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Historical photographs & visual records

Farmer Weaving Cloth, Achetu Okojie, Ilewi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Farmer Weaving Cloth, Achetu Okojie, Ilewi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1693
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Farmers carrying bundles of grass, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

2010-09-28

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Original Carousel 23, slide 2.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2815
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Farmers harvesting hay, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

2010-09-28

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Original Carousel 22, slide 134.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2807
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Farmers leading a camel plough through fields, Eritrea

1994

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Cataloged as “Farmers leading a camel plough through fields, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0320
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Farmhouse and garden near Mamudia

1979

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Donor notes read: "Farm house and garden near Mamudia; tomatoes, yams and onions. Dec. 30, 1979 - Jan. 6, 1980. The date on the slide is FEB 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1699
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Farmhouse near Mabonto, on patrol to Kalifaiya

1978

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Donor notes read: "Farm house near Mabonto; taken on patrol to Kalifaiya. Taken Oct. 1978 at P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is JAN 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1253
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Farmland through the countryside, Madagascar

2003-08-29

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Original Carousel 17, slide 1.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2055
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Farms, Nalerigu

1987

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Donor notes read: "Farms; Nalerigu. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1087
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Farms on the Morgenster estate, Somerset West (South Africa)

1947-1948

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Cataloged as “Farms on the Morgenster estate, Somerset West (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066773
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Music

Farrah Franklin

1981–

Farrah Laron Franklin (born May 3, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She is also a former member of the girl group Destiny's Child. Along with Michelle Williams, she replaced the group's original members LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett.

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Music

Faruq Z. Bey

1942–2012

Faruq Z. Bey (born Jesse Davis; February 4, 1942 – June 1, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer from Detroit, Michigan. Bey was known for his work with Griot Galaxy, which played distinct compositions, often by Bey. Odd meters and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Fascism

1934

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This drawing depicts aspects and symbols of war and fascism. The central figure is a monumental skeleton in an enveloping black robe. Within his arms are a ship, a submarine and an airplane. To the right of the skeletal figure is a monumental figure of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.165.3
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Literature

Fashawn

1988–

Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American rapper from Fresno, California. He first gained recognition for his debut studio album Boy Meets World (2009), which received critical acclaim and landed him on…

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Historical photographs & documents

Fashion Show

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Fashion Show” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref766
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Photographs and Still Images

Fashionable Little Boy at Penn Station, NY

1947; printed 2017

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A black and white photograph of a young three young boys at Penn Station in New York City. The photograph features one of the young boys standing towards the camera. He has his proper right hand on his hip and looks off to the right of the photograph. He…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.50.1
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Music

Fast Eddie

Biography

Edwin A. Smith, known as Fast Eddie, is an American house producer and hip hop musician from Chicago, Illinois.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Fast Willie Jackson, Vol 1., No. 1

October 1976

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Fast Willie, Volume 1, Number 1 from October 1976 published by Fitzgerald Periodicals, Inc. The first issue was written by Bertram Fitzgerald and illustrated by Gus LeMoine. The comic book features eight (8) stories: "Fast Willie in Finders Keepers," "Jose…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.24.2
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Books and Published Materials

Fast Willie Jackson, Vol 1., No. 2

December 1976

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Fast Willie, Volume 1, Number 2 from December 1976, published by Fitzgerald Periodicals, Inc. This issue was written by Bertram Fitzgerald and illustrated by Gus LeMoine. The front cover of the comic book is predominately yellow with color illustrations.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.24.3
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Books and Published Materials

Fast Willie Jackson, Vol 1., No. 3

February 1977

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Fast Willie, Volume 1, Number 3 from February 1977, published by Fitzgerald Periodicals, Inc. This issue was written by Bertram Fitzgerald and illustrated by Gus LeMoine. The front cover of the comic book is predominately blue with color illustrations. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.24.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Father and Daughter • New York, NY

1963; printed 1998

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A black-and-white photograph of a man and infant sitting on a balcony in New York by photographer Leonard Freed. The man and his baby are dressed in white and sitting in the left portion of the frame. City streets are visible beyond the balcony. The date…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.10.11
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Photographs and Still Images

Father and daughter on the links, Northern California, c. 1970s

ca. 1975

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This black and white photograph depicts a father and his daughter standing on a putting green. Standing behind the hole, the father has his right arm around his daughter. He wears plaid pants and a dark colored sweater. His daughter wears a light colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.40
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Photographs and Still Images

Father and Son

early 1980s; printed 2010

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This color photograph shows a father carrying his son on his shoulders in the Downtown Brooklyn section of New York in the early 1980s. The father and son wear similar outfits with graffiti art on the back of their jackets. The back of the photograph is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.84.7
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Father and son in Egungun masquerade, Ilishan, Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Father and son in Egungun masquerade. Duplicate".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0918
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