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1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Café in a rotunda, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1947-1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cafeteria of childrens' home, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1950-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black and silver lace caftan belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The caftan is a long rectanglular piece of lace sewn partway down the sides with openings for the arms at the top and a slight scoop at the neck opening. There is a black stripe…
late 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLong form-fitting woman's caftan worn by Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey. The fabric used is magenta in color with decorative gold colored sequins and beadwork around the neck and at the waist.
late 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLong woman's wrap v-neck caftan with dolman sleeves worn by Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey. The fabric used consists of a grey-blue and brown-orange floral pattern on the front and a brown and tan striped pattern on the back.
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Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu ([kaˈfu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he was known for his pace and energetic…
1911–1983
Ernie Joseph "Cag" Cagnolatti (April 2, 1911, Madisonville, Louisiana – April 7, 1983, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter.
[19--]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGImage of a group of people crossing a stream; one man leads a horse; another is in a boat. Text on front reads: "Cahusse. Passagem no Luximbe." Handwritten note on verso.
1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA linocut depicting a scene of Cain slaying Abel. Depicted amidst a pastoral landscape, the two figures of Cain and Abel appear in the left foreground, facing each other with their arms raised. The brothers stand on grassy land with a small pond in the…
1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA linocut depicting a scene of Cain slaying Abel. Depicted amidst a pastoral landscape, the two figures of Cain and Abel appear in the left foreground, facing each other with their arms raised. The brothers stand on grassy land with a small pond in the…
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Cain Hope Felder (June 9, 1943 – October 1, 2019) was an American biblical scholar, serving as professor of New Testament language and literature and editor of The Journal of Religious Thought at the Howard University School of Divinity. He also served as…
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads: "Caire. Grande Mosquée Seida Zenab." Logo on verso reads: "A&M; B." Printed text on verso reads: "Edition Egyptienne.".
1962; printed 1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of John Lewis and other African Americans kneeling in prayer outside next to a brick building.
1987
Caitlin Cherry (born 1987) is an African-American painter, sculptor, and educator.
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Caitlin Dickerson is an American journalist. She is a reporter for The Atlantic, focused on immigration. She previously worked as a national reporter for The New York Times, a political analyst for CNN, and an investigative reporter for NPR. She was…
1967–
Raven Patrick De'Sean Dennis III (born 1967), better known by the alias Cake Man Raven, is an American baker and owner of the Cake Man Raven confectionery bakery formerly of Fort Greene, and now of New York, Harlem.
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Rashard Bradshaw, better known as Cakes da Killa, is an American rap artist who fuses genres of hip hop, house, and electronic dance music. He came to prominence in the "queer explosion" of hip hop music stemming from New York in 2012 and is among the…
1909–1988
Calvin Cornelius Bailey Sr. (June 14, 1909 – December 10, 1988), more commonly known as Cal Bailey, was an American caricaturist, cartoonist, and illustrator. His work was nationally popular in the 1930s–1950s, and he had his own television program in San…
1924–2017
Calvin Coolidge Irvin (November 28, 1924 – November 25, 2017) was an American Negro league baseball shortstop and college basketball coach. A native of Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin. Younger brother Cal…
1844–1925
Caldonia (or Calvin) Fackler Johnson (October 14, 1844 – April 7, 1925) was an American businessman and philanthropist, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into slavery, he rose to become a prominent…
1923–1983
Calvin Rudolph Medley (July 27, 1923 – October 13, 1983), nicknamed "Babe", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Washington, DC, Medley served in the US Marines during World War II. In two recorded appearances with the New York…
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Calvin David Mitchell (born March 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2000-01-23
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCalabash area inside Gourunsi home. Original Carousel number, 7, slide number, 42.
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Calabash bowls stacked in a port, Mopti, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
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