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Biography & Culture

Cassia O'Reilly

1996–

Cassia O'Reilly (known professionally as Cosha and formerly known as Bonzai) is an Irish singer-songwriter and music producer.

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Literature

Cassidy

1982–

Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American rapper. He first garnered attention for his freestyles and competitions as a battle rapper in the late 1990s, and formed the Philadelphia-based hip hop…

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Music

Cassie Ventura

1986–

Casandra Elizabeth Ventura ( ven-TUU-rə; born August 26, 1986) known mononymously as Cassie, is an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her musical career in 2004 after meeting producer Ryan Leslie, who…

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Music

Cassie Walmer

1888–1980

Cassandra (Cassie) Walmer (20 June 1888 – 11 October 1980) was a British singer, dancer and comedian who performed in music halls and variety theatres in Britain, Australia and New Zealand from the 1890s until 1947. After 1919 she appeared in a duo act…

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Biography & Culture

Cassius Cash

1968–

Cassius Cash (born December 10, 1968) is the President & CEO of the Yosemite Conservancy. Prior to that he was a federal career official who served as the 16th superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, encompassing the eponymous mountain range…

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Sports

Cassius Cleaves

2003–

Cassius Cleaves (born 15 March 2003) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Harlequins. At international level he represented England U20's.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Cast iron and glass kerosene lamp

19th century

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A glass and cast iron kerosene lamp. The base and connector are cast iron, designed with egg and dart ovals. The base and connector taper towards a glass font. The font is a round, squat clear glass, with repeating vertical lines around its bottom half.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.316.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Buildings and Structures

Cast iron balcony railing from the Mecca Flats Apartments in Chicago, Illinois

1891-1892

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A portion off a cast iron balcony railing from the Mecca Flats Apartments in Chicago, Illinois. The railing was designed by Franklin Pierce Burnham. The railing is made up of six (6) stanchions and five (5) balusters. Most of the stanchions have decorative…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.207a-k
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Cast iron bank in the form of "Aunt Jemima"

20th century

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Cast iron bank, in the form of a stereotypical "Aunt Jemima" figure. The bank is constructed of two (2) parts joined vertically at the center. The figure is standing, with her hands on her hips. She is wearing a red dress, white shawl, and white waist…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.210
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Cast iron cooking pot with handle

19th century

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This is a large open-mouthed circular cast iron cooking bowl with a swinging handle. The pot rests on a narrow base. There is a small lip on one side of the rim. Underneath the lip is a small tab wielded to the side of pot with a metal ring threaded…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.20.8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Cast iron dictionary stand used by Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph

ca. 1915

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Cast iron dictionary stand with four legs. At the end of each leg is a small wheel. The legs are ornamented with stylized vines. A pole attaches to the base of the legs through a rectangular shelf. The pole is topped with a book stand. The stand top…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.45.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cast iron fencework, Matjiesfontein (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Cast iron fencework, Matjiesfontein (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067138
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Historical photographs & visual records

Cast-iron grillwork on gate of Cape Town estate, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Cast-iron grillwork on gate of Cape Town estate, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068706
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Cast iron hanging kettle cauldron

ca. 1800

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A large cast iron kettle used for cooking. The cauldron has a round body with upturned lip and sits atop three iron feet, with two angular handles connecting lip to body on two sides of the cauldron. An arc-shaped hanger may have once run over top of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.139.1ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
kettles

Cast iron kettle owned by members of the Ellis family

late 19th-early 20th century

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Iron cast into the shape of a bucket or kettle with three feet and a swinging handle. There appears to have been an eyelet for a hook, a handle or a loop on the back but it has broken off.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.42.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Cast iron skillet owned and used by Beatrice Mack

1951

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Cast iron skillet with single handle with a hole in the handle. The hole in the handle is oblong and points toward the pan. There are two (2) small lips at the PL and PR sides of the pan. On the bottom of the base on the exterior is a small inscription [8 G].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.156.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
kettles

Cast iron sugar kettle

18th -20th century

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A large, round cast iron sugar kettle with a flat lip.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.10.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Cast list for the Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

1951

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A program for the play "Angel Street" as performed by the Shearer Players led by Liz White consisting of black printed text on white paper. The show's original name is "Gas Light" but is known in the United States as "Angel Street."

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.33.14
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Historical photographs & visual records

Castle court looking North, Elmina, Ghana

1986

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Donor notes read: "Elmina Castle and Town; Castle court looking north. VanDantzig trip, Jan. 1986. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0150
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Historical photographs & visual records

Castle of Christansborg, Gold Coast Colony

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on verso reads, "Castle of Christansborg, Gold Coast Colony.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-059a
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Cat Anderson

1916–1981

William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson (September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his ability to play in the altissimo register.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Cat behind screen, Johannesburg (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Cat behind screen, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064295
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Cat Brooks

Biography

Cat Brooks is an American activist, playwright, poet, union-buster and theater artist. She was a mayoral candidate in Oakland's 2018 election.

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