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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Caniggia Elva

1996–

Caniggia Ginola Elva (born 14 July 1996) is a Saint Lucian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Saint Lucia national team.

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Literature

Canisia Lubrin

1984–

Canisia Lubrin (born 1984) is a writer, critic, professor, poet and editor. Originally from St. Lucia, Lubrin now lives in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.

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Cannon, Fort St. Jago, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Fort St. Jago; cannon. The date on the slide is AUG 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0477
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Cannon on road leading up to Apam Fort

1986

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Donor notes read: "Cannon on road leading up to Apam Fort. Trip along coast with Albert Van Dantzig and family. Jan. 6-8, 1986. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-2004
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Cannon with town below, Fort Victoria at Cape Coast

1986

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Donor notes read: "Fort Victoria at Cape Coast, Nov. 9, 1986; cannon with town below. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0860
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cannonball Adderley

1928–1975

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy,…

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Cannons at Cape Coast Casle Fortress

2004 November 5

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Cannons at Cape Coast Casle Fortress, Castle Fortress. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 36.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0033
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Cannons on display near the state house, Banjul

1980

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Donor notes read: "Cannons on display near the state house, Banjul. Trip with Dale Williams, July, 1980. The date on the slide is SEP 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1420
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Canoe departing from shore, Bale, Buddu

1900 July

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Cataloged as “Canoe departing from shore, Bale, Buddu” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0086
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Canoe docking at a village in the inland delta of the Niger, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Canoe docking at a village in the inland delta of the Niger, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0445
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Canoe fishing in the reeds

2000-02-01

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Canoe fishing in the reeds. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 108.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1507
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Canoe moving past a village in the inland delta of the Niger, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Canoe moving past a village in the inland delta of the Niger, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0443
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Canoe sailing through the inland delta of the Niger, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Canoe sailing through the inland delta of the Niger, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0444
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Canoes departing on river

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Canoes departing on river” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0022
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Canoes departing on Victoria Nyanza [Lake]

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Canoes departing on Victoria Nyanza [Lake]” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0038
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Canoes docked at a port in Gao, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Canoes docked at a port in Gao, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0889a
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Canoes docked on the Niger River in a port, Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Canoes docked on the Niger River in a port, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2175
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Canoes, Mori Fort, BA II Field trip, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Mori Fort; Canoes. BA II Field trip, March 23, 1986. The date on the slide is AUG 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0452
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Canoes near the Dutch Komenda

1986

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Donor notes read: "Canoes; Dutch Komenda. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0848
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Canoes on Lake Albert Edward

1907 April

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Cataloged as “Canoes on Lake Albert Edward” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0144
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Canoes on the shore of Victoria Nyanza [Lake]

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Canoes on the shore of Victoria Nyanza [Lake]” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0017
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Canoes under construction, Dutch Komenda

1986

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Donor notes read: "Canoes under construction; Dutch Komenda. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0847
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Music

Canon

1989–

Aaron Marcellis McCain (born March 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Canon, is an American Christian rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Canon is best known for his appearance on Lecrae's Rehab: The Overdose and his collaboration with Derek Minor then…

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Canon at the Anglo-Boer War Memorial, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1979

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Cataloged as “Canon at the Anglo-Boer War Memorial, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065532
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