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    James Presley Ball Sr. (c. 1825 – May 4, 1904) was an African-American photographer, abolitionist, and businessman. Ball was born in Frederick County,...
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    Beginning in 1854, Duncanson worked in the photography studio of James Presley Ball, a prominent African-American photographer, retouching portraits and...
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  • James Dyer Ball (1847–1919), sinologist James Presley Ball (1825–1904), African-American daguerreotypist, abolitionist, and businessman James W. Ball...
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    death. Alice Augusta Ball was born on July 24, 1892, in Seattle, Washington, to James Presley Ball and Laura Louise (Howard) Ball. She was the third of...
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  • Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer...
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    portraits. Notable U.S. daguerreotypists of the mid-19th century included James Presley Ball, Samuel Bemis, Abraham Bogardus, Mathew Brady, Thomas Martin Easterly...
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    Montana (1978-2014), and former U.S. Ambassador to China (2014-2017) James Presley Ball, African-American daguerreotypist Jean Baucus, historian, author,...
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  • Exodusters movement. Young was succeeded as editor and operator by James Presley Ball, Jr., son of a prominent photographer, and an abolitionist and district...
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  • and abolitionist Jonathan Valin – novelist Edmund White – author James Presley Ball – photographer and abolitionist Karl Bissinger – photographer Robert...
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  • documents the work of 19th-century African American photographers such as James Presley Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge and Augustus Washington. On April 15, 1861, Abraham...
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  • (born 1961) John Baldessari (1931–2020) Jamie Baldridge (born 1975) James Presley Ball (1825-1904) Lewis Baltz (1945–2014) Susan Bank (born 1938) Tina Barney...
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    announced that he was the Apostle Peter and said the others were the apostles James and John. Later that year, Cowdery reported sharing a vision, along with...
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  • “Equal Rights to All Men” and was the editor until he was succeeded by James Presley Ball, Jr. He was praised for having an "Intuitive knowledge of men, women...
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    learned about other African American artists like Robert S. Duncanson, James Presley Ball, Patrick H. Reason, and David Bustill Bowser.: 30–31  Their work would...
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    cartoonist Matt Baker (1921–1959), comic book artist Rushern Baker IV James Presley Ball (1825–1904), photographer Alvin Baltrop (1948–2004), photographer...
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  • works by Vera Jackson, Mary Edmonia Lewis, Geneva Higgins McGee, James Presley Ball, Jr., Edward Bannister, Romare Bearden, Eldzier Cortor, Jacob Lawrence...
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    Beggar Press are held by the Beinecke Library at Yale University. James Presley Ball and Robert S. Duncanson: An African American Artistic Collaboration...
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    American newspapers and media outlets List of newspapers in Montana Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography...
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  • Kwame Apagya Thomas E. Askew Aisha Augie-Kuta James Presley Ball Alvin Baltrop Ray Barbee Anthony Barboza James Barnor C. M. Battey Norman Baynard Arthur...
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    community of some 279 people—founded in 1894 by J. P. Ball, Jr., the son of James Presley Ball. Ball's father was perhaps the only black photographer in the...
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  • 250 times. The best-known version is the July 1956 recording by Elvis Presley, which ranked number 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs...
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    Presley died a year later. Wilson went on to live for another ten years in the care center Presley found for him. Dueting with Harvey Fuqua, James recorded...
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  • Memphis Mafia (category Elvis Presley)
    group of Elvis Presley's friends, associates, employees and cousins whose main functions were to accompany, protect, and serve Presley from the beginning...
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    Service Commissioner Brandon Presley. Primary elections were held on August 8. Reeves won the Republican nomination, while Presley won the Democratic nomination...
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  • The iconic nature of Elvis Presley in music and popular culture has often made him a subject of, or a touchstone in, numerous songs, both in America and...
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    1982. Carter was a personal friend of Elvis Presley, whom he and Rosalynn met on June 30, 1973, before Presley was to perform onstage in Atlanta. They remained...
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    Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with...
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    (the first one, built by Ghia, was driven by James O'Donnell himself). Frank Sinatra had vied with Presley for the car. Sinatra was offered the second...
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  • album in Ochs' canon, the album included members of The Byrds and Elvis Presley's backing group, alongside mainstays Lincoln Mayorga and Bob Rafkin. His...
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    in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding...
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