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1920–1986
Sumter Joseph "Cha Cha" Hogan (December 8, 1920 – November 9, 1986), sometimes credited as "Mr. Ink Spot" or "The Black Foxx", was an American comedian, musician, songwriter and civil-rights activist. His 1950 song "My Walking Baby" helped popularize the…
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Chad Dawson (born July 13, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He held multiple world championships at light heavyweight, and was one of the most highly regarded boxers in that weight class between 2006 and 2013.…
1971–
Chad Everette Fonville (born March 5, 1971) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox between 1995 and 1999.
1984–
Chad Dorsey Jones (born October 11, 1984), who used to go by the stage name Conviction, is an American rapper. He released an EP in 2014 with Reflection Music, Keep Up, and it was his breakthrough release on the Billboard charts.
1986–
Chad Oliver Price is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist from London, Ontario. He has released three studio albums to date: In This Dream (2012), his self-titled album Chad Price (2017), and Introversion (2022). He won CBC Music's…
1979–
Chad Kelton Williams (born January 22, 1979) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers for the University of Central Arkansas, positions he has held since 2025. He played professionally as a…
c. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEGYPTE.; CHADOUF ARABE; 3808; L'adresse seule doit être écrite de ce côté.; [Arabic script]; UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE[,] EGYPTE[,] CARTE POSTALE. Published by JMPORTÉ.
c. 1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGChadouf.; 56098; [Arabic script]; UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE[,] EGYPTE[,] CARTE POSTALE; crescent moon with three stars [image]. Published by Ephtimios Frères, Port-Said.
c. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCAIRO - Chadoufs.; Serie 627; POST - CARD. Published by THE CAIRO POSTCARD TRUST - CAIRO.
1990–
Chadrack Lufile (born September 11, 1990) is a Congolese-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the ABC Fighters of the Road to BAL. Internationally, he also plays for DR Congo.
1976–2020
Boseman portrayed icons including Jackie Robinson and brought the groundbreaking hero Black Panther to the screen.
1930-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA woodcut print of Chadwick Home at Spelman College. The print depicts a two story building with a front porch and a double gabled roof. A balcony is above the porch. A doorway can be seen on the second story leading to the balcony. The sky is cloudy. The…
Biography
Chaédria LaBouvier is an American curator and writer. In 2019, she became the first person of Cuban descent to curate an exhibition in the Guggenheim's 80-year history, as well as the first black author of a Guggenheim catalogue, for the exhibition,…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 45 rpm record of Chain of Fools and Prove It by Aretha Franklin. The record has a black and red label with the Atlantic Records logo across the top.
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Albert Chainey Umphrey (born August 2, 1970) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping the U.S. team to a 5th-place finish in the team…
1927–1999
Leon "Chaino" Johnson (1927 – July 8, 1999, pronounced: "Cha-ee-no"), the self-styled "percussion genius of Africa," was an American bongo player. After touring for several years on the Chitlin' Circuit, he released several albums and became popular with…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chair at Boschendal Winery, Franschhoek (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1870-1930
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a wood chair made of light-colored wood that has been carved and lacquered black. The chair has a tall back rest covered with Asian-inspired style carvings of mythical creatures, flora and fauna. The carvings represent an abstracted mountain with a…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a rocking chair with no seat or back underneath a tree in a yard with a house shown in the background.
ca. 1920-1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWood frame chair with arms and a high back with ornately carved decorative elements. The chair is upholstered with velvet seat cushion, arm pads, and square backing. The front legs have two small swivel castors.
ca. 1920 - 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWood frame chair with arms and a high back with ornately carved decorative elements. The chair is upholstered with velvet seat cushion, arm pads, and square backing. The front legs have two small swivel castors.
late 18th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA high backed wooden chair used at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge of Massachusetts. The legs of the chair are rounded columns with decorative capitals and bases. The seat is a box design with small block supports on the underside. The high back of the chair…
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads, "Chair Market Badagry. "Photoholm" - Lagos." Printed caption on verso reads, " Pictorial Post Card Lagos.".
1970-1999
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chair outside of Ndebele painted house, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).
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