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ca. 2001-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA leather armchair used by 65th United States Secretary of State, General Colin L. Powell. This large, brown high-backed chair features is trimmed with brass nailheads. It has a wide and deep seat, two high curved arms, and four wooden legs. On the top…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn off-white leather chair with oversized rounded arms used in the music video for the song "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson. The base of the chair is square, with the seat extending outward slightly and curved to fit each leg of the sitter at the…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA ladder back chair with a husk bottom refurbished by Johnnie Ree Jackson. The chair back has three wood slats between two wood uprights. Corn husk is woven across the seat frame to create seat. The seat is supported by four legs connected with an upper…
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chairs outside of a compound, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1931
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover copy of Chaka: An Historical Romance by Thomas Mofolo. The book is an English translation of a mythical account of the 19th century warrior and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom, Shaka kaSenzangakhona (c. 1787 – 1828), also known as “Shaka Zulu,"…
1974–
Chaka K. Daley (born April 9, 1974) is a Canadian soccer coach and former professional player. He is the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team.
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Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), known professionally as Chaka Khan ( SHAH-kə KAHN), is an American singer and songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead…
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Chaka Pilgrim is a music industry executive who is most well known as the former president of Roc Nation Records. Roc Nation consists of both management and label clients, many of whom Pilgrim has helped from the beginning of their careers. Some of the…
1953
Chakaia Booker (born 1953) is an American sculptor known for creating monumental, abstract works for both the gallery and outdoor public spaces. Booker’s works are contained in more than 40 public collections and have been exhibited across the United…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCHEMIN DE FER ET PORT DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE; Chaland à voile pour transport de matériel (mai 9014); Série 2 No - 21; CARTE POSTALE; Ce côté est esclusivement réserve à l'adresse.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chalets, Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na (), is an American painter and rapper, associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He is known for his bass-baritone voice and quick-delivery rapping style.
1939-1944
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brass chalice with detachable bowl (a) and stand (b). The chalice is in a simple, streamlined style. The chalice bowl (a) consists of a bell-shaped cup and knop stem. The base of the stem has a threaded screw that attaches into a threaded hole in the…
circa 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chalice Made by Art Smith”.
circa 1981-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chalk” (Slides (photographs)).
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Albert "Chalky" Wright (February 1, 1912 – August 12, 1957) was an American featherweight boxer who fought from 1928 to 1948 and held the world featherweight championship in 1941–1942. His career record was 171 wins (with 87 knockouts), 46 losses and 19…
1928–2014
Chalmers Archer (April 21, 1928 – February 24, 2014) was an African-American author and professor. He wrote a memoir about his early experiences in the segregated South, Growing Up Black in Rural Mississippi, and his experiences as a medic in the Special…
1990–
Chalonda Deatrice Goodman (born September 29, 1990) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 metres. She participated in the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, winning a silver in the 200 metres. A native of Newnan,…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chamaine's Ideas for a Smooth 1995” (Text).
2003-08-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 16, slide 74.
2003-08-25
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 16, slide 13.
2003-08-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 16, slide 93.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chameleon Motif Painted on Wall of Title House, Atsogwa Title Ceremony, Idogu's Compound, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
2003-08-27
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 16, slide 81.
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