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2000–
Catrina Burns-Temison (born 6 June 2000) is a British singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single "Go". The song's popularity increased in 2022 through TikTok, eventually reaching number two on the UK singles chart. It was described by…
1962–2024
Catherine Vernice Glover (July 24, 1962 – September 24, 2024) was an American choreographer, dancer, singer, and rapper.
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cat in Alexis Preller's studio, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1850s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis cat o' nine tails style planter whip is composed of a fluted wooden handle topped with leather. The leather is sliced into nine tails and the bottom of the piece was wrapped around the wooden handle, likely held in place using glue or small tacks.
1981–
Cat Simmons is an English actress, known for her role as DC Kezia Walker in the long-running ITV drama The Bill, and for starring in Family Affairs as Scarlett Anderson. She also played Sista Twista in Life and Lyrics. She also made appearances in No…
circa 1936-circa 1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cat walking around potted plant, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).
1993–
Catherine Joy White is an English actress, producer, author and gender advisor for the United Nations (UN). White began her career with the UN as an intern whilst studying at university, later becoming a contracted advisor for them. She then made her debut…
1866–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, and East Baton Rouge”.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA catalog and price list for Afritex. The cover of the catalog has a photo of a woman wearing a blue and gold matching halter top and skirt. The woman is sitting down with fourteen different swaths of patterned fabrics in front of her. Behind the woman are…
circa 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Catalog”.
1887
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yearbook for the Hampton Institute. The yearbook consists of black print on paper. The cover is pinkish brown with visible blue fibers. There are no photographs of the listed students. The interior contains forty-six pages.
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA dark brown leather catcher's mitt used by Roy Campanella. The catcher's mitt lacks individual fingers and is to be worn on the left hand. The back has an adjustable strap across the top with leather strip ties strung through metal grommets around the…
1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCatching Up - Barrack Lovers, San Leandro Naval Hospital, California, 1945 Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 186. A black-and-white photograph of two couples kissing passionately on a sidewalk at the San Leandro Naval…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCONAKRY -- Catéchisme en images; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Congrégation de St Joseph de Cluny, 21, Rue Méchain. Paris.
1984–
Caterine Ibargüen Mena ODB (born 12 February 1984) is a retired Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump. Her notable achievements include a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, two…
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Catharine Deaver Lealtad (April 26, 1895 – January 30, 1989) was an American pediatrician and humanitarian worker. She was the first African-American graduate of Macalester College, where the Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice is named partly in her…
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Cathay Williams (September 1844 – 1893) was an American soldier. An African-American woman, she enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. Williams became the first female to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cathedral, Havana” (Photographs).
1980s-1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cathedral wedding veil with pearl beads. The veil is made of synthetic likely nylon tulle. A pouf of tulle is gathered at the top of the veil with multiple faux pearls sewn throughout which vary in size. A clear plastic French comb is sewn to the…
1944–
Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, (born February 14, 1944) is an American registered nurse, professor, and nonprofit executive. She served as the volunteer president of the AARP from 2018 through 2020 and has been recognized as a Living Legend by…
1896–1948
Catherine Allen Latimer (1896 – 1948) was the New York Public Library's first African-American librarian. She was a notable authority on bibliographies of African-American life and instrumental in forming the library's Division of Negro History, Literature…
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Catherine Bracy is a CEO and co-founder of TechEquity, a tax and housing policy advocacy organization whose backers include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
1939–2023
Catherine Burks-Brooks (October 8, 1939 – July 3, 2023) was an American civil rights movement activist, teacher, social worker, jewelry retailer, and newspaper editor.
1958–
Catherine Coleman Flowers (born 1958) is an American environmental health researcher, writer and the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. She was selected as a MacArthur Fellow in 2020. Her first book, Waste: One Woman's…
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