Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

Medium

metal

Dimensions

1 1/8 x 1 x 3/16 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm)

Type

pendants (jewelry)

Date

after 1933

Description

An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pendant with a stickpin back. The pendant is silver in color with the Alpha Kappa Alpha seal at center and a circular border.

Topic

African American

Education

Sororities

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Object number

2013.133.2.6

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Windsor Shoe Company, American

Used by

Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990

Medium

leather, rubber, cotton, and metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (Left (a) overall): 3 × 2 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (7.6 × 6.7 × 19.5 cm)

H x W x D (Right (b) overall): 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 7 9/16 in. (7.3 × 7 × 19.2 cm)

Type

shoes (footwear)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Place made

Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1938

Description

This pair of child's tap shoes were used by Sammy Davis Jr. when he travelled the vaudeville circuit as part of the Will Mastin Trio. The shoes have black leather uppers and close across the center front over a split vamp with a tongue using black cotton shoelaces tipped with plastic or leather aglets. The leather outsoles are machine stitched to the midsole and the uppers as in a welted shoe. Rubber heels are adhered to the soles. Stamped onto the bottom of the heels is a "W" inside of a shield with the word "WINDSOR" below the shield. Metal toe taps are nailed to the outsole and metal heel taps are nailed to the rubber heel. The heel taps have an open area in the middle so that the manufacturer's mark can be seen on the rubber heel bottom.

Topic

African American

Actors

Children

Clothing and dress

Tap dancing

Vaudeville

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.302ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Costume

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subject of

Jolson, Al, American, died 1950

Composed by

Mitchell, Sidney D., American, 1888 - 1942

Gottler, Archie, American, 1896 - 1959

Meyer, George W., American, 1884 - 1959

Published by

M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929

Owned by

McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 7/8 × 1/16 in. (30.2 × 0.2 cm)

Type

sheet music

Place collected

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, California, United States, North and Central America

Place printed

New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1930

Description

Sheet music for the song "Little Sunshine" from the film Big Boy starring Al Jolson. The front cover of sheet music features a large black and white photo of Al Jolson's face in blackface set against an orange background. Black type on top portion of the cover reads: [LITTLE SUNSHINE / WARNER BROS. PRESENT / AL JOLSON / IN / "BIG BOY"]. Type near bottom right corner of the cover reads: [WORDS & MUSIC BY / SIDNEY MITCHELL / ARCHIE GOTTLER / AND / GEO. W. MEYER]. Underneath, is the publisher’s information which reads: [M. WITMARK & SONS / NEW YORK / MADE IN U S A]. Type in bottom left corner reads: [TOMORROW / IS ANOTHER DAY / LITTLE / SUNSHINE / LIZA / LEE / HOORAY FOR / BABY AND ME / WITH BANJO, UKULELE / GUITAR & MANDOLA / ACCOMPANIMENT.]. [Vernon Mcd. / 404] is handwritten, in pencil, at the top of the cover. The interior of the front cover has an additional song in black ink. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages of sheet music, in black ink, for Big Boy. The back cover has a black and white photograph of Dorothy Mackaill and a few bars of music.

Topic

African American

Actors

Blackface

Minstrel (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts

Object number

2014.275.16

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

Subject of

Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

February - April 1940

Description

A black and white photograph of Ethel Waters backstage in costume for a performance in Pittsburgh. She wears a kerchief covering her hair, a long sleeved blouse, striped skirt, and checkered apron; her hands rest on her lap underneath the apron. Waters is seated in a corner in front of two walls lined with radiators. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers, one with caption information, and a yellow circle sticker.

Topic

African American

Actors

Broadway Theatre

Entertainers

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number

2014.302.43

Restrictions & Rights

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974

Subject of

Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992

Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969

Stewart, Nicodemus, United States, 1910 - 2000

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

16mm Film (b): acetate film;

Film Shipping Container (c): cardboard;

Dimensions

Duration: 77 Minutes

Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet

Length (Film Reel 2): 1300 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place depicted

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place filmed

Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

1937

Caption

A small time hood becomes the protégé of the biggest mob boss in town. After taking over the criminal operation, trouble ensues as thugs and crooks all fight for control of the Harlem numbers racket.

Description

2015.167.5.1ab: 16mm black and white film.

2015.167.5.1c: Original cardboard film shipping box. No legible inscriptions.

In "Dark Manhattan", a lad who takes control of the policy racket in Harlem, meets a sweet and clean nightclub singer and falls in love with her. Before they can get married, a rival gang tries to muscle into the numbers racket and, at the end, the lad gets shot-gunned and dies in the arms of his girl.

When Larry B. "L. B." Lee, the top numbers banker in Harlem, visits the poolroom of one of his accounts, Jack Jackson, he witnesses James A. "Curly" Thorpe break up a knife fight and, impressed with his performance, asks Curly to join his organization, which he emphasizes does not use underhanded methods. Curly quickly distinguishes himself as tough on district operators, whose business is declining, and grows ambitious in his desire to be the most talked about man in Harlem. He also wants to steal the affections of L. B.'s girl friend, Flo Gray, a radio singer who appears at the Club Congo. After L. B., who has been warned by his doctor to take a rest, has a heart attack while dining with Flo, Curly runs the operation while L. B. recuperates. Curly institutes gangster methods to force smaller operations to pay for protection, and doubles the bank's income, which causes ten days of gang warfare and police raids, culminating in a district attorney's effort to smash the numbers racket. Although Curly and Flo keep newspaper reports away from L. B., the heads of the other numbers banks reveal the situation to him, after which he promises to redistribute the money his bank made. Curly, however, refuses to part with the money made since he took over and prevails upon L. B. to take a trip for his health. After Curly tells the bankers' association that he wants twenty percent from every banker for protection, Butch Williams, a rival who operates at the Club Congo, offers protection for five percent. During a shoot out at the club, Curly is mortally wounded, and he dies in the arms of Flo, who has grown to love him.

Sources:

AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed August 12, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2228)

WorldCat. Accessed August 12, 2016 (http://www.worldcat.org/title/dark-manhattan/oclc/57689321&referer=brief_results)

Consists of: 16mm Flim (a), 16mm Flim (b), and Original Film Shipping Box (c).

Topic

African American

Actors

Business

Race films

Urban life

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman

Object number

2015.167.5.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

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Collection title

Nieman Film Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subject of

Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977

Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940

Medium

ink on wood with metal

Dimensions

H x W: 2 × 8 1/2 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 21.6 × 2.2 cm)

Type

noisemakers

Place used

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1933

Description

This is a wood clapper instrument with black etched type on front and back. Consisting of three pieces of wood, two small rectangles are attached via thin metal strips to the large paddle-shaped base, one on each side. There is black type on both small wooden rectangles. The type on one side of the clapper reads, "The Cotton Club/ Aristocrat of Harlem/ Lenox Ave. & 142nd St. / Phone Bradhurst 2-7767-1687." On reverse side type reads, "Hear/ Ethel Waters/ Sing/ Stormy Weather/ Geo. Dewey Washington." There is a decorative border in black ink around both rectangles. There is text on the reverse side at one end of the rectangle that reads "National Bo [illegible] Co. / [illegible] west 64th [illegible]."

Topic

African American

Actors

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Popular music

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece

Object number

2015.45.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940

Directed by

Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

Subject of

Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997

Jones, Robert Earl

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.6 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1939

Description

This lobby card for Lying Lips depicts four people, three men and one woman. Starting at the right of the card is a man sitting at a tall desk looking at the other three people. He is wearing a dark blue long sleeve shirt. The second man is wearing a police officer's uniform and is standing to the right of the woman depicted. The third man is standing behind the woman and is wearing a dark suit, red tie, and dark hat. The woman is wearing a plaid coat over a green shirt and a red hat. In the bottom right hand corner, the lobby card has text in blue and green that reads "With/ Edna Mae Harris/ The personality girl/ and an all-star/ colored cast."

Topic

African American

Actors

Independent films

Justice

Race films

Sexuality

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.124

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Hammer Films, British, founded 1934

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 1/16 × 13 in. (25.6 × 33 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1936

Description

The lobby card depicts three men in the foreground with five men in the background. The men in the background are working with large barrels and cans, while the three men up front appear to be talking to each other. The first man on the left wearing blue overalls is sitting. The other two standing men are both in long sleeve shirts with their sleeves rolled up. One man's shirt is yellow while the other is red. In the left of the lobby card in the border are depictions of bodiless heads on spikes. The lobby card reads "Song of Freedom, Inc. / presents/ Paul Robeson in/ The Song of Freedom."

Topic

African American

Africa

Opera (Music)

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.139.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940

Directed by

Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

Subject of

Bishop, Andrew S., American, 1894 - 1959

Moses, Ethel, American, 1904 - 1982

Tucker, Lorenzo, American, 1907 - 1986

Minnelli, Vincente, American, 1903 - 1986

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 11/16 × 14 in. (27.2 × 35.5 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1935

Description

A lobby card for the 1935 film "Temptation". In the top left corner in red text reads "Oscar Micheaux". Below that in blue it reads "Presents/ A Great colored cast in". Below the writing is a picture bordered in red. Starting to the left of the picture is a man in a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up and an unbuttoned brown vest over it with matching brown slacks. He is wearing a double colored sock tie and looking to his left. Behind him and to the right is a shorter man with a full brown suit, dark tie, and brown hat looking in the direction of the first man. To the right of the second man is a third man who is taller than the other two men depicted. He is wearing a dark blue shirt with a pocket square and a tie. He appears to be looking and pointing at the first man described. To the right of the picture bordered in red is a picture of a woman in a slightly transparent dress that reveals her shoulders and starts at her arms and chest. Her left hand is over her right breast as she looks up and to her right. Below both pictures, text outlined in green it reads "Temptation Distributed by/ Micheaux Pictures Corporation/ New York City." On the back of the lobby card, "1940" is written in red.

Topic

African American

Actors

Advertising

Entertainers

Race films

Segregation

Sexuality

Stereotypes

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.143.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940

Directed by

Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Type

posters

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1930

Description

A poster for the film A Daughter of the Congo. This poster depicts a woman standing on the right side margin. She is dressed in beads, a skirt, and a top covering her mid-section and leaving her shoulders exposed. Her hands are up in a defensive position. Text on the poster reads "Daughters[sic] / of the/ Congo/ Oscar/ Micheaux's/ Production/ with an all-star/ Colored/ Cast/ Talking/ Singing/ Dancing."

Topic

African American

Africa

Independent films

Race films

Slavery

Stereotypes

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.148

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Screencraft Pictures, American, founded 1932

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (18.6 × 24.4 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 1/8 in. (20.5 × 25.7 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

film stills

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1933

Description

A black and white movie still for The Emperor Jones. Written in the top left-hand corner in black text it says "Screencraft/ Pictures/ Presents." Immediately to the right of the writing is an image of a man that takes up most of the space in the photograph. The man is holding his clenched left fist as he looks up and over his right shoulder. He is wearing a stripe patterned jumpsuit. To the right of the man in large black font it says "Paul/ Robeson." Below him it says "In/ Emperor Jones/ with Dudley Diggs/ From the stage play by Eugene O'Neil."

Topic

African American

Entertainers

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.165.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

United Artists Corporation, founded 1919

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17.9 × 23.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 7 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (19.7 × 24 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

film stills

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1933

Description

A movie still of a scene from The Emperor Jones. Depicted are four men. Starting from the left, the first man is dressed very formally while he is holding a coat in both his hands and looking over to his left. The second man, standing in the center of the frame, is looking straight ahead while he holds a glass in his right hand. He wears black boots that stop right below his knee caps. To the left of him are two men. They are dressed identically to the first man depicted. One of the men appears to be adjusting a piece of clothing on the second man depicted while the fourth man to the far right of the photograph is watching. Written in the bottom border of the photograph it says "John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran present Paul Robeson in "The Emperor Jones"/ United Artists Picture Made in U.S.A." On the back of the photo, in the top middle section is a rectangular piece of tape. There is writing on the back.

Topic

African American

Entertainers

Hollywood (Film)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.165.4

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Media Arts-Photography

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

United States Department of War, American, 1789 - 1947

Produced by

Capra, Frank, American, 1897 - 1991

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 13 5/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34.6 × 26.7 cm)

Type

programs

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1944

Description

A pamphlet for the documentary The Negro Soldier. The pamphlet is four pages. The first page has the title "The Negro Soldier" in the bottom right hand corner. Surrounding the title in six separate little sections are military and war photos depicting people and weapons. On the second page the heading reads "Exploitation." Below that is a list numbered one through eleven with varying titles. The third page is titled "Publicity." There is a small photo depicting a military man in a hat in the top left hand corner. The rest of the page is an article with three more small photographs in the bottom right hand corner of the page. The last page is titled "Advertising." Below the heading are four text boxes.

Topic

African American

Military

Race films

Segregation

World War II

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.266

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940

Produced by

Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

Subject of

Green, Cora, American

Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946

Diaz, Hazel, American, 1908 - 1997

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 7 13/16 × 10 in. (19.9 × 25.4 cm)

Type

programs

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1938

Description

A program for the movie Swing. The program is two pages front and back. On the front page red text reads "Oscar Micheaux Presents/ Swing! / with an all/ Colored/ Cast/ Starring/ Cora Green/ Hazel Diaz/ Carman Newsome/ Dot Van Engle/ Alec Lovejoy/Consuelo Harris/ Tyler Twins/ Trixie Smith." There is an image in a central oval of two women, one in a bikini, one in a light colored dress, and a man in a suit.

Topic

African American

Actors

Independent films

Race films

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.278

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940

Produced by

Popkin, Harry M., American, 1906 - 1991

Subject of

Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992

Harris, Theresa, American, 1911 - 1985

Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 12 15/16 in. (25 × 32.8 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place filmed

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

1937

Description

This lobby card depicts seven men. The man in the bottom left hand corner is sitting in a chair with his hands crossed. The other three men on the left side of the card are all standing. One is in a red suit, another in a green suit, and the third in a grey suit. The man in the green suit is holding a gun to the back of the man in the grey suit. The last three men depicted are all on the right side of the card. Two are sitting at a table while the last is in the back corner of the room they’re in. In the bottom right hand corner, it reads "Ralph/Cooper/ Bargain/with/Bullets."

Topic

African American

Actors

Independent films

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.86.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940

Produced by

Popkin, Harry M., American, 1906 - 1991

Subject of

Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992

Harris, Theresa, American, 1911 - 1985

Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 12 15/16 in. (25 × 32.8 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 10 1/16 in. (28 × 25.5 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place filmed

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

1937

Description

This lobby card depicts three men. The first man starting from the left of the photo is getting into a yellow car and is wearing a grey suit and light colored hat. The second man to his left is in a black suit and wearing a black hat and the third man is to the right of the second wearing a brown suit and dark colored hat. In the bottom right hand corner text reads "Ralph/Cooper/ Bargain/with/Bullets."

Topic

African American

Actors

Independent films

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.86.5

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s

Directed by

Nolte, William Lewis, American, 1889 - 1965

Subject of

Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010

Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992

Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 12 13/16 in. (25.2 × 32.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place filmed

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

1938

Description

A lobby card for Bronze Venus depicts Lena Horne in a long pink gown standing surrounded by music notes on the left side of the card. In the middle of the card is an image of Lena Horne in profile looking into the eyes of the man in a dark suit. The lobby card has text along the bottom margin that reads "Toddy Pictures/ Company/Presents Lena Horne in "The Bronze Venus/ (The Duke is Tops)"/ Star sensation of/ "Cabin in the Sky" and "Stormy Weather."

Topic

African American

Actors

Music

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.96.7

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

platinum and/or palladium on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 5 x 3 7/16 in. (12.7 x 8.7 cm)

Type

platinum prints

portraits

Date

ca. 1930

Description

A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified men wearing "Trojans" baseball uniforms. They stand at the center of the photograph. The man on the left has his arm around the shoulders of the man on the right. A building can be seen in the background and the right side of the photograph features a tree-lined street with parked cars on it. The back of the photograph has a blue stamp of a [7].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Brenda Strong

Object number

2011.42.10

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

platinum and/or palladium on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 3/8 x 4 13/16 in. (8.6 x 12.2 cm)

Type

platinum prints

portraits

Place depicted

Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1930

Description

A black-and-white photograph of five unidentified men in "Trojans" baseball uniforms standing on a field. In the background, to the left, is a large building. In the background, to the right, are trees, houses, and a street with parked cars. The back of the photograph is blank.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Brenda Strong

Object number

2011.42.11

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

platinum and/or palladium on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 13/16 x 4 1/2 in. (7.1 x 11.4 cm)

Type

platinum prints

portraits

Date

ca. 1930

Description

A black-and-white photograph of men posing for a picture. The men in front sit, the men behind them kneel, and the men in the back stand. Some of the men are dressed in a variety of baseball uniforms. Black paper is adhered to the top and bottom right corners. The back of the photograph has a stamp of a [780].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Baseball

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Brenda Strong

Object number

2011.42.12

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture