surfaces of the cups are cream…
Biography
Chinasa T. Okolo is the Founder and Scientific Director of Technecultura and a consultant for the United Nations and the World Bank. She works on governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper. Based in St.
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Chipman L. Flowers Jr. (born December 27, 1974, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician, attorney and business owner who served as the treasurer of the state of Delaware from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Flowers became the first…
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Chloé Simone Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company, Theory of Enchantment, teaches social and emotional learning in schools, as well as diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.
Biography
Chris Banks is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 42nd district. He took office in January 2024.
early 1980s; printed 2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of Chris Chin at VP Records offices. Chin is pictured sitting and leaning back on a wheeled chair next to a desk. He wears a light purple sweater with "CJC" monogrammed in white on the left side, a white plaid button down shirt…
1967–
Christopher John Cleverly (born 27 July 1967) is a British lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and businessman. A barrister and past Channel 4 TV presenter, he has been involved with ventures in Africa, including the Made in Africa Foundation, AIM-listed…
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Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. He became a stockbroker in the mid-1970s and eventually founded his own brokerage firm, Gardner Rich & Co, in 1987.
1968–2012
Darrel Steven "Chris" Lighty (May 8, 1968 – August 30, 2012) was an American music manager and record producer. He co-founded Violator, a record label, management and marketing company, which represented hip hop and R&B artists such as Busta Rhymes, A…
1925–2019
Jewell Christopher McNair (November 22, 1925 – May 8, 2019) was an American politician and businessman.
1972–
Chris "Dune" Pastras (born July 14, 1972) is an artist, skateboarder, entrepreneur, skate company owner, and television host.
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