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Historical photographs & visual records

Dakar Chamber of Commerce

[19--]

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Postcard image of an ornate building with the sign "Chambre de Commerce." Cars are parked in front and people are walking by. Text on verso reads: "Dakar, La Chambre de Commerce; Dakar, Chamber of Commerce; Dakar, Handelskammer." On verso: "Photo MYD.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-07-64
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Historical photographs & visual records

Dakar Le Port de Commerce

[19--]

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Text on front reads: "139. DAKAR - Le Port de Commerce." Translated postcard caption reads, "139. DAKAR - The Commercial Harbour.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-24-14
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Historical photographs & visual records

Dakar The Corniche, The Chamber of Commerce and The President's House

[19--]

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Postcard of three images. The top image is aview of Dakar and the coastline, the bottom left is of the Chamber of Commerce, and the bottom right is probably the President's House. Text on front reads: "Souvenir de Dakar." Text on verso reads: "DAKAR; La…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref680
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Historical photographs & visual records

Dakar View Of The Central Bank And Goree Island

[19--]

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Postcard of a skyscaper with the letters "BCEAO" on it, and in the distance is an island. Text on verso reads: "Dakar: Vue de la Banque Central et l'Ile de Gorée; Dakar; View on the Central Bank and the Goree Island; Dakar: Ansicht auf die Zentralbank und…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SG-06-11
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo

1969–

Dambisa Felicia Moyo, Baroness Moyo (born 2 February 1969) is a Zambian-born economist and author, known for her analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs. She has written five books, including four New York Times bestsellers: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not…

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Biography & Culture

Damola Adamolekun

1989–

Damola Adamolekun (born February 1989) is a Nigerian-American business executive and the current chief executive officer of Red Lobster Investor Holdings. He is the youngest CEO of Red Lobster and previously held experience in financial and operational…

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Damon Dash

1971–

Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994, and co-founded the fashion retailer Rocawear with the former in 1999.

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Sports & Achievement

Damon Evans (athletic director)

1970–

Damon M. Evans is the athletics director at the Southern Methodist University. Previously, Evans had served as the interim and then permanent athletic director at the University of Maryland from 2017 until 2025. After graduating from Gainesville High…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Damson Idris

1991–

Adamson Alade-Bo "Damson" Idris (born 2 September 1991) is a British actor, entrepreneur and film producer. He began his career in theatre. He is best known for playing Franklin Saint in the FX crime drama Snowfall (2017–2023) and Joshua Pearce in Joseph…

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Sports

Dan Bankhead

1920–1976

Daniel Robert Bankhead (May 3, 1920 – May 2, 1976) was the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in the Negro leagues for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox from 1940 to 1947, then played for the Brooklyn…

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Biography & Culture

Dan Lothian

Biography

Dan Lothian is the Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of Local News for GBH in Boston, MA. He is a former White House Correspondent at CNN and former media entrepreneur. Lothian was CNN's Boston Bureau Chief. He traveled across New England and around the…

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Civil Rights & Community

Dan McIntyre

1950–2001

Danny Clarence "Dan" McIntyre (1950 – February 19, 2001) was chair of the Board of Governors of Toronto Metropolitan University, a former race relations commissioner for Ontario and a longtime human rights activist. McIntyre was born in Saint John, New…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Dan Seals (politician)

1971–

Daniel Joseph Seals (born June 19, 1971) is an American business consultant and a Democratic politician from Illinois. Seals was the Democratic nominee in three campaigns to become U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district. In 2006 and…

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Business & Enterprise

Dana A. Dorsey

1872–1940

Dana Albert "D. A." Dorsey (1872 – February 29, 1940) was a businessman, banker, and philanthropist who became one of the first African–American millionaires in Florida and the American South.

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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Dana Olden Baldwin

1881–1972

Dana Olden Baldwin, M.D. (March 20, 1881– November 9, 1972) was a prominent African American physician in Martinsville, Virginia. He served in World War I as a medical officer until he was honorably discharged in 1918. In addition to his medical practice,…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Dancers & Demons

1979

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A black and white lithograph with hand-coloring in red. The print depicts two, solid black silhouette figures dancing around a central pole, surrounded by abstract, geometric faces. The faces have sinister, exaggerated features with round, white eyes and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.58.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Daniel J. Sanders

1847–1907

Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was an American clergyman, academic administrator, and newspaper publisher. He served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) in North Carolina for seventeen years,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Daniel Yohannes

1952–

Daniel W. Yohannes (Amharic: ዳንኤል ዮሐንስ; born September 22, 1952) is an Ethiopian-American businessman and philanthropist who was the U.S. Ambassador to the OECD from 2014 to 2017. From 2009 to 2014, he was the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Danielle C. Gray

Biography

Danielle Gray is the former Assistant to the President, Cabinet Secretary, and a Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. Previously, Gray served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Danielle Herrington

1993–

Danielle Nicole Herrington (born May 26, 1993) is an American model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2018 edition where she became the third African-American woman to appear on the cover — after…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Danja

1982–

Floyd Nathaniel Hills (born February 22, 1982), known professionally as Danja (; dayn-juh), is an American record producer from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Beginning his career as a co-producer for fellow Virginian Timbaland, he has since produced for Lloyd…

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Business & Enterprise

Danny Manu

1988–

Danny Manu (born 5 December 1988), is a British engineer and tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO at Mymanu, a British electronic and software brand owned by CEH Technologies LTD, founded in 2014, known for producing various innovative audio…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Daphne Maxwell Reid

1948–

Daphne Etta Reid (née Maxwell; July 13, 1948) is an American actress, comedian, designer, and former model. She is known for her role as the second Vivian Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1993 to 1996.

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Dapper Studio Invoice

1-20-1997

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Cataloged as “Dapper Studio Invoice” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 5
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