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Historical photographs & visual records

Emmanuel, Uwo, Okhu, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Emmanuel, Uwo, Okhu, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3376
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Emmanuel Yarbrough

1964–2015

Emmanuel Yarbrough (September 5, 1964 – December 21, 2015) was an American martial artist, professional wrestler, football player and actor. He was particularly known for his career in amateur sumo, and held the Guinness World Record for the heaviest…

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Historical photographs & documents

Emmanuelle "Powernomics"

2001

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Cataloged as “Emmanuelle "Powernomics"” (Audio; Sound disk cd-r).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref978
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Emme Kemp

Biography

Emmelyne Kemp is an American pianist, vocalist, bandleader, Broadway composer, lecturer, and music researcher. She is a protégé of Eubie Blake.

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Literature

Emmett "Babe" Wallace

1909–2006

Emmett "Babe" Wallace (June 24, 1909 – December 3, 2006), was an American singer, stage performer, composer, actor, and poet. His decades long career included many years performing abroad in Europe and Israel. He featured on stage and screen.

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Literature

Emmett Jay Scott

1873–1957

Emmett Jay Scott (February 13, 1873 – December 12, 1957) was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining…

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Arts & Performance

Emmett Wigglesworth

Biography

Emmett Wigglesworth is a muralist, painter, sculptor, fabric designer, poet and civil rights activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has resided in New York since 1958. Wigglesworth is known for his abstract and colorful murals that he says are…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Emobo Ceremony, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Emobo Ceremony, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1097
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BIOGRAPHY
Visual Arts

Emory Douglas

1943

Emory Douglas (born May 24, 1943) is an American graphic artist. He was a member of the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. As a revolutionary artist and the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party (BPP), Douglas…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Emory Douglas, Bobby Rush and Kathleen Cleaver

2009; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Emory Douglas, Bobby Rush and Kathleen Cleaver, by Platon. Congressman Rush stands at the center with Douglas and Cleaver gathered closely together behind each of his shoulders. All three are depicted from the thighs up,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.7
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Arts & Performance

Emory Richardson

1894–1965

Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 – February 7 1965) was an actor who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions. Richardson was born in Marshallville, Georgia to Edward Sumner Richardson Sr.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Emotions So Much the Same II

1930

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A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd of seated children watching the Parks Department marionette show at the Kingsboro housing project. More children stand with parents in the background. An inscription on the verso reads: [Kids at Kingsboro fed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.170
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Emperor's Crown with Lion of Judah, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2010-09-25

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Throne of Emperor Haile Selassie, on display at the National Museum of Ethiopia Original Carousel 20, slide 5.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2402
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Empire Day – Showing the pupils of the Schools at Race Course - Lagos

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Empire Day – Showing the pupils of the Schools at Race Course - Lagos” (Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-004, Item EEPA 2015-004-002
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Historical photographs & documents

Employees – Pest House

1866–67

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Cataloged as “Employees – Pest House”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, Item 3.1.7.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Employment identification badge of unidentified employee

1940s

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An employee identification badge of an unidentified employee from an unidentified company. The metal badge is circular with a pin and clasp on the back. The front of the badge has a black and white photograph of an unidentified female employee. The woman…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.20
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Historical photographs & documents

Employment Register

Date not recorded

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The single–volume "Employment" register, July 1867–October 1868 (88), is arranged chronologically. The register gives the names and addresses of applicants for servants, the kind of help desired, and the wages offered. The register usually gives the names,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.2
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Historical photographs & documents

Employment Registers from East Capitol Street Barracks

Date not recorded

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The two volumes of "Employment" registers from East Capitol Street Barracks cover the period December 1866–February 1868, 1 (90) and 2 (94). Volume 1 (90) is a register of employers, and Volume 2 (94) is a register of servants. Both volumes are arranged…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.4
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Historical photographs & documents

Employment Registers from Wisewell Barracks

Date not recorded

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The two volumes of "Employment" registers from the Wisewell Barracks cover the period August 1866–August 1868 1 (91) and 2 (96). Volume 1 (91) is a register of employers provided servants, and Volume 2 (96) is a register of servants. Both are arranged…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.3.3
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Employment signs, Soweto (South Africa)

circa 1936-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Employment signs, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067444
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Empowered

2020

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This is a color print depicting a woman in a black t-shirt with her fist raised. The woman, shown from the hips up, wears a black t-shirt with white text that reads “empowered / women / empower / women.” She wears black pants, a red headwrap, and several…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.77.3
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Empress Mentewab's castle and castle of Iyassu within the royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia

circa 1973

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Cataloged as “Empress Mentewab's castle and castle of Iyassu within the royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0114
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Empress Mentewab's castle within the royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia

circa 1973

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Cataloged as “Empress Mentewab's castle within the royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-013, Item EEPA 2013-013-0119
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Historical photographs & visual records

Empress Olivia's shop

2004 November 4

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Empress Olivia's shop, on beach. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 12.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0012
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